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View article: Private finance and the threat to global health
Private finance and the threat to global health Open
The expansion of private finance in global health is pronounced. There are fundamental contradictions at the heart of this change, between the health concerns of the poorest communities and the financial returns of wealthy investors. The g…
View article: ‘It's Got Its Ups and Downs’: What People With Intellectual Disabilities Living in Supported Living and Residential Care Like and Dislike About Their Home
‘It's Got Its Ups and Downs’: What People With Intellectual Disabilities Living in Supported Living and Residential Care Like and Dislike About Their Home Open
Background Given the current sociopolitical climate, people with intellectual disabilities are spending more time at home. Much housing‐related research focuses on informant‐completed measures and quantifiable outcomes. By contrast, this a…
View article: Are Development Finance Institutions Meeting Their Human Rights Obligations in Health?
Are Development Finance Institutions Meeting Their Human Rights Obligations in Health? Open
The right to the highest attainable standard of health is a fundamental right of every human being without distinction as to race, religion, political belief, or economic or social condition.1 Spent wisely, aid and other forms of governmen…
View article: Moving house: How much choice do people with learning disabilities have about where they live?
Moving house: How much choice do people with learning disabilities have about where they live? Open
Background People with learning disabilities have the right to choose where they live. However, evidence suggests people's choices are limited due to a shortage of housing. Methods 200 Lives was a mixed methods research project, which eval…
View article: Sick Development: How rich-country government and World Bank funding to for-profit private hospitals causes harm and should be stopped
Sick Development: How rich-country government and World Bank funding to for-profit private hospitals causes harm and should be stopped Open
Development finance institutions owned by European governments and the World Bank Group are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on expensive for-profit hospitals in the Global South that block patients from getting care, or bankr…
View article: Digital participation of people with profound and multiple learning disabilities during the Covid‐19 pandemic in the UK
Digital participation of people with profound and multiple learning disabilities during the Covid‐19 pandemic in the UK Open
Background During the Covid‐19 pandemic, there has been a worldwide increase in the use of digital technology. Many people with learning disabilities have learned new digital skills, taken part in online activities, and kept in touch with …
View article: Online social connections and Internet use among people with intellectual disabilities in the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic
Online social connections and Internet use among people with intellectual disabilities in the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic Open
Having a disability, in particular, an intellectual disability, is associated with Internet non-use. This article explores how people with intellectual disabilities used the Internet across the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic. …
View article: Inequality Kills: The unparalleled action needed to combat unprecedented inequality in the wake of COVID-19
Inequality Kills: The unparalleled action needed to combat unprecedented inequality in the wake of COVID-19 Open
The wealth of the world’s 10 richest men has doubled since the pandemic began. The incomes of 99% of humanity are worse off because of COVID-19. Widening economic, gender, and racial inequalities—as well as the inequality that exists betwe…
View article: Developing curricular‐content and systems‐related impact indicators for intellectual disability awareness training for acute hospital settings: A modified International Delphi Survey
Developing curricular‐content and systems‐related impact indicators for intellectual disability awareness training for acute hospital settings: A modified International Delphi Survey Open
Aim To identify, and reach consensus on, curricular‐content and delivery methods, as well as ways to maximize the impact of intellectual disability awareness training programmes in acute hospital settings. Background With the continuing ev…
View article: The willingness of UK adults with intellectual disabilities to take COVID‐19 vaccines
The willingness of UK adults with intellectual disabilities to take COVID‐19 vaccines Open
Background Given the much greater COVID‐19 mortality risk experienced by people with intellectual disabilities (ID), understanding the willingness of people with ID to take a COVID‐19 vaccine is a major public health issue. Method In Decem…
View article: From Catastrophe to Catalyst: Can the World Bank make COVID-19 a turning point for building universal and fair public healthcare systems?
From Catastrophe to Catalyst: Can the World Bank make COVID-19 a turning point for building universal and fair public healthcare systems? Open
COVID-19 has exposed the widespread failure to invest in strong and universal public health systems, putting millions of lives at risk and dramatically widening health inequalities. Oxfam analysed the World Bank’s emergency health funding …
View article: Public Good or Private Wealth?
Public Good or Private Wealth? Open
Our economy is broken, with hundreds of millions of people living in extreme poverty while huge rewards go to those at the very top. The number of billionaires has doubled since the financial crisis and their fortunes grow by $2.5bn a…