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Journal articles

Zwi AB, 1987, 'The political abuse of medicine and the challenge of opposing it', Social Science and Medicine, 25, pp. 649 - 657, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0277-9536(87)90092-X

Zwi AB; Ehrlich RI, 1986, 'Occupational history-taking in the RSA', South African Medical Journal, 70, pp. 601 - 605

Zwi AB, 1985, 'Isocyanates and health - A review', South African Medical Journal, 67, pp. 209 - 211

Zwi A, 1979, 'A comparison of the mortality rates of various population groups in South Africa.', South African Medical Journal, 56, pp. 424

Conference Papers

Odero WO; Zwi AB, 1995, 'Alcohol-related traffic injuries and fatalities in developing countries: A critical review of literature', in Kloeden CN; McLean AJ (ed.), ALCOHOL, DRUGS AND TRAFFIC SAFETY - T'95, VOLS 1 AND 2, NHMRC ROAD ACCIDENT RESEARCH UNIT, AUSTRALIA, ADELAIDE, pp. 713 - 720, presented at 13th International Conference on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety, AUSTRALIA, ADELAIDE, 13 August 1995 - 18 August 1995, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:A1995BH05P00112&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Macrae J; Zwi AB; White J, 1992, 'Conflict and International Relief in Contemporary African Famines, Church House, London, 26 March 1992', in Disasters, pp. 274 - 277, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7717.1992.tb00409.x

Conference Posters

Yashadhana A; Fields T; Fernando W; Brown K; Blitner G; Hayes F; Stanley R; Donnelly B; Jerrard B; Burnett A; Zwi A, 2015, 'Indigenous Australians' perceptions of diabetic eye disease: Understanding prevention, access to care and social determinants', Vancouver, Canada, presented at World Diabetes Congress, Vancouver, Canada, 30 November 2015 - 05 December 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/rg.2.1.3263.8807

Yashadhana A; Stanley R; Hayes F; Blitner G; Burnett A; Zwi A, 2015, 'Understanding eye health inequity through the experiences of Indigenous people in remote Australia', Durban, South Africa, presented at World Social Science Forum, Durban, South Africa, 13 September 2015 - 16 September 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/rg.2.1.2443.5685

Conference Presentations

Bajracharya A; Shrestha K; Zwi A; Baldry E, 2022, 'LEARNING FROM THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (DRR): Analysis of Indigenous women in Nepal’s Guthi system', presented at The Institute of Australian Geographers Inc. Conference 2022: Landscapes of change, challenge and creativity, Department of Geography and Planning, UNE, 04 July 2022 - 08 July 2022

Bajracharya A; Shrestha K; Zwi A; Baldry E, 2021, 'Reframing Gendered Experience: Indigenous women in Nepal’s Disaster: Insights from the Guthi system of Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley', presented at In Remembering, reimagining geography Institute of Australian Geographers & New Zealand Geographical Society Combined Conference, University of Sydney, Australia, 06 July 2021 - 09 July 2021

Shrestha K; Thapa B; Ojha H; Baldry E; Zwi A; Sharma S, 2019, 'Advancing environmental justice to disaster settings: Insights from Nepal’s earthquake recovery practice', presented at In Geographies of Emergence, Divergence ad Convergence, Annual Conference of Institute of Australian Geographers, Hobart, 09 July 2019 - 13 July 2019

Bajracharya A; Shrestha K; Zwi A; Baldry E, 2019, 'Indigenous communities in disaster resilience: Lessons from Newar communities in Nepal’s earthquake recovery', presented at Institute of Australian Geographers Conference (IAG), University of Tasmania, 09 July 2019 - 12 July 2019

Botfield J; Newman C; Kang M; Zwi A, 2018, 'Talking to migrant and refugee young people about sexual health in general practice', presented at IUSTI Asia Pacific Sexual Health Congress 2018, Auckland, 01 November 2018 - 03 November 2018

Botfield J; Newman CE; Lenette C; Albury K; Zwi A, 2016, 'Using digital storytelling to promote healthy relationships and sexual health among young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds in Australia: A scoping review', presented at Youth, Health and Practical Justice: An Interdisciplinary Conference, Sydney, 04 December 2016 - 05 December 2016

Botfield J; Zwi A; Newman CE, 2016, 'Where do they belong? Professional perspectives on the complexities of engaging young people from culturally diverse backgrounds with sexual health services across Greater Western Sydney', presented at 14th Social Research Conference on HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Related Diseases, Sydney, 31 March 2016 - 01 April 2016

Botfield J; Newman CE; Zwi A, 2015, 'Young people from culturally diverse backgrounds and their use of services for sexual and reproductive health needs', presented at Australian Social Policy Conference, Sydney, 28 September 2015 - 30 September 2015

Spangaro JM; Koziol-McLain J; Zwi A, 2015, 'What matters? How women decide to disclose intimate partner violence in antenatal care', presented at Domestic Violence and Health Conference - Futures Without Violence, Washington DC, 19 March 2015 - 21 March 2015, http://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/health/national-conference-on-health-and-domestic-violence/

Conference Abstracts

Gupta M; Zwi A; Jagnoor J, 2020, 'Opportunities for drowning interventions using existing government policy and programmes in India', in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, OXFORD UNIV PRESS, Vol. 30, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000605268701224&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Botfield J; Newman C; Anthony ZWI, 2017, 'ENGAGING YOUNG PEOPLE FROM MIGRANT AND REFUGEE BACKGROUNDS WITH SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROMOTION AND CARE IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA', in SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, Vol. 93, pp. A210 - A210, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2017-053264.548

Rees S; Verdial T; Silove D; Thorpe R; Zwi A, 2013, 'Intermittent Explosive Disorder amongst women in conflict affected Timor-Leste: associations with human rights trauma, ongoing violence, poverty and injustice.', in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE METHODS, SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC, Vol. 12, pp. 738 - 738, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000332088100073&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

ZWI AB; BECKLAKE MR; SMIT AE; BECKER PJ; RENDALL REG, 1986, 'RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DUST EXPOSURE AND X-RAY APPEARANCE OF PNEUMOCONIOSIS IN 2 SOUTH-AFRICAN FOUNDRIES', in AMERICAN REVIEW OF RESPIRATORY DISEASE, AMER LUNG ASSOC, Vol. 133, pp. A264 - A264, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:A1986A740800976&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Reports

Palagyi A; Rafai E; Kafoa B; Perman ML; Lung T; John R; Zwi A; Poulos R; Dodd R, 2022, Promoting evidence-based policies, programs and services for ageing and health in Fiji, The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, Australia

Botfield J; Zwi A; Newman C; Rutherford A; Ooi C; Kang M; Smith M; Bateson D; Carmody C; Crozier B; Bennett K, 2019, Talking to young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds about sexual and reproductive health: what have we learned and where do we go from here?, Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/5c9453933e494

Zwi A; Spurway K; Marincowitz R; Ranmuthugala G; Hobday K; Thompson L, 2018, Do CBDRM initiatives impact on the social and economic costs of disasters? If so, how, why, when and in what way(s)?, EPPI-Centre, London, http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/unsworks_54871

Spurway K; Zwi A, 2018, Urbanisation and Natural Disaster: A Systematic Review, EPPI-Centre, Social Science Research Unit, UCL Institute of Education, University College London, London, http://eppi.ioe.ac.uk/cms/Default.aspx?tabid=3707

Newman CE; Albury K; Lenette C; Botfield J; Zwi A, 2016, Organisational perspectives on digital storytelling in promoting healthy relationships and sexual health among diverse young people: a pilot study

Zwi A; spurway K, 2016, What is the Impact of Urbanisation on Risk of, and Vulnerability to, Natural Disasters? What are the Effective Approaches For Reducing Exposure of Urban Population to Disaster Risks? Protocol for Stage 1, EPPI Centre, University of London, https://eppi.ioe.ac.uk/CMS/Portals/0/PDF%20reviews%20and%20summaries/Revised%20protocol-Urbanisation%20and%20Natural%20Disaster.pdf

Zwi A; Martins JS; Thompson LM, 2013, Challenges in mobilising, retaining and supporting health workers during a period of political upheaval: A case study from Timor-Leste’s experience in 2006, Human Resources for Health Knowledge Hub, UNSW, Sydney, Australia, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/366424770

Zwi A; Shwe TA; Roberts G, 2013, Cyclone Nargis 2008 – Human resourcing insights from within the Myanmar Red Cross, Human Resources for Health Knowledge Hub, UNSW, Sydney, Australia, https://sph.med.unsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/sphcm/Centres_and_Units/PHEW_Cyclone-Nargis.pdf

Zwi A; Rosewell A; Bieb S; Clark G; Ropa B; Posanai E; Miller G; MacIntyre R, 2013, Human resources for health: practice and policy implications for emergency response arising from the cholera outbreak in Papua New Guinea, Human Resources for Health Knowledge Hub, UNSW, Sydney, Australia, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/243114608

Zwi A; Beek K; Chynoweth S; Hickling C; Watts A; Whelan A; Dawson A, 2013, Stories and Strategies - Public Health Emergencies: Lessons Learned from Pilot Phase of the Sexual and Reproductive Health Program in Crisis and Post-Crisis Settings in the Asia Pacific Region (SPRINT Initiative), Human Resources for Health Knowledge Hub, UNSW, Sydney, Australia, https://sph.med.unsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/sphcm/Centres_and_Units/PHEW_SPRINT_Report.pdf

Zwi A; Blignault I; Glazebrook D; Correia V; Steel CB; Ferreira E; B , 2009, Timor-Leste: health care seeking behaviour study, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, http://www.sphcm.med.unsw.edu.au/sphcmweb.nsf/page/timor-leste, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237551424

Dewdney J; Martins J; Asante A; Zwi A, 2009, Strengthening Human Resources for Health in Timor-Leste: Progress, Challenges and Ways Forward, World Bank, Timor-Leste, Dili, Timor-Leste

Bornemisza O; Zwi A, 2008, Neglected health systems research: Health policy and systems research in conflict-affected fragile states, World Health Organization, Geneva, Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research

Theses / Dissertations

Yashadhana A, 2019, The Patient Experience in Eye Care Study: An exploration of the sociocultural and political determinants of diabetic eye care in rural Aboriginal communities, UNSW, http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/61532

Working Papers

Ojha H; Gurung P; Bhattarai B; Dahal N; Huq S; Hossain F; Camkin J; Zwi A; Adhikari B; Bartlett C; Wagle R; Sapkota P, 2022, Loss and Damage from Climate Change: Building Knowledge and Capacity in the Most Vulnerable Countries, http://dx.doi.org, https://ifsd.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/LD-PIS.pdf

Dodd R; Shanthosh J; Lung T; Robaigau A; Perman ML; Rafai E; Poulos R; Zwi A; John R; Palagyi A, 2021, Gender, health and ageing in Fiji: a mixed methods analysis, http://dx.doi.org10.21203/rs.3.rs-429671/v1

Zwi A, 2020, COVID-19 in Melbourne’s high-rise towers: Rights at stake?, UNSW, http://dx.doi.org, https://www.kaldorcentre.unsw.edu.au/publication/covid-19-melbourne%E2%80%99s-high-rise-towers-rights-stake

Media

Zwi A, 2022, Attacks on Ukraine’s hospitals are deliberate and brutal. The world must respond to these acts of terror, , https://theconversation.com/attacks-on-ukraines-hospitals-are-deliberate-and-brutal-the-world-must-respond-to-these-acts-of-terror-179374

Zwi A, 2021, Pour arrêter le variant Omicron, fermer les frontières n’est pas la solution, , https://theconversation.com/pour-arreter-le-variant-omicron-fermer-les-frontieres-nest-pas-la-solution-172746

Preprints

Pugh S; Levin AT; Meyerowitz-Katz G; Soman S; Owusu-Boaitey N; Zwi AB; Malani A; Wilson A; Fosdick BK, 2023, A hierarchical Bayesian model for estimating age-specific COVID-19 infection fatality rates in developing countries, , http://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2308.04012

Levin A; Owusu-Boaitey N; Pugh S; Fosdick BK; Zwi AB; Malani A; Soman S; Besançon L; Kashnitsky I; Ganesh S; McLaughlin A; Song G; Uhm R; Herrera-Esposito D; de los Campos G; Pecanha Antiono AC; Tadese EB; Meyerowitz-Katz G, 2021, Assessing the Burden of COVID-19 in Developing Countries: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Public Policy Implications, , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2021.09.29.21264325

Koto-Shimada K; Fujita N; Matsuoka S; Jimba M; Touch S; Zwi AB, 2020, Long-term outcomes of a program to upgrade the nursing faculty in Cambodia: a qualitative study, , http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-64778/v1

Other

Poulos RG; Zwi A, 2006, What exactly is society getting for its research dollars?, Australasian Med Publishing Company Ltd,

Poulos RG; Zwi A, 2005, Letter: Evidence-based policy making?, Australasian Med Publishing Company Ltd,

ZWI AB, 1985, ISOCYANATES AND HEALTH - REPLY, MED ASSOC S AFRICA, , https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:A1985AJB7700004&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

ZWI A, 1985, MESOTHELIOMA RESEARCH-PROJECT, MED ASSOC S AFRICA, , https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:A1985AVW0200013&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1


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