Global Call For Action Research Articles

Inequality in Youth Justice: A Call for Global Action

Inequality in Youth Justice: A Call for Global Action

Diabetes mellitus quality care management: The promise of herbal supplementation

Overcoming diabetes is a major health challenge of the 21st century. WHO predicts that by 2030 it will be the seventh leading cause of death in the world and calls for global action to stop its rise and improve care. Actually, Herbal and nutritional supplementation is required in the management of diabetic patients, a finding shared unanimously by scientists. Recently diabetologists have come to the evidence that a therapeutic supplement consisting of nutrients and herbal is necessary to optimize the treatment of diabetes. The treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, which is very often associated with overweight, is based on hygiene and dietetic measures and, where appropriate, on taking oral antidiabetics .This review describes the therapeutic arsenal of conventional oral antidiabetic drugs and emphasizes on innovative therapeutic option introducing herbal medicine and nutrition to the management of diabetic patients. Recent studies showed interesting potential in the reduction of blood sugar for many herbal for example Cinnamon, also berberine has been linked to the reduction of blood glucose levels, insulin levels and showed to be as effective as metformin, the most commonly prescribed drug for diabetics, at controlling blood sugar levels in diabetics. Moreover, a medicinal plant or herbal mixture can provide multi-targeted therapeutic action due to its complex chemical composition with hundreds of active ingredients such as oligosaccharides, alkaloids, polyphenols, flavonoids, tannins and at the same time ensure safety for the patients. We conclude by the fact that herbal and nutritional supplementation can bring major and promising progress in order to improve the patient care, by slowing the progression of type 2 diabetes and limiting its complications.

Evolving the narrative for protecting a rapidly changing ocean, post‐COVID‐19. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. DOI: 10.1002/aqc.3512

Evolving the narrative for protecting a rapidly changing ocean, post‐COVID‐19. <i>Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems</i>. DOI: 10.1002/aqc.3512

Creating dementia-friendly and inclusive communities for social inclusion: a scoping review protocol

IntroductionThe number of people with dementia is increasing worldwide, with the majority of people with dementia living at home in the community. WHO calls for global action on the public...

An Overview of New Delhi Metallo-Beta Lactamase-1 and Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase Producing Bacteria: Need for an Alternate

Resistance to antibiotics is increasing dangerously worldwide. The emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria is no more a local problem and calls for global action. It has become a leading challenge in infectious diseases management. The effectiveness of current drugs is restricted by emergence of multi-drug resistant bacterial strains and they have become the major reason for treatment failure of infections. Antimicrobial agents were initially highly successful in treating infections; however, their unsound use leads to rise in antimicrobial resistance frighteningly, especially in the developing countries. With the emergence of New Delhi Metallo-beta lactamase-1 and Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase producing bacteria the clinicians are left with a very limited choice of treating the common infections. The recent situation calls for an urgent need for search of alternatives like herbal medicine which has shown potential in treating various other ailments. Because herbs are plants, they are often perceived as “natural” and therefore safe. Development of plant based compounds and combinational therapies using compounds may provide safer options for the community. Research should focus on scrutinizing compounds from plants for a target and bioactivity based drug discovery. However, the safety of using most herbs with drugs is not well established. Some herbs are known to interact with pharmaceutical drugs, although most of this information comes from case reports rather than systematic investigations. Because many herbs contain pharmacologically active compounds, some herbs may cause side effects through excessive biological effects. Unfortunately, the true frequency of side effects for most herbs is not known because most have not been tested in large clinical trials and because surveillance systems are much less extensive than those in place for pharmaceutical products. There is also a need for a strict regulations and policy in place for the use of herbal drugs or compounds of herbal origin in treatment of various common bacterial infections.

The World Health Organization's Response to Emerging Human Immunodeficiency Virus Drug Resistance and a Call for Global Action.

The global community, including the World Health Organization (WHO), has committed to ending the AIDS epidemic and to ensuring that 90% of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are diagnosed, 90% start treatment, and 90% achieve and maintain virological suppression. The emergence of HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) as antiretroviral treatment programs expand could preclude the 90-90-90 targets adopted by the United Nations General Assembly at the High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS from being achieved. The Global Action Plan on HIVDR is a call for collective action grounded on normative guidance providing a standardized and robust approach to monitoring, preventing, and responding to HIVDR over the next 5 years (2017-2021). WHO is committed to supporting country, global, regional, and national partners to implement and monitor the progress of the Global Action Plan. This article outlines the key components of WHO's strategy to tackle HIVDR and the role the organization takes in leading the global response to HIVDR.

Book review: The Challenge of Oral Disease: A Call for Global Action

Book review: The Challenge of Oral Disease: A Call for Global Action

Intermittent presumptive treatment in pregnancy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine: a counter perspective.

Malaria continues to cause devastation during pregnancy. Unfortunately, there is still no clear strategy to effectively protect pregnant women and countless mothers living in malaria endemic countries are dying every year. The effective prevention of malaria during pregnancy will take much more than the so-called “Global Call for Action” for an intervention (IPTp-SP) that cannot succeed. A new and truly “global” strategy is urgently needed.

Call for global action on fungal infection

Call for global action on fungal infection

A Call for Global Action to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls

Violence against women and girls includes physical and sexual violence, female genital cutting, forced marriage, sex trafficking, and rape. Worldwide,

PM calls for global action on antibiotic resistance

PM calls for global action on antibiotic resistance

Analysis of Newspaper Coverage of Active Aging through the Lens of the 2002 World Health Organization Active Ageing Report: A Policy Framework and the 2010 Toronto Charter for Physical Activity: A Global Call for Action

As populations continue to grow older, efforts to support the process of aging well are important goals. Various synonyms are used to cover aging well, such as active aging. The World Health Organization published in 2002 the report Active Ageing: A Policy Framework that according to the call for papers, has brought active ageing to the forefront of international public health awareness. The 2010 Toronto Charter for Physical Activity: A Global Call for Action was singled out in the call for papers as a key document promoting physical activity one goal of the 2002 WHO active aging policy framework. Media are to report to the public topics of importance to them. We investigated the newspaper coverage of aging well and synonymous terms such as active aging through the lens of the 2002 WHO active aging policy framework and the 2010 Toronto Charter for Physical Activity. As sources we used the following newspapers: China Daily, The Star (Malaysia), two UK newspapers (The Guardian, The Times), a database of 300 Canadian newspapers (Canadian Newsstand) and a US newspaper (The New York Times). The study generated data answering the following four research questions: (1) how often are the 2002 WHO active aging policy framework and the 2010 Toronto Charter for Physical Activity mentioned; (2) how often is the topic of active aging and terms conveying similar content (aging well, healthy aging, natural aging and successful aging) discussed; (3) which of the issues flagged as important in the 2002 WHO active aging policy framework and the 2010 Toronto Charter for Physical Activity are covered in the newspaper coverage of active aging and synonymous terms; (4) which social groups were mentioned in the newspapers covered. The study found a total absence of mentioning of the two key documents and a low level of coverage of “active aging” and terms conveying similar content. It found further a lack of engagement with the issues raised in the two key documents and a low level of mentioning of socially disadvantages groups. We posit that reading the newspapers we covered will not expose the reader to the two key documents and the issues linked to aging well including the need to increase physical activity.

“The Toronto Charter for Physical Activity: A Global Call for Action”

In 2006 there the International Congress of Physical Activity and Public Health was held in Atlanta. Researchers and practitioners from around the world participating in that event agreed that there is the urgent need to undertake research on the role of physical activity in preventing diseases and there is a need to organize periodic congresses to present research results and exchange views in this area. The initiative met with great interest of researchers and the effect of that was a rapid progress in research in this field of science. During the Second International Congress of Physical Activity and Public Health in Amsterdam in 2008, there were presented the latest results related to the assessment of physical activity level, the recognition of sedentary behavior as distinct risk behaviors, as well as the role that various environments and policies play in forming human behavior. The same issues were major themes at the Third Congress of Physical Activity and Public Health in Toronto in 2010. The result of that congress was the adoption of the final document, which addresses the problem of lack of physical activity and the spread of sedentary lifestyle among all communities in the contemporary world. The papers discuss the essential bases and the process of ratification of that document as a basis for the promotion of physical activity in the different communities around the world. The document is called “The Toronto Charter for Physical Activity: A Global Call for Action”.

The Toronto Charter for Physical Activity: A Global Call for Action

The Toronto Charter for Physical Activity: A Global Call for Action

The Toronto Charter for Physical Activity: A Global Call for Action

The Toronto Charter for Physical Activity: A Global Call for Action

Cultural Context of Multilevel Collective Social Actions: Framing, Reflection, Resonance and the Impact of Global and Local Anti-Poverty Movements

Cultural Context of Multilevel Collective Social Actions: Framing, Reflection, Resonance and the Impact of Global and Local Anti-Poverty Movements In political science as well as in other social sciences much attention has been paid during recent years to the rapid growth of national and transnational activist networks and their increasing impact on domestic and world politics. Together with the proliferation of literature on the topic, concepts of collective action frames, framing processes, mobilizing ideas and meanings and their cultural resonance have gained considerable currency. However, less has been written about the possibilities of and the constraints on the circulation of collective action frames or about the connection between the cultural adaptation of frames and the results of actual collective struggles. The paper explores this understudied issue both theoretically and empirically. After identifying possible links between collective action framing processes and the representational practices of particular cultures based on a review of existing theoretical approaches, the functional consequences are demonstrated by the example of the Global Call for Action against Poverty international campaign and the Czech national variant.

Call for global action to reduce childhood asthma deaths

Call for global action to reduce childhood asthma deaths

Call for global action to reduce childhood asthma deaths

Call for global action to reduce childhood asthma deaths

Female Genital Mutilation: A Call for Global Action.

Female Genital Mutilation: A Call for Global Action.

MP calls for global action on health.

Industrialised nations must do more to tackle ill-health in developing countries, shadow health secretary David Blunkett has said.