Why Global Health Matters

Edwards, Joan E.

doi:10.1111/j.1751-486x.2011.01666.x

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“…This progress is notable, but the annual rate of decline is less than half of what is needed towards meeting the MDGs (WHO, 2014). The prevention of pregnancy-related death is a complex matter in many countries, because system-level factors, such as the national health system and government leadership, are important in improving maternal health (Edwards, 2011;Godal & Quam, 2012).…”

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Gender gap matters in maternal mortality in low and lower-middle-income countries: A study of the global Gender Gap Index

Choe

Cho

Kim

2016

Global Public Health

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Reducing maternal mortality has been a crucial part of the global development agenda. According to modernisation theory, the effect of gender equality on maternal health may differ depending on a country's economic development status. We explored the correlation between the Global Gender Gap Index (GGI) provided by the World Economic Forum and the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) obtained from the World Development Indicators database of the World Bank. The relationships between each score in the GGI, including its four sub-indices (measuring gender gaps in economic participation, educational attainment, health and survival, and political empowerment), and the MMR were analysed. When the countries were stratified by gross national income per capita, the low and lower-middle-income countries had lower scores in the GGI, and lower scores in the economic participation, educational attainment, and political empowerment sub-indices than the high-income group. Among the four sub-indices, the educational attainment sub-index showed a significant inverse correlation with the MMR in low and lower-middle-income countries when controlling for the proportion of skilled birth attendance and public share of health expenditure. This finding suggests that strategic efforts to reduce the gender gap in educational attainment could lead to improvements in maternal health in low and lower-middle-income countries.

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Gender gap matters in maternal mortality in low and lower-middle-income countries: A study of the global Gender Gap Index

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Kim

2016

Global Public Health

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“…I wanted to let you know how excited I am about the debut of your new column “Beyond Borders” (Edwards, ). As the daughter of an economist working for the US Agency for International Development, I grew up in Honduras, Egypt and Peru, and I have never forgotten my international upbringing and its importance in my own growth and character.…”

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Beyond Borders

Lovejoy¹

2012

Nursing for Women's Health

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International Biomedical Research and Research Ethics Training in Developing Countries

Mzayek¹,

Resnik²

2010

J Clinic Res Bioeth

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Developing an ethical framework for international biomedical research that is receptive to different cultural norms and moral values requires continuous and earnest dialogue between scientists from developed and developing countries. Adequate and sustainable training programs in biomedical research ethics for scientists from developing countries are essential to prepare competent partners from developing countries in this dialogue.

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Why Global Health Matters

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Gender gap matters in maternal mortality in low and lower-middle-income countries: A study of the global Gender Gap Index

Gender gap matters in maternal mortality in low and lower-middle-income countries: A study of the global Gender Gap Index

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