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

Introduction Obesity and its downstream non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the greatest health challenges of the 21st century, even in low-income and middle-income countries such as India. As ...

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

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

The full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces, which began in February 2022, has precipitated an unprecedented crisis with wide-ranging implications for the region and beyond. The negative ...

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

Sudan, a low-income country in Africa, faces a weak healthcare system and high malaria prevalence. The epidemiology of malaria is influenced by emerging resistance of parasites and vectors, ...

Declaration of the novel coronavirus disease as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern necessitated countries to get ready to respond. Here, we describe key achievements, challenges and ...

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 ...

Subnational inequalities have received limited attention in the monitoring of progress towards national and global health targets during the past two decades. Yet, such data are often a critical basis ...

Over the last two decades, severe acute malnutrition (SAM) has been increasing in India despite favourable national-level economic growth. The latest round of the National Family Health Survey 5 (NFHS ...

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