Introduction Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is an immune response triggered by group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections, ...

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 Unified Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde, SUS) is a cornerstone of Brazil’s public health, offering universal care ...

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

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 ...

The core functions of primary care are first contact access, comprehensiveness, continuity, coordination and ...

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 ...

Acute respiratory tract infections (ARIs) are a leading cause of ill-health and death globally. Individual or multiple micronutrients have been shown to modulate immune function and affect the risk ...

Multisectoral action is key to addressing many pressing global health challenges and critical for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, but to-date, understanding about how best to promote and ...

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 ...