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Globalization and the health of Canadians: ‘Having a job is the most important thing’
Globalization and Health - Tập 11 - Trang 1-16 - 2015
Globalization describes processes of greater integration of the world economy
through increased flows of goods, services, capital and people. Globalization
has undergone significant transformation since the 1970s, entrenching neoliberal
economics as the dominant model of global market integration. Although this
transformation has generated some health gains, since the 1990s it has also
increased h...
Climate change and health – what’s the problem?
Globalization and Health - Tập 9 - Trang 1-5 - 2013
The scientific consensus is that global warming is occurring and is largely the
result of greenhouse gas emissions from human activity. This paper examines the
health implications of global warming, the current socio-political attitudes
towards action on climate change and highlight the health co-benefits of
reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, policy development for climate
change and ...
International medical electives during and after the COVID-19 pandemic - current state and future scenarios: a narrative review
Globalization and Health - Tập 18 - Trang 1-9 - 2022
International medical electives are an important and popular component of the
academic curriculum in many medical schools and universities worldwide. The
purpose of abroad electives is to provide medical students with an opportunity
to gain a better understanding of education and healthcare in an international
context. The COVID-19 pandemic, however, has substantially changed the
international ele...
“The architecture of the state was transformed in favour of the interests of companies”: corporate political activity of the food industry in Colombia
Globalization and Health - Tập 16 - Trang 1-16 - 2020
In Colombia, public health policies to improve food environments, including
front-of-pack nutrition labelling and marketing restrictions for unhealthy
products, are currently under development. Opposition to these policies by the
food industry is currently delaying and weakening these efforts. This opposition
is commonly known as ‘corporate political activity’ (CPA) and includes
instrumental (acti...
International norms and the politics of sexuality education in Nigeria
Globalization and Health - Tập 14 - Trang 1-13 - 2018
Proponents have promoted sexuality education as a means of empowering
adolescents, yet it has been thwarted in many low and middle-income countries.
Nigeria represents an exception. Despite social opposition, the government in
1999 unexpectedly approved sexuality education policy. Since then,
implementation has advanced, although efficacy has differed across states. We
draw on theory concerning in...
Understanding Ebola: the 2014 epidemic
Globalization and Health - Tập 12 Số 1 - Trang 1-7 - 2016
Near the end of 2013, an outbreak of Zaire ebolavirus (EBOV) began in Guinea,
subsequently spreading to neighboring Liberia and Sierra Leone. As this epidemic
grew, important public health questions emerged about how and why this outbreak
was so different from previous episodes. This review provides a synthetic
synopsis of the 2014–15 outbreak, with the aim of understanding its
unprecedented sprea...
Impact of mining projects on water and sanitation infrastructures and associated child health outcomes: a multi-country analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) in sub-Saharan Africa
Globalization and Health - Tập 17 - Trang 1-16 - 2021
Access to improved water and sanitation infrastructures are key determinants of
health. The sub-Saharan African region in particular is lagging behind the
ambitious goal of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to ensure
universal access to improved and reliable water and sanitation for all
(Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6). Large mining projects can promote
economic growth and hence in...
Women and working in healthcare during the Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil: bullying of colleagues
Globalization and Health - Tập 19 - Trang 1-14 - 2023
Based on a feminist approach, we analyzed the experiences of workplace bullying
suffered by women front-line healthcare professionals dealing with the Covid-19
pandemic. We start from studies that show that women make up 70% of the global
health workforce, 85% in the area of nursing, and 90% in the case of social care
workers. An unequivocal need thus exists to address gender issues regarding the
...
Conflict and COVID-19 in Yemen: beyond the humanitarian crisis
Globalization and Health - Tập 17 - Trang 1-3 - 2021
Yemen has been left in shambles and almost destroyed by its devastating civil
war, and is now having to deal with the spread of coronavirus. The Yemeni people
have been left to fend for themselves and faced many problems such as hunger,
the ongoing war, infections, diseases and lack of equipment even before the
COVID-19 pandemic. All together it is a humanitarian crisis. Only around 50% of
the hos...
Which roads lead to access? A global landscape of six COVID-19 vaccine innovation models
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Abstract Background Unequal and inequitable access to Covid-19 vaccines in low-
and middle-income countries (L&MICs) was a major political, ethical and public
health failure in the pandemic. However, vaccine developers’ practices were not
monolithic, but rather, took diverse approaches to supplying different
countries, with important implications for global access. Results Using data on
R&D invest...
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