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South Africa's COVID-19 Alcohol Sales Ban: The Potential for Better Policy-Making by Matzopoulos, Richard, Walls, Helen, Cook, Sarah, London, Leslie

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Global Occupational Health: Current Challenges and the Need for Urgent Action by Lucchini, Roberto G., London, Leslie

“…Global occupational health and safety (OHS) is strictly linked to the dynamics of economic globalization. As the global market is increasing, the gap between…”
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Advancing alcohol research in low-income and middle-income countries: a global alcohol environment framework by Walls, Helen, Cook, Sarah, Matzopoulos, Richard, London, Leslie

“…Alcohol-related harm has gained increased attention in high-income countries (HICs) in recent years which, alongside government regulation, has effected a…”
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The health impacts of extractive industry transnational corporations: a study of Rio Tinto in Australia and Southern Africa by Anaf, Julia, Baum, Frances, Fisher, Matt, London, Leslie

“…Operations of transnational corporations (TNCs) affect population health through production methods, shaping social determinants of health, or by influencing…”
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Occupational health: a world of false promises by LaDou, Joseph, London, Leslie, Watterson, Andrew

“…The response of the World Health Organization (WHO) to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa in 2015 demonstrated that the global health system is unprepared to…”
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Acute pesticide poisoning amongst adolescent girls and women in northern Tanzania by Lekei, Elikana, Ngowi, Aiwerasia V, Kapeleka, Jones, London, Leslie

“…Acute pesticide poisoning (APP) is reported to affect community health worldwide but its burden in Tanzania is unknown particularly in women. This study…”
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Matching study using health and police datasets for characterising interpersonal violence in the community of Khayelitsha, South Africa 2013–2015 by Jabar, Ardil, Oni, Tolu, London, Leslie, Cois, Annibale, Matzopoulos, Richard

“…ObjectivesThe Cardiff Model of data sharing for violence prevention is premised on the idea that the majority of injury cases presenting at health facilities…”
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'Issues of equity are also issues of rights': lessons from experiences in Southern Africa by London, Leslie

“…Human rights approaches to health have been criticized as antithetical to equity, principally because they are seen to prioritise rights of individuals at the…”
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Understanding the impacts of the COVID-19 response measures on Deaf adults in Cape Town by Slome, Charlotte, Van Pinxteren, Myrna, London, Leslie

“…\r\nBackground\r\nInternational literature has evidenced that Deaf people have been disadvantaged during the COVID-19 pandemic; however, there is currently…”
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The shared genetic architecture of suicidal behaviour and psychiatric disorders: A genomic structural equation modelling study by Kootbodien, Tahira, London, Leslie, Martin, Lorna J, Defo, Joel, Ramesar, Raj

“…Suicidal behaviour (SB) refers to behaviours, ranging from non-fatal suicidal behaviour, such as suicidal ideation and attempt, to completed suicide. Despite…”
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The Lancet Respiratory Medicine Commission: 2019 update: epidemiology, pathogenesis, transmission, diagnosis, and management of multidrug-resistant and incurable tuberculosis by Dheda, Keertan, Gumbo, Tawanda, Maartens, Gary, Dooley, Kelly E, Murray, Megan, Furin, Jennifer, Nardell, Edward A, Warren, Robin M, Dheda, Keertan, Gumbo, Tawanda, Maartens, Gary, Dooley, Kelly E, Esmail, Aliasgar, Murray, Megan, Furin, Jennifer, Nardell, Edward, London, Leslie, Lessem, Erica, Limberis, Jason, Theron, Grant, McNerney, Ruth, Niemann, Stefan, Dowdy, David, Van Rie, Annelies, Pasipanodya, Jotam G, Rodrigues, Camilla, Clark, Taane G, Sirgel, Frik A, Schaaf, H Simon, Chang, Kwok Chiu, Lange, Christoph, Nahid, Payam, Fourie, Bernard, Ndjeka, Norbert, Nunn, Andrew, Migliori, GB, Udwadia, Zarir F, Horsburgh, C Robert, Churchyard, Gavin J, Menzies, Dick, Hesseling, Anneke C, Seddon, James A, Low, Marcus, Keshavjee, Salmaan, Nuermberger, Eric, McIlleron, Helen, Fennelly, Kevin P, Jindani, Amina, Jaramillo, Ernesto, Padayatchi, Nesri, Barry, Clifton E, Warren, Robin M

“…The Lancet Respiratory Medicine Commission on drug-resistant tuberculosis was published in 2017, which comprehensively reviewed and provided recommendations on…”
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Stakeholders' perspectives on Public Health Medicine in South Africa by Zweigenthal, Virginia E M, Pick, William M, London, Leslie

“…South Africa (SA) is reforming its health system in preparation for an anticipated national health insurance (NHI) scheme that aims to improve the delivery of…”
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Impact of HIV on Cognitive Performance in Professional Drivers by Gouse, Hetta, Masson, Catherine J., Henry, Michelle, Dreyer, Anna, Robbins, Reuben N., Kew, Greg, Joska, John A., London, Leslie, Marcotte, Thomas D., Thomas, Kevin G. F.

“…The intellectually demanding modern workplace is often dependent on good cognitive health, yet there is little understanding of how neurocognitive dysfunction…”
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A descriptive study of treatment provision for problem alcohol drinking in adult males in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa by Saban, Amina, Morojele, Neo, London, Leslie

“…Poor, Black African males are underrepresented as patients in facilities that treat problem drinking in Cape Town, South Africa. Reasons for this remain…”
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Reclaiming comprehensive public health by Loewenson, Rene, Accoe, Kirsten, Bajpai, Nitin, Buse, Kent, Deivanayagam, Thilagawathi Abi, London, Leslie, Méndez, Claudio A, Mirzoev, Tolib, Nelson, Erica, Parray, Ateeb Ahmad, Probandari, Ari, Sarriot, Eric, Tetui, Moses, van Rensburg, André Janse

“…Yet there is mounting evidence of a dominant response to COVID-19 where decisions are being made and enforced in an overcentralised, non-transparent, top-down…”
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A call to advance and translate research into policy on governance, ethics, and conflicts of interest in public health: the GECI-PH network by Nakkash, Rima, Mialon, Melissa, Makhoul, Jihad, Arora, Monika, Afifi, Rima, Al Halabi, Abeer, London, Leslie

“…Efforts to adopt public health policies that would limit the consumption of unhealthy commodities, such as tobacco, alcohol and ultra-processed food products,…”
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Pesticide Poisonings in Low- and Middle-Income Countries by Jørs, Erik, Neupane, Dinesh, London, Leslie

“…Aims and scope This editorial is an introduction to the papers making up the special issue on ’pesticide poisonings in low- and middle income countries’…”
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Usability of existing alcohol survey data in South Africa: a qualitative analysis by Fontes Marx, Mayara, London, Leslie, Harker Burnhams, Nadine, Ataguba, John

“…ObjectiveThis paper assesses the usability of existing alcohol survey data in South Africa (SA) by documenting the type of data available, identifying what…”
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A call from 40 public health scientists for an end to the continuing humanitarian and environmental catastrophe in Gaza by London, Leslie, Watterson, Andrew, Mergler, Donna, Albin, Maria, Andrade-Rivas, Federico, Ciaula, Agostino Di, Comba, Pietro, Giannasi, Fernanda, Habib, Rima R, Hay, Alastair, Hoppin, Jane, Infante, Peter, Jeebhay, Mohamed, Kelsey, Karl, Kim, Rokho, Lemen, Richard, Lipscomb, Hester, Lynge, Elsebeth, Magnani, Corrado, Monforton, Celeste, Nemery, Benoit, Ngowi, Vera, Nowak, Dennis, Nuwayhid, Iman, Oliver, Christine, Ozonoff, David, Paek, Domyung, Petrosyan, Varduhi, Portier, Christopher J, Ritz, Beate, Rosenstock, Linda, Ruff, Kathleen, Sly, Peter, Soffritti, Morando, Soskolne, Colin L, Suk, William, Terracini, Benedetto, Vainio, Harri Uolevi, Vineis, Paolo, White, Roberta

“…An under-recognised aspect of the current humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza is the impact of the war on the environment and the associated risks for human…”
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Schools of public health in low and middle-income countries: an imperative investment for improving the health of populations? by Rabbani, Fauziah, Shipton, Leah, White, Franklin, Nuwayhid, Iman, London, Leslie, Ghaffar, Abdul, Ha, Bui Thi Thu, Tomson, Göran, Rimal, Rajiv, Islam, Anwar, Takian, Amirhossein, Wong, Samuel, Zaidi, Shehla, Khan, Kausar, Karmaliani, Rozina, Abbasi, Imran Naeem, Abbas, Farhat

“…Public health has multicultural origins. By the close of the nineteenth century, Schools of Public Health (SPHs) began to emerge in western countries in…”
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