Recent items - Globalization and Health
Influence of health rights discourses and community organizing on equitable access to health: the case of HIV, tuberculosis and cancer in Peru
17/05/2013 22:39
Background: The right to health is recognized as a fundamental human right. Social participation is implied in the fulfillment of health rights since Alma Ata posited its relevance for successful health programs, although a wide range of interpretati
17/05/2013 22:39
Background: The right to health is recognized as a fundamental human right. Social participation is implied in the fulfillment of health rights since Alma Ata posited its relevance for successful health programs, although a wide range of interpretati
Social and economic determinants of unequal HIV care access among people living with HIV in Peru
17/05/2013 10:12
Background: Equity in access to health care among people living with HIV (PLHA) has not been extensively studied in Peru despite the fact there is significant social diversity within this group. We aimed to assess the extent to which health care prov
17/05/2013 10:12
Background: Equity in access to health care among people living with HIV (PLHA) has not been extensively studied in Peru despite the fact there is significant social diversity within this group. We aimed to assess the extent to which health care prov
Screening for diabetes and hypertension in a rural low income setting in western Kenya utilizing home-based and community-based strategies
16/05/2013 21:48
Background: The burdens of hypertension and diabetes are increasing in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). It is important to identify patients with these conditions early in the disease process. The goal of this study, therefore, is to compare
16/05/2013 21:48
Background: The burdens of hypertension and diabetes are increasing in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). It is important to identify patients with these conditions early in the disease process. The goal of this study, therefore, is to compare
Ownership and use of mobile phones among health workers, caregivers of sick children and adult patients in Kenya: cross-sectional national survey
15/05/2013 08:57
Background: The rapid growth in mobile phone penetration and use of Short Message Service (SMS) has been seen as a potential solution to improve medical and public health practice in Africa. Several studies have shown effectiveness of SMS interventio
15/05/2013 08:57
Background: The rapid growth in mobile phone penetration and use of Short Message Service (SMS) has been seen as a potential solution to improve medical and public health practice in Africa. Several studies have shown effectiveness of SMS interventio
Global health experiences of U.S. Physicians: a mixed methods survey of clinician-researchers and health policy leaders
11/05/2013 17:21
Background: Interest and participation in global health activities among U.S. medical trainees has increased sharply in recent decades, yet the global health activities of physicians who have completed residency training remain understudied. Our obje
11/05/2013 17:21
Background: Interest and participation in global health activities among U.S. medical trainees has increased sharply in recent decades, yet the global health activities of physicians who have completed residency training remain understudied. Our obje
Emergence of multilateral proto-institutions in global health and new approaches to governance: analysis using path dependency and institutional theory
11/05/2013 04:51
The role of multilateral donor agencies in global health is a new area of research, with limited research on how these agencies differ in terms of their governance arrangements, especially in relation to transparency, inclusiveness, accountability, a
11/05/2013 04:51
The role of multilateral donor agencies in global health is a new area of research, with limited research on how these agencies differ in terms of their governance arrangements, especially in relation to transparency, inclusiveness, accountability, a
Costs, outcomes and challenges for diabetes care in Spain
01/05/2013 14:54
Background: Diabetes is becoming of increasing concern in Spain due to rising incidence and prevalence, although little information is known with regards to costs and outcomes. The information on cost of diabetes in Spain is fragmented and outdated.
01/05/2013 14:54
Background: Diabetes is becoming of increasing concern in Spain due to rising incidence and prevalence, although little information is known with regards to costs and outcomes. The information on cost of diabetes in Spain is fragmented and outdated.
Management of diabetes and diabetes policies in Turkey
19/04/2013 04:45
Background: Diabetes and its complications are among the present and future challenges of the Turkish health care system. The objective of this paper is to discuss the current situation of diabetes and its management in Turkey with special emphasis o
19/04/2013 04:45
Background: Diabetes and its complications are among the present and future challenges of the Turkish health care system. The objective of this paper is to discuss the current situation of diabetes and its management in Turkey with special emphasis o
'BRICS without straw'? A systematic literature review of newly emerging economies' influence in global health
16/04/2013 05:09
Background: Since 2010, five newly emerging economies collectively known as 'BRICS' (Brazil, India, Russia, China and South Africa) have caught the imagination, and scholarly attention, of political scientists, economists and development specialists.
16/04/2013 05:09
Background: Since 2010, five newly emerging economies collectively known as 'BRICS' (Brazil, India, Russia, China and South Africa) have caught the imagination, and scholarly attention, of political scientists, economists and development specialists.
Community concepts of poverty: an application to premium exemptions in Ghana¿s National Health Insurance Scheme
26/03/2013 14:15
Background: Poverty is multi dimensional. Beyond the quantitative and tangible issues related to inadequate income it also has equally important social, more intangible and difficult if not impossible to quantify dimensions. In 2009, we explored thes
26/03/2013 14:15
Background: Poverty is multi dimensional. Beyond the quantitative and tangible issues related to inadequate income it also has equally important social, more intangible and difficult if not impossible to quantify dimensions. In 2009, we explored thes
Diabetes management in Thailand: a literature review of the burden, costs, and outcomes
26/03/2013 14:15
Management of diabetes represents an enormous challenge for health systems at every level of development. The latter are tested for their ability to continuously deliver high quality care to patients from the day they are diagnosed throughout their l
26/03/2013 14:15
Management of diabetes represents an enormous challenge for health systems at every level of development. The latter are tested for their ability to continuously deliver high quality care to patients from the day they are diagnosed throughout their l
Climate change and mosquito-borne diseases in China: a review
26/03/2013 14:15
China has experienced noticeable changes in climate over the past 100 years and the potential impact climate change has on transmission of mosquito-borne infectious diseases poses a risk to Chinese populations. The aims of this paper are to summari
26/03/2013 14:15
China has experienced noticeable changes in climate over the past 100 years and the potential impact climate change has on transmission of mosquito-borne infectious diseases poses a risk to Chinese populations. The aims of this paper are to summari
The health systems funding platform and World Bank legacy: the gap between rhetoric and reality
26/03/2013 14:15
Global health partnerships created to encourage funding efficiencies need to be approached with some caution, with claims for innovation and responsiveness to development needs based on untested assumptions around the potential of some partners to ad
26/03/2013 14:15
Global health partnerships created to encourage funding efficiencies need to be approached with some caution, with claims for innovation and responsiveness to development needs based on untested assumptions around the potential of some partners to ad
Turning dread into capital: South Africa¿s AIDS diplomacy
26/03/2013 14:15
Background: In much of the world, President George W. Bush was not admired for his foreign policy and diplomacy. It is therefore ironic that Bush’s single most uncontested foreign policy triumph was an instance of what has now become known as “he
26/03/2013 14:15
Background: In much of the world, President George W. Bush was not admired for his foreign policy and diplomacy. It is therefore ironic that Bush’s single most uncontested foreign policy triumph was an instance of what has now become known as “he
Aid alignment: a longer term lens on trends in development assistance for health in Uganda
26/03/2013 14:15
Background: Over the past decade, development assistance for health (DAH) in Uganda has increased dramatically, surpassing the government’s own expenditures on health. Yet primary health care and other priorities identified in Uganda’s health sec
26/03/2013 14:15
Background: Over the past decade, development assistance for health (DAH) in Uganda has increased dramatically, surpassing the government’s own expenditures on health. Yet primary health care and other priorities identified in Uganda’s health sec
Antiretrovirals for low income countries: an analysis of the commercial viability of a highly competitive market
26/03/2013 14:15
Background: The price of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) in low income countries declined steadily in recent years. This raises concerns about the commercial viability of the market of ARVs in low income countries. Methods: Using 2 costing scenarios, we
26/03/2013 14:15
Background: The price of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) in low income countries declined steadily in recent years. This raises concerns about the commercial viability of the market of ARVs in low income countries. Methods: Using 2 costing scenarios, we
An ethics curriculum for short-term global health trainees
26/03/2013 14:15
Background: Interest in short-term global health training and service programs continues to grow, yet they can be associated with a variety of ethical issues for which trainees or others with limited global health experience may not be prepared to ad
26/03/2013 14:15
Background: Interest in short-term global health training and service programs continues to grow, yet they can be associated with a variety of ethical issues for which trainees or others with limited global health experience may not be prepared to ad
Is the reporting timeliness gap for avian flu and H1N1 outbreaks in global health surveillance systems associated with country transparency?
25/03/2013 16:24
Background: This study aims to evaluate the length of time elapsed between reports of the same incidents related to avian flu and H1N1 outbreaks published by the WHO and ProMED-mail, the two major global health surveillance systems, before and after
25/03/2013 16:24
Background: This study aims to evaluate the length of time elapsed between reports of the same incidents related to avian flu and H1N1 outbreaks published by the WHO and ProMED-mail, the two major global health surveillance systems, before and after
Consuming sex: the association between modern goods, lifestyles and sexual behaviour among youth in Madagascar
19/03/2013 22:57
Background: Ethnographic evidence suggests that transactional sex is sometimes motivated by youth's interest in the consumption of designer goods as much as it is in basic survival. There are very few quantitative studies that examine the association
19/03/2013 22:57
Background: Ethnographic evidence suggests that transactional sex is sometimes motivated by youth's interest in the consumption of designer goods as much as it is in basic survival. There are very few quantitative studies that examine the association