Robert Marten
Biographic Data
| ID | 6332019 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert Marten |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert |
| FAMILY NAME | Marten |
| SIGNATURE | MARTEN R |
| AFFILIATIONS | WHO |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
From knowledge accumulation to transformative action
Despite three decades of expanding scholarship on social determinants of health (SDH), progress in reducing health inequities has remained limited. While the SDH framework has reshaped global health discourse and informed policy rhetoric, the translation of knowledge into transformative action has been insufficient. The gap between evidence and impact is not explained by political constraints alone but is also contributed to by the orientation, m…
Community experiences of the impacts of climate-induced extreme weather events in Uganda
Climate change is impacting health, social systems and livelihoods of populations across the world with sub-Saharan Africa being particularly hard-hit. Lived experiences of the impacts of climate change are paramount to understanding how at-risk communities are uniquely impacted and collectively devise response mechanisms. However, there is limited evidence of the community’s lived experiences of these impacts. This study explored the community e…
New health taxes in Ghana
In the context of a fiscal crisis and health pressures, Ghana’s government has been exploring additional pro-health taxes. The World Health Organization and World Bank support health taxes as ‘win-win’ policies that can, if designed effectively, simultaneously improve health and raise revenue for health spending. However, international evidence shows that health taxes can meet political and public opposition. Yet, there is little research that em…
Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of a national multisectoral action plan for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases in Nepal
BACKGROUND: Nepal adopted the Multisectoral Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (MSAP) in 2014. Implementation of the plan has been challenging, with limited participation from non-health sectors. OBJECTIVES: The overall aim of the study was to gain the perspectives of key stakeholders involved in the Nepal MSAP on the barriers and facilitators to its implementation, through the participation of relevant sector…
Modified scoping review of the enablers and barriers to implementing primary health care in the Covid-19 context
Since the Alma Ata Declaration of 1978, countries have varied in their progress towards establishing and sustaining comprehensive primary health care (PHC) and realizing its associated vision of ‘Health for All’. International health emergencies such as the coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) pandemic underscore the importance of PHC in underpinning health equity, including via access to routine essential services and emergency responsiveness. This review …
The value and impact of embedded implementation research
La utilidad y el impacto de incorporar la investigación sobre implementación para mejorar la ejecución de los programas
Defining Priorities for Action and Research on the Commercial Determinants of Health
In recent years, the concept of commercial determinants of health (CDoH) has attracted scholarly, public policy, and activist interest. To date, however, this new attention has failed to yield a clear and consistent definition, well-defined metrics for quantifying its impact, or coherent directions for research and intervention. By tracing the origins of this concept over 2 centuries of interactions between market forces and public health action …
Climate change
Global-scale action in health
Health Policy and Planning, doi: 10.1093/heapol/czaa090 In the originally published version of this manuscript, author Robert Marten’s affiliation was incorrect. The affiliation has been changed to: “Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, WC1H 9SH, UK” in the online version.
Do social accountability approaches work? A review of the literature from selected low- and middle-income countries in the WHO South-East Asia region
Governance failures undermine efforts to achieve universal health coverage and improve health in low- and middle-income countries by decreasing efficiency and equity. Punitive measures to improve governance are largely ineffective. Social accountability strategies are perceived to enhance transparency and accountability through bottom-up approaches, but their effectiveness has not been explored comprehensively in the health systems of low- and mi…
Global-scale action in health
Koplan et al. (2009) wrote of global health: The need for a commonly used and accepted definition extends beyond semantics...[A] shorthand term...might obscure important differences in philosophy, strategies, and priorities for action...If we do not clearly define what we mean..., we cannot possibly reach agreement about what we are trying to achieve, the approaches we must take, the skills that are needed, and the ways that we should use resourc…
Health sector fragmentation
BACKGROUND: Fragmentation across governance structures, funding, and external actor engagement in Sierra Leone continues to challenge the efficiency and coherence of health sector activities and impedes sustained health system strengthening. Three examples are discussed to highlight the extent, causes, and impacts of health sector fragmentation in Sierra Leone: the community health worker programme, national medical supply chain, and service leve…
BRICS countries and the global movement for universal health coverage
This article explores BRICS' engagement in the global movement for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and the implications for global health governance. It is based on primary data collected from 43 key informant interviews, complemented by a review of BRICS' global commitments supporting UHC. Interviews were conducted using a semi-structured questionnaire that included both closed- and open-ended questions. Question development was informed by insi…
BRICS countries and the global movement for universal health coverage
This article explores BRICS' engagement in the global movement for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and the implications for global health governance. It is based on primary data collected from 43 key informant interviews, complemented by a review of BRICS' global commitments supporting UHC. Interviews were conducted using a semi-structured questionnaire that included both closed- and open-ended questions. Question development was informed by insi…
BRICS countries and the global movement for universal health coverage
This article explores BRICS' engagement in the global movement for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and the implications for global health governance. It is based on primary data collected from 43 key informant interviews, complemented by a review of BRICS' global commitments supporting UHC. Interviews were conducted using a semi-structured questionnaire that included both closed- and open-ended questions. Question development was informed by insi…
Health sector fragmentation
BACKGROUND: Fragmentation across governance structures, funding, and external actor engagement in Sierra Leone continues to challenge the efficiency and coherence of health sector activities and impedes sustained health system strengthening. Three examples are discussed to highlight the extent, causes, and impacts of health sector fragmentation in Sierra Leone: the community health worker programme, national medical supply chain, and service leve…
Do social accountability approaches work? A review of the literature from selected low- and middle-income countries in the WHO South-East Asia region
Governance failures undermine efforts to achieve universal health coverage and improve health in low- and middle-income countries by decreasing efficiency and equity. Punitive measures to improve governance are largely ineffective. Social accountability strategies are perceived to enhance transparency and accountability through bottom-up approaches, but their effectiveness has not been explored comprehensively in the health systems of low- and mi…
Global-scale action in health
Koplan et al. (2009) wrote of global health: The need for a commonly used and accepted definition extends beyond semantics...[A] shorthand term...might obscure important differences in philosophy, strategies, and priorities for action...If we do not clearly define what we mean..., we cannot possibly reach agreement about what we are trying to achieve, the approaches we must take, the skills that are needed, and the ways that we should use resourc…
Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of a national multisectoral action plan for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases in Nepal
BACKGROUND: Nepal adopted the Multisectoral Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (MSAP) in 2014. Implementation of the plan has been challenging, with limited participation from non-health sectors. OBJECTIVES: The overall aim of the study was to gain the perspectives of key stakeholders involved in the Nepal MSAP on the barriers and facilitators to its implementation, through the participation of relevant sector…
Modified scoping review of the enablers and barriers to implementing primary health care in the Covid-19 context
Since the Alma Ata Declaration of 1978, countries have varied in their progress towards establishing and sustaining comprehensive primary health care (PHC) and realizing its associated vision of ‘Health for All’. International health emergencies such as the coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) pandemic underscore the importance of PHC in underpinning health equity, including via access to routine essential services and emergency responsiveness. This review …
The value and impact of embedded implementation research
La utilidad y el impacto de incorporar la investigación sobre implementación para mejorar la ejecución de los programas
Defining Priorities for Action and Research on the Commercial Determinants of Health
In recent years, the concept of commercial determinants of health (CDoH) has attracted scholarly, public policy, and activist interest. To date, however, this new attention has failed to yield a clear and consistent definition, well-defined metrics for quantifying its impact, or coherent directions for research and intervention. By tracing the origins of this concept over 2 centuries of interactions between market forces and public health action …
Climate change
Global-scale action in health
Health Policy and Planning, doi: 10.1093/heapol/czaa090 In the originally published version of this manuscript, author Robert Marten’s affiliation was incorrect. The affiliation has been changed to: “Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, WC1H 9SH, UK” in the online version.
New health taxes in Ghana
In the context of a fiscal crisis and health pressures, Ghana’s government has been exploring additional pro-health taxes. The World Health Organization and World Bank support health taxes as ‘win-win’ policies that can, if designed effectively, simultaneously improve health and raise revenue for health spending. However, international evidence shows that health taxes can meet political and public opposition. Yet, there is little research that em…
From knowledge accumulation to transformative action
Despite three decades of expanding scholarship on social determinants of health (SDH), progress in reducing health inequities has remained limited. While the SDH framework has reshaped global health discourse and informed policy rhetoric, the translation of knowledge into transformative action has been insufficient. The gap between evidence and impact is not explained by political constraints alone but is also contributed to by the orientation, m…
Community experiences of the impacts of climate-induced extreme weather events in Uganda
Climate change is impacting health, social systems and livelihoods of populations across the world with sub-Saharan Africa being particularly hard-hit. Lived experiences of the impacts of climate change are paramount to understanding how at-risk communities are uniquely impacted and collectively devise response mechanisms. However, there is limited evidence of the community’s lived experiences of these impacts. This study explored the community e…
Political science (9 works) · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (8 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Business (7 works) · Geography (7 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (7 works) · Public health (7 works) · Nursing (6 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Economics (5 works)