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2025, Volume 12, Issue 2: 310-328. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2025019
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Global health and human well-being – A systematic review

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    Department of Surgery, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, 413 45, Gothenburg, Sweden
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    Center for Disaster Medicine, Gothenburg University, 405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden
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    Gothenburg Emergency Medicine Research Group (GEMREG), Sahlgrenska University Hospital, 413 45, Gothenburg, Sweden
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    Department of Primary Health Care & General Practice, University of Otago, Wellington, 6242, New Zealand
  • Published: 13 March 2025

  • Global health aims to improve health outcomes and promote equity by addressing transnational health issues through cross-disciplinary collaboration. This field merges preventive measures with clinical care to enhance health and reduce disparities. On the other hand, human well-being includes material and non-material factors that influence quality of life and personal fulfillment. Together, they are crucial for sustainable development, aligning with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Though often examined separately, understanding their interconnectedness can reveal the root causes of global challenges, such as pandemics and climate change, and inform comprehensive strategies for a healthier, more equitable world. This systematic review updates the current challenges and opportunities in global health and well-being. It highlights the importance of scalable, cost-effective solutions, incorporating global health, environmental sustainability, and local contexts to address issues like antimicrobial resistance (AMR), zoonotic diseases, and climate-related health impacts. The study advocates for a multidisciplinary approach, integrating knowledge from medical microbiology, agriculture, environmental science, and traditional practices. Effective solutions should be holistic and inclusive, incorporating bioinformatics in AMR, One Health strategies, and sustainable food systems through regenerative agriculture. These recommendations support broader health equity goals, emphasizing the deep connections among human, animal, and environmental health that are essential for global well-being.

    Citation: Amir Khorram-Manesh, Lesley Gray. Global health and human well-being – A systematic review[J]. AIMS Public Health, 2025, 12(2): 310-328. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2025019

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  • Global health aims to improve health outcomes and promote equity by addressing transnational health issues through cross-disciplinary collaboration. This field merges preventive measures with clinical care to enhance health and reduce disparities. On the other hand, human well-being includes material and non-material factors that influence quality of life and personal fulfillment. Together, they are crucial for sustainable development, aligning with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Though often examined separately, understanding their interconnectedness can reveal the root causes of global challenges, such as pandemics and climate change, and inform comprehensive strategies for a healthier, more equitable world. This systematic review updates the current challenges and opportunities in global health and well-being. It highlights the importance of scalable, cost-effective solutions, incorporating global health, environmental sustainability, and local contexts to address issues like antimicrobial resistance (AMR), zoonotic diseases, and climate-related health impacts. The study advocates for a multidisciplinary approach, integrating knowledge from medical microbiology, agriculture, environmental science, and traditional practices. Effective solutions should be holistic and inclusive, incorporating bioinformatics in AMR, One Health strategies, and sustainable food systems through regenerative agriculture. These recommendations support broader health equity goals, emphasizing the deep connections among human, animal, and environmental health that are essential for global well-being.



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    Acknowledgments


    We thank Mel Cross, Reference Librarian, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, for their assistance with the literature search.

    Authors' contributions


    Both authors contributed to the narrative review in terms of the literature search, assessment of the literature to the scope of the review, and abstract extraction. AK located the full texts for the final included articles, and both authors reviewed the full articles to assess final inclusion. AK initially drafted the manuscript outline, and LG contributed to drafting and the final manuscript.

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    The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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