The Middle East and COVID-19: time for collective action
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Source: Globalization and Health - November 22, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Louise Fawcett Tags: Commentary Source Type: research
Towards effective and sustainable global academic partnerships through a maturity model informed by the capability approach
Shortage of skilled workforce is a global concern but represents a critical bottleneck to Africa ’s development. While global academic partnerships have the potential to help tackle this development bottleneck,... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - November 20, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Abebaw Fekadu, Esubalew Assefa, Abraham Tesfaye, Charlotte Hanlon, Belete Adefris, Tsegahun Manyazewal, Melanie J. Newport and Gail Davey Tags: Commentary Source Type: research
Tools for public health policy: nudges and boosts as active support of the law in special situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic
In recent years, “nudging” has become a standard behavioral intervention at the individual level and for the design of social policies. Although nudges are effective, such interventions seem to be limited to a... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - November 20, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jakub M. Krawiec, Olga M. Piaskowska, Piotr F. Piesiewicz and Wojciech Bia łaszek Tags: Debate Source Type: research
Measuring the capacity to combat illicit tobacco trade in 160 countries
In this study, we construc... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - November 17, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Valerie Gilbert Ulep, Monica Paula Lavares and Ariza Francisco Tags: Research Source Type: research
Engagement of non-governmental organisations in moving towards universal health coverage: a scoping review
Developing essential health services through non-governmental organisations (NGOs) is an important strategy for progressing towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC), especially in low- and middle-income countri... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - November 16, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Arman Sanadgol, Leila Doshmangir, Reza Majdzadeh and Vladimir Sergeevich Gordeev Tags: Research Source Type: research
A pandemic treaty, revised international health regulations, or both?
A special session of the World Health Assembly (WHA) will be convened in late 2021 to consider developing a WHO convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic preparedness and response – a... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - November 6, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ronald Labont é, Mary Wiktorowicz, Corinne Packer, Arne Ruckert, Kumanan Wilson and Sam Halabi Tags: Commentary Source Type: research
Correction to: Projecting health labor market dynamics for a health system in transition: planning for a resilient health workforce in Saudi Arabia
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Source: Globalization and Health - November 1, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tracy Kuo Lin, Tim A. Bruckner, Taghred Alghaith, Mariam M. Hamza, Mohammed Alluhidan, Christopher H. Herbst, Hussah Alghodaier, Adwa Alamri, Rana Saber, Nahar Alazemi and Jenny X. Liu Tags: Correction Source Type: research
A scoping review on the measurement of transnationalism in migrant health research in high-income countries
Migrants commonly maintain transnational ties as they relocate and settle in a new country. There is a growing body of research examining transnationalism and health. We sought to identify how transnationalism... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - October 29, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ye Na Kim, Marcelo Urquia, Sarah Fredsted Villadsen and Lisa Merry Tags: Research Source Type: research
Breastfeeding, first-food systems and corporate power: a case study on the market and political practices of the transnational baby food industry and public health resistance in the Philippines
The aggressive marketing of breastmilk substitutes (BMS) reduces breastfeeding, and harms child and maternal health globally. Yet forty years after the World Health Assembly adopted the International Code of M... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - October 26, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Phillip Baker, Paul Zambrano, Roger Mathisen, Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire, Ana Epefania Escober, Melissa Mialon, Mark Lawrence, Katherine Sievert, Cherie Russell and David McCoy Tags: Research Source Type: research
Comparing COVID-19 physical distancing policies: results from a physical distancing intensity coding framework for Botswana, India, Jamaica, Mozambique, Namibia, Ukraine, and the United States
Understanding the differences in timing and composition of physical distancing policies is important to evaluate the early global response to COVID-19. A physical distancing intensity monitoring framework comp... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - October 23, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jeff Lane, Arianna Rubin Means, Kevin Bardosh, Anna Shapoval, Ferruccio Vio, Clive Anderson, Anya Cushnie, Norbert Forster, Jenny Ledikwe, Gabrielle O ’Malley, Shreshth Mawandia, Anwar Parvez, Lucy Perrone and Florindo Mudender Tags: Research Source Type: research
Governing industry involvement in the non-communicable disease response in Kenya
In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), multinational companies have become increasingly involved in addressing public health challenges. Dealing with companies as partners in health sector development cr... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - October 20, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tobias B ünder, Catherine Karekezi and Veronika Wirtz Tags: Research Source Type: research
Effects of foreign direct investment and trade on the prevalence of tobacco consumption in Africa: a panel study
As African governments take measures to enhance international trade and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows, a major concern is that, these measures can make Africa more vulnerable to the strategies of the... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - October 19, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mustapha Immurana, Micheal Kofi Boachie and Kwame Godsway Kisseih Tags: Research Source Type: research
Analysis of the management of the tenth Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo: developing a multidisciplinary response model to strengthen the healthcare system during disease outbreaks
The declaration of any public health emergency in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is usually followed by the provision of technical and organizational support from international organizations, which bui... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - October 18, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Bives Mutume Vivalya, Okesina Akeem Ayodeji, Yves Tibamwenda Bafwa, Louis Kasereka Muyisa, Astride Lina Piripiri and Jean-Bosco Kahindo Mbeva Tags: Commentary Source Type: research
Firearm violence: a neglected “Global Health” issue
Populations around the world are facing an increasing burden of firearm violence on mortality and disability. While firearm violence affects every country globally, the burden is significantly higher in many l... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - October 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Meghan Werbick, Imran Bari, Nino Paichadze and Adnan A. Hyder Tags: Commentary Source Type: research
The future of human malnutrition: rebalancing agency for better nutritional health
The major threat to human societies posed by undernutrition has been recognised for millennia. Despite substantial economic development and scientific innovation, however, progress in addressing this global ch... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - October 9, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jonathan C. K. Wells, Akanksha A. Marphatia, Gabriel Amable, Mario Siervo, Henrik Friis, J. Jaime Miranda, Hinke H. Haisma and David Raubenheimer Tags: Review Source Type: research
