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Int J Health Policy Manag
November 2024
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
In their scoping review Bennett et al. present a summary framework for public health surveillance of unhealthy commodity industries (UCI) that impact human health, which is important in view of the rising burden of non-communicable diseases, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The authors focus on the tobacco, alcohol and food and beverage industry and discuss who should 'own' the process; where in the public sector administration the responsibility should lie; and how and which practices or organizations to monitor.
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December 2024
School of Health Administration, Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Glenn and colleagues carefully conducted a realist review of initiatives introduced in high-income countries intended to improve financial well-being (FWB) or reduce financial strain (FS) during the early days of the pandemic. They found that these initiatives were underpinned by either neoliberal or social equity ideologies, within which, social location acted on different groups. In this commentary, we suggest caution in applying labels such as neoliberalism and social equity when lumping social welfare policies; labour policies; housing and financial services policies; and service provision for health, seniors, childcare, and education across welfare state regimes.
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December 2024
Center for Evidence-based Diplomacy, Global Health Research and Innovations Canada Inc. (GHRIC), Toronto, ON, Canada.
Borges and colleagues' article entitled "More Pain, More Gain! The Delivery of COVID-19 Vaccines and the Pharmaceutical Industry's Role in Widening the Access Gap," analyzes the role of pharmaceutical companies in providing equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines. They concluded that with the failure of COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access (COVAX), the health gaps have widened due to the profit-driven pharmaceutical sector. In this commentary, we highlight the role of COVAX and its attempt to bridge some access gaps since its inception and the need for reforms in policy-making and global health governance.
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December 2024
Department of Public Health and Management, Mohammed VI International School of Public Health, Mohammed VI University of Sciences and Health, Casablanca, Morocco.
Employee-driven innovation (EDI) is still under-researched in health policy and system research, particularly in lowand middle-income countries. EDI is recognized as a lever to improve the commitment of health workers, promote quality of care, and contribute to creating value and transforming healthcare practices, services, structures, and processes. The mechanisms underlying the emergence of EDI processes and outcomes include core capabilities to cope with complexity, building spaces for learning, fostering sense-making and sense-giving, and collective problem-solving.
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February 2025
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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