The Road to Achieving Global Health Security: Accelerating Progress and Spurring Urgency to Fill Remaining Gaps

Meyer, Diane; Cameron, Elizabeth; Bell, Jessica; Nuzzo, Jennifer B.

doi:10.1089/hs.2019.0147

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“…This led to the development of the Global Health Security Index (GHSI) by the Nuclear Threat Initiative, Johns Hopkins Centre for Health Security and the Economist Intelligence Unit. 11–13 A similar metric is the Epidemic Preparedness Index tool, also published in 2019 but with fewer countries and indicators included. 14 This present paper focuses on the GHSI.…”

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Validation analysis of Global Health Security Index (GHSI) scores 2019

Boyd¹,

Wilson

Nelson

2020

BMJ Glob Health

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IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic powerfully demonstrates the consequences of biothreats. Countries will want to know how to better prepare for future events. The Global Health Security Index (GHSI) is a broad, independent assessment of 195 countries’ preparedness for biothreats that may aid this endeavour. However, to be useful, the GHSI’s external validity must be demonstrated. We aimed to validate the GHSI against a range of external metrics to assess how it could be utilised by countries.MethodsGlobal aggregate communicable disease outcomes were correlated with GHSI scores and linear regression models were examined to determine associations while controlling for a number of global macroindices. GHSI scores for countries previously exposed to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Middle East respiratory syndrome and Ebola and recipients of US Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) investment were compared with matched control countries. Possible content omissions in light of the progressing COVID-19 pandemic were assessed.ResultsGHSI scores for countries had strong criterion validity against the Joint External Evaluation ReadyScore (rho=0.82, p<0.0001), and moderate external validity against deaths from communicable diseases (−0.56, p<0.0001). GHSI scores were associated with reduced deaths from communicable diseases (F(3, 172)=22.75, p<0.0001). The proportion of deaths from communicable diseases decreased 4.8% per 10-point rise in GHSI. Recipient countries of the GHSA (n=31) and SARS-affected countries (n=26), had GHSI scores 6.0 (p=0.0011) and 8.2 (p=0.0010) points higher than matched controls, respectively. Biosecurity and biosafety appear weak globally including in high-income countries, and health systems, particularly in Africa, are not prepared. Notably, the GHSI does not account for all factors important for health security.ConclusionThe GHSI shows promise as a valid tool to guide action on biosafety, biosecurity and systems preparedness. However, countries need to look beyond existing metrics to other factors moderating the impact of future pandemics and other biothreats. Consideration of anthropogenic and large catastrophic scenarios is also needed.

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“…Commentary on the GHSI generally laments weak preparedness, 11 15 even among relatively rich countries. 16 New Zealand authors identified the nation’s low scores and highlight the implications for Pacific regional health security.…”

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Validation analysis of Global Health Security Index (GHSI) scores 2019

Boyd¹,

Wilson

Nelson

2020

BMJ Glob Health

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“…prompted calls for measurement and transparent reporting of countries' public health capacities [and] a need to better understand and measure-on a transparent, global, and recurring basis-the state of international capability for preventing, detecting, and rapidly responding to epidemic and pandemic threats. 41 To meet that concern, experts produced a ranking of 195 countries, in October 2019, of how well each was prepared for the next global pandemic. The Global Health Security (GHS) Index categorised countries into three divisions.…”

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Bevan

2023

How Did Britain Come to This? A Century of Systemic Failures of Governance

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“…Herath et al combed the research literature of interprofessional education in global health care and analyzed the main differences and features of global health education for undergraduates and postgraduates in developed and developing countries [9]. Other scholars have reviewed different aspects of global health, such as experience and progress in the prevention and control of infectious diseases [10], lessons learned and theoretical basis for the implementation of global health security [11], and mechanisms for international institutions to participate in global health governance [12]. Most of the existing studies started from a single perspective or focused on a specific research area of global health, which lacks a comprehensive and systematic review of global health research.…”

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A Scientometric Analysis of Global Health Research

Wang

Liu

Zhang

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IJERPH

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With the development and deepening of the process of global integration, global health is gaining increasing attention. An increasing number of studies have examined global health from diverse perspectives to promote the realization of global public health. The purpose of this research is to systematically and comprehensively evaluate the knowledge structure, knowledge domain, and evolution trend in the field of global health research. Based on the 14,692 document data retrieved from Web of Science Core Collection from 1996 to 2019, this article carried out a visual analysis of global health research from the perspective of scientific output characteristics, scientific research cooperation networks, keywords, and highly cited literature. The results show that scholars’ interest in global health research is increasing, especially after the outbreak of SARS. USA, England, Canada, Australia, and China have the most prominent contributions to global health research. Significant authors, high impact journals and core institutions also identified. The study found that “global health governance”, “global health diplomacy”, “medical education”, “global health education” and “antimicrobial resistance” are the research frontiers and hot spots. This study provides an overview and valuable guidance for researchers and related personnel to find the research direction and practice of global health.

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The Road to Achieving Global Health Security: Accelerating Progress and Spurring Urgency to Fill Remaining Gaps

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Validation analysis of Global Health Security Index (GHSI) scores 2019

Validation analysis of Global Health Security Index (GHSI) scores 2019

Playing the opening and middle games against Covid-19

A Scientometric Analysis of Global Health Research

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