Introduction While highly effective for reducing the risk of tuberculosis (TB) disease, TB preventive treatment (TPT) is underused among people living with HIV (PWH). We evaluated the effectiveness of ...

COVID-19 is mutating; unknowns about virulent COVID-19 variants can result in devastating effects on pandemic control and management. Scientific evidence on human–pathogen interactions, such as data ...

Introduction Growing evidence supports linkages between climate change and extreme weather events (EWEs) and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) among adults. Yet knowledge gaps persist regarding ...

Background We aimed to systematically identify, standardise and disseminate individual-level dietary intake surveys from up to 207 countries for 54 foods, beverages and nutrients, including ...

WHO currently recommends that from 2021 onwards every child should receive at least two doses of inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) to prevent any recurrence of wild poliovirus (wPV) or circulating ...

Background Since Indonesia implemented one of the world’s largest single-payer health insurance schemes in 2014, the price of many common medicines has fallen dramatically. Industry groups warn ...

Introduction This study aimed to assess the awareness, experiences and perspectives on substandard and falsified (SF) medicines among the general public and healthcare professionals in Jordan. SF ...

Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) with vaso-occlusive pain crisis (VOC) has a major impact on healthcare resource utilisation and poses a significant financial burden for the patients. This study ...

Ensuring prompt and effective case management of malaria remains an ongoing challenge in Zambia, where care is not sought for roughly 40% of febrile children under 5 years of age. To expand access, ...

Introduction Artificial intelligence (AI) holds the potential to fundamentally transform how public health authorities use risk communication, community engagement and infodemic management (RCCE-IM) ...

Access to emergency neurosurgical care is limited in remote areas such as Greenland and the Faroe Islands, where evacuation times to neurosurgical centers are too long to allow timely critical care.