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| Title |
Civil society: the catalyst for ensuring health in the age of sustainable development
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Globalization and Health, July 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12992-016-0178-4 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Julia Smith, Kent Buse, Case Gordon |
| Abstract |
Sustainable Development Goal Three is rightly ambitious, but achieving it will require doing global health differently. Among other things, progressive civil society organisations will need to be recognised and supported as vital partners in achieving the necessary transformations. We argue, using illustrative examples, that a robust civil society can fulfill eight essential global health functions. These include producing compelling moral arguments for action, building coalitions beyond the health sector, introducing novel policy alternatives, enhancing the legitimacy of global health initiatives and institutions, strengthening systems for health, enhancing accountability systems, mitigating the commercial determinants of health and ensuring rights-based approaches. Given that civil society activism has catalyzed tremendous progress in global health, there is a need to invest in and support it as a global public good to ensure that the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development can be realised. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 188 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 9% |
| United Kingdom | 14 | 7% |
| Switzerland | 9 | 5% |
| Canada | 8 | 4% |
| India | 7 | 4% |
| South Africa | 6 | 3% |
| Russia | 4 | 2% |
| Belgium | 3 | 2% |
| Austria | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 40 | 21% |
| Unknown | 77 | 41% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 140 | 74% |
| Scientists | 19 | 10% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 16 | 9% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 12 | 6% |
| Unknown | 1 | <1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 151 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 150 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 27 | 18% |
| Researcher | 21 | 14% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 14 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 7% |
| Other | 31 | 21% |
| Unknown | 35 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 32 | 21% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 22 | 15% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 19 | 13% |
| Arts and Humanities | 6 | 4% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 5 | 3% |
| Other | 26 | 17% |
| Unknown | 41 | 27% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 132. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 26 June 2017.
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