Julie Jacobson

Julie Jacobson, MD, is managing partner for the global health non-profit Bridges to Development. She served as president of the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (ASTMH) in 2021 and has worked at the CDC and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.  

A woman does laundry in Lake Chad. In the background, men on camels wade through the water.
Gender

Hiding in Plain Sight

by Julie Jacobson

Although schistosomiasis affects many women and the treatment is simple, it is often misdiagnosed