Introduction One of the leading causes of global child mortality continues to be diarrhoea where rotavirus contributed to about 24% of deaths among all diarrhoeal deaths, mostly in low-income and ...

The challenge of ensuring elderly people can access their health insurance entitlements: a mixed methods study on the Republic of Srpska’s Protector of Patients’ Health Insurance Entitlements (15 ...

Amid global conflicts, access to oral health—a vital aspect of well-being—is often overlooked as a critical health priority. Prior to 7 October 2023, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip faced limited ...

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 ...

Cholera has remained a persistent public health challenge in Zambia since the country’s first reported outbreak in 1977. The recent outbreak, which began in October 2023 and is ongoing as of June 2024 ...

Background Development assistance for health (DAH) plays a vital role in supporting health programmes in low- and middle-income countries. While DAH has historically focused on infectious diseases and ...

Introduction Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne arboviral disease posing an emerging global public health threat. Understanding the global burden of chikungunya is critical for designing effective ...

Social, cultural and political conditions for advancing health equity: examples from eight country case studies (2011–2021) (23 October, 2024) ...

COVID-19 has posed an unprecedented global health crisis, demanding timely, reliable information on the pandemic’s progression to inform the public and guide decision-making. The WHO’s COVID-19 Weekly ...

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We write in response to the editorial by Smith et al1 on ‘violence in Palestine’ and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza that has ensued. This one-sided editorial deserves a response that takes a broader ...

Background The RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine was introduced in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi in 2019. Evaluation includes case-control studies designed to monitor individual-level safety and effectiveness to ...