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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

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

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

Mutilation and the Law in Early Medieval Europe and India: A Comparative Study -- OPEN ACCESS

Susan Reynolds’s call for such comparisons, it begins by outlining the challenges in doing so. Primarily, the fragmented political landscape of both regions, where multiple rulers and spheres of authority ... ScholarWorks at WMU. It has been accepted for Part of the Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Art and Architecture Commons, Comparative Methodologies and The ories Commons, Comparative Philosophy Commons

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

Japan on the Medieval Globe: The Wakan rōeishū and Imagined Landscapes in Early Medieval Texts

focuses on how Chinese poems from the collection become the means for describing Japanese spaces and their links to power, in the context of a changing political landscape. ... of the Ancient , Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Art and Architecture Commons 2 Comparative Methodologies and Theories Commons , Comparative Philosophy Commons 3 Classics Commons, Comparative and

The Geographic and Social Mobility of Slaves: The Rise of Shajar al’Durr, A Slave-Concubine in Thirteenth-Century Egypt

powerful political figures; in Egypt, after the death of Ayyubid sultan al-Salih (r. 1240–49), they formed a dynasty known as the Mamluks. For slave concubines, the route to power was different: Shajar al ... , Comparative Philosophy Commons, inclusion in The M edieval Globe by an authorized editor of ScholarWorks - eog Rise Thir of Shajar al’D urr, teenth-Centur y Eg y pt obility of Slaves: The A Slave-C

Scientific, Political Debate Continues on Methods for Estimating Fallout Exposure

Journal of the National Cancer Institute Scientific, Political Debate Continues on NEWS Methods for Estimating Fallout Exposure In 1990, decades after dozens of nuclear blasts from weapons ... muddier. ?Fallout doesn?t have geographic boundaries,? said Preston. ?The original act was based upon the information available at the time and some political decisions.? Hatch spearheaded the act and had

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

Co-development, co-production and co-dissemination of scientific research: a case study to demonstrate mutual benefits.

reference of the research programme for both local and global benefits– engagement from all levels and sectors– gain political endorsement in country – establish partnerships and formalize with MOUs and grant ... that conducting research using a transdisciplinary philosophy amplifies benefits of research [25]. The process and activities of the case study were not perfect or novel, instead they have been presented

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

Duvalier Regime in Haiti and Immigrant Health in the United States

Background: Haitians immigrate to the United States for many reasons, including the opportunity to escape political violence. The extant literature on Haitian immigrant health focuses on post ... on the basis of their country of birth, Haitian immigrants have similar outcomes as refugees in the United States because they come from an environment of insecurity, political violence, and poverty

Duvalier Regime in Haiti and Immigrant Health in the United States

Background: Haitians immigrate to the United States for many reasons, including the opportunity to escape political violence. The extant literature on Haitian immigrant health focuses on post ... on the basis of their country of birth, Haitian immigrants have similar outcomes as refugees in the United States because they come from an environment of insecurity, political violence, and poverty