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Trends and spatial patterns of human immunodeficiency virus prevalence among men and women aged 15–49 in Sierra Leone: evidence from the 2008, 2013 and 2019 Demographic and Health Surveys (5 August, ...
Original research A qualitative study on gender relations and digital payments: healthcare workers’ experiences during polio vaccination campaigns in Uganda and Malawi (16 July, 2025) PaulBukuluki, ...
Epidemics continue to pose a significant public health threat to populations in low and middle-income countries. However, little is known about the appropriateness and performance of response ...
Background The Covid-19 pandemic led to severe health systems collapse, as well as logistics and supply delivery shortages across sectors. For example, delivery of PCR related healthcare supplies was ...
Suba EJ, Ortega RE, Mutch DG. Unethical randomised controlled trial of cervical screening in India: US Freedom of Information Act disclosures. BMJ Global Health 2017;2:e000177. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2016 ...
The value of contact tracing and isolation in mitigation of COVID-19 epidemic: findings from outbreak investigation of COVID-19 onboard Nile Cruise Ship, Egypt, March 2020 (15 July, 2022 ...
Boyce MR, Sorrell EM, Standley CJ. An early analysis of the World Bank’s Pandemic Fund: a new fund for pandemic prevention, preparedness and response. BMJ Global Health 2023;8:e011172. doi: ...
PA-604 Whole genome sequencing confirmed contamination of mycobacterium ulcerans-infected lesions by rhodococcus erythropolis ...
Background During malaria in pregnancy (MiP), Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes sequester in the placenta, causing placental malaria (PM) and poor pregnancy outcomes, including low ...
Background Malaria in pregnancy remains a major public health problem in endemic areas of the sub-Saharan African (SSA) region. However, there is limited understanding of the role of women empowerment ...
Background Tuberculosis (TB) disease remains undiagnosed or unreported in approximately 4.2 million people annually. To address these “missing millions”, we assessed the feasibility and impact of a ...
Background To fight neglected tropical diseases (NTD), clinical trials implemented in endemic settings are crucial. This requires high standards of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) to ensure participant ...