The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Nigeria, two of Africa’s largest and most populous nations, present unique yet ...
The publish-or-perish paradigm puts pressure on academics worldwide to produce internationally visible research, with journal ...
International donors are transnational actors that pursue various strategies to influence policy decisions in Global South ...
With his clarion call for ‘A World Without Measles’ in 2024, epidemiologist and immunisation specialist Jon Kim Andrus ...
Background Users often regard the 2022 WHO verbal autopsy (VA) instrument as lengthy and time-consuming to implement, ...
The Alma-Ata ‘Health for All’ Declaration of 1978 emphasised community participation in health systems and the need to ‘bring ...
Background Catastrophic healthcare expenditure (CHE) poses significant financial burdens on households globally, particularly ...
Investments in health systems are essential for achieving effective sustainable and equitable health outcomes. However, ...
Healthcare workers (HCWs) played a critical role in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, providing essential ...
Introduction Healthful plant-based foods can improve youth nutrition and contribute to global targets such as Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 on ending malnutrition, SDG3 improving health and ...
The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly affected health, social and economic systems worldwide. In less than a year, COVID-19 vaccines were developed and distributed. However, global and national ...
Background Physical inactivity affects 36.2% of adults in the European Union (EU), contributing substantially to the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The WHO’s Global Action Plan on ...