Background The increasing number of clinical trials in developing countries providing solutions to the high burden of diseases leads to the vulnerability of study participants and their communities ...

COVID-19 has posed an unprecedented global health crisis, demanding timely, reliable information on the pandemic’s progression to inform the public and guide decision-making. The WHO’s COVID-19 Weekly ...

The challenge of ensuring elderly people can access their health insurance entitlements: a mixed methods study on the Republic of Srpska’s Protector of Patients’ Health Insurance Entitlements (15 ...

Anthony Fish Hodgson, Jason Bantjes, Jane Pirkis, et al. Alcohol restrictions and suicide rates in South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic: results of a natural experiment. BMJ Glob Health ...

C O V I D-19 disproportionately affects the poor and vulnerable. Community health workers are poised to play a pivotal role in fighting the pandemic, especially in countries with less resilient health ...

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 Ethics in research is one of the core pillars of responsible conduct of research which promotes good research practices and protects the rights of participants. Good ethical practices in ...

Background Vaccinated persons are still prone to SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infection since vaccines do not offer 100% protection. Thus, quick decision-making on identifying high-risk persons prone to ...

The last few years has seen an explosion in digital health interventions, primarily using mobile phones (mHealth), designed to increase the effective coverage and quality of services provided by ...

Introduction Globally, tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the leading infectious causes of death, with 1.3 million deaths. Digital adherence technologies (DATs) have the potential to provide ...

Introduction Digital adherence technologies (DATs) may enable person-centred tuberculosis (TB) treatment monitoring; however, implementation challenges may undermine their effectiveness. Using the ...

Evaluations cannot support evidence-informed decision making if they do not provide the information needed by decision-makers. In this article, we reflect on our own difficulties evaluating the ...