Factors influencing the implementation of a teacher professional development program to improve teaching quality by Lucas Silva Didier, Kim Schildkamp, Adrie J. Visscher, Roel J. Bosker

“…This study provides important insights into the conditions necessary for successful TPD implementation in a global south country.…”
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Anxiety and depression screening reveals the importance of advancing mental health support for Haitian healthcare providers by Youri Encelotti Louis, Brooke Betson, Samy Auguste

“…Despite the recent momentum of mental health advocacy and resource allocation in several nations worldwide, the same progress is yet to be experienced in Haiti and other countries in the global south. In addition to the ongoing humanitarian crisis that continues to pre-dispose the people of Haiti to a variety of health conditions and mental illnesses, Haitian healthcare providers face further vulnerability to mental illness due to the high-stress nature of their work in a resource-limited environment. …”
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Regime Change: The Need for Scientific Critical Consciousness by Usama Javed Mirza

“…By not tackling them head-on, curricula risk dangerously misleading students about the nature of science, its legacy and place in the world; aggravating socio-economic inequality perpetuated by centuries of European colonialism of the Global South. These misleading ideas include Eurocentrism, viewing religion as irrational and Western science as superior to indigenous knowledge systems. …”
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Analyses of house-owners’ awareness and compliance with urban greenery regulations in Madina, Ghana by Seth Akagla, Yaw Agyeman Boafo

“…Although the benefits of urban greenery, including biodiversity conservation, pollution mitigation, and reduction of urban heat island effects, are widely recognized, adherence to corresponding building regulations poses a significant challenge in many Global South countries, including Ghana. This study investigated the compliance with urban greenery regulations among house owners in Madina, a rapidly urbanizing suburb of Accra, Ghana. …”
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A scalability-centric perspective on global human development within environmental limits by Soumyajit Bhar, Chirag Dhara

“…This study underscores the continued need to prioritize scalability in the future and recommends shifting the narrative to countries that exemplify scalable development to provide strategic insights to the Global South.…”
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Exploring Conditions for Designing Citizen Observatories in Sri Lanka: The Case of Air Quality in Rural Areas by Chaminda Rathnayake, Somya Joshi, Teresa Cerratto-Pargman

“…While CO projects conducted in the Global North have successfully engaged citizens, less is known about how they engage with citizens in rural areas in the Global South. Herein, we address this knowledge gap by exploring conditions for designing COs in rural areas in Sri Lanka. …”
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Climate emergency and vocational education and training. Topic of scientific interest: A systematic review of the literature by M.ª de Fátima Poza Vilches, Susana Ripoll Martín, Mª Teresa Pozo Llorente

“…The results have revealed growing scientific production, especially in Europe and the global south, with a predominance of theoretical studies over participatory ones. …”
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Inter-agency collaboration in building urban fire resilience in Indonesia: how do metropolitan cities address it? by Ahmad Harakan, Yusuf Adam Hilman, A. Junaedi Karso, Awaluddin Awaluddin, Nurhalijah Nurhalijah, Indah Sidrawaty Muin, Aldy Nurdiansyah B, Arfan Fadillah, Rudi Hardi

“…IntroductionUrban fire disasters pose a significant challenge to city resilience and sustainability, particularly in the Global South, where rapid urbanization exacerbates existing vulnerabilities. …”
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Interventions that prevent or reduce perinatal loneliness and its proximal determinants: a restricted scoping review by Ruth Naughton-Doe, Rebecca Nowland, Stephanie Tierney, Martin Webber, Anja Wittkowski

“…Further research is needed to scope the grey literature, review papers in the global south, appraise intervention effectiveness, and co-produce interventions, including for fathers, LGBTQ+ parents, and cultural and religious minorities. …”
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A cycle of invisibilisation: a qualitative study of Brazilian health system factors shaping access to long COVID care by Emma-Louise Aveling, Margareth Crisóstomo Portela, Letícia Soares, Bárbara Caldas, Brenda Sabaine, Flora Cornish

“…Few studies have examined health system factors influencing LC healthcare access, especially in the Global South. Drawing on the concept of candidacy, we examine health system factors influencing access to LC care in Brazil’s public healthcare system (Sistema Único de Saúde, SUS) and theorise implications for equitable access to public healthcare for IACCs globally.Methods We conducted a patient-engaged, qualitative study in the city of Rio de Janeiro. 29 individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with SUS professionals from administrative leaders to multidisciplinary primary and specialist care staff (November 2022 to July 2023). …”
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