Matching the right study design to decision-maker questions: Results from a Delphi study journals.plos.org/globalpubliche…

Researchers assess the #Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health 🇪🇹 initiative to enhance national surgical care, leading to recommendations to ensure quality and sustainability.

Research in PLOS Global Public Health

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Conflicts in Gaza and around the world create a perfect storm for infectious disease outbreaks

via PLOS Global Public Health

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Reimagining Global Health McGill Global Health Programs McGill School of Population and Global Health

May 21-24, 2024

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Today we say a fond farewell to our Editors-in-Chief Gregory S. Barsh and Gregory P. Copenhaver. As we reflect on their leadership, we are profoundly grateful for their role in shaping the journal into the reputable and remarkable platform it is today. plos.io/3J3YrNw

Our paper in PLOS Global Public Health synthesized the literature on the social determinants of health of migrant domestic workers in the Western Pacific. We provide comprehensive look at what’s been done and set a new course for the field. NYU Shanghai #migranthealth

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This study measured the effectiveness of deploying trained & equipped CHWs in reducing COVID-19 infections &deaths by comparing outcomes in two counties in Western Kenya, a setting with limited critical care capacity & limited access vaccines & antivirals. plos.io/4as1Xgj

At PLOS Global Public Health, we are pleased to publish two new Opinion articles on climate crisis & health

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'The climate crisis is a health and well-being crisis' by Vanessa Kerry, MD MSc Seed Global Health & Sadath Sayeed Harvard University

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How and why are individuals vulnerable to selling their kidneys in low- and middle-income countries? A systematic qualitative review delves into the multi-layered issues. #OrganTrafficking #GlobalHealth PLOS Global Public Health
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🚨In our new PLOS Global Public Health Opinion we raise concerns about potential ' #healthwashing ' (i.e., the misuse of health to advance self-interest whilst contributing to poor health outcomes) in the climate change space.🌏

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This year I have the great pleasure of serving as a Program Chair for APHA's International Health Section. The deadline to submit an abstract is TOMORROW, so don't wait! Submit your abstract now!

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Excited to host Ṣẹ̀yẹ Abímbọ́lá for the first time McGill University McGill School of Population and Global Health McGill Global Health Programs!

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Talk: Unfair knowledge practices in global health

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I'm proud of this new blog series from PLOS Mental Health. Sharing stories is powerful and this series provides the freedom for those with lived experience who wish to contribute to the conversation whilst remaining anonymous

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The aim of this study is to evaluate whether vaping increases the risk for initiation and progression of periodontal disease; and to appraise the clinical changes seen in patients using e-cigarettes. plos.io/3vcWXgJ

This study evaluated the effectiveness of the Microclinic Program (MCP) via a 6-month community randomized trial in Jordan, with follow-up at 2 years. The MCP leverages existing social relationships to propagate positive health behaviors and information. plos.io/3x2kBwJ

Thank you Ṣẹ̀yẹ Abímbọ́lá for everything you've done to upend and reshape global health - you have served as a guiding light and a moral compass to so many of us. Global health publishing is a much better place for all of your work; may we continue to challenge and be challenged.

'We must close the diagnostic gaps that leave too many women and girls suffering from conditions that remain undiagnosed and untreated'

Soumya Swaminathan (Board member of FIND & Chair MSSRF) on PLOS Global Public Health blog

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This study aimed to validate the Emergency Department-Paediatric Early Warning Score (ED-PEWS) for use in acute care settings in LMICs. plos.io/3IPvSU2