Challenging new arrangements for health research and care are emerging amidst globalisation, privatisation and the rise of new marketised and pluralized systems. What are the ‘new publics’ emerging in this context? Who is benefiting and who is losing? A conference co-convened by, and featuring speakers from the STEPS Centre. Melissa Leach’s blogs from Kilifi, kenya:

• New public health agendas, new publics
• Alternative narratives of public health