BK.’s Substack

My personal Substack

By BK. Titanji

· Launched 3 years ago

Football, Fever, and the 2026 World Cup

Football shaped some of my earliest memories. Infectious diseases shape how I experience mass gatherings now.

Jun 2•BK. Titanji

The Things We Carry After a Pandemic

How pandemic trauma reshaped the way we think about infectious threats

May 14•BK. Titanji

Why Militaries Vaccinate

History has already answered the question of what happens when they stop.

Apr 23•BK. Titanji

The Girls We Ironed Flat

"A Practice Intended to 'Protect' Girls May Now Be Killing Them"

Mar 29•BK. Titanji

Reflections on Smallpox and Disease Eradication in an Age of Individualism

"Public health might be the greatest measure of kindness, the greatest measure of how to treat each other." - William Foege

Jan 26•BK. Titanji

Lipstick on a Pig: Why the Amended Hepatitis B Birth-Dose Trial in Guinea Bissau Remains Ethically Indefensible

How Scrutiny and African Leadership are Changing the Conversation

Jan 16•BK. Titanji

How I Experienced This Year

Living through 2025 as a Physician, Scientist and Advocate

Dec 28, 2025•BK. Titanji