Food insecurity, COVID-19 and diets in Fiji – a cross-sectional survey of over 500 adults
Food insecurity is associated with inadequate nutrition and increased rates of chronic disease. The primary aim of this study was to assess self-reported food insecurity and the perceived impact of COVID-19 on... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - December 11, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jacqui Webster, Anasaini Moala, Briar McKenzie, Joseph Alvin Santos, Aliyah Palu, Alvina Deo, Susana Lolohea, Mohammed Sanif, Penaia Naivunivuni, Shajal Kumar, Emosi Vimatemate, Helen Tawakilai, Litiana Seru, Mark Woodward, Dori Patay, Devina Nand & helli Tags: Research Source Type: research

Geographical and practical challenges in the implementation of digital health passports for cross-border COVID-19 pandemic management: a narrative review and framework for solutions
The rapid global spread of infectious diseases, epitomized by the recent COVID-19 pandemic, has highlighted the critical need for effective cross-border pandemic management strategies. Digital health passports... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - December 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Gideon Towett, R. Sterling Snead, Knarik Grigoryan and Julia Marczika Tags: Review Source Type: research

Systems analysis of the effects of the 2014-16 Ebola crisis on WHO-reporting nations ’ policy adaptations and 2020-21 COVID-19 response: a systematized review
Recent case studies indicate that the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak, one of the worst pre-2020 global biological catastrophes in modern history, helped some nations to better prepared their responses for the COVID-... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - December 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jessi Hanson-DeFusco, Min Shi, Zoe Du, Ornheilia Zounon, Fid èle Marc Hounnouvi and Albert DeFusco Tags: Research Source Type: research

Challenges in international health financing and implications for the new pandemic fund
The failures of the international COVID-19 response highlighted key gaps in pandemic preparedness and response (PPR). The G20 and WHO have called for additional funding of $10.5 billion per year to adequately ... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - December 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Garrett Wallace Brown, Natalie Rhodes, Blagovesta Tacheva, Rene Loewenson, Minahil Shahid and Francis Poitier Tags: Research Source Type: research

The optimisation of public health emergency governance: a simulation study based on COVID-19 pandemic control policy
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic sparked numerous studies on policy options for managing public health emergencies, especially regarding how to choose the intensity of prevention and control to maintain a... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - December 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Keng Yang and Hanying Qi Tags: Research Source Type: research

The development of a method for the global health community to assess the proportion of food and beverage companies ’ sales that are derived from unhealthy foods
Corporate engagement with food and beverage companies who produce food associated with health harms is a divisive topic in the global nutrition community, with high-profile cases of conflict of interest increa... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - December 1, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Lauren Bandy, Jo Jewell, Madison Luick, Mike Rayner, Yuan Li, Katherine Shats, Susan Jebb, Suying Chang and Elizabeth Dunford Tags: Research Source Type: research

Much room for change: access to surgical care for stateless individuals in Pakistan
As developing countries take steps towards providing universal essential surgery, ensuring the equitable distribution of such care for underrepresented populations is a vital function of the global surgery com... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - November 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Humza Thobani, Mashal Murad Shah, Anam N Ehsan and Sadaf Khan Tags: Commentary Source Type: research

COVID-19 and migrants: lessons for pandemic preparedness from the Malaysian experience
Aligning with global evidence related to migrants and COVID-19, the pandemic highlighted and exposed long-standing structural inequities in the context of migrant populations in Malaysia who experienced a disp... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - November 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sharuna Verghis Tags: Review Source Type: research

Corruption risks in health procurement during the COVID-19 pandemic and anti-corruption, transparency and accountability (ACTA) mechanisms to reduce these risks: a rapid review
Health systems are often susceptible to corruption risks. Corruption within health systems has been found to negatively affect the efficacy, safety, and, significantly, equitable distribution of health product... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - November 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Kari A. Griffore, Andrea Bowra, Sara J.T. Guilcher and Jillian Kohler Tags: Review Source Type: research

Does structural form matter? A comparative analysis of pooled procurement mechanisms for health commodities
Pooled procurement can be seen as a collaboration initiative of buyers. Such mechanisms have received increased attention during the Covid-19 pandemic to improve access to affordable and quality-assured health... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - November 23, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Koray Parmaksiz, Hester van de Bovenkamp and Roland Bal Tags: Research Source Type: research

Examining the militarised hierarchy of Sierra Leone ’s Ebola response and implications for decision making during public health emergencies
In September, 2014, M édecins Sans Frontières (MSF) called for militarised assistance in response to the rapidly escalating West Africa Ebola Epidemic. Soon after, the United Kingdom deployed its military to Si... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - November 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Samuel T. Boland, Dina Balabanova and Susannah Mayhew Tags: Research Source Type: research

Comprehensive evaluation of community human settlement resilience and spatial characteristics based on the supply –demand mismatch between health activities and environment: a case study of downtown Shanghai, China
Under globalization, human settlement has become a major risk factor affecting life. The relationship between humans and the environment is crucial for improving community resilience and coping with globalizat... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - November 16, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Qikang Zhong, Yue Chen and Jiale Yan Tags: Research Source Type: research

“They try to suppress us, but we should be louder”: a qualitative exploration of intimidation in tobacco control
Tobacco control advocates and researchers face powerful opponents who go to great lengths to protect their interests. While threats and attacks are documented in the grey literature, research into intimidation... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - November 16, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Britta K Matthes, Raouf Alebshehy and Anna B Gilmore Tags: Research Source Type: research

Learning from COVID-19: government leaders ’ perspectives to improve emergency risk communication
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic highlighted the challenges of effective emergency risk communication (ERC) to protect public health, including the difficulty in tackling the spread of inaccura... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - November 16, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Elena Savoia, Rachael Piltch-Loeb, Eva H. Stanton and Howard K. Koh Tags: Research Source Type: research

The politics of glyphosate regulation: lessons from Sri Lanka ’s short-lived ban
Glyphosate is the world ’s most used herbicide and a central component of modern industrial agriculture. It has also been linked to a variety of negative health and environmental effects. For instance, the Inte... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - November 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tim Dorlach and Sandya Gunasekara Tags: Research Source Type: research