How Should We Respond to Health Sector Emissions That Exacerbate Climate Change and Inequity?
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DOI: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.927
Abstract: A warming climate poses substantial risk to public health and worsens existing health inequity. As a contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, the health sector has obligations and ample opportunities to protect health… read more here.
Keywords: inequity; respond health; health; climate ... See more keywords
How the Health Sector Can Reduce Violence by Treating It as a Contagion.
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DOI: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.1.nlit1-1801
Abstract: Violence is best understood as an epidemic health problem, and it can be effectively prevented and treated using health methods to stop events and outbreaks and to reduce its spread. This health framing is important… read more here.
Keywords: violence; reduce violence; health sector; violence treating ... See more keywords
Sustainability challenges in public health sector procurement: An application of interpretative structural modelling
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DOI: 10.1016/j.seps.2021.101028
Abstract: Abstract Sustainable procurement is an integral part of public sector sustainability, but developing countries are far behind in this area. This study explores the internal and external challenges in Pakistan's public health sector that hamper… read more here.
Keywords: health sector; sector; public health; sustainability ... See more keywords
The Health Sector Response to the 2015 Earthquake in Nepal
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DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2017.112
Abstract: ABSTRACT In April 2015, Nepal experienced an earthquake of a magnitude of 7.6 on the Richter scale that resulted in deaths, morbidities, and infrastructure damage. In the post-earthquake period, 4 different workshops and a national… read more here.
Keywords: sector response; health sector; response; health ... See more keywords
Health Sector Preparedness for Disaster in a Small Island: A Case Study in West Seram District, Maluku Province
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DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x1700187x
Abstract: Thirty-one (21.8%) respondents did not have such goals to improve themselves as health professionals, 86.6% (n = 123) respondents felt it was important to develop one’s professional health career, 77.5% (n = 129) respondents had… read more here.
Keywords: career; health sector; sector preparedness; health ... See more keywords
Challenges in policy reforms for non-communicable diseases: the case of diabetes in Kenya
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DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2019.1611243
Abstract: ABSTRACT Background: The 2011 UN declaration on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) recognized their importance as a global health issue, particularly for low- and middle-income countries. The extent to which these countries address policy implementation gaps in… read more here.
Keywords: communicable diseases; policy; non communicable; declaration ... See more keywords
Effect of Covid-19 on Nigerian Socio-economic Well-being, Health Sector Pandemic Preparedness and the Role of Nigerian Social Workers in the War Against Covid-19
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DOI: 10.1080/19371918.2020.1806168
Abstract: ABSTRACT Covid-19 is a virus that has created tension and devastation around the globe. This study is designed to specifically find out the effect of Covid-19 on the socioeconomic well-being of Nigerians, the health sector… read more here.
Keywords: health sector; social workers; covid; nigerian social ... See more keywords
Covid 19 corruption in the public health sector - Emerging evidence from Bangladesh.
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DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czad036
Abstract: This paper explores the Covid-19-related corruption in Bangladesh. Specifically, we analyse the issue of Covid-19-related corruption in the health sector of Bangladesh. We also explore how denial strategies adapted by government officials have worsened the… read more here.
Keywords: corruption; health; health sector; bangladesh ... See more keywords
Barriers and opportunities to improve the foundations for high-quality healthcare in the Mexican Health System
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DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czy098
Abstract: Abstract This study aimed to describe the foundations for quality of care (QoC) in the Mexican public health sector and identify barriers to quality evaluation and improvement from the perspective of the QoC leaders of… read more here.
Keywords: improvement; quality; health sector; health ... See more keywords
The impact of health sector evolution plan on hospitalization and cesarean section rates in Iran: an interrupted time series analysis
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DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzx169
Abstract: Objective To investigate the effect of the health sector evolution plan (HSEP) on hospitalization and cesarean section (C-section) rates in Kermanshah province in the western region of Iran. Design Interrupted time series analysis. Setting Hospital… read more here.
Keywords: hospitalization; health sector; rate; section ... See more keywords
Bridging worldviews
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DOI: 10.1097/hmr.0000000000000243
Abstract: Background As the pace of health sector transformation accelerates, the importance of leadership continues to grow across all health professions. Advances in a variety of disciplines can inform effective leadership development. However, at present, most… read more here.
Keywords: health; health sector; development; leadership ... See more keywords