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Is female genital mutilation/cutting associated with adverse mental health consequences? A systematic review of the evidence

BMJ Global Health, 2019
Introduction The adverse physical consequences of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) have been thoroughly investigated and documented. Yet, we know little about the adverse mental health consequences of the practice.
Sandro Galea, Salma M Abdalla
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Commonwealth pandemic preparedness plans [PDF]

New South Wales Public Health Bulletin, 2006
This paper describes the work being done by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing to prepare for a possible influenza pandemic. It provides an overview of Australian Government initiatives and explains both the purpose and the content of the Australian Health Management Plan for Pandemic Influenza.
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Influence of COVID-19 on trust in routine immunization, health information sources and pandemic preparedness in 23 countries in 2023

Nature Medicine
It is unclear how great a challenge pandemic and vaccine fatigue present to public health. We assessed perspectives on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and routine immunization as well as trust in pandemic information sources and future pandemic ...
J. Lazarus, Trenton M. White, Katarzyna Wyka, S. Ratzan, Kenneth H. Rabin, H. Larson, Federico Martinón-Torres, Ernest Kuchar, S. A. Abdool Karim, Tamara Giles-Vernick, Selina Müller, Carolina Batista, N. Myburgh, Beate Kampmann, A. El-Mohandes   +14 more
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Causal systems mapping to promote healthy living for pandemic preparedness: a call to action for global public health

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2022
COVID-19 has severely impacted population health and well-being globally. Acknowledging that COVID-19 will not be the world’s last pandemic, improving healthy living factors (i.e., physical activity, healthful nutrition, healthy weight), which are ...
N. Pronk, M. Faghy
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Pandemic preparedness and forecast [PDF]

Nature Microbiology, 2018
Geographic mapping of pathogen emergence risk, as recently done for viral haemorrhagic fever in Africa, provides an important tool for targeting interventions. More comprehensive preparedness and prediction systems that increase surveillance and forecast infectious disease outbreak growth and spread in real time are also needed.
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Pandemic preparedness through vaccine development for avian influenza viruses

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Influenza A viruses pose a significant threat to global health, impacting both humans and animals. Zoonotic transmission, particularly from swine and avian species, is the primary source of human influenza outbreaks.
Flavio Cargnin Faccin, Daniel R. Pérez
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Equitable Access to Antibiotics: A Core Element and Shared Global Responsibility for Pandemic Preparedness and Response

Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 2022
Securing equitable antibiotic access as an essential component for health system resilience and pandemic preparedness requires a systems perspective. This article discusses key components that need to be coordinated and paired with adequate financing and
Mengying Ren, A. So, S. Chandy, M. Mpundu, A. Peralta, Kerstin Åkerfeldt, A. Sjöblom, O. Cars   +7 more
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Mental health consequences of COVID-19: a nationally representative cross-sectional study of pandemic-related stressors and anxiety disorders in the USA

BMJ Open, 2021
Objective To document the prevalence of anxiety disorders in the USA during the COVID-19 pandemic.Design A cross-sectional analysis.Setting A nationally representative sample in the USA between 31 March and 13 April 2020.Participants 1450 English ...
Sandro Galea, Salma M Abdalla, Catherine K Ettman, Gregory H Cohen   +3 more
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The role of digital health in pandemic preparedness and response: securing global health?

Global Health Action
Background Digital health technologies, such as mobile applications, wearable devices, and electronic health record systems, have significantly enhanced global health security by enabling timely data collection and analysis, identifying infectious ...
C. Ezenwaji, E. Alum, Ugwu Okechukwu Paul-Chima   +2 more
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Can pulmonary RNA delivery improve our pandemic preparedness?

Journal of Controlled Release, 2022
The coronavirus pandemic has changed our perception of RNA medicines, and RNA vaccines have revolutionized our pandemic preparedness. But are we indeed prepared for the next variant or the next emerging virus? How can we prepare?
Olivia M. Merkel
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