A5072025129- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Global Health and Surgery
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Health and Conflict Studies
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Global Security and Public Health
- Biosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Global Health Care Issues
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Immune Cell Function and Interaction
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
- IoT and Edge/Fog Computing
- Economic Sanctions and International Relations
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Aerospace and Aviation Technology
- Employment and Welfare Studies
McGill University
2020-2025
McGill University Health Centre
2023
University of Moratuwa
2023
Duke Institute for Health Innovation
2019-2022
Duke University
2019-2022
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
2016
Johns Hopkins University
2016
Bloomberg (United States)
2016
Abstract Information sharing is a critical element of an effective response to infectious disease outbreaks. The international system coordination established through the World Health Organization via International Regulations largely relies on governments communicate timely and accurate information about health risk during outbreak. This supports WHO’s decision making process for declaring public emergency concern. It also aides WHO work with coordinate efforts contain cross-border Given...
There is a growing and overdue recognition in recent years of visa passport inequities as significant barrier to global health education, practice, participation.These largely impact low-and middle-income country (LMIC) citizens, refugees, asylum seekers, highlighted by us, other affected individuals, advocates for systemic change [1][2][3].Examples illustrate range challenges including structurally discriminatory border control policies high income countries (HICs), poor administrative due...
Ghana's shift from low-income to middle-income status will make it ineligible receive concessional aid in the future. While transition may be a reflection of positive changes country, such as economic development or health progress, loss support donor agencies could have negative impacts on system performance and population health. We aimed identify key challenges opportunities that Ghana face dealing with transition, specifically point view country-level stakeholders.
Studies examining profit suggest that former tobacco farmers do as well or better than current farmers. Research has yet to examine the relationship among and farmers, poverty, receipt of government social assistance. This type research is critical understanding direct indirect subsidization growing. study analyzed farmers' poverty levels assistance programs.
Many donors are reconsidering their approach to providing health aid countries that viewed as becoming increasingly capable of self-financing own development. To better understand this phenomenon, we analyzed the transition approaches adopted by six key global donors, three multilateral and bilateral, who provided nearly 75% all disbursed official development assistance for in 2016. We conducted a desk-based review triangulated our findings with semi-structured informant interviews.We found:...
HIV disproportionately affects young Thai men who have sex with (YMSM). Recent studies report a high incidence and prevalence of among YMSM. The national guidelines recommended pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) since 2014 for key populations; free PrEP has been piloted 2019. Smartphone-based mobile health (mHealth) interventions provide an optimal platform innovative adherence
Background: To estimate how much additional funding is needed for poverty-related and neglected disease (PRND) product development to target new resources effectively, policymakers need updated information on the pipeline estimated costs fill gaps. Methods: We previously conducted a review identify candidates 35 diseases as of August 31, 2017 ("2017 pipeline"). used Portfolio-to-Impact (P2I) tool move these through pipeline, likely launches, develop "missing products." repeated this...
In the wake of killing George Floyd on May 25, 2020, there was a strong call to action, first in North America and then globally, tackle racism promote racial justice [1].Many universities created "equity, diversity, inclusion, anti-racism (EDI-AR)" task forces other mechanisms with goals transforming institutions entrenched histories colonialism white supremacy.Concurrently, decolonizing global health movements have been gaining momentum asking all stakeholders including academic institutes...
Abstract According to the World Health Organization (WHO), tobacco use causes over 8 million deaths annually including 1.3 due second-hand exposure. Furthermore, data from Tobacco Atlas show that industry continues target new markets in WHO African region, one of two regions where absolute numbers smokers continue increase. Understanding context contributes policy formulation and implementation ensuring relevance a country’s political economy. Focusing on this scoping review (i) maps extent...
<ns4:p><ns4:bold>Background:</ns4:bold> The Portfolio-To-Impact (P2I) P2I model is a recently developed product portfolio tool that enables users to estimate the funding needs move of candidate health products, such as vaccines and drugs, along development path from late stage preclinical phase III clinical trials, well potential launches over time. In this study we describe use for analysing vaccine European Vaccine Initiative (EVI). This includes candidates various diseases poverty...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> HIV disproportionately affects young Thai men who have sex with (YMSM). Recent studies report a high incidence and prevalence of among YMSM. The national guidelines recommended pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) since 2014 for key populations; free PrEP has been piloted 2019. Smartphone-based mobile health (mHealth) interventions provide an optimal platform innovative adherence </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> This study aims to adapt the P3 (Prepared, Protected,...