Our future is global: nursing leadership and global health

Shaping our future: animal health in a global trading environment

In this study, the clinical findings and results of haematological and biochemical analyses of 26 cattle with botulism were evaluated. The most important clinical signs in the affected cattle included: decreased appetite, ataxia, difficulty to rise, loss of tongue tone, salivation and bradycardia. A definitive diagnosis of botulism was based on demonstration of the preformed toxin in ruminal an...

Is global health really global?

It accompanies a set of papers which were also presented at the conference. So far, these papers describe a range of global health issues, from the health status of the United Arab Emirates (1) through to social determinants of health in India (2). Two papers from Rwanda (3) and India (4) consider specific aspects of oral public health, which was a major sub-theme of the conference. An evolutio...

Increasing women in leadership in global health.

Globally, women experience a disproportionate burden of disease and death due to inequities in access to basic health care, nutrition, and education. In the face of this disparity, it is striking that leadership in the field of global health is highly skewed towards men and that global health organizations neglect the issue of gender equality in their own leadership. Randomized trials demonstra...

Ebola: a crisis in global health leadership.

Guest editorial: Building a foundation for Global Nursing Leadership.

As of 2014, more than 19 million nurses were actively providing care to families and communities around the globe (World Health Organization, 2015). Among them were countless nurse managers who directly supervised and supported nurses who cared for patients. The nurse manager is not only responsible for nursing practice and quality of care provided in the unit or facility but also oversees pers...