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It’s all too common for health professionals and departments to slip into silo mentalities.
Argentinians will vote in a new president on Oct. 22, 2023. But the front-runner’s plans to slash health funding might find resistance.
Further research is needed in order to quantify the costs of extreme heat so we can reduce its damaging effects now and in the future.
Primary health care systems must become more resilient as the effects of climate change worsen.
The vulnerability of migrants was highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic when restrictions affected people’s ability to travel to access treatment.
COVID-19 and responses to the pandemic have increased our attention on how individuals and systems cope with stress-inducing shocks.
The HealthcareLCA database is an interactive tool for exploring health care’s significant environmental impact. It can inform changes in health policy and practice, and identify areas for research.
Here’s what needs to happen next for our health systems to cope with the latest COVID wave.
Since the war broke out, some healthcare workers have lost their jobs, others have been displaced, wounded, threatened or killed.
To attain a new health order, African governments need to bolster investment in research and development, innovation and manufacturing of health tools.
The challenges presented by the pandemic are an opportunity for African health systems to move beyond their current limitations.
More cases of long COVID can put strain on our health system. So we need to think about where and how we offer care.
Budgets on their own don’t solve structural issues. But they do provide some insight into government plans for addressing its broader developmental priorities.
The Australian government may have announced its net zero plan, but it has yet to factor in the health sector or the health of its people.
Relying on donor funding means that the funder ultimately determines the health priorities. This is one reason why many programmes in Africa focus on a single disease such as HIV.
Most facilities prioritize COVID-19 cases. In addition, curfews are still in effect in Kenya, which affects the working hours of clinics providing hypertension care services.
AI can supplement the efforts of available medical personnel - and help keep them safe.
There are three phases to Australia’s response plan. The ‘Initial Action’ stage, the ‘Targeted Action’ stage, and finally, the ‘Standdown’ stage. Right now, we’re in the first.
The emergency in the DRC shows that despite all these positive changes, the global response to containing Ebola outbreaks is undermined by the lack of health care and public health infrastructure.
Top contributors
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Distinguished Professor, Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Epidemiology, University of Sydney
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Specialist Scientist, Health Systems Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council
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Regional Adviser, Immunisation, WHO Regional Office for Africa, Stellenbosch University
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Fellow, Nigerian Academy of Science
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Emeritus Professor, School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape
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Research Fellow, Stellenbosch University
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Co-Director, Center for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis (CEMA), University of Nairobi. Chancellors Fellow, Institute of Immunonology and Infection Research, University of Edinburgh. Associate Professor, Paul G Allen School for Global Health, Washington State University
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PhD candidate, University of Cambridge
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Associate Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Associate Professor Johns Hopkins University, and Director of the Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Clinical Laboratories, Johns Hopkins University
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Associate Lecturer in Climate Change and Health, The University of Melbourne
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Chief Research Officer, Kenya Medical Research Institute
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Associate Professor of Strategy & IB, University of Bath
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Adjunct professor, La Trobe University
