In the aftermath of 7 October 2023, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have been subjected to a near-constant military assault, ...

Background Childhood anaemia remains a major public health challenge in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). While ...

Severe non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), sickle cell disease (SCD), thalassaemia and ...

Background Tobacco use imposes significant economic burden, particularly in low and middle-income countries, diverting ...

Without timely and appropriate treatment, hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection can progress to liver fibrosis, cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), contributing significantly to global ...

Objective To explore the prior knowledge and attitudes of community health workers (CHWs) in Ecuador regarding chronic ...

Background Understanding the threat posed by anti-vaccination efforts on social media is critically important with the forth coming need for world wide COVID-19 vaccination programs. We globally ...

Over the next decade, millions of deaths could be prevented by increasing access to vaccines in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that the research ...

Introduction Community-orientated primary care (COPC) is an approach to primary healthcare (PHC) that originated in South Africa and contributed to the formulation of the Declaration of Alma-Ata 40 ...

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 ...

Introduction The 2022–2023 mpox outbreak has been the largest in history. We aim to synthesise the key epidemiological parameters related to the dynamics, transmission, and severity of mpox ...

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