The emergence and spread of antimicrobial-resistant organisms is a major global health challenge. We report on the approach ...

The concepts of health systems strengthening and health systems resilience are conceptually different but often used ...

Introduction Hypertension programmes have expanded substantially in low-income and middle-income countries, yet treatment and control rates remain insufficient. Programme scale-up may lead to ...

Background Congenital anomalies are among the common health problems faced by children in low- and middle-income countries, ...

Maternal mortality remains disproportionately high in low-income and middle-income countries, where pyramidal health systems ...

Introduction The underlying causes of supply-side and demand-side challenges in immunisation are poorly understood, leading to symptomatic solutions. This study engaged stakeholders to develop ...

Background As the threat of child malnutrition increases, the focus remains mostly on short-term consequences. Long-term ...

Africa renewed its efforts to document maternal and perinatal deaths in 2014 following the release of the WHO’s maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response (MPDSR) guidelines. Successful ...

Introduction Integration of management of tuberculosis (TB) and HIV with prevention and treatment of non-communicable ...

Effective coverage measurement has emerged as a tool to help understand health system performance for the provision of ...

Introduction Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is an infection of the central nervous system that accounts for approximately 19% ...

During 2024, the number of pandemic-prone and epidemic-prone disease outbreaks worldwide was estimated at 301. The data highlight a shift in disease outbreak patterns, with a decline in the number of ...