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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jennifer J. Hemingway-Foday, Boubacar Ibrahima Diallo, Salomon Compaore, Souleymane Bah, Sakoba Keita, Ibrahima Telly Diallo, Lise D. Martel, Claire J. Standley, Mariama B. Bah, Marlyatou Bah, Djiguiba Camara, Almamy K. Kaba, Lamine Keita, Moussa Kone, Eileen Reynolds, Ousmane Souare, Kristen B. Stolka, Samuel Tchwenko, Abdoulaye Wone, Mary Claire Worrell, Pia D. M. MacDonald
Summary: The Ebola outbreak in Guinea from 2014 to 2016 exposed weaknesses in the disease surveillance system, leading to delayed detection and underreporting. In response, the Guinean Ministry of Health prioritized surveillance strengthening and received support from the US CDC and its partners.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Cindy Carlson, Tim Shorten, Asma Khalid, Matthew Cooper, Ruth Sherratt, Giovanna Voltolina
Summary: The UK government has invested in health security capacity development through various projects and agencies, with strong evidence that Public Health England's global health project is aligning its work with partners' needs. However, there is room for improvement in strengthening strategic collaboration with other relevant international organizations and UK government projects in countries.
GLOBALIZATION AND HEALTH
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Herbert Bakiika, Ekwaro A. Obuku, Justine Bukirwa, Lydia Nakiire, Aruho Robert, Maureen Nabatanzi, Mwebe Robert, Mwanja Moses, Martha Isabella Achan, John Baptist Kibanga, Aisha Nakanwagi, Issa Makumbi, Immaculate Nabukenya, Mohammed Lamorde
Summary: This study assessed the contribution of the One Health approach to strengthening health security in Uganda. The study found that there were some issues in terms of funding and implementation, but the One Health approach has played a positive role in strengthening health security in Uganda.
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International Relations
Fawzia Gibson-Fall
Summary: The article discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on national military engagements in health-related activities and identifies three emerging trends. These trends are influenced by specific military political legacies and national public health approaches, pointing towards future trajectories for the co-constitution of global and local civil-military engagements.
REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Victoria Seffren, Sara Lowther, Marta Guerra, Michael H. Kinzer, Reina Turcios-Ruiz, Alden Henderson, Sean Shadomy, Henry C. Baggett, Julie R. Harris, Eni Njoh, Stephanie J. Salyer
Summary: FETPs provide valuable training opportunities for animal health sector professionals, strengthening the epidemiology capacity within the ministries retaining them. However, current training programs may need to include animal-specific curricula to fulfill job functions.
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Political Science
Wendy Hunter, Diego Vega
Summary: This article analyzes the relationship between populists and the military, specifically focusing on the resurgence of the Brazilian military under President Bolsonaro. Despite initially supporting Bolsonaro, the military has begun to have reservations due to his decreasing popularity and potential threats to their professional integrity, raising concerns about their future role in the Bolsonaro administration. The substantial expansion of the military in government positions under Bolsonaro also raises concerns about increased military autonomy in future administrations, which could pose a challenge to popular sovereignty in Brazil.
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International Relations
Ulrich Petersohn, Vanessa Gottwick, Charlotte Penel, Leila Kellgren-Parker
Summary: This article introduces the Commercial Military Actor Database (CMAD), which provides research support for civil wars and commercial military actors. The CMAD covers all civil wars from 1980 to 2016 across all regions except Europe, and includes corporate market segment and mercenary outfits. By disaggregating market exchanges, the CMAD allows users to examine trends and analyze the impact of corporate and mercenary actors on conflicts.
JOURNAL OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION
(2022)
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Political Science
Alberto Bueno, Rafael Martinez
Summary: This article responds to the analysis of the Spanish Emergency Military Unit, emphasizing the need for a more critical understanding of its development. It highlights the pitfalls of its deployment, potential worsening of civil-military relations, organizational inefficiencies, and the illusion of image improvement conditioned by political cleavages.
ARMED FORCES & SOCIETY
(2023)
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Area Studies
Elisheva Rosman, Eran Zaidise, Jonathan Stanleigh
Summary: This article examines the ways in which conflict affects soldiers' perception of care in the civilian medical system in Israel. It concludes that satisfaction with care is influenced by both the evaluation method and the nature of the conflict.
Editorial Material
Health Care Sciences & Services
Michel D. Landry, Clarissa Giebel, Tillie L. Cryer
Summary: Despite the rapid global development, fragile and conflict-affected countries are experiencing slower progress and facing challenges in achieving Sustainable Development Goals. Developing health systems is crucial in fulfilling SDGs.
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
(2021)
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Area Studies
Alexei Anisin, Pelin Ayan Musil
Summary: Turkey has experienced various social movements and protests, and it is unclear if the Turkish Armed Forces have ever defected in favor of civilian mobilization during periods of political instability. Through analysis of cases, three instances of defection during mass mobilization and three instances during coup attempts were found, illustrating the highly dynamic nature of defection in the Turkish context.
MEDITERRANEAN POLITICS
(2023)
Editorial Material
Political Science
Fabiana da Cunha Saddi, Stephen Peckham, Gerald Bloom, Nick Turnbull, Vera Schattan Coelho, Jean-Louis Denis
Summary: The policy capacity framework provides relevant analytical ideas for health system strengthening, but its application in the health field is lacking interdisciplinary knowledge. This themed issue explores the relationships between the policy capacity framework and health system strengthening in a multidimensional and interdisciplinary way. The analysis shows that combining the two fields can enhance our understanding of health policies and critical themes.
POLICY AND SOCIETY
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Melissa Parker, Moses Baluku, Bono E. Ozunga, Bob Okello, Peter Kermundu, Grace Akello, Hayley MacGregor, Melissa Leach, Tim Allen
Summary: This article examines the impact of militarized responses to COVID-19 in Uganda, through ethnographic research conducted in two contrasting sites. The study finds that the militarization had a greater impact than the disease itself, leading to increased insecurity. The findings challenge the prevailing view of Uganda's successful response to COVID-19 and highlight the influence of the securitization of global health.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2022)
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International Relations
Maria Stern, Sanna Strand
Summary: The Swedish Armed Forces (SAF) aimed to attract women to military service by challenging gender stereotypes in their marketing campaigns. However, these campaigns also exploit the notion of leaky female bodies. While promoting gender equality, they also reinforce the idea of a battle-ready military corps and hint at the possibility of transcending gender limitations.
INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY
(2022)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Daniel Leightley, Laura Palmer, Charlotte Williamson, Ray Leal, Dave Chandran, Dominic Murphy, Nicola T. T. Fear, Sharon A. M. Stevelink
Summary: Electronic healthcare records (EHRs) can be used for secondary research purposes but lack a widely accepted marker for identifying veterans' status in the UK. To address this, the Military Service Identification Tool (MSIT) was developed using a two-staged approach involving keyword rule-based identification and machine learning. The MSIT achieved high accuracy and performance in identifying veterans in a sample survey of a mental healthcare service.