Top 10 public health challenges to track in 2023: Shifting focus beyond a global pandemic
Issued Date
2023-06-01
Resource Type
eISSN
27692450
DOI
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85165607476
Journal Title
Public Health Challenges
Volume
2
Issue
2
Rights Holder(s)
SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Public Health Challenges Vol.2 No.2 (2023)
Suggested Citation
Lucero-Prisno D.E., Shomuyiwa D.O., Kouwenhoven M.B.N., Dorji T., Odey G.O., Miranda A.V., Ogunkola I.O., Adebisi Y.A., Huang J., Xu L., Obnial J.C., Huda A., Thepanondh S., Dayrit M.M., Evardone S.B., Lamawansa M.D., Solomon Ethiopia S., Aziato L., Adongo P.B., Samai M.H., Garcia F.B., Villaruz J.F., Karunathilake I.M., Li H., Azanza P.A., Findlay I., Wong M.C.S. Top 10 public health challenges to track in 2023: Shifting focus beyond a global pandemic. Public Health Challenges Vol.2 No.2 (2023). doi:10.1002/puh2.86 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/98718
Title
Top 10 public health challenges to track in 2023: Shifting focus beyond a global pandemic
Author(s)
Lucero-Prisno D.E.
Shomuyiwa D.O.
Kouwenhoven M.B.N.
Dorji T.
Odey G.O.
Miranda A.V.
Ogunkola I.O.
Adebisi Y.A.
Huang J.
Xu L.
Obnial J.C.
Huda A.
Thepanondh S.
Dayrit M.M.
Evardone S.B.
Lamawansa M.D.
Solomon Ethiopia S.
Aziato L.
Adongo P.B.
Samai M.H.
Garcia F.B.
Villaruz J.F.
Karunathilake I.M.
Li H.
Azanza P.A.
Findlay I.
Wong M.C.S.
Shomuyiwa D.O.
Kouwenhoven M.B.N.
Dorji T.
Odey G.O.
Miranda A.V.
Ogunkola I.O.
Adebisi Y.A.
Huang J.
Xu L.
Obnial J.C.
Huda A.
Thepanondh S.
Dayrit M.M.
Evardone S.B.
Lamawansa M.D.
Solomon Ethiopia S.
Aziato L.
Adongo P.B.
Samai M.H.
Garcia F.B.
Villaruz J.F.
Karunathilake I.M.
Li H.
Azanza P.A.
Findlay I.
Wong M.C.S.
Author's Affiliation
Maldives National University
St. Paul‘s Hospital Millennium Medical College
University of Puthisastra
University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana
University of the Philippines Open University
West Visayas State University
Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Catanduanes State University
Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Medicine
University of the Philippines Manila
Ateneo de Manila University
University of Colombo Faculty of Medicine
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Wuhan University
University of Calabar
University of Ghana
Mahidol University
University of Lagos
University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division
Global Health Focus Asia
Global Health Focus Africa
East Avenue Medical Center
Central Regional Referral Hospital
College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences
Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center
St. Paul‘s Hospital Millennium Medical College
University of Puthisastra
University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana
University of the Philippines Open University
West Visayas State University
Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Catanduanes State University
Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Medicine
University of the Philippines Manila
Ateneo de Manila University
University of Colombo Faculty of Medicine
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Wuhan University
University of Calabar
University of Ghana
Mahidol University
University of Lagos
University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division
Global Health Focus Asia
Global Health Focus Africa
East Avenue Medical Center
Central Regional Referral Hospital
College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences
Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center
Corresponding Author(s)
Other Contributor(s)
Abstract
The year 2022 saw COVID-19 as the primary public health concern, with vaccine rollout and mandates at the forefront. Other viral infectious diseases, such as Monkeypox and Ebola, emerged as public health concerns. Climate change and political conflicts significantly impacted global health, increasing the demand for humanitarian assistance and protection. In 2023, it remains crucial to identify global and public health priority areas to coordinate and implement effective solutions. Through discussions with public health practitioners and researchers, we have identified key priority areas for 2023, namely, health systems, the mental health crisis, substance abuse, infectious diseases, malnutrition and food insecurity, sexual and reproductive health challenges, environmental pollution, the climate crisis, cancer, and diabetes. These priority areas highlight shared concerns that should be addressed to facilitate proactive and innovative health interventions and practices. To achieve universal healthcare targets for 2030, prioritization, financial investment, international cooperation, and collaboration in addressing these global health challenges are crucial. This requires coordination among public health decision-makers, the private health sector, and opinion leaders to implement country-specific healthcare financing and food security measures. Research, scientific knowledge, and technical capacities must be leveraged to produce sustainable interventions that effectively reduce health disparities and improve health system responsiveness to prevent these challenges from progressing to public health emergencies.