What are the new findings? This new approach to analyse AMR policy documents can be used to quantify and identify the current policy gaps which include lack of policies in the environment, plant and ...

Background Outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases frequently occur in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), requiring outbreak response immunisation (ORI) programmes for containment. To inform ...

‘ We know what we have to do, but we don't know how to do it’ has been a recurring comment among global health actors for a long time. In 2010, for example, the United Nations affirmed that ‘we know ...

Summary box Using data for evidence-based planning and decision-making in humanitarian crises is necessary for the success of interventions. Data sharing between humanitarian agencies increases the ...

Background Chronic exposure to aflatoxins is associated with liver cancer, impaired child growth, and compromised immune function. The Childhood Acute Illness and Nutrition (CHAIN) Network cohort was ...

Summary box The rising prevalence of obesity coupled with globalisation of healthcare has resulted in an increasing number of people travelling to access bariatric and metabolic surgery. Bariatric and ...

The recently published 2024 WHO Guidance for human genome data collection, access, use and sharing1 introduces a granularity maximisation principle, requiring informed consent to be ‘as granular as ...

Current methods for measuring intervention coverage for reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health and nutrition (RMNCH+N) do not adequately capture the quality of services delivered. Without ...

Health conditions have often been associated with stigma and exclusion, leading to social marginalisation and discrimination. Historical references demonstrate how individuals affected by skin ...

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a critical public health threat, with gendered implications that are often overlooked. Key drivers of bacterial AMR include the misuse of antibiotics, inadequate ...

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for approximately 17.9 million deaths annually. 1 More than 80% of CVD deaths are due to heart attacks and strokes, ...

Blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies could remake global health financing and usher in an era global health equity and universal health coverage. We outline and provide examples for at least ...