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PPS – Population health, policies and services

Research Group Coordinator – Maria do Rosário Oliveira Martins

The PPS group’s research in 2023 was centred on 3 cross-cutting issues: Global Pathogen Dispersion and Population Mobility, through the implementation of the study on the prevalence of asthma and other allergic diseases in 1, 045 children aged 6/7 living on the island of Santigo, Cape Verde; Fair Research Partnerships, with the implementation of the master’s degree in field epidemiology in partnership with Mozambique, Cape Verde, Angola, Guinea-Bissau and Denmark; Public Health Information, with the leadership of the Consortium VAX-ACTION, a project funded by the European Union.

Main results

In 2023, the PPS group published 59 articles, started two new projects funded by the European Union and established a Partnership to analyse integrated data from cohorts of children on 5 continents. We highlight the following results:

  • Kick-off meeting of the HEROES Joint Action (HEalth woRkfOrce to meet health challEngeS) which aims to improve the planning capacity of health human resources in Europe, to ensure accessibility, sustainability and the resilience of health services and systems.
  • Launch of the VAX-ACTION project to support EU Member States and relevant stakeholders in implementing a combination of tailored, evidence-based interventions to reduce vaccine hesitancy.
  • Establishment of a protocol for the meta-analysis of a pooled data analysis on social inequalities and child behavior across 5 continents: Portugal, Brazil, Norway, South Africa, and Australia.
  • Participation in the 11th EDCTP Forum with 4 presentations in collaboration with partners from Cabo-Verde, Guiné-Bissau, Angola, and Mozambique.

 

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About GHTM

GHTM is a R&D Unit that brings together researchers with a track record in Tropical Medicine and International & Global Health. It aims at strengthening Portugal's role as a leading partner in the development and implementation of a global health research agenda. Our evidence-based interventions contribute to the promotion of equity in health and to improve the health of populations.

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