In this observational study, we provide estimates of the impact on the maternal mortality ratio of swings in US aid for ...

Introduction Community health worker (CHW) programmes are central to primary healthcare (PHC) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

Introduction The impact of stunting, thinness and obesity on depression and anxiety during challenging times, such as ...

Background The COVID-19 pandemic exposed critical care disparities in low-resource settings. In Ethiopia, intensive care unit (ICU) expansion had begun prior to COVID-19 but accelerated during the ...

Background Injury burden is high in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Delays in accessing definitive care after ...

In 2005, the governments of Bangladesh, India and Nepal, in partnership with the WHO, started the Kala-azar Elimination Programme (KEP) to reduce the incidence of visceral leishmaniasis to below 1 new ...

The inequitable global distribution of resources for research parallels the unequal global distribution of morbidity and mortality due to infectious diseases. Significant gaps in research capacity ...

Introduction Climate-sensitive mortality in rapidly urbanising tropical Africa is poorly characterised, and how pandemics disrupt established seasonal patterns remains underexplored. We analysed ...

Introduction Infectious diarrhoea causes millions of deaths annually in low-income countries. Prevention strategies minimising transmission of diarrhoeal pathogens could include adopting better food ...

Community engagement and approaches that aim to change unequal power relations are essential for inclusive, relevant and sustainable health interventions. A people-centred approach to research and ...

Introduction A disproportionate share of global neonatal deaths occurs in armed-conflict settings, where progress in reducing neonatal mortality remains slow. This systematic review aims to synthesise ...

Moral injury among healthcare workers is well recognised in extreme conditions such as the COVID-19 pandemic1 2 or critical care settings,3 but its impact on research personnel has received far less ...