Doctor Sarah B

Sarah Borg (MBBS, DFSRH, MPH, MSc, FAFPHM) is a Public Health Physician and writer based in Australia. She is passionate about addressing inequalities in sexual and reproductive health.

Online Publications:

Managing the great mimic, AusDoc (20/05/23)
A GP guide to gonorrhoea (Second author), AusDoc (25/03/23)
5 evidence-backed ways to soothe itching thrush, The Femedic (06/01/21)
How can I access sexual and reproductive healthcare in the UK?, Scarleteen (07/07/20)
I’m a Junior Doctor, So I Know First Hand Why Medics Must be Tested for Coronavirus, HuffPost (17/03/20)
Women Leader Spotlight: Helen Clark, Women in Global Health Blog (15/11/17)
Interview with Heidi Larson of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Women in Global Health Blog (10/10/17)
Interview with Kavita Ramdas, speaker at the Women Leaders in Global Health Conference, Women in Global Health Blog (10/10/17)
Interview with Sania Nishtar, President, Heartfile, and short-listed nominee for Director-General, World Health Organization, Women in Global Health Blog (09/10/17)
Interview with Nancy Snyderman, speaker at the Women Leaders in Global Health Conference, Women in Global Health Blog (06/10/17)
How can we end sexual violence in our community? The Oxford Student (OxStu) (30/05/17)
Abortion policies: the human right to health, The Oxford Student (OxStu) (17/10/16)
Brexit and the NHS, BrexitInfo (16/09/16)
A Helping Hand, pages 42-3, Shine ALOUD UK Magazine Issue 7 – March 2016 (07/03/16)
Let’s talk about sex: Why the Zika outbreak is really about reproductive rights for Latin American women, Translational Global Health, PLOS Blogs (22/02/16)
- Listed as one of PLOS Blogs top 16 most popular and influential blog pieces in 2016
- Also published in Curias (23/02/16)
Family planning for married girls: lessons learned from ICFP 2016 (Provided editiorial assistance), Girls Not Brides (08/02/16)
What to expect at your first Pap Smear, Shine ALOUD UK (30/09/15)
Contraceptive Choices: Protecting You and Your Partner, Shine ALOUD UK (16/07/15)
What is ovulation pain?, Shine ALOUD UK (13/07/15)
Why worldwide access to effective family planning is so important, Shine ALOUD UK (08/07/15)

Video Clips:

Southern Cross News SA – Wednesday May 30, 13:18 – 13:55, Southern Cross News SA (30/05/18)
TWiGH News November 10, 2016 on This Week in Global Health (TWiGH) (10/11/16)
TWiGH Global Health News Roundup – September 2016 on This Week in Global Health (TWiGH) (22/09/16)
Obstetric Fistula – An Important Global Health Issue on This Week in Global Health (TWiGH) (28/05/16)
TWiGH Global Health News Roundup – April 2016 on This Week in Global Health (TWiGH) (11/04/16)
Abortion as a Global Health Issue on This Week in Global Health (TWiGH) (13/03/16)
Global Health News Roundup – February 2016 on This Week in Global Health (TWiGH) (07/02/16)
Global Health Accomplishments in 2015 on This Week in Global Health (TWiGH) (10/01/16)

Radio Interviews:

Heart Foundation SA’s Sarah and Britney chat to Lachie and Ian about Heart Attacks, 5RM (05/05/18)

Academic Publications :

Sarah B, Tenneti N, Lee A, Drewett G, Ivan M, Giles M. The Re-emergence of Syphilis Among Females of Reproductive Age and Congenital Syphilis in Victoria, Australia, 2010-2020: A Public Health Priority. Sexually Transmitted Diseases:10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001825, May 3, 2023. | DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001825
Borg SA, Narasimhan M, Wuliji T (2022) Mobile learning to support health workers in pharmacies in expanding access to over-the-counter contraceptives: The World Health Organization Academy Learning Programme, Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters, 30:1, DOI: 10.1080/26410397.2022.2089084
Drewett GP, Arnold AL, Bruggink L, Borg S, Sturge K, Bolam B. Public health response to a norovirus viral gastroenteritis outbreak in early childhood learning centres in Victoria, Australia, 2021. Commun Dis Intell (2018). 2022 Sep 26;46. doi: 10.33321/cdi.2022.46.64
Borg S, Daniel J, Forsyth S. Is urethral microscopy useful in symptomatic male patients without urethral discharge? Int J STD AIDS. 2018. DOI: 10.1177/0956462418793511
Cordova-Pozo K, Borg S, Hoopes AJ, Camacho-Hubner AV, Corrales-Rios F, Salinas-Bomfim A, Chandra-Mouli V. How do national contraception laws and policies address the contraceptive needs of adolescents in Paraguay? Reproductive Health. 2017 Jul 24;14(1):88
Borg S, Tonkin A, Kleinig T, Waters M. An Unusual Presentation of Epstein-Barr Virus with Encephalitis in an Older Patient with a Dramatic Clinical Response to Intravenous Immunoglobulin, Intern Med J. 2015 Aug;45(8):879-81

Online Publications Quoted In:

Why is long-lasting birth control struggling to catch on? Nature Outlook: Reproductive Health (16/12/20)
Man tells of family’s heart-attack ‘curse’, The Recorder (08/06/18)
Heart Foundation hosts presentations in Port Augusta, The Transcontinental (30/05/18)
Alarming statistics reveal heart attack medical treatment urgency, Border Watch (25/05/18)

Conference presentations:

Plenary Panel: Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO), CERSH SexRurality Conference, 30-31st May 2023, Creswick, Victoria
Public Health Careers – ‘Ask me anything’, Adventuring into the Unknown, Creative Careers in Medicine, 15th May 2022, Virtual Event

Online (Non Health-Related) Publications: