Introduction Undernutrition is a cause of nearly half of all deaths among children under 5 years old. Small-quantity ...

Summary box The devastating March 2025 earthquake in central Myanmar underscores how natural disasters exacerbate ...

Background The link between drinking water salinity and increased blood pressure and hypertension risk among coastal and ...

Introduction The Indian healthcare system is consistently focusing on delivering equitable and affordable healthcare to its ...

Objective To examine household-level patterns of self-reliance among forcibly displaced and host populations using the ...

Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death and morbidity worldwide, responsible for 7 out of ...

On 13 August 2024, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) declared mpox a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security. 1 The following day, the WHO declared the ...

Introduction Cervical cancer screening is a critical preventive measure to reduce the burden of cervical cancer. Yet, ...

The COVID-19 Treatment QuickStart Consortium worked with governments in seven low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), Ghana ...

We analysed the performance of Ethiopia in achieving the health-related millennium development goals (MDGs) with the aim of acquiring lessons for the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Ethiopia ...

Public health and health service interventions are typically complex: they are multifaceted, with impacts at multiple levels and on multiple stakeholders. Systematic reviews evaluating the effects of ...

Introduction Transmission of COVID-19 within families and close contacts accounts for the majority of epidemic growth. Community mask wearing, hand washing and social distancing are thought to be ...