Healthcare quality is commonly assessed using clinical outcomes and service-based metrics that begin after illness has ...

Background Surgical care is essential for achieving global health equity, yet low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) face ...

Introduction Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is a proven, low-cost intervention to reduce neonatal mortality, yet its coverage ...

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Background There is recognition of the importance of community resilience in mitigating long-term effects of health emergencies on communities. To guide policy and practice, conceptual clarity is ...

Background The comprehension of breastfeeding patterns and trends through comparable indicators is essential to plan and implement public health policies. Objective To evaluate the trends of ...

Objectives Working with men/boys, in addition to women/girls, through gender-transformative programming that challenges gender inequalities is recognised as important for improving sexual and ...

Background Inadequate access to quality maternal and child health services leads to poor health outcomes for millions of women, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study ...

Introduction Routine immunisation is a cost-effective way to save lives and protect people from disease. Some low-income countries (LIC) achieved remarkable success in childhood immunisation. Yet, ...

In March 2022, the WHO released updated guidelines consolidating the current evidence and best practices for provision of quality abortion care, which, for the first time, include self-management of ...

Introduction Violence against women is a pressing global health problem that is being met with a new intervention strategy—mobile applications. With this systematic review, we provide an initial ...

While antibiotic misuse and overuse has often been the focus of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) science and policy, clinical microbiology in the Middle East is turning to evaluating war and conflict as ...