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A call from 40 public health scientists for an end to the continuing humanitarian and environmental catastrophe in Gaza

An under-recognised aspect of the current humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza is the impact of the war on the environment and the associated risks for human health. This commentary contextualises these impacts ag...

Leslie London, Andrew Watterson, Donna Mergler, Maria Albin… in Environmental Health (2024)

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Correction: The role of alcohol use in pesticide suicide and self-harm: a sco** review

Lisa Schölin, K. S. Kylie Lee, Leslie London… in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemio… (2024)

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The role of alcohol use in pesticide suicide and self-harm: a sco** review

Suicide and self-harm by pesticide self-poisoning is common in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Alcohol is an important risk factor for self-harm; however, little is known about its role in pesticide ...

Lisa Schölin, K. S. Kylie Lee, Leslie London… in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemio… (2024)

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A call to advance and translate research into policy on governance, ethics, and conflicts of interest in public health: the GECI-PH network

Efforts to adopt public health policies that would limit the consumption of unhealthy commodities, such as tobacco, alcohol and ultra-processed food products, are often undermined by private sector actors whos...

Rima Nakkash, Melissa Mialon, Jihad Makhoul, Monika Arora… in Globalization and Health (2021)

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Attitudes and practices of public health academics towards research funding from for-profit organizations: cross-sectional survey

The growing trend of for-profit organization (FPO)-funded university research is concerning because resultant potential conflicts of interest might lead to biases in methods, results, and interpretation. For p...

Rima Nakkash, Ahmed Ali, Hala Alaouie… in International Journal of Public Health (2020)

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Acute pesticide poisoning amongst adolescent girls and women in northern Tanzania

Acute pesticide poisoning (APP) is reported to affect community health worldwide but its burden in Tanzania is unknown particularly in women. This study examines APP involving adult females and adolescent girl...

Elikana Lekei, Aiwerasia V. Ngowi, Jones Kapeleka, Leslie London in BMC Public Health (2020)

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Access to Effective Diagnosis and Treatment for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Deepening the Human Rights-Based Approach

The lack of access to effective diagnosis and treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) remains a persistent ethical, human rights and public health challenge globally. In addressing this challenge, ar...

Remmy Shawa, Fons Coomans, Helen Cox… in Ethics and Drug Resistance: Collective Res… (2020)

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Equity in household spending on alcoholic beverages in South Africa: assessing changes between 1995 and 2011

Globally, alcohol consumption accounts for a substantial burden of disease, which translates into high social and economic costs. To address this burden, several policies (e.g. age and trading hour restriction...

Mayara Fontes Marx, Leslie London… in International Journal for Equity in Health (2019)

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The health impacts of extractive industry transnational corporations: a study of Rio Tinto in Australia and Southern Africa

Operations of transnational corporations (TNCs) affect population health through production methods, sha** social determinants of health, or by influencing regulation of their activities. Research on communi...

Julia Anaf, Frances Baum, Matt Fisher, Leslie London in Globalization and Health (2019)

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Occupational health: a world of false promises

The response of the World Health Organization (WHO) to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa in 2015 demonstrated that the global health system is unprepared to address what should be its primary mission, control ...

Joseph LaDou, Leslie London, Andrew Watterson in Environmental Health (2018)

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Missing knowledge of gendered power relations among non-governmental organisations doing right to health work: a case study from South Africa

Despite 20 years of democracy, South Africa still suffers from profound health inequalities. Gender roles and norms are associated with individuals’ vulnerability that lead to ill-health. For instance, gender ...

Mayara Fontes Marx, Leslie London, Alex Müller in BMC International Health and Human Rights (2018)

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A descriptive study of treatment provision for problem alcohol drinking in adult males in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa

Poor, Black African males are underrepresented as patients in facilities that treat problem drinking in Cape Town, South Africa. Reasons for this remain unclear, but factors such as the kinds of treatment prov...

Amina Saban, Neo Morojele, Leslie London in BMC Health Services Research (2017)

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Undereporting of acute pesticide poisoning in Tanzania: modelling results from two cross-sectional studies

Acute pesticide poisoning (APP) is known to cause serious injuries to end users globally but the magnitude of this problem in Tanzania is not well known. This study aimed to determine the extent and pattern of...

Elikana E. Lekei, Aiwerasia V. Ngowi, Leslie London in Environmental Health (2016)

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Schools of public health in low and middle-income countries: an imperative investment for improving the health of populations?

Public health has multicultural origins. By the close of the nineteenth century, Schools of Public Health (SPHs) began to emerge in western countries in response to major contemporary public health challenges....

Fauziah Rabbani, Leah Shipton, Franklin White, Iman Nuwayhid… in BMC Public Health (2016)

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Assessing the health impact of transnational corporations: its importance and a framework

The adverse health and equity impacts of transnational corporations’ (TNCs) practices have become central public health concerns as TNCs increasingly dominate global trade and investment and shape national eco...

Frances E. Baum, David M. Sanders, Matt Fisher, Julia Anaf… in Globalization and Health (2016)

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Psychosocial factors associated with early initiation and frequency of antenatal care (ANC) visits in a rural and urban setting in South Africa: a cross-sectional survey

Late booking and infrequent antenatal care (ANC) are common but avoidable patient-related risk factors for maternal deaths in South Africa. The aim of the study was to examine the association of psychosocial f...

Lorrein Shamiso Muhwava, Neo Morojele, Leslie London in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2016)

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Results of a cluster randomised controlled trial to reduce risky use of alcohol, alcohol-related HIV risks and improve help-seeking behaviour among safety and security employees in the Western Cape, South Africa

To test the effectiveness of a programme aimed at reducing the risky use of alcohol and alcohol-related HIV risk and increase help-seeking behaviour among a sample of municipal employees in the Western Cape Pr...

Nadine Harker Burnhams, Leslie London… in Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and… (2015)

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Pesticide retailers’ knowledge and handling practices in selected towns of Tanzania

Approximately 300 pesticide retailers are currently registered in Tanzania. Inadequate knowledge and unsafe handling practices among retailers may contribute to human pesticide exposure and environmental conta...

Elikana E Lekei, Aiwerasia V Ngowi, Leslie London in Environmental Health (2014)

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Ethics in occupational health: deliberations of an international workgroup addressing challenges in an African context

International codes of ethics play an important role in guiding professional practice in develo** countries. In the occupational health setting, codes developed by international agencies have substantial imp...

Leslie London, Godfrey Tangwa, Reginald Matchaba-Hove… in BMC Medical Ethics (2014)