The COVID-19 pandemic served as a critical stress test for the health systems of many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), exposing the gap between policy promises and on-the-ground reality.

Introduction Chikungunya virus, an arbovirus transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, causes epidemics in tropical regions with potential risk in higher latitudes. Our aim is to estimate the global, regional ...

Background Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is a widely implemented malaria prevention strategy for children under five in the Sahel and sub-Sahel regions of Africa. This study aimed to estimate ...

Background Mortality and readmission rates are high in low-income countries following hospital discharge; however, few studies have studied the relationship between these outcomes. Hospital ...

Background Objective measurements estimated that 1.57 billion people globally had hearing loss in 2019. However, where audiologists are sparse, self-reported measures have been suggested as ...

Introduction Following widespread exposure to Omicron variants, SARS-CoV-2 has transitioned to endemic circulation. Populations now have diverse infection and vaccination histories, resulting in ...

Introduction Male circumcision (MC) has been shown to decrease transmission of HIV and is a critical strategy to decrease its incidence in countries with high rates of heterosexually transmitted HIV.

Introduction Noma is a rapidly progressing, disfiguring orofacial necrotising infection that primarily affects children living in poverty. To date, there are no primary data reporting noma in ...

Primary healthcare (PHC) is the first point of contact with communities and essential for epidemic preparedness. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed gaps in PHC resilience. Epidemic Ready Primary Healthcare ...

Estimates of malaria prevalence and intervention coverage in Africa are primarily based on nationally representative household (HH) surveys. However, the expense and infrequency limit the utility of ...