Launched to mark World Refugee Day 2021, our new Guest Edited collection aims to showcase research into how health services and systems can be sustainably strengthened in fragile and conflict-affected regions. Open to submissions until June 2022.
We warmly welcome submissions to our new Guest Edited collection curating innovative research broadly examining the factors that perpetuate health inequities and social injustices in health systems. Open to submissions until May 2022.
An important paper has been published for the field of resilience in healthcare. The study findings indicate that a balance between adaptation and innovation should be sought when seeking resilience in healthcare.
A new study discusses the lessons learnt from the Yathu Yathu ("For us, by us") project, where young people from Zambia were involved in the design of a new sexual reproductive health intervention.
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Edited by: Dr. Clarissa Giebel and Tillie Cryer
Collection published: 13 May 2020
Health Services Research for Opioid Use Disorders
Edited by: Dr. Kim Hoffman
Collection published: 31 March 2020
Management of Infectious Diseases in Health Systems and Services
Edited by: Tillie Cryer
Collection published: 19 March 2020
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