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How Do We Decolonize Global Health in Medical Education?
Medical schools are increasing global health training opportunities, but these have been marketed to medical students as an exotic vocation. The challenges of global health education in high income country (HIC) medical schools are rooted within broader ...
D. Garba+3 more
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The COVID-19 pandemic: a global health crisis
The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 was identified as the causative agent for a series of atypical respiratory diseases in the Hubei Province of Wuhan, China in December of 2019. The disease SARS-CoV-2, termed COVID-19, was officially declared a pandemic by
Casey A Pollard+2 more
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Decolonising global health: where are the Southern voices?
Correspondence to Dr Samuel Oji Oti; sam. oti@ alumni. harvard. edu © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2021. Reuse permitted under CC BYNC. No commercial reuse. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
S. Oti, J. Ncayiyana
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Is global health really global? [PDF]
This editorial is based on a keynote address given at the International Conference on Global Public Health, Colombo, Sri Lanka, in December 2012. It accompanies a set of papers which were also presented at the conference. So far, these papers describe a range of global health issues, from the health status of the United Arab Emirates through to social ...
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Global Health Solidarity [PDF]
For much of the 20th century, vulnerability to deprivations of health has often been defined by geographical and economic factors. Those in wealthy, usually 'Northern' and 'Western', parts of the world have benefited from infrastructures, and accidents of geography and climate, which insulate them from many serious threats to health. Conversely, poorer
Peter G. N. West-Oram, Alena Buyx
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The outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus and its impact on global mental health
Background: The current outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus infection among humans in Wuhan (China) and its spreading around the globe is heavily impacting on the global health and mental health. Despite all resources employed to counteract the spreading of
J. Torales+3 more
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Global health reflects the realities of globalization, including worldwide dissemination of infectious and noninfectious public health risks. Global health architecture is complex and better coordination is needed between multiple organizations. Three overlapping themes determine global health action and prioritization: development, security, and ...
Patricia M. Simone+3 more
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The uses of knowledge in global health
Correspondence to Dr Seye Abimbola; Seye. Abimbola@ sydney. edu. au © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2021. Reuse permitted under CC BYNC. No commercial reuse. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
S. Abimbola
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Global Health Security in an Era of Global Health Threats [PDF]
To the Editor: Global health security is the protection of the health of persons and societies worldwide. It includes access to medicines, vaccines, and health care, as well as reductions in collective vulnerabilities to global public health events that have the potential to spread across borders.
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Rehabilitation Is a Global Health Priority [PDF]
Abstract Optimizing functioning at all ages is a major global public health goal. Rehabilitation is unique in its contribution to this public health agenda because of its focus on optimizing function. In this editorial, the editors of leading rehabilitation journals make the case for fully integrating rehabilitation into a nation’s ...
Allen W. Heinemann+8 more
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