Background Following the declaration of mpox as both a global and continental public health emergency in August 2024, the ...

Background Maternal sepsis is a leading cause of maternal mortality and morbidity. Caesarean section is a risk factor for ...

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are now central to health policy in many African countries, yet one major equity issue ...

Background and objectives Child undernutrition remains a significant public health issue in Ethiopia despite Millennium ...

Introduction China faces the dual challenge of high air pollution and an increasing burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD). We aimed to estimate the healthcare costs associated with CVD and the ...

Surveillance and diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum malaria relies predominantly on rapid diagnostic tests (RDT). However, false-negative (FN) RDT results are known to occur for a variety of reasons, ...

Tens of thousands of lives have been lost already, and many more people will die due to preventable causes related to infectious disease, malnutrition, and traumatic injury. As public health ...

Objectives Increasing access to oxygen services may improve outcomes among children with pneumonia living in low-resource settings. We conducted a systematic review to estimate the impact and ...

Although 5 billion people lack access to surgery and anaesthesia care, little systems-level data exist to address this health inequity and social injustice.1 Data drive quality improvement processes ...

Introduction A designathon is a three-stage participatory activity informed by design thinking. There is a growing literature on designathons in health. This study synthesised designathons’ ...

Introduction Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health threat with 1.27 million and 4.95 million deaths attributable to and associated with bacterial AMR, respectively, in 2019. Our aim is to ...

Background Drug shortages are a global concern that poses risks to clinical care and health systems. Lower prices and market pressures are often cited as drivers of drug shortages; thus, a commonly ...