{"title":"Epidemic Illusions: On the Coloniality of Global Public Health. Eugene T.Richardson. Cambridge MA: The MIT Press. 2020. Xxv+193pp. Price $25.00 ISBN 9780262045605","authors":"Elias Madzudzo,Gillian Chomutare Madzudzo","doi":"10.1002/wmh3.521","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/wmh3.521","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44943,"journal":{"name":"World Medical & Health Policy","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2022-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138516744","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dynamic governance of the first wave of Covid‐19 in Tunisia: An interoperability analysis","authors":"Khaled Nasri, Houda Boubaker, N. Dhaouadi","doi":"10.1002/wmh3.508","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/wmh3.508","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This study proposes an interoperability index of the measures taken by the Tunisian government during the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic. In the first part, we present the process of decision making as a revised and adjusted process in continuous upgrading, based on the dynamic governance process in times of crisis. In the second part, we estimate an index that records the strictness of government policies in each subperiod and the degree of interoperability between the Tunisian pandemic responses against COVID‐19 using subperiod instantiations. Our empirical findings show that the pandemic management strategy in Tunisia during the first wave was adjusted by incorporating new pandemic policies and changing the stringency levels over time. After estimating the interoperability index, we found that the measures taken early in a subperiod interact directly with the next successive subperiod in the decision process, but they interact indirectly with other successive subperiods.","PeriodicalId":44943,"journal":{"name":"World Medical & Health Policy","volume":"13 5","pages":"366 - 381"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2022-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41298084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Karabo Sitto, E. Lubinga, S. Chiumbu, K. Sobane, Nkosinothando Mpofu
{"title":"Evaluating South African and Namibian governments’ use of digital media during Covid‐19","authors":"Karabo Sitto, E. Lubinga, S. Chiumbu, K. Sobane, Nkosinothando Mpofu","doi":"10.1002/wmh3.507","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/wmh3.507","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Governments during the Covid‐19 pandemic in response to the challenge of reaching as many of their citizens as quickly as possible have relied on the use of digital media communication. Various stakeholders, however, have questioned whether strategic use of digital communication by governments has been effective during the Covid‐19 health crisis. We thematically analyzed a public online bi‐country webinar and conducted a netnographic analysis of South African Health Minister Dr. Zweli Mkhize and Namibian Ministry of Health and Social Services Twitter accounts to evaluate the effectiveness of government digital communication during the Covid‐19 pandemic. Stakeholders and social media analysis highlight that government digital communication has lacked engagement, falling short in assisting citizens to understand the effects of the Covid‐19 pandemic. We highlight the shortcomings of governments simply transmitting information on channels built for dialogue, the digital divide limiting reach, as well as how limited engagement opens up opportunities for misinformation.","PeriodicalId":44943,"journal":{"name":"World Medical & Health Policy","volume":"14 1","pages":"325 - 342"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2022-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43909809","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Interventions for adapting health care providers to new situations in the workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review for developing a policy brief.","authors":"Nasib Babaei, Marziyeh Avazeh, Leila Doshmangir","doi":"10.1002/wmh3.500","DOIUrl":"10.1002/wmh3.500","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The rapid change in the conditions of health care centers following the sudden onset of the COVID-19 pandemic led to work challenges and role changes and the transfer of staff to new and unfamiliar workplaces. This study aimed to develop policy interventions to adapt health care providers to the new situation in the workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic. A systematic literature review was carried out using international databases to identify English-language studies to identify policy interventions. The viewpoints resulting from the observations of the research team and seven health system experts were used to categorize the interventions. Three main policy interventions were identified: creating a flexible and efficient system through modifying personnel roles, adequate training of health care personnel about work conditions when treating COVID-19 patients, and creating a supportive and motivating work environment.</p>","PeriodicalId":44943,"journal":{"name":"World Medical & Health Policy","volume":"14 1","pages":"34-46"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9111208/pdf/WMH3-14-34.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10249943","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Simon F Haeder, Emily Maxfield, Kara Ulmen, Sara Anderson
{"title":"When a school is more than just a school: Improving school-based health in the wake of COVID-19.","authors":"Simon F Haeder, Emily Maxfield, Kara Ulmen, Sara Anderson","doi":"10.1002/wmh3.498","DOIUrl":"10.1002/wmh3.498","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has posed tremendous challenges for economies and individuals around the world. At the same time, it has also laid bare the blatant and growing inequities that many individuals, particularly children, are confronted with on a daily basis. With communities in lockdowns and schools going virtual in many parts of the United States, the important role that schools and school-based services play in the lives of many children have gained new attention. Nonetheless, only 3% of American schools have school-based health centers on campus, and they remain relegated to the fringes of both health care and education. One key limitation has been the lack of appropriately trained health-care professionals. Over the past 2 years, we have interviewed dozens of individuals about their experiences in school-based health centers. Based on this study, we explore what it means for a health-care professional to work in school-based health care and how it differs from more traditional health-care settings. Our analysis particularly focuses on training and education, work environments, and their unique demands that come from being embedded within the educational setting. We conclude by addressing the important role that governmental policies could play in augmenting this crucial workforce.</p>","PeriodicalId":44943,"journal":{"name":"World Medical & Health Policy","volume":"14 1","pages":"150-177"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9111193/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45197381","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
U. Venkatesh, Gandhi P. Aravind, Anbu Ananthan Velmurugan
{"title":"Telemedicine practice guidelines in India: Global implications in the wake of the COVID‐19 pandemic","authors":"U. Venkatesh, Gandhi P. Aravind, Anbu Ananthan Velmurugan","doi":"10.1002/wmh3.497","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/wmh3.497","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Telemedicine is the delivery of healthcare services from a distance, by use of information and communication technology. There have been no statutory regulations or official guidelines in India specific for telemedicine practice and allied matters so far. For the first time, the government of India released telemedicine practice guidelines for Registered Medical Practitioners on March 25, 2020, amid the COVID‐19 outbreak. This review would initiate the discussion on the features of the guidelines, their limitations, and their significance in times of the COVID‐19 pandemic. The guidelines are with a restricted scope for providing medical consultation to patients, excluding other aspects of telemedicine such as research and evaluation and the continuing education of healthcare workers. The guidelines have elaborated on the eligibility for practicing Telemedicine in India, the modes and types of teleconsultations, delved into the doctor‐patient relationship, consent, and management protocols, and touched upon the data security and privacy aspects of Teleconsultation. After releasing the guidelines, the telescreening of the public for COVID‐19 symptoms is being advocated by the government of India. COVID‐19 National Teleconsultation Centre (CoNTeC) has been initiated, which connects the doctors across India to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in real‐time for accessing expert guidance on the treatment of the COVID‐19 patients.","PeriodicalId":44943,"journal":{"name":"World Medical & Health Policy","volume":"14 1","pages":"589 - 599"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2022-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44132266","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Understanding the gap between policy and facts: The Italian experience on federal decoupling in the implementation of breast units","authors":"I. Gabutti, C. Barneschi","doi":"10.1002/wmh3.499","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/wmh3.499","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44943,"journal":{"name":"World Medical & Health Policy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2022-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46399014","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Feeding the hungry: Advocacy and blame in the global fight against hunger Michelle Jurkovich Ithaca; London: Cornell University Press, 2020.","authors":"Andrea Boggio","doi":"10.1002/wmh3.494","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/wmh3.494","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44943,"journal":{"name":"World Medical & Health Policy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2022-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47173253","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alex Olirus Owilli, V. Voller, Wanda Martin, R. Compton, M. Westerhaus
{"title":"Beyond witnesses: Moving health workers towards analysis and action on social determinants of health","authors":"Alex Olirus Owilli, V. Voller, Wanda Martin, R. Compton, M. Westerhaus","doi":"10.1002/wmh3.493","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/wmh3.493","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44943,"journal":{"name":"World Medical & Health Policy","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2022-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"51232738","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. George, H. Utunen, N. Ndiaye, A. Tokar, L. Mattar, Corentin Piroux, G. Gamhewage
{"title":"Ensuring equity in access to online courses: Perspectives from the WHO health emergency learning response","authors":"R. George, H. Utunen, N. Ndiaye, A. Tokar, L. Mattar, Corentin Piroux, G. Gamhewage","doi":"10.1002/wmh3.492","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/wmh3.492","url":null,"abstract":"The World Health Organization's (WHO) open-source learning platform, OpenWHO, allows diverse audiences worldwide to access self-paced, asynchronous online courses based on WHO technical expertise and guidance. In addition, the platform emphasizes equitable access to learning by aiming to remove barriers. All OpenWHO courses are therefore provided free of charge and in low-bandwidth friendly, downloadable, and offline formats. This paper explores differences in access to online learning across learner demographics, namely gender, country income status, and preferred language. The evidence presented is derived from surveys and statistical data extracted from the OpenWHO platform. It advocates for the importance of offering courses in non-time-bound formats that address the relevant diseases, outbreaks, and challenges of affected communities. Doing so is vital to ensure the broadest possible and most equitable access to learning, according to learners' availability and preferred media, languages, and health topics.","PeriodicalId":44943,"journal":{"name":"World Medical & Health Policy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2022-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42443752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}