Introduction After the WHO prequalified the first vaccine against mpox, we aimed to identify the influence of vaccine ...

Unplanned pregnancy presents ethically and clinically complex challenges, especially in health systems where early ...

Introduction Like many countries globally, childhood immunisation coverage is below government targets in the Philippines and ...

Background The annual births in our hospital (a regional perinatal centre for the southeastern coastal region) had increased ...

Introduction The global evidence base on intimate partner violence (IPV) prevalence and risk factors is predominantly cross-sectional, limiting clarity in changes over time. Prospective cohort data ...

While the importance of evidence for decision-making has been well-documented, global challenges in recent years, including the COVID-19 pandemic, humanitarian crises, climate change and the ...

Background Self-stigma, also known as internalised stigma, is a global public health threat because it keeps people from accessing HIV and other health services. By hampering HIV testing, treatment ...

Introduction More than half of global cervical cancer cases occur among women older than 50. However, global estimates regarding the human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence among this population are ...

Introduction As part of an investment by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support the Government of Bihar to improve reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition (RMNCHN) ...

The recent emergence and re-emergence of viral infections transmitted by vectors—Zika, chikungunya, dengue, Japanese encephalitis, West Nile, yellow fever and others—is a cause for international ...

Global aid volatility threatens health systems and communities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and aid-dependent fragile settings, disrupting critical essential services and programmes.

Background Limited studies have explored how health-seeking behaviour during pregnancy through to delivery affect neonatal outcomes. We modelled health-seeking behaviour across urban and rural ...