Resolving Global HealthCare Wicked Problems :: Special Issue

01About This Special Issue

When it comes to wicked problems, health care is certainly high on the list. The importance of healthcare to individuals and governments and its growing costs to the economy have contributed to the emergence of healthcare as an important area of research for scholars in business and other disciplines. Information and communication technologies (ICT) and its related fields have much to offer in managing healthcare costs and in improving the quality of care.

This special issue will identified and introduce the importance of studying wicked problems in health care. Author(s) submission should indicate why the topic is personally important to the researcher(s) and what they offer in the research area. The Guest Editor(s) will be looking for three things:

1. Relevance to wicked problems
2. Research questions, new theories and insights
3. Innovative implementation strategies.

Aims and Scope:

1.Stakeholders
2.Care networks
3.Financial concerns
4.Clinical standards
5.Protocols
6.Public relations
7.Government regulations

02Meet the Guest Editors

Our distinguished editors bring deep subject-matter expertise to curate high-quality research and ensure a rigorous peer-review process.

Lead Guest Editor

Adegboye Adegboyega

Mathematical Science Department, Achivers University, Owo, Nigeria

Guest Editor

Muftau Abayomi

Department of Economics, Achievers University, Owo, Nigeria

Guest Editor

Modupe Adefalu

Department of Family Medicine, Federal Medical Centre Owo, Owo, Nigeria

03Published Articles

The following articles have been published in this special issue.

Impact of Economic Condition on Obesity

Akwinder Kaur

Issue: Volume 4, Issue 6-2, November 2016

Pages: 1-4

Received: 16 September 2016

Accepted: 12 October 2016

Published: 22 November 2016

DOI: 10.11648/j.ajhr.s.2016040602.11

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Abstract: Prevalence of obesity has increased with alarming rate in the last two or three decades worldwide. The prevalence statistics shows that obesity pandemic is all-pervading even in the developing nations like India. In the present study an attempt has been made to report the prevalence of obesity on the basis of body mass index among school girls of P... Show More

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