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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Global Health Governance and Health Equity in the Context of COVID-19: A Scoping Review.

Wafa Abu El Kheir-Mataria, Hassan El-Fawal, Shahjahan Bhuiyan, Sungsoo Chun

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Wafa Abu El Kheir-MatariaInstitute of Global Health and Human Ecology, The American University in Cairo, New Cairo 11835, Egypt.
Hassan El-FawalInstitute of Global Health and Human Ecology, The American University in Cairo, New Cairo 11835, Egypt.
Shahjahan BhuiyanDepartment of Public Policy and Administration, School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, The American University in Cairo, New Cairo 11835, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-8551-7647
Sungsoo ChunInstitute of Global Health and Human Ecology, The American University in Cairo, New Cairo 11835, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-8105-7062

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHealth equity is an important aspect of responsible governance. COVID-19 exposed existing shortfalls of Global Health Governance (GHG). A considerable amount of related literature is produced. This scoping review aims at mapping the present knowledge and at identifying research gaps.

methodsThis scoping review is based on the Joanna Briggs Institute's guideline for standardized methods and PRISMA-ScR guidelines for reporting. Documents published from December 2019 to October 2021 were searched using PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, World cat, and WHO-Global Index Medicus. Two reviewers screened and reviewed eligible studies in three stages: duplicates identification and elimination, title and abstract screening, and full-text assessment. Data was charted and results were classified into conceptual categories. Analysis was done in three stages: open descriptive coding, focused thematic analysis, and frequency, commonality and significance analysis.

resultsforty-nine studies met the inclusion criteria. Areas of research were grouped into seven themes: "human rights and inequities", "solidarity, collaboration and partnership", "GHG structure change", "political and economic power and finance", "approaches to address inequity", "law and regulations", and "private investment and public-private partnerships (PPPs) in GHG". The highest number of papers were in the first theme, "human rights and inequities". However, the themes are interrelated. Authors who contributed to research were mostly affiliated to developed countries indicating a gap in knowledge and expertise in developing countries.

conclusionThrough this scoping review we found that the seven themes are interconnected. Disciplinary collaboration in research relating GHG to health inequities is solicited. Collaboration in research, information sharing, and research capacity development are in needed in developing countries.

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COVID-19equityGlobal Health Governance

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PMID35327017
PMCPMC8949542

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