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 ...

Background Late-stage breast cancer contributes to a growing number of deaths in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) but few studies ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Introduction Chikungunya virus, an arbovirus transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, causes epidemics in tropical regions with potential risk in higher latitudes. Our aim is to estimate the global, regional ...