Globalization, platform work, and wellbeing —a comparative study of Uber drivers in three cities: London, Helsinki, and St Petersburg
Globalization of platform work has become a challenge for wider social and employment relations and wellbeing of workers, yet on-location work remains governed also by local regulatory context. Understanding c... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - March 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Meri Koivusalo, Arseniy Svynarenko, Benta Mbare and Mikko Perki ö Tags: Research Source Type: research
Health policy competencies in regional organizations: a retrospective analysis for 76 regional organizations from 1945 to 2015
Health policy competencies of regional organizations include mandates to create regional health laws and policies, as well as authorities that allow member states to undertake collective actions in the health ... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Zongbin Wang, Zhisheng Liang, Xuejie Dong, Liqun Gao, Shuduo Zhou, Hui Yin, Yinzi Jin and Zhi-Jie Zheng Tags: Research Source Type: research
Corporate interest groups and their implications for global food governance: mapping and analysing the global corporate influence network of the transnational ultra-processed food industry
A major challenge to transforming food systems to promote human health and sustainable development is the global rise in the manufacture and consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs). A key driver of this di... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - February 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Scott Slater, Mark Lawrence, Benjamin Wood, Paulo Serodio and Phillip Baker Tags: Research Source Type: research
Mapping study for health emergency and disaster risk management competencies and curricula: literature review and cross-sectional survey
With the increasing threat of hazardous events at local, national, and global levels, an effective workforce for health emergency and disaster risk management (Health EDRM) in local, national, and internationa... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - February 21, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Kevin K. C. Hung, Makiko K. MacDermot, Theresa S. I. Hui, Suet Yi Chan, Sonoe Mashino, Catherine P. Y. Mok, Pak Ho Leung, Ryoma Kayano, Jonathan Abrahams, Chi Shing Wong, Emily Y. Y. Chan and Colin A. Graham Tags: Research Source Type: research
Pull me – push you? The disparate financing mechanisms of drug research in global health
There is an inconsistency in the way pharmaceutical research is financed. While pull mechanisms are predominantly used to incentivize later-stage pharmaceutical research for products with demand in the Global ... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - February 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Max Alexander Matthey and Aidan Hollis Tags: Debate Source Type: research
The paradox of pandemic mitigation? Moderating role of pandemic severity on the impact of social distancing policies: a cultural value perspective
Social distancing policies were of utmost importance during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. These policies aimed to mitigate the severity of local outbreaks by altering public behavior. However, if ... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - February 9, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Xingyang Ma, Bing Chen and Yufang Zhao Tags: Research Source Type: research
Vaccine hesitancy and equity: lessons learned from the past and how they affect the COVID-19 countermeasure in Indonesia
Indonesia has made progress in increasing vaccine coverage, but equitable access remains challenging, especially in remote areas. Despite including vaccines in the National Immunization Program (NIP), coverage... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - February 6, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rano K. Sinuraya, Rina F. Nuwarda, Maarten J. Postma and Auliya A. Suwantika Tags: Review 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 in Brazil
The exploitative marketing of commercial milk formula (CMF) reduces breastfeeding, and harms child and maternal health globally. Yet forty years after the International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substit... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - February 6, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Cindy Alejandra Pach ón Robles, Mélissa Mialon, Laís Amaral Mais, Daniela Neri, Kimielle Cristina Silva and Phillip Baker Tags: Research Source Type: research
Developing a protocol on antimicrobial resistance through WHO ’s pandemic treaty will protect lives in future pandemics
Addressing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) through the pandemic treaty is a crucial aspect of pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response. At the moment, AMR-related provisions in the draft text do not go f... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - January 31, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Arne Ruckert, Shajoe Lake and Susan Rogers Van Katwyk Tags: Commentary Source Type: research
Conducting co-creation for public health in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review and key informant perspectives on implementation barriers and facilitators
There has been an increase in the use of co-creation for public health because of its claimed potential to increase an intervention ’s impact, spark change and co-create knowledge. Still, little is reported on ... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - January 17, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Giuliana Raffaella Longworth, Oritseweyinmi Erikowa-Orighoye, Ebuka Miracle Anieto, Danielle Marie Agnello, Jorge Raul Zapata-Restrepo, Caroline Masquillier and Maria Gin é-Garriga Tags: Review Source Type: research
North Korea ’s COVID-19 policy dilemma: epidemic prevention conflicting with trade
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, striking a delicate balance between sustaining economic activity and safeguarding public health has become a crucial concern. The border closures for COVID-19 prevention have furt... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - January 16, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Byungjin Park and Joonmo Cho Tags: Research Source Type: research
Classifying disaster risk reduction strategies: conceptualizing and testing a novel integrated approach
Although disaster risk reduction (DRR) addresses underlying causes and has been shown to be more cost-effective than other emergency management efforts, there is lack of systematized DRR categorization, leadin... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - January 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mariya Dimitrova and Megan Snair Tags: Research Source Type: research
Association between Tobacco Industry Interference Index (TIII) and MPOWER measures and adult daily smoking prevalence rate in 30 countries
This study aimed to investigate the impact of tobacco industry interference on the implementation and management of tobacco control and the tobacco epidemic using the Tobacco Industry Interference Index (TIII)... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - January 3, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Yuri Lee, Siwoo Kim, Min Kyung Kim, Ichiro Kawachi and Juhwan Oh Tags: Research Source Type: research
HIV/AIDS, SARS, and COVID-19: the trajectory of China ’s pandemic responses and its changing politics in a contested world
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the contested politics of global health governance, though we still don ’t know enough about the dynamics of domestic pandemic responses, or about the relationship between the... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - January 2, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Yanqiu Rachel Zhou Tags: Review Source Type: research
A comparative analysis of unhealthy food and beverage television advertising to children in Thailand, between 2014 and 2022
This study assessed the nature and extent of food and beverage advertising on television (TV) in 2014 and 2022 in Thailand. (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - January 2, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Nongnuch Jindarattanaporn, Bridget Kelly and Sirinya Phulkerd Tags: Research Source Type: research
