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Socially Accountable Global Health Education Amidst Political Uncertainty and Reactionary Nationalism: A Value Proposition and Recommendations for Action

2019 Peer Reviewed  CC BY 4.0 Global health (GH) education (GHE) faces an unprecedented threat. A shift in the global political landscape has altered the foundation of globalism

Perceptions of political actors on sex-selective abortion in Northwestern India

far studies have not analyzed the opinion of political actors on SSA. Thus, this study aims to understand perspectives of political actors in Northwestern India on SSA policies. Methods: I conducted ... lengthy unstructured interviews. Political actors were from Northwestern India (Gujarat, Maharashtra, New Delhi, and Rajasthan). Sixteen political actors were recruited - eight were experts on SSA, while

Political accountability and public service provision in Africa: evidence from Ghana

performance indicators in health, education, water, governance, and security services. We combine data from this project and electoral data for each district to investigate the impact of political ... accountabilitydmeasured by the distribution of voter attachment to political partiesdon supply of and demand for basic services. Supply is measured by rural water coverage and a composite score of public services supply

Vygotsky’s “The Psychology of Art”: A foundational and still unexplored text

attention in the study of his legacy. In that book, Vygotsky developed a rich psychology, in dialogue with Philosophy, Sociology and Art. In this paper, some theoretical questions and concepts developed by ... throughout the book shows that philosophy, art, poetry, Sociology and Psychology are interrelated in such a way that they are a living theoretical representation whose epicenter was human motivation and the

Vygotsky’s “The Psychology of Art”: A foundational and still unexplored text

attention in the study of his legacy. In that book, Vygotsky developed a rich psychology, in dialogue with Philosophy, Sociology and Art. In this paper, some theoretical questions and concepts developed by ... throughout the book shows that philosophy, art, poetry, Sociology and Psychology are interrelated in such a way that they are a living theoretical representation whose epicenter was human motivation and the

The political prioritization of preterm birth: a policy analysis using a prioritization framework

to July 2015. Interviews were coded using the Shiffman-Smith framework for political priority to guide analysis. The data from the interviews were triangulated with relevant literature on preterm birth ... , (3) a deficit of leadership at the global political level and in civil society, and (4) the newborn health community’s decision to shift to a broader agenda, focusing on newborn survival more

Political economy of health research for universal health coverage: An outline of a theoretical and methodological agenda

health systems research (HSR), particularly in the service of achieving universal health coverage (UHC) within low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Political economy analysis has been put forward as a ... political economy analysis and the general confusion regarding the term in global health. To clarify future research in this area, I have outlined a novel theoretical and methodological approach to conducting

Generating political priority for urban health and nutrition: Application of a policy framework

Background: Over the past 2 decades there has been much discussion of the challenges posed by rapid urbanization in the developing world, yet the health of the urban poor continues to receive little political ... scholarship concerning how issues come to attract attention, this study examines factors that have shaped political priority for urban health. We draw on the Shiffman and Smith (2007) policy framework, which

Phenomenology and Psychology in Brazil: Historical aspects

The Historiography of Philosophy traditionally indicates that Phenomenology arrived in Brazil in the 1940s, through discussions of Existentialism. However, it was in the field of Psychology that ... in Psychology to pioneers Waclaw Radecki and Nilton Campos. We present the first references in Philosophy through Euryalo Cannabrava and Vicente Ferreira da Silva and also discuss the current scenario

Phenomenological psychology and Buber's philosophy: the encounter at the clinical practice

understanding of himself and the world. Martin Buber's philosophy complements the phenomenological proposal, emphasizing the potentiality of the human relation seen in its concreteness and movement. The concepts

Phenomenological psychology and Buber's philosophy: the encounter at the clinical practice

understanding of himself and the world. Martin Buber's philosophy complements the phenomenological proposal, emphasizing the potentiality of the human relation seen in its concreteness and movement. The concepts

Governance and Health Aid from the Global Fund: Effects Beyond Fighting Disease

with improved control of corruption, government accountability, political freedoms, regulatory quality, and rule of law, though association with effective policy implementation is less clear. We also ... Director of the Global Health Policy and Governance Initiative at Georgetown’s O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law. A political scientist by training, his research and writing focus on the

Health and Illness in Gestalt therapy: philosophical aspects

This paper proposes an analysis of the question of psychopathology and the view of Dialetics in the reflections of Heraclitus of Ephesus and the dialogical philosophy of Martin Buber, as foundations

From essence to Lebenswelt as a method in phenomenological psychopathology

advocates for the ambiguous phenomenological method, inspired by Merleau-Ponty's philosophy of ambiguity, as a means to describe the lived psychopathology as Lebenswelt at the intersection of singular and ... spokesmen for phenomenological thinking in philosophy, the validity of calling for a single phenomenological method of research in psychopathology, without taking into consideration the aspects and subtleties

From essence to Lebenswelt as a method in phenomenological psychopathology

advocates for the ambiguous phenomenological method, inspired by Merleau-Ponty's philosophy of ambiguity, as a means to describe the lived psychopathology as Lebenswelt at the intersection of singular and ... spokesmen for phenomenological thinking in philosophy, the validity of calling for a single phenomenological method of research in psychopathology, without taking into consideration the aspects and subtleties

Poverty Does Make Us Sick

characteristics, healthcare performance indicators, trust in individuals, government, parliament, and political parties, as well as country-level unobserved characteristics. Using an instrumental variable increases ... reasons. First, the collapse of communism led to a political, social, and economic crisis that was more profound and prolonged in the countries of the former Soviet Union than in other countries of the

From SARS to Avian Influenza: The Role of International Factors in China's Approach to Infectious Disease Control

avoid cooperation on health issues for social or political reasons can endanger the global community. ... cooperating with international health actors during the 2013 avian influenza outbreak. M E T H O D S Using international relations theory, I examined whether international political factors had a major

Peace in Guatemala and Immigrant Health in the United States

of 1996 aimed to alleviate the ongoing conflict. Studies of peace agreements more typically evaluate local political outcomes while neglecting global health outcomes.Objective: Our research quantified ... combatants entered into a peace agreement to end violence and alleviate trauma, encourage economic and social development, and discover peaceful pathways to political and social change [29]. The United Nations

Peace in Guatemala and Immigrant Health in the United States

of 1996 aimed to alleviate the ongoing conflict. Studies of peace agreements more typically evaluate local political outcomes while neglecting global health outcomes.Objective: Our research quantified ... combatants entered into a peace agreement to end violence and alleviate trauma, encourage economic and social development, and discover peaceful pathways to political and social change [29]. The United Nations

Working in Venezuela: How the Crisis has Affected the Labor Conditions

Background: Venezuela, the country with the largest oil reserves in the world, is facing the worst economic, social and political crisis in its history; which has notably affected the quality of life ... , without any guarantee of successfully completing the process. The latest currency exchange control was stablished in 2003, when severe political and social conflicts in the country resulted in a nation