City planning policies to support health and sustainability: an international comparison of policy indicators for 25 cities

M Lowe, D Adlakha, JF Sallis, D Salvo… - The Lancet global …, 2022 - thelancet.com
City planning policies influence urban lifestyles, health, and sustainability. We assessed
policy frameworks for city planning for 25 cities across 19 lower-middle-income countries …

Diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa: from clinical care to health policy

R Atun, JI Davies, EAM Gale… - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Executive summary Rapid demographic, sociocultural, and economic transitions are driving
increases in the risk and prevalence of diabetes and other non-communicable diseases …

Winter is coming: a southern hemisphere perspective of the environmental drivers of SARS-CoV-2 and the potential seasonality of COVID-19

AJ Smit, JM Fitchett, FA Engelbrecht… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
SARS-CoV-2 virus infections in humans were first reported in December 2019, the boreal
winter. The resulting COVID-19 pandemic was declared by the WHO in March 2020. By July …

[HTML][HTML] The plastic health map: A systematic evidence map of human health studies on plastic-associated chemicals

BJ Seewoo, LM Goodes, L Mofflin, YR Mulders… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The global production and use of plastic materials has increased dramatically
since the 1960s and there is increasing evidence of human health impacts related to …

Science, technology and innovation as social goods for development: rethinking research capacity building from sen's capabilities approach

M Mormina - Science and Engineering Ethics, 2019 - Springer
Science and technology are key to economic and social development, yet the capacity for
scientific innovation remains globally unequally distributed. Although a priority for …

A narrative review of health research capacity strengthening in low and middle-income countries: lessons for conflict-affected areas

G Bowsher, A Papamichail, N El Achi, A Ekzayez… - Globalization and …, 2019 - Springer
Conducting health research in conflict-affected areas and other complex environments is
difficult, yet vital. However, the capacity to undertake such research is often limited and with …

Deconstructing the notion of “global health research partnerships” across Northern and African contexts

L Gautier, I Sieleunou, A Kalolo - BMC medical ethics, 2018 - Springer
Background Global health conceives the notion of partnership between North and South as
central to the foundations of this academic field. Indeed, global health aspires to an equal …

[HTML][HTML] Behavior change techniques included in reports of social media interventions for promoting health behaviors in adults: content analysis within a systematic …

R Simeon, O Dewidar, J Trawin, S Duench… - Journal of medical …, 2020 - jmir.org
Background Social media are an increasingly commonly used platform for delivering health
promotion interventions. Although recent research has focused on the effectiveness of social …

[HTML][HTML] Need for more evidence in the prevention and management of perinatal asphyxia and neonatal encephalopathy in low and middle-income countries: A call for …

V Krishnan, V Kumar, GFT Variane, WA Carlo… - Seminars in Fetal and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Although low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) shoulder 90% of the neonatal
encephalopathy (NE) burden, there is very little evidence base for prevention or …

Effects of socioeconomic status in cognition of people with schizophrenia: results from a Latin American collaboration network with 1175 subjects

LS Czepielewski, LM Alliende, CP Castañeda… - Psychological …, 2022 - cambridge.org
BackgroundCognition heavily relies on social determinants and genetic background. Latin
America comprises approximately 8% of the global population and faces unique challenges …