PhD Students - How to write the Introduction section of your paper?
Introduction section is the make or break for your paper.
It is where you must establish your point, or your paper might fail to fly.
Here is how you can write a good introduction section.
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Governments and donors have pledged around $1 billion to combat Africa’s #mpox outbreak in the past few weeks, with the US pledging $500 million this week, said Dr @JeanKaseya, Director-General of the @AfricaCDC.
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At @gavi, we have been closely monitoring #mpox since May this year. Today I write in @TheLancet about the actions we are taking now in support of the response effort thelancet.com/pb-assets/Lanc…
A new study from the Democratic Republic of Congo that examined whether presidents are good role models for vaccination uptake revealed the importance of effective communication. Here’s why: bit.ly/3KFR0ge Via @ConversationUK
Vaccination against covid-19 has reduced deaths in Europe by at least 57% and saved at least 1.4 million lives, the World Health Organization @WHO has estimated
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“Five years, 10 years 20 years from now, what are we going to see in terms of cardiac impairment, pulmonary impairment, neurologic impairment?”
@mvankerkhove warns of the yet unknown dangers of repeat #Covid infections
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In case anyone is in any doubt: THE PANDEMIC IS NOT OVER...
Covid cases may break UK record in January due to JN.1 variant, scientists warn
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Colombia becomes one of the first countries to tax food high in salt and saturated fat to reduce obesity and other diseases.
@joeparkdan reports from Bogotá. hubs.li/Q02bBQkp0
. @pfizer suffers its second setback in #obesity this year, abandoning development of its twice-daily formulation of GLP-1 drug danuglipron, although it plans to continue working on the once-daily version
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🖊️ 'HIV progress is strong because of Pepfar, but this global beacon could now be in jeopardy' | Writes Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…
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A promising 40% reduction in new HIV infections among girls signals progress, but AIDS is far from over for girls and young women. There's more work ahead to achieve the global targets. - Anurita Bains, UNICEF HIV/AIDS Associate Director. #EndAIDS2030
A promising 40% reduction in new HIV infections among girls signals progress, but AIDS is far from over for girls and young women. There's more work ahead to achieve the global targets. - Anurita Bains, UNICEF HIV/AIDS Associate Director. #EndAIDS2030
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