research in global health

The full spectrum of health research spans five generic areas of activity: measuring the health problem; understanding its cause(s); elaborating solutions; translating the solutions or evidence into policy, practice and products; and evaluating the effectiveness of solutions.

To promote research, teaching, policymaking, and practice in global health, we summarize the main points on the definition of global health from the Editorial Board Meeting of Global Health Research and Policy, convened in July 2019 in Wuhan, China.

Explore open access articles from The Lancet Global Health, including original research, commentary, and correspondence on all aspects of global health.

Global Health Research and Policy is an open access, multidisciplinary journal that publishes topic areas and methods addressing global health questions. These include various aspects of health research, such as health equity, health systems and policy, social determinants of health, disease burden, population health and other urgent and ...

WHO has three key objectives to promote forward-looking and prioritized global health research: Anticipating scientific, technological, and epidemiological shifts.

This exploratory study examined approaches to research in global health and international health reported in scientific peer-reviewed articles published over the course of one year (2017) in two comparable academic journals representing the fields of global health and international health.

On this page, we provide an overview of global health, emphasizing data on health outcomes – such as disease and death – and the effects of healthcare investments. We begin by examining life expectancy, a primary indicator of population health.

As we move into our tenth year of operation, we would like to build on our commitment to making global health research, publishing, and practice a more equitable and effective space. We are therefore effecting a number of initiatives.

In this portal you will find the most up to date global health data, including regional and country data organized separately in the areas of maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health. The data can be visualized on charts and maps which you can download.

Global Health Research should overcome its colonial heritage and build trust on its core values and apply solid analytical transdisciplinary and multifaceted intervention approaches to generate comprehensive insights into health and clinical services.