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Guest Editorial: The World Report on Health Policy and Systems Research

by globalhealth on Jun 8, 2017 in Education, Health Workforce/HRH, Homepage Featured, Homepage recent posts, Irish News and Feeds, News, Policy, Reports & Publications

Professor Ruairí Brugha, Head of the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health Medicine at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and Board member of the IFGH, has written a … Continue reading "Guest Editorial: The World Report on Health Policy and Systems...

Protecting the Environment for Future Generations

by globalhealth on Sep 28, 2015 in Homepage Featured, Homepage recent posts, Key Correspondent Articles, News, Past Events, Policy, Resources

Photo of a man diving into the Ganga river was taken by Sudipto Das, WHO (2007) September 26th is World Environmental Health Day, and this year the theme is protecting … Continue reading "Protecting the Environment for Future...

Resolving the Contradictions of Growth and Capabilities: A rights-based approach to health

by globalhealth on Feb 16, 2015 in Education, Homepage Featured, Homepage recent posts, Irish News and Feeds, Key Correspondent Articles, Key Correspondent News, News, Past Events, Policy, Research, Resources

GLOBAL HEALTH WRITES Citizen Journalist: Bianca van Bavel Applying a human rights approach often calls into question a series of contradictions; particularly when it is introduced by the nation’s President … Continue reading "Resolving the Contradictions of Growth and Capabilities: A rights-based...

IFGH 2012: The Dynamics of Temporary Doctor Migration: The Experience of South African Doctors Working in Ireland

by globalhealth on Jan 31, 2012 in Conference Abstracts

The aim of this study is to explore the different phenomena and circumstances under which temporary and permanent doctor migration to Ireland...

IFGH 2012: Motivating and Retaining Mid-level Cadres in Obstetric Services

by globalhealth on Jan 30, 2012 in Conference Abstracts

The HSSE project aimed to support health system strengthening for equity in Africa by building an evidence base on the role of mid-level providers (MLP) in maternal and neonatal health and promoting greater political leaderships and critical policy action on this issue. One of the key research questions was â€˜What...

IFGH 2012: Health Systems Strengthening for Equity (HSSE)

by globalhealth on Jan 30, 2012 in Conference Abstracts

The Health Systems Strengthening for Equity (HSSE) project sought to assess the alignment between national policy regulation, pre-service training, district level expectations and clinical practice over cadres providing some or all components of EmOC in Malawi and Tanzania....

IFGH 2012: Key Challenges in Ethiopia’s Health Extension Programme: Lessons from the Field

by globalhealth on Jan 30, 2012 in Conference Abstracts, IFGH 2011-2012 Conference and Events

Posted by Irish Forum for Global Health | Conference Abstracts Authors: Boostrom C. Author Affiliations:Centre for Global Health, Trinity College Dublin Option 2– Lessons from the field; project and programme evaluations; and syntheses or analyses Presented as – Oral … Continue reading "IFGH 2012:...

IFGH 2012: Increasing Country & Community Involvement in Global Health Policy Processes? The Case of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

by globalhealth on Jan 29, 2012 in Conference Abstracts

Study to examine how non-governmental and other civil society organisations (CSOs) have engaged in global level policy and decision-making processes that affect country and community responses, including health systems and workforce challenges. As well, to highlight the impact CSOs have had on the Global Fund, and the...