Antoine Flahault
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 6071270 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Antoine Flahault |
| PRENOMES | Antoine |
| SOBRENOME | Flahault |
| ASSINATURA | FLAHAULT A |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Geneva |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6957-2977 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 47 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 8 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 47 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1991 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Éradiquer les maladies infectieuses
Pendant la guerre froide, l’opposition entre Moscou et Washington n’a pas empêché un succès majeur de la coopération globale dans le domaine de la santé : l’éradication de la variole. Les tensions géopolitiques actuelles ne doivent pas faire dévier les responsables politiques d’un objectif qui paraît utopique à l’heure du retrait américain de l’Organisation mondiale de la santé : l’élimination, voire l’éradication, d’autres maladies. politique ét…
Colonial transition as a major mediator of global health transition
New Caledonia is currently seeking its future institutional framework through political battles and violent clashes within the population. Numerous injuries have been reported and healthcare facilities destroyed [1,2]. This unprecedent destruction of the region’s health system, unprecedented in the context of the modern French Republic, will negatively impact the burden of many diseases in a [...]
Covid-19 pandemic-related changes in teleworking, emotional exhaustion, and occupational burnout
Decreased teleworking frequency and not having the possibility of telework were associated with higher emotional exhaustion and diagnosed burnout. As organizations reconsider their telework policies in a post-pandemic era, they should consider the impact of such organizational changes on employee wellbeing
How much do socioeconomic inequalities explain gender- and ethnicity-based gaps in health coverage? A decomposition analysis of Chinese migrant workers, 2009–2018
Health coverage equality is key to equal healthcare access. In China, the Urban Employee Basic Medical Insurance (UEBMI) is a compulsory health coverage for people employed in urban areas and provides the best access to healthcare. Having the UEBMI is thus crucial for rural-to-urban migrant workers, the lack thereof indicates not only informal employment, but also unequal healthcare access, particularly for their vulnerable subgroups. This study …
To Arms, Public Health Citizens
Estimating the Carbon Footprint of Healthcare in the Canton of Geneva and Reduction Scenarios for 2030 and 2040
Switzerland, a wealthy country, has a cutting-edge healthcare system, yet per capita, it emits over one ton of CO 2 , ranking among the world's most polluting healthcare systems. To estimate the carbon footprint of the healthcare system of Geneva's canton, we collected raw data on the activities of its stakeholders. Our analysis shows that when excluding medicines and medical devices, hospitals are the main greenhouse gas emitter by far, accounti…
Paid Domestic Work and Depressive Symptoms in Mexico
Paid domestic work (PDW) is an important source of employment for the global female workforce. It is frequently performed under precarious working conditions and occupational risks that are often associated with depressive symptoms (DSs). Although 10% (2.2 million) of Mexican working women are paid domestic workers (PDWs), their mental health has remained understudied. This article analyzes the occurrence and factors associated with DSs in a samp…
A community-based contact isolation strategy to reduce the spread of Ebola virus disease
INTRODUCTION: Despite tremendous progress in the development of diagnostics, vaccines and therapeutics for Ebola virus disease (EVD), challenges remain in the implementation of holistic strategies to rapidly curtail outbreaks. We investigated the effectiveness of a community-based contact isolation strategy to limit the spread of the disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). METHODS: We did a quasi-experimental comparison study. Eligible…
Changes in socioeconomic resources and mental health after the second Covid-19 wave (2020–2021)
This study confirms the association of economic stressors and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic and highlights the exacerbating role of subjective risk perception on this association
The impact of the Ebola epidemics on children’s rights
BACKGROUND: Ebola virus is known as one of the deadliest pathogens to infect humans. Children represent a minority of Ebola Virus Disease cases globally. Yet, the different Ebola outbreaks in Africa had a wide impact on children's lives and children' rights. OBJECTIVE: Review the published literature to date on Children's rights during Ebola outbreaks. Outcomes shall contribute to get a better understanding of the main limitations or violations o…
Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs, and Practices Regarding Dengue in La Réunion Island, France
Since 2017, La Réunion island has been facing a major epidemic of dengue. Despite actions carried out by the anti-vector control department, public authorities have failed to contain this epidemic. As individual involvement is key to success in vector control, we carried out a mixed-methods study on population knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and practices (KABP) regarding dengue infection risk in La Réunion. The study combined quantitative data co…
Vaccine Hesitancies Across the World in the Era of Covid-19
Building a multisystemic understanding of societal resilience to the Covid-19 pandemic
The current global systemic crisis reveals how globalised societies are unprepared to face a pandemic. Beyond the dramatic loss of human life, the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered widespread disturbances in health, social, economic, environmental and governance systems in many countries across the world. Resilience describes the capacities of natural and human systems to prevent, react to and recover from shocks. Societal resilience to the current…
Scoping future outbreaks
BACKGROUND: The WHO's Research and Development Blueprint priority list designates emerging diseases with the potential to generate public health emergencies for which insufficient preventive solutions exist. The list aims to reduce the time to the availability of resources that can avert public health crises. The current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic illustrates that an effective method of mitigating such crises is the pre-emptive prediction of outbreaks. …
A multidimensional framework for rating health system performance and sustainability
BACKGROUND: Health Care provision in terms of prevention, detection and treatment is primarily dependent on the quality of the hosting Health System. In its health report 2000, the WHO's attempt to assess and rank health systems' quality Worldwide was heavily criticized. We propose a novel framework for health system performance and ranking using three indicators for three domains; general health system performance, clinical outcome of treatment …
Impact of Air Pollution (PM2.5) on Child Mortality
Air pollution in Asian countries represents one of the biggest health threats given the varied levels of economic and population growth in the recent past. The quantification of air pollution (PM 2.5 ) vis à vis health problems has important policy implications in tackling its health effects. This paper investigates the relationship between air pollution (PM 2.5 ) and child mortality in sixteen Asian countries using panel data from 2000 to 2017. …
Are People Optimistically Biased about the Risk of Covid-19 Infection? Lessons from the First Wave of the Pandemic in Europe
Unrealistic optimism, the underestimation of one's risk of experiencing harm, has been investigated extensively to understand better and predict behavioural responses to health threats. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, a relative dearth of research existed in this domain regarding epidemics, which is surprising considering that this optimistic bias has been associated with a lack of engagement in protective behaviours critical in fighting twenty-f…
Refugees in Canada during the First Wave of the Covid-19 Pandemic
It is crucial to understand how the most vulnerable populations have been impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This paper intends to contextualize the experience of resettled refugees in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic, framing the issue for further study as the situation evolves. Based on the experience drawn from the first wave of the pandemic, the findings of this paper suggest that refugees in Canada encounter barriers to healthcare…
Brazil’s Actions and Reactions in the Fight against Covid-19 from January to March 2020
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and the disease it causes, COVID-19, which emerged in 2019, was identified by the World Health Organization as a public health emergency of international concern. Brazil actively responded to contain the virus. This case study aims to examine Brazil's response to COVID-19 by investigating the country's actions and reflecting upon the outcomes throughout January and March 2020. The data collection s…
The Progression of Covid-19 and the Government Response in China
The ongoing pandemic of COVID-19 (Coronavirus Infectious Disease-2019) was first reported at the end of 2019 in Wuhan, China. On 30 January 2020, the WHO declared a Public Health Emergency for the novel coronavirus. On 11 March 2020, the WHO officially declared the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic. Due to the differences in population distribution, economic structure, degree of damage and other factors, the affected countries have introduced polic…
Comparing the Scope and Efficacy of Covid-19 Response Strategies in 16 Countries
This article synthesizes the results of case studies on the development of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and control measures by governments in 16 countries. When this work was conducted, only 6 months had passed since the pandemic began, and only 4 months since the first events were recognized outside of China. It was too early to draw firm conclusions about the effectiveness of measures in each of the selected countries; howe…
Situation of India in the Covid-19 Pandemic
In this article, we investigate the impact of COVID-19 through screening and surveillance methods adopted in India, as well as the potential health system, social, political, and economic consequences. The research was done in a chronological manner, and data was collected between 30 January 2020 till 12 June 2020. Initial containment measures, including point of entry screenings and testing protocols, appeared insufficient. However, testing capa…
Understanding the Dynamics of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Since the novel coronavirus outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 from the first cases whereof were reported in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, our globalized world has changed enormously. On the 11th of March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic, and nations around the world have taken drastic measures to reduce transmission of the disease. The situation is similar in Switzerland, a small high-income country in Central Europe,…
Covid-19 Down Under
The following case study aims to provide a broad overview of the initial Australian epidemiological situation of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. We provide a case presentation of Australia's current demographic characteristics and an overview of their health care system. The data we present on Australia's COVID-19 situation pertain to the initial wave of the pandemic from January through to 20 April 2020. The results of our stu…
Diverse and Complex Challenges to Migrant and Refugee Mental Health
Forced migration is likely to continue to grow in the coming years due to climate change, disease outbreaks, conflict, and other factors. There are a huge number of challenges to maintaining good health, and specifically good mental health, among migrants at all stages of migration. It is vital to fully understand these diverse challenges so that we can work towards overcoming them. In 2017, as a response to the growing health challenges faced by…
Scientist and public responses to BSE‐related risk
Social studies of risk repeatedly have found substantial divergences in the way that experts/scientists and members of the general public appraise risks associated with health and environmental hazards. However, empirical evidence for these differences remains controversial. A recent review of literature suggests in particular that divergences between experts and lay people may potentially result from confounding socio‐demographic factors. The pu…
Vaccine Hesitancies Across the World in the Era of Covid-19
A routine tool for detection and assessment of epidemics of influenza-like syndromes in France
A regression model for the nonepidemic level of influenza-like syndrome has been estimated from the 55,200 cases collected between October 1984 and August 1988 using the French Communicable Diseases Computer Network. The start of a major epidemic in 1988-89 was detected early. The size of the epidemic, for the entire country, was estimated at approximately 4.3 million cases. The excess cost of sick-leave, among those of working age, was estimated…
A routine tool for detection and assessment of epidemics of influenza-like syndromes in France
A regression model for the nonepidemic level of influenza-like syndrome has been estimated from the 55,200 cases collected between October 1984 and August 1988 using the French Communicable Diseases Computer Network. The start of a major epidemic in 1988-89 was detected early. The size of the epidemic, for the entire country, was estimated at approximately 4.3 million cases. The excess cost of sick-leave, among those of working age, was estimated…
French general practitioners didn't fear the millennium bug
A survey including 1358 French general practitioners was conducted in December 1999, to assess their own perception of the risks related to the millennium bug. Neither fear nor anxious behaviour was reported. Eighty-three per cent (558/671) didn't think that health risks were to be feared, as the millennium approached
GPs and the social amplification of BSE-related risk
Social studies of risk have consistently shown that physicians and health professionals are viewed by the general public as a trustworthy source of information and communication regarding risks. However, few if any empirical investigations have focused on the role physicians, particularly general practitioners (GPs), may play as a ‘social station’ in the processes of amplification or attenuation of risks to health that Kasperson et al described i…
Risk Perception of the “Mad Cow Disease” in France
Since 1996, when bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) was assessed as a possible human transmissible disease, a variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), French people have entered into a long period of fear and avoidance of beef and bovine byproducts, which produced an unprecedented collapse in the beef market. This article deals with the perceived risk of the "mad cow disease" (MCD) in the French general population. Two surveys were conduc…
Scientist and public responses to BSE‐related risk
Social studies of risk repeatedly have found substantial divergences in the way that experts/scientists and members of the general public appraise risks associated with health and environmental hazards. However, empirical evidence for these differences remains controversial. A recent review of literature suggests in particular that divergences between experts and lay people may potentially result from confounding socio‐demographic factors. The pu…
Global public health leadership for the twenty-first century
We are at an unprecedented moment in history in terms of the health of populations around the world. New and old problems all require both short- and long-term solutions, at the individual, community, national and global levels. Unique solutions for each challenge may not be feasible or adequately effective or cost-effective. We are confronted by health systems that are not well matched to current and future needs, both for sustained prevention a…
Integrative study of pandemic A/H1N1 influenza infections
The large amount of data collected throughout the follow-up will permit a multidisciplinary study of influenza infections. Additional data is being collected and analyzed in this ongoing cohort. The longitudinal analysis of these households will permit integrative analyses of complex phenomena such as individual, collective and environmental risk factors of infection, routes of transmission, or determinants of the immune response to infection or …
Causal analysis of H1N1pdm09 influenza infection risk in a household cohort
BACKGROUND: Obtaining a comprehensive quantitative figure of the determinants of influenza infection will help identify priority targets for future influenza mitigation interventions. We developed an original causal model integrating highly diverse factors and their dependencies, to identify the most critical determinants of pandemic influenza infection (H1N1pdm09) during the 2010-2011 influenza season. METHODS: We used data from 601 households (…
International EcoHealth One Health Congress 2016
The Lancet Countdown
The influence of health concerns in scientific and policy debates on climate change
peer reviewed
The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change
Migrants’ and refugees’ health
Despite the greatly increased numbers of migrants and refugees worldwide in recent years, insufficient attention has been paid to addressing their health needs. While a variety of international instruments assert the right to health, in practice, migrants and refugees—especially those awaiting clarification of their status, such as asylum seekers and those without documentation—often fall in cracks between service providers and humanitarian relie…
Health systems around the world – a comparison of existing health system rankings
Predictors of elevated capillary blood glucose in overweight railway French employees
Our findings provide information for setting up specific diabetes prevention strategies in the workplace. Overweight men, aged 50 and older, with high blood pressure and daily sugary food intake should be considered for capillary blood glucose measurements during their occupational medical surveillance. Hypertension screening and management as well as health policy measures to target sugary food consumption could be included in workplace preventi…
Health in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
The clock is ticking and just a little more than 10 years remain to meet the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Enhanced political and public awareness, inter- and transdisciplinary engagement, new partnerships, and multisectoral collaborations are required to foster knowledge-and-action societies in order to tackle the complex issues that are inherent to sustainable development. A one-day symposium held in Basel, Switzerland, in November 2…
Precision Global Health – The case of Ebola
BACKGROUND: The 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak across West Africa was devastating, acting not only as a wake-up call for the global health community, but also as a catalyst for innovative change and global action. Improved infectious disease monitoring is the stepping-stone toward better disease prevention and control efforts, and recent research has revealed the potential of digital technologies to transform the field of global health. This scoping re…
Modeling and Predicting Dengue Incidence in Highly Vulnerable Countries using Panel Data Approach
The spread of dengue has become a major public health concern in recent times due to alarming climate change. Using country level panel data over the 2000-2017 period, this paper examines the effects of climate change and socio-economic variables on the incidence of dengue-borne diseases in some of the most highly vulnerable countries. Empirical analysis shows a positive association between climate change and socio-economic conditions in the adve…
Nexus between Air Pollution and Neonatal Deaths
The rapid economic growth in Asian countries has witnessed a persistent increase in air pollution complementing adverse health challenges for children in these countries. Quantification of health effects attributable to air pollution (PM 2.5 ) is important in policy implications to tackle air pollution and associated health problems. This study aims to explore the nexus between air pollution and neonates' deaths embedded in acute respiratory infe…
Geneva Health Forum
AffiliationsAll of the authors are with the Institute of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Comparing the Scope and Efficacy of Covid-19 Response Strategies in 16 Countries
This article synthesizes the results of case studies on the development of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and control measures by governments in 16 countries. When this work was conducted, only 6 months had passed since the pandemic began, and only 4 months since the first events were recognized outside of China. It was too early to draw firm conclusions about the effectiveness of measures in each of the selected countries; howe…
Situation of India in the Covid-19 Pandemic
In this article, we investigate the impact of COVID-19 through screening and surveillance methods adopted in India, as well as the potential health system, social, political, and economic consequences. The research was done in a chronological manner, and data was collected between 30 January 2020 till 12 June 2020. Initial containment measures, including point of entry screenings and testing protocols, appeared insufficient. However, testing capa…
Understanding the Dynamics of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Since the novel coronavirus outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 from the first cases whereof were reported in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, our globalized world has changed enormously. On the 11th of March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic, and nations around the world have taken drastic measures to reduce transmission of the disease. The situation is similar in Switzerland, a small high-income country in Central Europe,…
Covid-19 Down Under
The following case study aims to provide a broad overview of the initial Australian epidemiological situation of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. We provide a case presentation of Australia's current demographic characteristics and an overview of their health care system. The data we present on Australia's COVID-19 situation pertain to the initial wave of the pandemic from January through to 20 April 2020. The results of our stu…
Diverse and Complex Challenges to Migrant and Refugee Mental Health
Forced migration is likely to continue to grow in the coming years due to climate change, disease outbreaks, conflict, and other factors. There are a huge number of challenges to maintaining good health, and specifically good mental health, among migrants at all stages of migration. It is vital to fully understand these diverse challenges so that we can work towards overcoming them. In 2017, as a response to the growing health challenges faced by…
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