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

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Global Health".

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 156 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 14 publications in 2015 and 2019

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	1	0	1
1997	0	1	1
1998	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	6	8	14
2016	3	8	11
2017	5	7	12
2018	3	2	5
2019	6	8	14
2020	7	6	13
2021	5	8	13
2022	0	2	2
2023	1	2	3
2024	2	2	4
2025	2	2	4

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

Moons P, Kovacs AH, Goossens E, Luyckx K, Ladak L, Leye M, Van De Bruaene A, Leong MC, Kaneva A, Manso PH, Araujo JJ, Sasikumar N, Gabriel H, Yadeta D, Wang JK, Enomoto J, Areias ME, Kosmidis D, Coats L, Valente AM, Moon JR, Ladouceur M, Thomet C, Jackson JL, Sandberg C, Callus E, Kim YY, Lykkeberg B, Alday L, Bredy C, Saidi A, Baraona Reyes F, Menahem S, de Hosson M, Hlebowicz J, Christersson C, Zaidi AN, Johansson B, Andresen B, Ambassa JC, Mattsson E, Constantine A, Amedro P, van Melle JP, Kutty S, Ortiz L, Demir F, Khairy P, Windram J, Bouchardy J, Caruana M, Jameson SM, Mahadevan VS, McGrath LB, Mwita JC, Van Bulck L. Perceived health, psychological distress and quality of life in 8415 adults with congenital heart disease from 32 countries. Heart. 2025 Aug 12; 111(17):818-827.

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Dee EC, Wu JF, Feliciano EJG, Ting FIL, Willmann J, Ho FDV, Jain B, Jain U, Chen J, Moraes FY, Lee NY, Iyengar P, Nguyen PL. National Cancer System Characteristics and Global Pan-Cancer Outcomes. JAMA Oncol. 2025 Jun 01; 11(6):650-654.

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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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