About Meridian Letters
Meridian Letters is an independent publication of essays, analysis, and commentary on health, work, wellbeing, innovation, and public life.
It publishes serious writing on the ideas, institutions, and social forces shaping how people live, work, think, and govern. Its purpose is to clarify consequential questions, strengthen public conversation, and create room for work that is rigorous, accessible, and worth returning to.
The publication is organized around four editorial areas.
Global Health covers health systems, policy, equity, preparedness, institutions, and the structural conditions that shape health across settings.
Careers examines ambition, professional growth, transition, leadership, and the realities of building meaningful work in medicine, public health, academia, and beyond.
Wellbeing explores the social, institutional, and personal conditions that shape how people live, cope, and function, with particular attention to the gap between private advice and public reality.
Innovation & AI covers the tools, technologies, research, and emerging ideas reshaping how people think, work, create, and solve problems across health, education, and knowledge work.
In addition to essays and commentary, Meridian Letters publishes interviews, profiles, recurring features, and curated lists that recognize significant voices, ideas, and developments shaping the field.
The publication welcomes contributions from researchers, practitioners, policymakers, founders, analysts, writers, and other serious contributors. It is especially interested in work marked by clarity, sound judgment, intellectual seriousness, and practical relevance.
Founded by Dr. Banda Khalifa, Meridian Letters is editorially independent. Views expressed on this site are those of the individual contributor or contributors and do not necessarily reflect the views of their institutions or affiliations.
At its core, Meridian Letters values clarity, rigor, range, and strong editorial judgment.
Founder & Editor-in-Chief:
Dr. Banda Khalifa
We welcome thoughtful, timely, and evidence-informed submissions from researchers, practitioners, policymakers, founders, analysts, and other serious contributors.
