Comprehensive Health Research Centre

Public health workforce reform in Abu Dhabi: a pathway to evidence-based policy and global standards alignment

Reforming the public health workforce in Abu Dhabi and across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) became increasingly urgent during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, alongside wider pressures from evolving public health challenges and health-system transformation. A mixed-methods study...

European joint programme HBM4EU - Bridging science and policy: experiences and lessons learned from the key partners in the scientific steering of the initiative

The European Joint Programme HBM4EU was established to address politically relevant questions on chemical risks to public health through a targeted human biomonitoring research programme. Running from 2017 to 2022, it was co-financed by the EU's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovati...

Effectiveness of interventions to prevent or treat prolonged grief symptoms among families of the patients who die in intensive care units: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Background Family members of ICU decedents are at high risk of adverse psychological outcomes, including prolonged grief. However, evidence regarding the effectiveness of existing family support interventions remains limited. Objectives To evaluate the effectiveness of interventi...