 Global Health
"Global Health" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A multi- and interdisciplinary field concerned with improving health and achieving equity in health for all people. It transcends national boundaries, promotes cooperation and collaboration within and beyond health science fields, and combines population-based disease prevention with individually-based patient care.
| Descriptor ID |
D014943
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.403.371 N01.400.337
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| Concept/Terms |
International Health Problems- International Health Problems
- Health Problem, International
- Health Problems, International
- International Health Problem
- Problem, International Health
- Problems, International Health
World Health- World Health
- Health, World
- Worldwide Health
- Health, Worldwide
- International Health
- Health, International
- Healths, International
- International Healths
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Global Health" by people in this website by year, and whether "Global Health" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2004 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2005 | 2 | 6 | 8 | | 2006 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2007 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2008 | 1 | 5 | 6 | | 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2010 | 3 | 7 | 10 | | 2011 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2012 | 5 | 7 | 12 | | 2013 | 4 | 7 | 11 | | 2014 | 7 | 15 | 22 | | 2015 | 7 | 17 | 24 | | 2016 | 9 | 11 | 20 | | 2017 | 6 | 19 | 25 | | 2018 | 10 | 14 | 24 | | 2019 | 8 | 19 | 27 | | 2020 | 10 | 24 | 34 | | 2021 | 9 | 15 | 24 | | 2022 | 5 | 4 | 9 | | 2023 | 4 | 4 | 8 | | 2024 | 7 | 12 | 19 | | 2025 | 4 | 13 | 17 | | 2026 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Global Health" by people in Profiles.
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Melkonian V, Vincent SA, De la Torre L, Olson KE, Ketzer J, Pena A, Bischoff A. Pediatric surgical care of anorectal malformations: a global survey. Pediatr Surg Int. 2026 Jul 08; 42(1).
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Bastos de Carvalho A, Ware SL, Studts CR, Mathenge W. Dissemination and implementation science for global ophthalmology: closing the last-mile translational gap. Front Public Health. 2026; 14:1863810.
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Majowicz SE, Scallan Walter E, Pires SM, Minato Y, Founou LL, Devleesschauwer B, di Bari C, Havelaar AH, Vaes L, Estrada-Garcia T, Roberts C, Gobena T, Kumar A, Al Natour F, Lake RJ, Nane GF, Fernandez K, Crump JA, Kirk MD. WHO estimates of the global, regional, and national burden of eight foodborne non-diarrhoeal enteric disease hazards, 2000-21: an updated data synthesis. Lancet Glob Health. 2026 Aug; 14(8):103981.
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Majowicz SE, Colston JM, Kirk MD, Pires SM, Minato Y, Founou LL, Devleesschauwer B, di Bari C, Estrada-Garcia T, Vaes L, Havelaar AH, Roberts C, Gobena T, Kumar A, Al Natour F, Lake RJ, Nane GF, Robertson LJ, Fernandez K, Scallan Walter E, Kosek M. WHO estimates of the global, regional, and national burden of 14 foodborne diarrhoeal enteric hazards, 2000-21: an updated data synthesis. Lancet Glob Health. 2026 Aug; 14(8):103997.
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Noor A, Belachew B, Riedesel EL, Amiruddin R, Lee SC, Lyo S, Merkle A, Lugossy AM, Dhaniram-Hira A, Regmi PR, Jalloul M, Nicholas JL, Nour AS, Otero HJ, Darge K, Mollura DJ. RAD-AID International's organized global impact on pediatric radiology. Pediatr Radiol. 2026 May; 56(6):1285-1294.
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Schapiro S, Pulciano N, Galindo-Ramirez J, Rau N, Tuells J, Agudelo Higuita NI, Thompson GR, Chastain DB, Henao-MartÃnez AF. Epidemiology and Outcomes of Sporotrichosis: A Descriptive Real-World Analysis From a Global Cohort. Mycoses. 2026 Feb; 69(2):e70152.
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Hudspeth JC, Bui T, Hanna RM, Jacobs ZG, Rabin TL, Varelas L, Zeigler C. Global Health in U.S. Internal Medicine: Pulling Strands into a Web. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 Jun; 41(8):2306-2309.
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Agudelo Higuita NI, Avanzi C, Henao-MartÃnez AF, Honap TP, Bendera N, Franco-Paredes C, Yotsu RR, Rakotoarisaona M, Manimozhi N, Spencer JS. Leprosy. Lancet. 2026 Feb 21; 407(10530):805-819.
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Bunkley EN, Mbaye NA, Diagne F, Minkilane R. An Afrofuture of Global Health. Soc Sci Med. 2026 Jun; 399:118958.
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Marrie RA, Dobson R, Baranzini SE, Salvetti M, Bailey C, Bebo B, Davis B, Greenland R, Lyden J, Mckay F, Morahan J, Petrin J, Valentine P, Taylor B. Toward a global research agenda for preventing multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler. 2026 Feb; 32(2):151-162.
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