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Swahili translation and validation of the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS) in adolescents and adults taking part in the girls’ education challenge fund project in Tanzania
BackgroundThe Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS) is validated for measuring mental wellbeing in populations aged 11 + and has been...
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Social protection and the International Monetary Fund: promise versus performance
BackgroundCountries in the Global South are currently facing momentous economic and social challenges, including major debt service problems. As in...
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Well-being Effects of a Subsidy Retention Fund for Renovation of Dwellings of Locked-in Owners in Ghent
With its subsidy retention fund, the city of Ghent targets homeowners, who live in a dwelling of bad quality and do not have the resources to...
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Examining inequalities in spatial access to national health insurance fund contracted facilities in Kenya
BackgroundKenya aims to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) by 2030 and has selected the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) as the ‘vehicle’...
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Influence of Basic Health Care Provision Fund in improving primary Health Care in Kano state, a descriptive cross-sectional study
BackgroundThe Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) is a direct financial investment that funds Primary Healthcare (PHC) to improve the quality of...
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The Global Fund: why anti-corruption, transparency and accountability matter
BackgroundThe creation of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, also known as the Global Fund, was prompted by the lack of a...
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Adherence to the World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research recommendations for cancer prevention in adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors: results from the SURVAYA study
PurposeFor adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors with a good prognosis, having a healthy lifestyle prevents morbidity and mortality after...
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Burden of disease among patients with prevalent Crohn’s disease: results from a large German sickness fund
PurposeThe aim of this study was to investigate the burden of disease among a real-world cohort of patients with prevalent Crohn’s disease (CD) in...
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An audit of the carbon footprint of travel for the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society International Education Foundation partnerships
PurposeInternational partnerships have an important role in capacity building in global health, but frequently involve travel and its associated...
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Multilevel analysis of women’s education in Ethiopia
BackgroundWomen’s education is the base for faster economic growth, longer life expectancy, lower population growth, improved quality of life, and a...
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The Health Impact Fund: making the case for engagement with pharmaceutical laboratories in Brazil, Russia, India, and China
Despite progress in global health, the general disease burden still disproportionately falls on low- and middle-income countries. The health needs of...
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Establishing the Japanese Association for Surgical Education: our experience of promoting systematic surgical education in Japan
PurposeThis paper outlines the process of establishing the Japanese Association for Surgical Education (JASE). Our activities in promoting surgical...
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Role of the Global Fund in national HIV/AIDS response in Myanmar: a qualitative study
BackgroundThe Global Fund has been a major funding source for HIV/AIDS programs in Myanmar. In this qualitative study, we aim to understand the...
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The 2018 World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF)/American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) score and diabetes risk in the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study (DPPOS)
BackgroundThe 2018 World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research (WCRF/AICR) 3rd expert report highlights up-to-date Cancer...
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Plasma metabolite profiles associated with the World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research lifestyle score and future risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes
BackgroundA healthy lifestyle (HL) has been inversely related to type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, few studies have...
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Using interprofessional education to build dynamic teams to help drive collaborative, coordinated and effective newborn care
BackgroundAs countries strive to achieve sustainable development goal 3.2, high-quality medical education is crucial for high-quality neonatal care....
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Building Climate Change into Medical Education: A Society of General Internal Medicine Position Statement
Building expertise in climate and planetary health among healthcare professionals cannot come with greater urgency as the threats from climate change...
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Analyzing the impact of an MDG-Fund program on childhood malnutrition in Timor-Leste
BackgroundTimor-Leste’s food insecurity, propelled by political conflicts, a fragile economy and biophysical limitations that characterize...
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A multiplicative effect of Education and Wealth associated with HIV-related knowledge and attitudes among Ghanaian women
BackgroundKnowledge and attitudes regarding HIV play a crucial role in prevention and control efforts. Understanding the factors influencing...
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Adherence to the 2018 World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF)/American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) Cancer Prevention Recommendations and risk of 14 lifestyle-related cancers in the UK Biobank prospective cohort study
BackgroundThe World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF)/American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) Cancer Prevention Recommendations are lifestyle-based...
