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Rethinking the Paradigm and Practice of Occupational Health in a World Without Decent Work: A Perspective From East and Southern Africa by Loewenson, Rene

“…The global political economy is generating new forms and growing shares of informal, insecure, and precarious labor, adding to histories of insecure work and…”
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Which UHC? Features for Equity and Universalism Comment on "Universal Health Coverage for Non-Communicable Diseases and Health Equity: Lessons From Australian Primary Healthcare" by Loewenson, Rene

“…Equity and universality are implicit in universal health coverage (UHC), although ambiguity has led to differing interpretations and policy emphases that limit…”
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Recovering lost tax to meet the health financing gap for universal public sector health systems in East and Southern Africa by Loewenson, Rene, Mukumba, Chenai

“…IntroductionUniversal healthcare services funded through taxation and free at point-of-access are the most equitable ways of funding healthcare rights. This…”
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Challenges in international health financing and implications for the new pandemic fund by Brown, Garrett Wallace, Rhodes, Natalie, Tacheva, Blagovesta, Loewenson, Rene, Shahid, Minahil, Poitier, Francis

“…The failures of the international COVID-19 response highlighted key gaps in pandemic preparedness and response (PPR). The G20 and WHO have called for…”
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Asserting public health interest in acting on commercial determinants of health in sub-Saharan Africa: insights from a discourse analysis by Loewenson, Rene, Godt, Sue, Chanda-Kapata, Pascalina

“…The actors influencing the commercial determinants of health (CDOH) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have different interests and lenses around the costs and…”
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Engaging globally with how to achieve healthy societies: insights from India, Latin America and East and Southern Africa by Loewenson, Rene, Villar, Eugenio, Baru, Rama, Marten, Robert

“…The way healthy societies are conceptualised shapes efforts to achieve them. This paper explores the features and drivers of frameworks for healthy societies…”
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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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Equity dimensions in initiatives promoting urban health and wellbeing in east and southern Africa by Loewenson, Rene, Mhlanga, Gibson, Gotto, Danny, Chayikosa, Sam, Goma, Fastone, Walyaro, Constance

“…Urbanisation in east and southern Africa (ESA) has brought opportunity and wealth together with multiple dimensions of deprivation. Less well documented in…”
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The commission on social determinants of health: tackling the social roots of health inequities by Irwin, Alec, Valentine, Nicole, Brown, Chris, Loewenson, Rene, Solar, Orielle, Brown, Hilary, Koller, Theadora, Vega, Jeanette

“…The goal of the commission, launched in March 2005, is to strengthen health equity by catalysing policy and institutional change to address the social…”
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Health systems governance: the missing links by Bigdeli, Maryam, Rouffy, Benjamin, Lane, Benjamin Downs, Schmets, Gerard, Soucat, Agnes, Abimbola, Folarin Oluseye, Ahmed, Syed Masud, Roenne, Franz-Hermann Freiherr von, Leydon, Nicholas, Loewenson, Rene, Matsoso, Precious, Ooms, Gorik, Paina, Ligia, Raha, Shomikho, Rodriguez, Cecilia Alejandra, Schneider, Helen, Shah, Archana, Smith, Peter, Tsofa, Benjamin Karabu, Belle, Sara Bert Van, Heteren, Godelieve Van, Ved, Rajani

“…The role of ministries of health has changed, progressively shifting from direct provision of health services to overall stewardship of the health sector,…”
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Equitable recovery from COVID-19: bring global commitments to community level by Loewenson, Rene, D'Ambruoso, Lucia, Duc, Duong Minh, Hjermann, Reidar, Lichuma, Winfred, Mason, Elizabeth, Nixon, Elizabeth, Rudolph, Norma, Villar, Eugenio

“…While economic recovery should not replicate the features of the global economy that are generating pandemic and other crises, for global aspirations to…”
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Globalization and occupational health: a perspective from southern Africa by LOEWENSON, Rene

“…Increased world trade has generally benefited industrialized or strong economies and marginalized those that are weak. This paper examines the impact of…”
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COVID-19 in East and Southern Africa: Rebuilding Differently and Better Must Start Now by Loewenson, Rene

“…By June 2020, the cumulative cases and deaths related to COVID-19 in 16 East and Southern African (ESA) countries were still rising, with an average case…”
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Strengthening Integrated Care Through Population-Focused Primary Care Services: International Experiences Outside the United States by Loewenson, Rene, Simpson, Sarah

“…Many high- and middle-income countries (HMICs) are experiencing a burden of comorbidity and chronic diseases. Together with increasing patient expectations,…”
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Collaboration between Developing and Developed Countries and between Developing Countries in Occupational Health Research and Surveillance by Partanen, Timo J, Hogstedt, Christer, Ahasan, Rabiul, Aragón, Aurora, Arroyave, Maria E, Jeyaratnam, Jerry, Kurppa, Kari, Loewenson, René, Lundberg, Ingvar, Ngowi, A Vera F, Mbakaya, Charles FL, Stayner, Leslie, Steenland, Kyle, Weiderpass, Elisabete, Wesseling, Catharina

“…Collaborative occupational health and safety studies between counterparts in developing and developed countries and between developing countries have…”
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Potential of urban health systems in climate response is being overlooked by Dora, Carlos, Loewenson, Rene, Obando, Francisco, Parnell, Susan

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Activism for health by Loewenson, Rene

“…Avaaz, a global online civil society that promotes activism on issues such as climate change, health, and human rights, has more than 20 million members…”
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Understanding the interplay of occupational, public health, and climate-related risks for informal workers: A new framework with findings from Zimbabwe and India by Sverdlik, Alice, Kothiwal, Kanupriya, Kadungure, Artwell, Agarwal, Siddharth, Machemedze, Rangarirai, Verma, Shabnam, Loewenson, Rene

“…Globally, there are 2 billion ‘informal’ workers, who lack access to social protection while facing profound health risks and socioeconomic exclusions. The…”
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COVID-19 in East and Southern Africa: Rebuilding Differently and Better Must Start Now by Loewenson, Rene

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Beyond command and control: A rapid review of meaningful community-engaged responses to COVID-19 by Loewenson, Rene, Colvin, Christopher J., Szabzon, Felipe, Das, Sayan, Khanna, Renu, Coelho, Vera Schattan P., Gansane, Zakaria, Yao, Soungalo, Asibu, Wilson D., Rome, Nyles, Nolan, Elizabeth

“…Responses to COVID-19 have included top-down, command-and-control measures, laissez-faire approaches, and bottom-up, community-driven solidarity and support,…”
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