Frank G. Boudreau
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The Maturation of the International Health Crisis Response: The Polish Typhus Epidemic of 1916–1923 Compared to the African Ebola Virus Disease Epidemic of 2013–2016: Part I, the Polish Epidemic [PDF]
Poland suffered an epidemic of louse-borne typhus from 1916–1923, with 400,000 cases and more than 130,000 deaths. The causative factors were depressed economic conditions and a refugee crisis that engulfed Poland after World War I.
Gregory M. Anstead
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Global health security and the International Health Regulations [PDF]
Global nuclear proliferation, bioterrorism, and emerging infections have challenged national capacities to achieve and maintain global security. Over the last century, emerging infectious disease threats resulted in the development of the preliminary ...
Oliva Otavio+3 more
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Regional cooperation and health diplomacy in Africa: from intra-colonial exchanges to multilateral health institutions [PDF]
Tracing the pathways of cooperation in health in sub-Saharan Africa from hesitant exchanges to institutionalized dimensions from the 1920s to the early 1960s, this article addresses regional dynamics in health diplomacy which have so far been under ...
Philip J. Havik
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The future of the International Health Regulations. [PDF]
The Lancet Global Health.
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IntroductionIn this study, we developed a simplified artificial intelligence to support the clinical decision-making of medical personnel in a resource-limited setting.MethodsWe selected seven infectious disease categories that impose a heavy disease ...
Kwanghyun Kim+7 more
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The World Health Organization’s changing goals and expectations concerning malaria, 1948-2019 [PDF]
From its inception, in 1948, the World Health Organization made control of malaria a high priority. Early successes led many to believe that eradication was possible, although there were serious doubts concerning the continent of Africa.
Socrates Litsios
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Global Health Curricula in Ophthalmology Residency Programs in the United States
Objective The aim of the study is to investigate the design, content, and administration of global health curricula within ophthalmology residency programs in the United States (U.S.) and share the curriculum utilized in the Department of Ophthalmology ...
Momoko K. Ponsetto+3 more
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Global Perspectives of Oral Health Policies and Oral Healthcare Schemes for Older Adult Populations
The aim of this study was to present a concise summary of the oral health policies and oral healthcare schemes for older adult populations in a number of selected countries around the world.
Chloe Meng Jiang+16 more
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A case study of global health at the university: implications for research and action [PDF]
Background: Global health is increasingly a major focus of institutions in high-income countries. However, little work has been done to date to study the inner workings of global health at the university level.
Andrew D. Pinto+8 more
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