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 core functions of primary care are first contact access, comprehensiveness, continuity, coordination and ...
Introduction Intimate partner violence (IPV) affects an estimated 27% of women globally, with consequences spanning mental, ...
The Unified Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde, SUS) is a cornerstone of Brazil’s public health, offering universal care ...
Introduction Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is an immune response triggered by group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections, ...
Background Globally, adolescent mothers and their children have poorer health outcomes. However, little is known regarding ...
With global malaria cases on the rise, the WHO has placed increased emphasis on National Malaria Programmes to tailor ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has catalysed profound structural changes in the health systems of many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), including North Korea (NK). Our analysis of Rodong Sinmun, the ...
Self-care interventions for sexual and reproductive health: a strategic health systems investment (27 August, 2025) ...
In 2023, WHO released a guideline on prevention and management of wasting and nutritional oedema (acute malnutrition) in infants and children under 5 years as part of the Global Action Plan on Child ...
The 2023 WHO guideline on wasting and nutritional oedema provides the first systematically developed evidence-informed set of recommendations and good practice statements for children 6–59 months of ...
Responsiveness is a key objective of national health systems. Responsive health systems anticipate and adapt to existing and future health needs, thus contributing to better health outcomes. Of all ...