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ArticleAIMS public health2023

Global population surpasses eight billion: Are we ready for the next billion?

Nityanand Jain, Islam Kourampi, Tungki Pratama Umar, Zahra Rose Almansoor, Ayush Anand, Mohammad Ebad Ur Rehman, Shivani Jain, Aigars Reinis

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Article in AIMS public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 7 institutions in 6 countries.

Nityanand JainFaculty of Medicine, Riga Stradinš University, 16 Dzirciema street, Riga, Latvia, LV-1007.
Islam KourampiDepartment of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mikras Asias 75, Athens, Greece, 11527.
Tungki Pratama UmarUCL Centre for Nanotechnology and Regenerative Medicine, Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Zahra Rose AlmansoorFaculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Oxford Rd, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom.
Ayush AnandBP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Buddha Road, Dharan 56700, Nepal.
Mohammad Ebad Ur RehmanFaculty of Medicine, Rawalpindi Medical University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan 46000.
Shivani JainDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Genesis Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Ferozepur-Moga Road, Ferozepur, Punjab, India 152002.
Aigars ReinisDepartment of Biology and Microbiology, Riga Stradinš University, 16 Dzirciema street, Riga, Latvia, LV-1007.
B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences · NPLondon Centre for Nanotechnology · GBNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRRawalpindi Medical University · PKRiga Stradiņš University · LVSriwijaya University · IDUniversity of Manchester · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In November 2022, the global population had officially crossed eight billion. It has long been recognized that socioeconomic or health-related problems in the community always accompany an uncontrolled population expansion. International calls have been made regarding lack of universal health coverage, an insufficient supply of healthcare providers, the burden of noncommunicable disease, population aging and the difficulty in obtaining safe drinking water and food. The present health policy paper discusses how to conquer these crowded world issues, including (1) promoting government and international organization participation in providing appropriate infrastructure, funding and distribution to assist people's health and well-being; (2) shifting health program towards a more preventive approach and (3) reducing inequalities, particularly for the marginalized, isolated and underrepresented population. These fundamental principles of health policy delivery as a response to an increasingly crowded world and its challenges are crucial for reducing the burden associated with excessive healthcare costs, decreased productivity and deteriorating environmental quality.

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PMID38187896
PMCPMC10764969
OpenAlexW4388102238

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