Introduction While a large proportion of buccal mucosa cancer (BMC) is attributed to tobacco use, the contribution of alcohol is little-known. In India, alcohols include internationally-recognised ...

Introduction Like many countries globally, childhood immunisation coverage is below government targets in the Philippines and ...

Introduction Repeated exposure to domestic violence (DV) is common among women; however, little is known about how women’s ...

Background The annual births in our hospital (a regional perinatal centre for the southeastern coastal region) had increased ...

Zhang X, Chen S, Zhu K, et al. Financing the introduction of new vaccines to the national immunisation programme in China: ...

Introduction The global evidence base on intimate partner violence (IPV) prevalence and risk factors is predominantly cross-sectional, limiting clarity in changes over time. Prospective cohort data ...

While the importance of evidence for decision-making has been well-documented, global challenges in recent years, including the COVID-19 pandemic, humanitarian crises, climate change and the ...

Introduction Human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling test kits may increase screening for and early detection of cervical cancer and reduce its burden globally. To inform WHO self-care guidelines, we ...

The recent emergence and re-emergence of viral infections transmitted by vectors—Zika, chikungunya, dengue, Japanese encephalitis, West Nile, yellow fever and others—is a cause for international ...

Introduction As part of an investment by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support the Government of Bihar to improve reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition (RMNCHN) ...

Objectives Most non-communicable diseases are preventable and largely driven by the consumption of harmful products, such as tobacco, alcohol, gambling and ultra-processed food and drink products, ...

Objective The 2016 Global Strategy on Human Resources for Health: Workforce 2030 projected a global shortage of 18 million health workers by 2030. This article provides an assessment of the health ...