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2026
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Calvin Mabaso
The fourth industrial revolution and remuneration structures in South Africa: exploring workforce transformation, equity, and strategic organizational responses
Background The fourth industrial revolution (4IR) is transforming work through advanced technologies, automation, and data-driven processes. These changes alter job roles, skill requirements, and organizational structures, challenging traditional remuneration models and necessitating strategic adaptation in compensation practices. Research purpose The...
2026
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Lynda Dede Graham, Boris Kotey Sasraku-Neequaye
International Hospitality Management: Trends, Strategies, and Global Best Practices
Purpose – The study critically examines international hospitality management (IHM), focusing on its operational, strategic, and human resource dimensions. It explores the evolution of IHM, emerging global trends, technological innovations, sustainability practices, cross-cultural management, and branding strategies, aiming to provide...
2026
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Andrea Seberíni, Alena Kascakova, Miroslava Tokovská, Jana Solcova
Age management implementation in the workplace: Trends, contributing factors, and implications for organizational performance
This study investigates age management implementation and its impact on employment patterns in Slovak organizations between 2021–2024. The research examines organizational responses to workforce aging challenges in a post-transition economy through a mixed-methods approach. Quantitative workforce analysis of Statistical Office...
2026
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Nina Pereza, Goran Hauser, P. Jovanović
Editorial: The importance of faculty development in medical education
Effective faculty development is increasingly recognized as a strategic lever for both individual educator growth and institutional transformation. Several contributions in this Research Topic demonstrate that faculty development is most effective when it is conceived not as a series of...
2026
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Sen Yang, Chaohui Bai, Yajun Zhao, Jiaojiao Wang, Hua Jin, Ben Harris-Roxas, Y. Liu, Fei Shen, Huaxin Zhao, Le Ma, Leiyu Shi, Dehua Yu
Strengthening primary health care service competency: a scoping review of challenges, influencing factors, and enhancement strategies
Objective: This scoping review aims to evaluate the factors influencing the service capacity of primary health care (PHC) institutions and to identify strategies for their development. Methods: We conducted a scoping review based on Arksey and O’Malley’s framework and systematically...
2026
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Folayan Mo, Ahmed Bhayat, Maha El Tantawi
A call for a paradigm shift to community-embedded, home-based primary preventive oral health care in Africa
Oral diseases constitute a global public health crisis, affecting nearly 3.5 billion people worldwide [1]. They cause pain, disability, and economic loss, with their highest burden falling on vulnerable and marginalized populations [1,2]. This crisis is exacerbated by a widespread...
2026
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Angelie Agboluaje
Human Capital and Healthcare System Transformation: A Comprehensive Review of Workforce Strategy, Digital Innovation, and Strategic Leadership for Equitable Access
Background: Health systems are under increasing pressure from rising demand, ageing populations, workforce shortages, and widening inequities, simutaneously digital transformation accelerates service redesign. As technology outpaces current workforce capability and therefore workflow integration and governance, the consequence is that access...
2026
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Vandana Esht, Madhur Verma, Shazia Malik, Marim Ali M. Slimani, Gunjeet Kaur, Jaya Prasad Tripathy, Gursimer Jeet, Sanjay Kalra
Community-Based Models for Type 2 Diabetes Care: A Review of Effectiveness, Implementation, and Health System Integration
INTRODUCTION: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) presents a major challenge in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) due to workforce shortages, limited primary-care capacity, and fragmented chronic-care delivery. Community-based diabetes care models have emerged as scalable approaches to strengthen self-management and...
2026
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Jeena Joseph
From pilot to policy: why AI health interventions fail to scale in developing countries
The World Health Organization (WHO) identifies similar obstacles in its primary guidance on AI for health. The WHO Ethics and Governance of AI for Health report highlights challenges such as poor data quality, algorithmic bias, and unclear accountability, all of...
2026
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Angelie Agboluaje
Human Capital and Healthcare System Transformation: A Comprehensive Review of Workforce Strategy, Digital Innovation, and Strategic Leadership for Equitable Access
Background: Health systems are under increasing pressure from rising demand, ageing populations, workforce shortages, and widening inequities, simutaneously digital transformation accelerates service redesign. As technology outpaces current workforce capability and therefore workflow integration and governance, the consequence is that access...
2026
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Hassan Qudrat‐Ullah
Canada and the Q-NPT framework for a nuclear energy future: Embedding trust, equity and governance in energy transitions
Abstract Achieving net-zero energy systems requires combining technological deployment with governance innovations that secure public legitimacy, equity and international credibility. Nuclear energy – including large reactors and emerging small modular reactors (SMRs) – offers firm, low-carbon power that can complement...
2026
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Ana Catarina Maia, Andreia Félix
From fragmentation to empowerment: community rehabilitation care and health literacy as drivers of integrated care
In the 21st century, rehabilitation care in community contexts has emerged as a strategic structuring axis for more equitable, sustainable and person-centred health systems. Rather than being merely a therapeutic addition, rehabilitation is now widely recognised as a fundamental right...
2026
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Lauren C. Conley
Bridging Analog and Digital: A Case Study on Pandemic Accelerated Digital Disruption in Healthcare Retail
This case study examines SafeHarbor Medical Supplies’ challenges around digital transformation within the small-to-medium enterprise healthcare retail sector. Despite growing competition and advances in digital omnichannel services, SafeHarbor’s evolution has been hindered by resistance to change, limited existing technology infrastructures,...
2026
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Yung‐Hsin Hsueh, Gavin J. Carmichael, Jessica E. Hanna, Kirk Underwood, Daniel Ng Ying Kin, Dongrong Situ, David A. Low, Mathew Jacob
The promises and challenges of robotic-assisted surgery in regional Australia
This perspective examines the introduction of robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) in rural and regional Australia, using the experience of a single regional public hospital as a case exemplar. It explores potential benefits, implementation challenges, and broader implications for surgical equity, workforce...
2026
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Muhanad Alzahrani, Abdullah Alabbasi, Faris Sultan
Evolving landscapes of palliative care in Saudi Arabia: a narrative review
Background: Palliative care (PC) in Saudi Arabia has advanced considerably in recent years, driven by the rising prevalence of chronic diseases, population ageing, and reforms to the national healthcare system. These developments have created a growing demand for patient-centered, holistic...
2026
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Onochie C. Eze, Iheomimichineke Ojiakor, Aloysius Odii, Pamela Ogbozor, Izuchukwu Ndukaihe, Martin McKee, Dina Balabanova, Obinna Onwujekwe
The hidden toll of colleague absenteeism: exploring its impact on emotional strain and burnout among frontline health workers in Nigeria
Background: Absenteeism among health workers is a persistent challenge in resource-constrained health systems, increasing workloads for those who remain present and undermining service quality. While its operational consequences are well documented, the emotional and psychological impact on frontline workers remains...
2026
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Mohammad S. Abu-Mahfouz, Sarah AlFehaid, Hala M. Burqan, Rabie Adel El Arab
Artificial intelligence in mental health care: a scoping review of reviews
Background: Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly entering mental health care, but most models remain proof-of-concept, with limited external validation and substantial risk of overfitting. Methods: This scoping review of reviews adhered to the PRISMA-ScR checklist and Joanna Briggs Institute guidance....
2026
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Ju-Hsin Chen, Emma K.T. Benn, Erin Brittain, Nihal E. Mohamed
Evaluating efforts to advance equity and inclusion in academic medicine: Charting a path for transformative change‡
Despite the critical role academic medical institutions play in promoting equity and inclusion, these efforts are often undermined by fragmented and siloed evaluation approaches, a lack of theory-driven models, and inadequate data-driven methodologies. This commentary critically examines the factors contributing...
2025
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Samuel Mesfin, Tsion Hiwot, Nanati Jemal Aliye, Elham Yimam, Selmy Awad
Equity in the cardiothoracic surgical workforce: addressing training gaps and workforce distribution in Africa– a narrative review
Cardiothoracic surgery (CTS) remains one of the least diverse surgical specialties, marked by significant gender and racial disparities. Despite increased medical school enrollment and the inclusion of more women and underrepresented minorities in the medical workforce, the number of locally...
2025
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Haopeng Liu, Chengyu Ma, Yanbin Yang, Weizhen Liao, Yi Wang
Strategies for enhancing PHC accessibility through mobile and capsule clinics: a spatial location allocation study in China
BACKGROUND: Shortages in the Primary Health Care (PHC) workforce, especially in remote areas, pose a major challenge to achieving universal health coverage. Traditional strategies focused solely on hiring village doctors face limitations due to recruitment challenges in these regions. This...