Germany needs to catch up in global health research

Nutrient Needs for Catch-Up Growth in Low-Birthweight Infants.

Growth restriction among low-birthweight (LBW) infants occurs prenatally as well as postnatally. Regardless of when and how the growth restriction occurs, growth-restricted infants have the potential for catch-up growth. Catch-up growth has decidedly beneficial effects on later cognition. It also may have adverse effects on cardiovascular and metabolic health. Although the benefits for later co...

Global atmospheric change and research needs in environmental health sciences.

On November 6-7, 1989, the National Istitute ofEnvironmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) held a conference on Global Atmospheric Change and Human Health. As a result, and in the months since this conference, many important areas ofresearch have been identified with regard to the impacts of climatic changes on human health. To develop comprehensive research programs that address important human heal...

Child prostitution: global health burden, research needs, and interventions.

Child prostitution is a significant global problem that has yet to receive appropriate medical and public health attention. Worldwide, an estimated 1 million children are forced into prostitution every year and the total number of prostituted children could be as high as 10 million. Inadequate data exist on the health problems faced by prostituted children, who are at high risk of infectious di...

Global health response to crises needs reform.

Global health education in Germany: an analysis of current capacity, needs and barriers

BACKGROUND In times of increasing global challenges to health, it is crucial to create a workforce capable of tackling these complex issues. Even though a lack of GHE in Germany is perceived by multiple stakeholders, no systematic analysis of the current landscape exists. The aim of this study is to provide an analysis of the global health education (GHE) capacity in Germany as well as to ident...