Global Health

"Global Health" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A multi- and interdisciplinary field concerned with improving health and achieving equity in health for all people. It transcends national boundaries, promotes cooperation and collaboration within and beyond health science fields, and combines population-based disease prevention with individually-based patient care.

Descriptor ID	D014943
MeSH Number(s)	H02.403.371 N01.400.337
Concept/Terms	Global Health Global Health Health, Global International Health Problems International Health Problems Health Problem, International Health Problems, International International Health Problem Problem, International Health Problems, International Health World Health World Health Health, World Worldwide Health Health, Worldwide International Health Health, International Healths, International International Healths

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Natural Sciences [H]
Health Occupations [H02]
Medicine [H02.403]
Global Health [H02.403.371]
Health Care [N]
Population Characteristics [N01]
Health [N01.400]
Global Health [N01.400.337]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Global Health" by people in this website by year, and whether "Global Health" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 139 publications over 25 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 2015 and 2019

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	1	0	1
1997	0	1	1
2000	0	1	1
2004	0	4	4
2005	3	1	4
2006	1	1	2
2007	0	4	4
2008	0	2	2
2009	1	6	7
2010	2	2	4
2011	2	7	9
2012	2	1	3
2013	5	6	11
2014	1	6	7
2015	5	7	12
2016	3	7	10
2017	5	3	8
2018	3	1	4
2019	6	6	12
2020	8	3	11
2021	4	7	11
2022	0	2	2
2023	1	2	3
2024	2	2	4
2025	1	1	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Global Health" by people in Profiles.

Vecchio A, Nandawula B, Sawyer K, Amisi JA, Szkwarko D, Chang KZ. Authorship Inequity in Global Health Research Conducted in Low- and Middle-Income Countries and Published in High-Income Country Family Medicine Journals. Ann Fam Med. 2025 May 27; 23(3):223-230.

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Prasad R, Ghosh A, Patel V, Peng B, Mendes BB, Win EHA, Delogu LG, Wong JY, Pischel KJ, Bellare JR, Bar-Shir A, Thakor AS, Parak WJ, Bhujwalla ZM, Zhang YS, Kommineni N, Rotello VM, Cai W, Lammers T, Odom TW, Padmanaban G, Peer D, Lovell JF, Srivastava R, Langer R, Conde J. Voices of Nanomedicine: Blueprint Guidelines for Collaboration in Addressing Global Unmet Medical Needs. ACS Nano. 2025 01 28; 19(3):2979-2991.

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Chakraborty B, Laskar AA, Baruah A, Kumar R, Barbhuiya MA. Critical Perspectives on Global Health Policy, Diagnostic Access and Practice Gaps towards a Tuberculosis Free India. Ann Clin Lab Sci. 2024 Nov; 54(6):721-738.

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Wilson CA, Bublitz M, Chandra P, Hanley S, Honikman S, Kittel-Schneider S, R?ckl SCZ, Leahy-Warren P, Byatt N. A global perspective: Access to mental health care for perinatal populations. Semin Perinatol. 2024 Oct; 48(6):151942.

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Koueik J, Meisner L, Rocque BG, Moser R, Dempsey RJ. Nongovernmental Organizations in Global Neurosurgery: Foundation for International Education in Neurological Surgery and Solidarity Bridge. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2024 Oct; 35(4):475-480.

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Ledesma JR, Papanicolas I, Stoto MA, Chrysanthopoulou SA, Isaac CR, Lurie MN, Nuzzo JB. Pandemic preparedness improves national-level SARS-CoV-2 infection and mortality data completeness: a cross-country ecologic analysis. Popul Health Metr. 2024 Jun 15; 22(1):12.

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Gomez MG, Arynchyna-Smith A, Ghotme KA, Garcia R, Johnson WD, Boop FA, Park KB, Caceres A, Pardo Vargas RA, Ayala R, Ibbotson G, Sheneman N, Peterson DB, ?cal E, Nyalundja AD, La Fuente J, Khan T, Hobart-Porter L, Moser RP, Ahmed YS, El Abbadi N, Woodrow S, Sundell K, Osendarp SJM, Martinez H, Blount JP, Rosseau GL. Global Neurosurgery at the 76th World Health Assembly (2023): First Neurosurgery-Driven Resolution Calls for Micronutrient Fortification to Prevent Spina Bifida. World Neurosurg. 2024 05; 185:135-140.

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Amisi JA, Cuba-Fuentes MS, Johnston EM, Makwero M, Prasad S, Ras T, Szkwarko D, von Pressentin K. A pragmatic approach to equitable global health partnerships in academic health sciences. BMJ Glob Health. 2023 05; 8(5).

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Yang DD, Borsky K, Jani C, Crowley C, Rodrigues JN, Matin RN, Marshall DC, Salciccioli JD, Shalhoub J, Goodall R. Trends in keratinocyte skin cancer incidence, mortality and burden of disease in 33 countries between 1990 and 2017. Br J Dermatol. 2023 02 10; 188(2):237-246.

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Hayman LL, Fletcher B, Miller NH, Handberg EM, Koob S. The Global Cardiovascular Nursing Leadership Forum: Promoting Optimal Cardiovascular Health Worldwide. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2023 Mar-Apr 01; 38(2):111-113.

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