Background The development of non-sputum-based tests is an urgent priority to increase access to tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic ...

Background Blood culture (BC) in children has relatively low diagnostic yield and high contamination rates, limiting ...

In February 2025, the Health Research Intervention Kuthamini Afya Yetu (HEKA) programme research partnership held a 3-day ...

Introduction Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is an immune response triggered by group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections, ...

The Unified Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde, SUS) is a cornerstone of Brazil’s public health, offering universal care ...

Introduction The WHO has proposed a structured framework to assess palliative care development through 14 actionable indicators across 6 dimensions. While prior applications have been limited to ...

Introduction Intimate partner violence (IPV) affects an estimated 27% of women globally, with consequences spanning mental, ...

The call to strengthen global health governance against future outbreaks through a binding treaty on pandemics has attracted global attention and opinion. Yet, few of these perspectives have reflected ...

The core functions of primary care are first contact access, comprehensiveness, continuity, coordination and ...

Background Globally, adolescent mothers and their children have poorer health outcomes. However, little is known regarding having multiple children as an adolescent. Analyses explore associations ...

With global malaria cases on the rise, the WHO has placed increased emphasis on National Malaria Programmes to tailor interventions to country and programmatic needs. This paper presents the Plus ...