Health systems across the world are concerned with the quality and safety of patient care. This includes investing in research and development to progress advances in the treatment and management of individuals and healthcare organisations. The concept of evidence- based healthcare has gained increasing currency over the last two decades; yet questions persist about the time it takes for new re...

the foundation of most intellectual discourse is western-centric to the exclusion of other views. this includes ideal patterns of social interaction, preference for aesthetic, accepted norms and values, and the concepts of dignity, respectability, morality and ethics. such a position is culturally myopic. western cultural influence colors all of them including moral precepts. the assumption is ...

health systems across the world are concerned with the quality and safety of patient care. this includes investing in research and development to progress advances in the treatment and management of individuals and healthcare organisations. the concept of evidence- based healthcare has gained increasing currency over the last two decades; yet questions persist about the time it takes for new re...

this paper examines the evolution of nationalism and national identity in europe and how it was transferred to and propagated in central asia by the soviets. it further examines the challenge facing central asian peoples in the post-soviet era; namely in defining a new national identity for themselves as new independent nation-states in the age of globalization. the paper attempts to demonstrat...

The world is urgently looking for ways to flatten the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) curve, and many governments have resorted to implementing strict lockdowns, as researchers show the effectiveness of China’s approaches in containing the virus. However, this paper argues that the draconian lockdowns instituted in Wuhan, Hubei, China, may have actually contributed ...

The study of Health in All Policies (HiAP) is gaining momentum. Authors are increasingly turning to wide swathes of political and social theory to frame (Program) Theory Based (or Informed) Evaluation (TBE) approaches. TBE for HiAP is not only prudent, it adds a level of elegance and insight to the research toolbox. However, it is still necessary to organize theoretical thinking appropriately. ...