Report
Most of the millions of cataract cases worldwide can be cured by quick, inexpensive procedures. But a shortage of trained surgeons remains a challenge. The HelpMeSee approach, a high-volume training and development system, could help close this gap.
Journal Article
Declines in self-reported sleep quotas with globalizing lifestyle changes have focused attention on their possible role in rising global health problems such as obesity or depression.
Journal Article
Policies to increase preventive testing in developing countries should include subsidies towards treatment costs.
Journal Article
Unemployed HIV+ clients in sub-Saharan Africa being treated with ART were more likely to become employed, compared with those not under treatment. Having a higher income was associated with being male and having some secondary education.
Journal Article
The globalization of trade and travel has led to the globalization of communicable diseases and, in turn, increased need for globalization of solutions to fight them.
Journal Article
HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) helps alleviate the food insecurity of adults with HIV; in turn, reducing food insecurity may improve ART outcomes.
Journal Article
This paper evaluates whether health plans in Germany's Social Health Insurance select on an easily observable predictor of risk: geography.
Journal Article
The field of personalised or stratified medicine is evolving alongside the formation of a plethora of public-private partnerships.
Journal Article
Men who have sex with men (MSM) may account for most new HIV infections in Lebanon, yet little is known about the factors that influence sexual risk behavior and HIV testing in this population.
Journal Article
Leadership is widely regarded as central to effective health-care systems, and resources are increasingly devoted to the cultivation of strong health-care leadership.
Journal Article
National and transnational health care systems are rapidly evolving with current processes of globalisation.
Journal Article
The shorter the IPI following a miscarriage, the more likely the subsequent pregnancy is to result in a live birth.
Report
Planning for, assessing, and enhancing the effectiveness of missions to build health capacity in partner nations -- how U.S. military forces can assist in this important effort.
Journal Article
The complex relationship between globalization and health calls for research from many disciplinary and methodological perspectives.
Commentary
Mentorship at various levels could help overcome barriers to joining the access loop of international health research publishing, while also fostering greater communication and stimulating innovative, collaborative international research, writes Janice S. Pedersen.
Journal Article
Funding for research on mental disorders accounts for low proportions of research budgets compared with funding levels for research on other major health problems, whereas the expected return on investment is potentially high.
Journal Article
This study suggests four timely US actions to address today's competing realities of globalization and economic austerity: raise awareness among clinicians and local health departments; capture and share exemplary disaster management practices across countries; ensure that US global health investments are effective, efficient, and sustainable; and think globally while acting locally to enhance US health security.
Report
Outlines a roadmap toward a comprehensive monitoring system that national and regional decisionmakers can use to track progress toward World Health Organization goals to reduce the global burden of noncommunicable diseases.
Project
The performance of health systems is a key determinant of the inclusiveness of economic growth. With Kenya and Tanzania as case studies, RAND Europe is exploring whether potential synergies between industrial development and health systems can contribute to faster and more inclusive growth.
Journal Article
This paper focuses on the Wellcome Trust's African Institutions initiative, an example of the networked research capacity-building initiatives emerging in response to the need for research capacity growth.
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