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The WPA-Lancet Psychiatry Commission on the Future of Psychiatry
(Elsevier, 2017)
Background. This Commission addresses several priority areas for psychiatry over the next decade, and into the 21st century. These represent challenges and opportunities for the profession to sustain and develop itself to ...
Human papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal cancer: Prioritizing preventive policies in males
(Elsevier, 2017)
The incidence of oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) has increased inthe last two decades in spite of the global reduction in tobaccouse, the primary risk factor for this neoplasm. This fact has beenattributed to OPC’s association ...
To tackle diabetes, science and health systems must take into account social context
(Springer Nature, 2021)
An increasing amount of publications are recognizing that a person’s risk of diabetes and diabetes outcomes are influenced largely by social determinants of health. This renewed understanding of disease should influence ...
The global burden of women's cancers: a grand challenge in global health
(Elsevier, 2016)
Every year, more than 2 million women worldwide are diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer, yet where a woman lives, her socioeconomic status, and agency largely determines whether she will develop one of these cancers ...
Climate and Health in Buenos Aires: A Review on Climate Impact on Human Health Studies Between 1995 and 2015
(Frontiers Media, 2021-02)
In this review, seven pieces of research on climate variability and its impact on human health in Buenos Aires City between 1995 and 2015 were evaluated. The review highlighted continuities and ruptures in the methodology, ...
International experiences with co-production and people centredness offer lessons for covid-19 responses
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2021)
Eva Turk and colleagues believe that there is much to learn from the experiences of low and middle income countries in co-producing knowledge and working with communities to find feasible and acceptable solutions to ...
Point-of-care diagnostic tests for low-resource settings
(Elsevier, 2015)
Point-of-care diagnostic tests (POCTs) can enable health-care workers to provide more rapid and effective care to people in low-resource settings.1 POCTs should ideally meet the WHO's ASSURED criteria2—ie, being affordable, ...
Conceptualising global health: Theoretical issues and their relevance for teaching
(BioMed Central, 2012)
Background: There has long been debate around the definition of the field of education, research and practice known as global health. In this article we step back from attempts at definition and instead ask what current ...
Missed opportunities for health education on Pap smears in Peru
(SAGE Publications, 2011)
Despite cervical cancer being one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths among women in Peru, cervical Pap smear coverage is low. This article uses findings from 185 direct clinician observations in four cities of ...
Monitoring gender equity in health using gender-sensitive indicators: A cross-national study
(Mary Ann Liebert, 2011)
Background: As gender is known to be a major determinant of health, monitoring gender equity in health systems remains a vital public health priority. Focusing on a low-income (Peru), middle-income (Colombia), and high-income ...