High-burden cholera outbreaks, spreading beyond the traditional cholera-endemic countries, have been reported since 2021 in the WHO African region. Member states in the region have committed to the ...

Background Outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases frequently occur in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), requiring outbreak response immunisation (ORI) programmes for containment. To inform ...

‘ We know what we have to do, but we don't know how to do it’ has been a recurring comment among global health actors for a long time. In 2010, for example, the United Nations affirmed that ‘we know ...

Summary box Using data for evidence-based planning and decision-making in humanitarian crises is necessary for the success of interventions. Data sharing between humanitarian agencies increases the ...

Summary box The rising prevalence of obesity coupled with globalisation of healthcare has resulted in an increasing number of people travelling to access bariatric and metabolic surgery. Bariatric and ...

Background Chronic exposure to aflatoxins is associated with liver cancer, impaired child growth, and compromised immune function. The Childhood Acute Illness and Nutrition (CHAIN) Network cohort was ...

What are the new findings? This new approach to analyse AMR policy documents can be used to quantify and identify the current policy gaps which include lack of policies in the environment, plant and ...

Current methods for measuring intervention coverage for reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health and nutrition (RMNCH+N) do not adequately capture the quality of services delivered. Without ...

Health conditions have often been associated with stigma and exclusion, leading to social marginalisation and discrimination. Historical references demonstrate how individuals affected by skin ...

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a critical public health threat, with gendered implications that are often overlooked. Key drivers of bacterial AMR include the misuse of antibiotics, inadequate ...

Introduction The 2018 Astana Declaration reaffirmed global commitment to primary healthcare (PHC) as a core strategy to achieve universal health coverage. To meet this potential, PHC in low-income and ...

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for approximately 17.9 million deaths annually. 1 More than 80% of CVD deaths are due to heart attacks and strokes, ...