Management of health information of nepalese labour migrants
The monitoring and improvement of the health of labour migrants (LMs) require sufficient health data to be recorded and managed. In this context, this study was conducted to explore the management of health in... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - April 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rajendra Karkee, Minani Gurung, Lisasha Poudel, Chiranjivi Baral, Pratik Adhikary, Radheshyam Krishna KC, Sundip Gurung, Vasil Gajdadziev, Patrick Duigan, Montira Inkochasan, Kolitha Prabhash Wickramage and Ganesh Gurung Tags: Research Source Type: research
Globalization and the health and well-being of migrant domestic workers in Malaysia
Neoliberal globalization contributes to the out-migration of labour from sending countries in the global South. Supported by multilateral organizations including the IMF and World Bank, the migration and devel... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - April 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Denise L. Spitzer, Shanthi Thambiah, Yut Lin Wong and Manimaran Krishnan Kaundan Tags: Research Source Type: research
Balancing the risks and benefits of antibiotic use in a globalized world: the ethics of antimicrobial resistance
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a “silent pandemic” that threatens the efficacy of antibiotics and other antimicrobials. It is imperative to take into account the ethical implications of how these resources ... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - April 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi Tags: Commentary Source Type: research
Applicability of working abroad for physicians with a specialization in Global Health and Tropical Medicine
In The Netherlands, physicians specialized in global health and tropical medicine (Ps-GHTM) are trained to work in low-resource settings (LRS) after their training program of 27 months. After working for a per... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - April 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Marco Versluis, Hasan Özcan, Loes Overeem, Maria Bakker, Caroline Telkamp, Robbert Duvivier and Janine de Zeeuw Tags: Research Source Type: research
Financing of health services for undocumented immigrants in Iran: common challenges and potential solutions
Iran is host to one of the largest urban refugee populations worldwide, about two million of whom are undocumented immigrants (UIs). UIs are not eligible to enroll in the Iranian health insurance scheme and ha... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - April 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Manal Etemadi, Saeed Shahabi, Kamran Bagheri Lankarani and Seyed Taghi Heydari Tags: Research Source Type: research
Predictors of changing patterns of adherence to containment measures during the early stage of COVID-19 pandemic: an international longitudinal study
Identifying common factors that affect public adherence to COVID-19 containment measures can directly inform the development of official public health communication strategies. The present international longit... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - April 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Yuen Yu Chong, Wai Tong Chien, Ho Yu Cheng, Demetris Lamnisos, Je ļena Ļubenko, Giovambattista Presti, Valeria Squatrito, Marios Constantinou, Christiana Nicolaou, Savvas Papacostas, Gökçen Aydin, Francisco J. Ruiz, Maria B. Garcia-Martin, Diana P. Ob Tags: Research Source Type: research
Global burden of hepatitis B attributable to modifiable risk factors from 1990 to 2019: a growing contribution and its association with socioeconomic status
Hepatitis B is a global public health concern, and modifiable risk factors can accelerate progression of this disease. The burden of hepatitis B attributable to modifiable risk factors has not been well evalua... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - March 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Minmin Wang, Liang Yan, Jia Wang, Yinzi Jin and Zhi-Jie Zheng Tags: Research Source Type: research
Global health governance performance during Covid-19, what needs to be changed? a delphi survey study
Covid-19 is not the first pandemic to challenge GHG. Preceding outbreaks and epidemics were sources of continuous debate on GHG leadership and structure resulting in its current structure. However, Covid-19 pr... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - March 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Wafa Abu El Kheir-Mataria, Hassan El-Fawal and Sungsoo Chun Tags: Research Source Type: research
Distilling the distillers: examining the political activities of the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States
Understanding of the alcohol industry ’s means of influencing public policy is increasingly well established. Less is known, however, about the specific organisations that lead the political strategies of the a... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - March 29, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Matthew Lesch and Jim McCambridge Tags: Research Source Type: research
Strengthening health systems and peacebuilding through women ’s leadership: a qualitative study
Active and protracted conflict settings demonstrate the need to prioritise the peace through health agenda. This can be achieved by reorienting attention toward gender diverse leadership and more effective gov... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - March 23, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Kristen Meagher, Mouna Khaity, Sali Hafez, Mariana Rodo, Nassim El Achi and Preeti Patel Tags: Research Source Type: research
Dynamics of factors associated with rates of COVID-19 cases and deaths in African countries
African countries have not had the high case and death rates from COVID-19 as was predicted early in the pandemic. It is not well understood what factors modulated the rate of COVID-19 cases and death on the c... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - March 23, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Iyabo O. Obasanjo, Zain Ahmad, Somasheker Akkaladevi, Adeyemi Adekoya and Olayide Abass Tags: Research Source Type: research
“And when will you install the new water pump?”: disconcerted reflections on how to be a ‘good’ Global Health scholar
While critique on Global Health is not new, recent years show a surge of criticism on the field ’s colonial legacy and practices specifically. Such accounts argue that despite Global Health’s strive for univers... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - March 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Robert A.J. Borst, Rik Wehrens and Roland Bal Tags: Research Source Type: research
How can corporate taxes contribute to sub-Saharan Africa ’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? A case study of Vodafone
The COVID-19 pandemic and the climate emergency threaten progress in reaching many of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets by 2030. The under-5 mortality and maternal mortality rates are well below t... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - March 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Eilish Hannah, Bernadette O ’Hare, Marisol Lopez, Stuart Murray, Rachel Etter-Phoya, Stephen Hall and Michael Masiya Tags: Research Source Type: research
The structure of the Canadian packaged food and non-alcoholic beverage manufacturing and grocery retailing sectors through a public health lens
Corporate power has been recognized as an important influence on food environments and population health more broadly. Understanding the structure of national food and beverage markets can provide important in... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - March 11, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Alexa Gaucher-Holm, Benjamin Wood, Gary Sacks and Lana Vanderlee Tags: Research Source Type: research
Understanding the corporate political activity of the ultra - processed food industry in East Asia: a Philippines case study
Evidence is mounting that the ultra - processed food industry seeks to influence food and nutrition policies in ways that support market growth and protect against regulatory threats, often at the expense of p... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - March 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Oliver Huse, Erica Reeve, Paul Zambrano, Colin Bell, Anna Peeters, Gary Sacks, Phillip Baker and Kathryn Backholer Tags: Research Source Type: research
