Introduction Health campaigns reach populations that routine services miss yet remain planned and delivered vertically by ...

Introduction Globally, many low- to middle-income countries (LMICs) face the challenge of a double burden of malnutrition and ...

KET, tuberculosis (TB) death-free project in Tamil) is India’s first statewide and state-specific differentiated TB care ...

Low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) are facing an urgent and complex challenge: how to transition to greater self-sustainability in health financing amid declining donor support. While this ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has catalysed profound structural changes in the health systems of many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), including North Korea (NK). Our analysis of Rodong Sinmun, the ...

On 19 September 2025, amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR) will take effect, introducing the requirement for national IHR authorities to coordinate implementation of the ...

Introduction Urban areas are generally associated with better health outcomes. However, in many low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), rapid urbanisation has led to significant health ...

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 ...

Study objective Investing in health to improve healthy life expectancy (HLE) is fundamental to create a demographic dividend. However, how dramatic population ageing affects HLE remains unknown. This ...

Background There is recognition of the importance of community resilience in mitigating long-term effects of health emergencies on communities. To guide policy and practice, conceptual clarity is ...

High-burden cholera outbreaks, spreading beyond the traditional cholera-endemic countries, have been reported since 2021 in the WHO African region. Member states in the region have committed to the ...

The burden of menstruation and the unmet needs of menstruating women rise during conflicts. Menstruation in conflict-affected settings is overlooked in humanitarian responses, as evident by the lack ...