Communities are often poorly involved in the planning and implementation of interventions, yet their commitment is fundamental to control outbreaks in all the phases. African countries are responding ...

Introduction Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) remains the leading cause of maternal death. Yet there is a lack of clarity around ...

Introduction Robust metrics for national-level preparedness are critical for assessing global resilience to epidemic and pandemic outbreaks. However, existing preparedness assessments focus primarily ...

Introduction In 2014, Mexico implemented a one peso-per-litre tax to sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB). Even though this tax reduced household purchases and predicted population health gains, the ...

The COVID-19 pandemic had a disproportionate impact on minoritised ethnic groups in the UK, including newly arrived Roma communities. Employing ethnographic and participatory methods, this study ...

Benefit equity of social health insurance in China and its provinces (2014–2020): implications for universal health coverage (4 November, 2024) ...

As the ‘WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy: 2014–2023’ is entering its final phase, reflection is warranted on progress and the focus for a new strategy. We used WHO documentation to analyse progress ...

Microbial data sharing underlies evidence-based microbial research, as well as pathogen surveillance and analysis essential to public health. While the need for data sharing was highlighted during the ...

Effects of PACK training on the management of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by primary care clinicians during 2 years of implementation in Florianópolis, Brazil: extended follow-up ...

Background The WHO estimates a global shortage of 2.8 million physicians, with severe deficiencies especially in low and middle-income countries (LMIC). The unequitable distribution of physicians ...

Little is known about the overall trend and prioritisations of past and current antimicrobial resistance (AMR) policies. Here we introduce a quantitative method to analyse AMR policies. The AMR-Policy ...