Overview
Global health is the multidisciplinary study and practice of improving health and achieving health equity for populations worldwide, transcending national boundaries to address determinants, diseases, and health systems on a transnational scale. It integrates epidemiology, health policy, economics, ethics, and the social sciences to confront challenges that no single country can solve in isolation, including pandemic preparedness, the emergence and re-emergence of infectious diseases, non-communicable disease, and the health consequences of environmental change. Recurring themes include tobacco control and roadmaps toward tobacco-free populations, the health of ageing populations across differing national systems, mental health in the context of pandemics, and the intersection of air pollution, nutrition, and infection in vulnerable groups. The field also examines cross-cultural collaboration and cultural humility in international interventions, the bioethical dimensions of global biological risk, including debates surrounding gain-of-function research, and the disproportionate impact of climate change on public health in low-resource settings. Cancer epidemiology and shifts in disease incidence further illustrate its scope. The journal publishes peer-reviewed perspectives, epidemiologic studies, and policy analyses addressing infectious and non-communicable disease, health-system strengthening, and the social and environmental determinants of health across diverse national and regional contexts.
Research published in this journal
12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.
Global Health Involvement in Thyroid Cancer Incidence Increase
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Quality Improvement Strategies in Mid-Level Private Healthcare Facilities of Lagos State: A Donabedian Model-Based Approach
Features of the Emergence and Re-Emergence of Infectious Diseases, Geopolitics and Gain-of-Function Research
The Health of Older People in Switzerland
COVID-19, and Vitamin D, and Air Pollution Global Epidemics Impact on Older Adults
Mental Health in The Context of The COVID 19 Pandemic
Extended Bioethics as a Response to Global Biological Consciousness
Adopting High Fat Diets for Fat Loss and Improving Brain Health.
Impact of Climate Change on Public Health in Rwanda
Psychosocial Determinants of Marijuana Utilization among Selected Junior High School Students in the Central Region of Ghana
How this research is being cited
The 12 articles above have been cited 34 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.
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2026 · BMJ Open Quality
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2026 · Frontiers in Psychology
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2025 · Tobacco Prevention & Cessation
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2025 · BMC Research Notes
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2025 · Frontiers in Health Services
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Rachael Asantewaa Darko et al. · 2025 · BMC Research Notes
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2025 · Tobacco Prevention & Cessation
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2025 · Frontiers
A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Global Health, linking to each citing work.