Introduction Infectious diarrhoea causes millions of deaths annually in low-income countries. Prevention strategies minimising transmission of diarrhoeal pathogens could include adopting better food ...

Introduction Gastroschisis mortality is disproportionately high in Africa due in part to delayed presentation and limited ...

Background Approximately 70% of deaths in Tanzania occur outside health facilities and are often unreported or lack cause of death (COD) information. Consequently, health planning relies on data ...

Introduction On 24 February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, escalating the conflict that began in ...

Introduction A disproportionate share of global neonatal deaths occurs in armed-conflict settings, where progress in reducing neonatal mortality remains slow. This systematic review aims to synthesise ...

Integration of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) prevention, screening and treatment into maternal, newborn and child healthcare (MNCH) services has become increasingly important as countries address ...

The recently unveiled America First Global Health Strategy represents a fundamental reorientation of US engagement in global health, framed as a ‘new playbook’ designed to safeguard US lives, ...

Louse-borne relapsing fever (LBRF), caused by Borrelia recurrentis and transmitted by the human body louse, remains a persistent health emergency in Ethiopia, resulting in preventable mortality among ...

Introduction Glucose is a major determinant of fetal growth, but its relative contribution in different ethnic groups or populations is not fully understood. The Hyperglycaemia and Adverse Pregnancy ...

Climate change has been assumed as a key contributor to global undernutrition. One possible channel is that global warming increases air pollution exposure by causing more and more wildfires. This ...

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an unprecedented global research effort to build a body of knowledge that can inform mitigation strategies. We carried out a bibliometric analysis to ...

A second and related point is about our understanding of the types and intensities of ‘shocks’ against which health systems are supposed to be resilient. We need to more clearly articulate the way: (1 ...