one determinant of peace is the role of women in society. some studies suggest that a young age structure, also known as a “youth bulge” can facilitate conflict. population growth and age structure are factors amenable to change in a human rights context. we propose that policies which favor voluntary family planning and the education of women can ameliorate the global burden of disease associa...

a decade ago, sub-saharan africa accounted for 24% of the global disease burden but was served by only 4% of the global health workforce. the chronic shortage of medical doctors has led other health professionals especially nurses to perform the role of healthcare providers. these health workers have been variously named clinical officers, health officers, physician assistants, nurse practition...

background: this study aimed to evaluate the perception of lay people regarding determinants of health at global level and factors affecting it. methods: data was collected from international social survey program (issp) and world bank website. multilevel regression analysis was done and lay people’s perception regarding health behavior, environment, poverty and genes as health determinants was...

Citation: Karikari TK, Charway-Felli A, Höglund K, Blennow K and Zetterberg H (2018) Commentary: Global, regional, and national burden of neurological disorders during 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. Front. Neurol. 9:201. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2018.00201 Commentary: Global, regional, and national burden of neurological disorders during 1990–2015: a sys...