Global Health Research

Around the world, primary care is essential to community health and well-being. Our research has focused on global primary care development and capacity building to support health systems in low- and middle-income countries.

Barriers and enablers to people-centred viral hepatitis care in Vietnam and the Philippines: Results of a patient journey mapping study

Bethany Holt, Jhaki Mendoza, Hoang Nguyen, Duong Doan, Vy H. Nguyen, Daniel Joy Cabauatan, Lam Dam Duy, Martin Fernandez, Manu Gaspar, Geohari Hamoy, Joseph Michael D. Manlutac, Sinit Mehtsun, Timothy Bill Mercado, Boon-Leong Neo, Bao Ngoc Le, Hoa Nguyen, Huyen Thu Nguyen, Yen Nguyen, Thuy Pham, Todd Pollack, Mary Cris Rombaoa, Pham Thai, Tran Khanh Thu, Pham Xuan Truong, Dung Vu, Janus Ong, David Duong. Barriers and enablers to people-centred viral hepatitis care in Vietnam and the Philippines: Results of a patient journey mapping study. First published: 23 April 2024. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jvh.13944

Embedding viral hepatitis into primary healthcare: results of a strategic landscape analysis in Vietnam and the Philippines

Holt, B., Fernandezc, M., Nguyend, D., Delimae, D., Dam Duyf, L., Gasparc, M., Hamoyc, G., Ngoc Lef, B., Llevadog, J., Manlutach, J. M. D., Mendozac, J., Mercadoc, T., Nguyenf, H., Thu Nguyenf, H., Ongc, J., Cris  Rombaoae, M., Florendoe, J., Mateo Dela Cruze, J., Phamf, T., Nam Thaii, P., Xuan Truongi, P., Pollack, T., Duong, D.B. (2024) Embedding viral hepatitis into primary healthcare: results of a strategic landscape analysis in Vietnam and the Philippines. The Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific.

Barriers and enablers to people-centred viral hepatitis care in Vietnam and the Philippines: Results of a patient journey mapping study

Holt, B., Mendoza, J., Nguyen, H., Doan, D., Nguyen, V. H., Cabauatan, D. J., Dam Duy, L., Fernandez, M., Gaspar, M., Hamoy, G., Manlutac, J. M. D., Mehtsun, S., Mercado, T.B., Neo, B.L., Ngoc Le, B., Nguyen, H., Thu Nguyen, H., Nguyen, Y., Pham, T., Pollack, T.,Cris Rombaoa, M., Thai, P., Khanh Thu, T., Xuan Truong, P., Vu, D., Ong, J., Duong, D. B. (2024) Barriers and enablers to people-centred viral hepatitis care in Vietnam and the Philippines: Results of a patient journey mapping study. J Viral Hepat.

Undergraduate Medical Education Reform in Viet Nam for a Primary Health Care Workforce

Duong, D.B., Nguyen, T.A., Goodell, K., et al. (2022). Undergraduate Medical Education Reform in Viet Nam for a Primary Health Care Workforce. Ann Glob Health.

Strengthening national capacities for pandemic preparedness: a cross-country analysis of COVID-19 cases and deaths

Duong, D.B., King, A.J., Grépin, K.A., et al. (2022) Strengthening national capacities for pandemic preparedness: a cross-country analysis of COVID-19 cases and deaths. Health Policy Plan.

Readiness, Availability and Utilization of Rural Vietnamese Health Facilities for Community Based Primary Care of Non-communicable Diseases: A CrossSectional Survey of 3 Provinces in Northern Vietnam

Duong, D.B., Minh, H.V., Ngo, L.H,. Ellner, A.L. Readiness, Availability and Utilization of Rural Vietnamese Health Facilities for Community Based Primary Care of Non-communicable Diseases: A CrossSectional Survey of 3 Provinces in Northern Vietnam. Int J Health Policy Manag. 2019;8(3):150-157. Published 2019 Mar 1. doi:10.15171/ijhpm.2018.104

Benchmarks for reducing emergency department visits and hospitalizations through community health workers integrated into primary care: a cost-benefit analysis. Medical Care.

Benchmarks for reducing emergency department visits and hospitalizations through community health workers integrated into primary care: a cost-benefit analysis. Medical Care.Basu, S., Jack, H. E., Arabadjis, S. D., & Phillips, R. S. (2016). Benchmarks for reducing emergency department visits and hospitalizations through community health workers integrated into primary care: a cost-benefit analysis. Medical Care.

Benchmarks for reducing emergency department visits and hospitalizations through community health workers integrated into primary care: a cost-benefit analysis.

Vasan, A., Hudelson, C. E., Greenberg, S. L., & Ellner, A. E. (2015). An integrated approach to surgery and primary care systems strengthening in low-and middle-income countries: building a platform to deliver across the spectrum of disease. Surgery, 157(6), 965-970.