Filter
2944
Filtered Results: 2944
Text search:
cohort
Featured
Recommendations
275
New Publications
606
Language
Document type
No document type
1573
Studies & Reports
536
Guidelines
511
Manuals
101
Strategic & Response Plan
79
Fact sheets
68
Situation Updates
29
Training Material
25
Infographics
9
Resource Platforms
5
Online Courses
5
Brochures
3
Countries / Regions
Global
97
India
92
Western and Central Europe
85
Kenya
81
South Africa
80
Latin America and the Carribbean
71
Brazil
53
Russia
51
Africa
47
Ethiopia
47
Eastern Europe
46
Rwanda
45
Malawi
43
Uganda
37
Ukraine
36
Nepal
33
Nigeria
33
Myanmar / Burma
32
Bangladesh
30
Liberia
29
Sierra Leone
28
Senegal
26
Colombia
25
Ghana
25
Germany
25
Zambia
25
Congo, Democratic Republic of
23
Mozambique
22
Asia
22
Tanzania
22
Argentina
21
Philippines
20
Middle East and North Africa
19
Paraguay
19
Lesotho
18
Zimbabwe
17
Syria
16
West and Central Africa
16
Eastern Europe and Central Asia
16
Indonesia
16
Chile
15
South–East Asia Region
15
East and Southern Africa
15
Ecuador
15
Namibia
14
Benin
13
Cameroon
13
Burkina Faso
13
Peru
13
Venezuela
12
Pakistan
11
Haiti
10
Cambodia
10
Tajikistan
9
Angola
9
Botswana
9
Guinea
8
Western Pacific Region
7
Bolivia
7
Central African Republic
7
El Salvador
6
Guinea-Bissau
6
Spain
6
Yemen
6
Georgia
6
Eswatini/ Swaziland
6
China
5
USA
5
Jordan
5
North America
5
France
5
Mali
5
Thailand
4
Turkey
4
Southern Africa
4
Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
4
Madagascar
4
North Macedonia
3
Mexico
3
Kazakhstan
3
Albania
3
Niger
3
Afghanistan
3
Armenia
3
Dominican Republic
3
Portugal
3
Vietnam
3
Moldova
3
Sri Lanka
3
Egypt
3
Sudan
3
Guatemala
3
Timor Leste/ East Timor
2
Estonia
2
Kyrgyzstan
2
Congo-Brazzaville
2
Burundi
2
Italy
2
United Kingdom
2
Belarus
2
Lebanon
2
Honduras
2
Bhutan
2
Iraq
2
Serbia
1
Gambia
1
Togo
1
Canada
1
Singapore
1
Uzbekistan
1
Ireland
1
Uruguay
1
Belgium
1
Mauritius
1
Azerbaijan
1
Latvia
1
Nicaragua
1
Romania
1
Palestine
1
Chad
1
South Sudan
1
Cuba
1
Authors & Publishers
Publication Years
Category
Studies & Reports
284
Policies & Guidelines HIV & TB
220
COVID-19
213
Guidelines
200
Policies
114
Women & Child Health
87
TB
66
Statistics
58
Non-communicable Diseases
58
Demograhic Health Surveys DHS
45
HIV & STI
45
Community Health
44
Capacity Building
37
Pediatrics
31
Disease Prevention & Control
28
Drugs & Medical Equipment
27
Paediatrics
23
Hepatitis
23
Vaccine-preventable Diseases
22
Countries
22
Infection Control & Prevention (IPC)
20
Under-5 nutrition
18
Maternal Health
18
Cardiovascular Diseases
17
Disabilities
17
Age & Elderly
17
Reproductive Health
17
NCD
16
Child Health
15
Humanitarian Crisis
13
Female Genital Mutilation
13
Diabetes
12
Gynaecology & Obstetrics
12
Communicable Diseases
11
General Guidelines
11
Neonatal Care
11
Humanitarian Aid
10
Cancer
9
Other
9
Immunization
9
Surgery & Anaesthesia
9
Disaster Preparedness
8
Community Health
8
Clinical Guidelines
8
Respiratory Infections
8
Women & Child Health
8
Cervical Cancer
7
Health Systems
7
Primary Health Care
7
Food Security & Nutrition
7
Bacteriology
6
Dermatology
6
MPOX - Monkeypox
6
Public Health
6
Chagas
6
Yellow Fever
6
Mental Health
6
Communicable Diseases
6
Nutrition
6
Global Health
6
Dental & Eye Care
5
Monitoring & Evaluation
5
Hemorrhagic Fever
5
Information, Education and Communication (IEC)
5
Leprosy
5
Palliative Care
5
Clinical Training
4
Public Health
4
Family Planning
4
Vector Control
4
Diarrhoeal Disease/Cholera
4
Child protection
4
WASH
4
NTDs & Others
4
Leishmaniasis
4
Water
4
Palliative Care
3
Virology
3
Sex. & Repr. Rights
3
Sexual Violence
3
Violence against Children
3
Quality Control & Assurance
3
COPD/Asthma
3
Needs Assessment
3
Dengue
3
Malaria
3
Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation
3
Pharmacy & Technology
2
Yaws
2
Sanitation
2
Buruli Ulcer
2
Hand Hygiene
2
Other Cancer diseases
2
Pediatric cancer
2
Cancer Treatment & Resources
2
Maternal & Child Health
2
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
2
Snakebites
2
Health System Strengthening
2
Leprosy
2
Digital Health
1
Rabies
1
Helminthiasis
1
Online Courses Platforms
1
Emergency Health Kits
1
Online Courses & Platforms
1
Taeniasis/ Cysticercosis
1
Gender
1
Planetary Health
1
Breast Cancer
1
Nutrition
1
Non-communicable Diseases NCD
1
COVID-19
1
Pharmaceutical Assessments
1
E-therapy
1
Medical Devices & Equipment
1
Diarrhoea
1
Neurology & Psychology
1
Parasitology
1
Pharmacy & Technologies
1
Radiology and Diagnostic
1
Toolboxes
Country specific documents
138
Clinical Guidelines
81
Children/Adolescents Mental Disorders
75
IACAPAP International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions
64
Reports & Studies
60
Children & Adolescents
51
Infection Control General
49
Drug resistant TB
38
Eastern Europe and central Asia
38
Substance Use Disorders & Addiction
35
Prevention & Control
31
Adults
31
Global Impact: Socio-economic, health services, TB & HIV
31
Detection & Diagnosis
26
Treatment & Prevention
25
TB/HIV Coinfection
25
HIV in Key Populations
25
Prevention & Preparedness
24
Neurological Disorders
24
Hospital Readiness/Essential Health Services
22
PPE Personel Protective Equipment
21
Immunization Guidelines
21
Long COVID/ Post-COVID Syndrome
20
Substance Use Disorders, Others
18
Surveillance & Contact tracing
18
TB & Prisoners
18
Research & Access
18
Clinical Aspects
17
Educational Settings
17
General Reports
16
Clinical Aspects, Treatment & Prevention
16
Diagnostics & Laboratory Guidance
16
Paediatrics
16
others
16
Disease Prevention & Control
16
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT)
16
Children
15
General
15
Studies & Reports
15
Medical & Community Masks
14
Rational use of Medicine
14
Studies & Reports
14
Postexposure Prophylaxis (PEP), Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
14
ART Drug Resistance
13
HIV testing & services
13
IPC
13
Context & Facts, Travel Advice
13
Pharmacovigilance
13
Antiretroviral Treatment ART
13
Eastern Europe & Central Asia
13
Alcohol
12
Treatment Guidelines HIV
12
Public Health
12
Global
12
TB & Other Vulnerable Populations
12
Epilepsy
12
Women
12
Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia
12
Training
12
Reports & Studies Children HIV
12
Infection Control
12
Depression
12
Assessment & Studies
11
Policies
11
General Studies & Reports
11
For Health Worker
11
Education
11
Co-Morbidities (except TB)
11
Neurological disorders, Others
11
TB & Drug Abuse
10
Opportunistic Infections
10
Opoids
10
HIV
10
Reports
10
Laboratory
10
For Parents & Children
10
For Older People
10
TB/HIV
10
TB/COVID-19
10
Studies & Reports
10
Midwives
10
Prevention & Strategies
10
Latin America & the Carribean
10
Studies & Reports
10
Eastern and Southern Africa
10
Childhood TB
9
Others
9
Rwanda
9
For Pregnant Women
9
Training, others
9
Gender Aspects
9
General
9
Planetary Health
9
Clinical Aspects & Diagnosis
9
Prevention & Strategies
9
Nutrition
9
Clinical Guidelines
9
AmR (Region of Americas)
9
Epidemiology
9
Children with Disabilities
8
Policies & Strategies
8
Influenza Prevention & Control
8
Transgender People
8
Eastern Europe
8
Treatment Guidelines
8
Universal Health Coverage UHC and 90-90-90 Strategy
8
Studies
8
Essential Medicines & Medical Devices
8
Other Countries
8
Pediatrics
8
Health Financing Toolbox
8
General
8
Policies and guidelines
8
General Aspects
8
TB/HIV Global
8
Prophylactic Treatment
8
HIV and coinfection
8
TB
8
Preparedness & Prevention
8
Africa
7
Policies & Strategies
7
Male Circumcision
7
Surveillance
7
Background PTSD in children
7
Country specific
7
HIV surveillance
7
Ukraine
7
Prevention Guidelines
7
Schizophrenia
7
Latin America
7
Research
7
Physical Distancing
7
HIV and COVID-19
7
Infection Control & Prevention (IPC)
7
Access & Strategy
7
Vaxzevria (Astra Zeneca)
7
Colombia
7
Clean air
7
MPOX - Monkeypox
7
Global Overview
7
Asia and Pacific
7
Germany
7
HIV service delivery
7
Action Plans, Policies & Response
7
Kenya
7
SEAR (South-east Asia Region)
7
War & Conflict
6
Drugs
6
Meningitis Prevention & Control
6
HIV in Children and mental health
6
South Africa
6
HIV testing & disclosure
6
Studies & Reports
6
People who injecting Drugs
6
Training Supporting Material mhGAP
6
Women's Mental Health
6
Climate & Health
6
Infection Prevention & Hygiene
6
Human Rights
6
Oxygen Therapy
6
Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs)
6
SARS-CoV-2 Variants
6
Biontech/Pfizer Comirnaty
6
Inactivated COVID-19 Vaccines
6
Hygiene
6
Advocacy & Communication
6
Overview, Studies & Reports
6
General
6
Anxiety Disorders
6
Tajikistan
6
South-east Asia Region
6
Moldova
5
Vaccines & Immunization
5
Mental Health
5
Policies & Programmes
5
Measures ICF/ Model Disability Survey
5
National Policies
5
Namibia
5
Children with disabilities
5
Georgia
5
International
5
Cannabis
5
Health Personnel
5
Country Specific
5
Others
5
Handbooks & Manuals
5
Community Health Workers CHW
5
Booster Doses
5
Ecuador
5
Essential Medicines & Devices Lists
5
Resuscitation
5
Intensive Care Unit
5
Chagas
5
Studies & Reports
5
Studies & Reports
5
Romania
5
Autism
5
Bipolar Affective Disorders
5
Assessment & Response
5
Malawi
5
Self-harm & Suicide
5
Zika Prevention & Control
5
Tobacco
5
Western & Central Europe
5
Preparedness & Prevention
5
Best Practice Models
4
Gynaecology / Obstetrics
4
Azerbaijan
4
Europe
4
Yellow Fever Prevention & Control
4
WPRO (Western Pacific Region)
4
Eastern Mediterranean Region
4
Hepatitis
4
Stroke
4
Laboratory
4
Surveillance
4
TB
4
Drug resistance
4
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children
4
Sustainable Development Goals
4
Russia
4
Ethiopia
4
Context & Facts
4
General
4
Clinical Aspects
4
Clinical Guidelines
4
Appeals and Response Plans
4
Prison & Detention
4
Child Protection
4
Guidelines
4
Scientific & Research Studies
4
Workplace
4
COVID-19
4
Coping with Stress
4
RCCE Guides & Manuals
4
Long-term Care Facilities
4
Moderna
4
Overview
4
Peru
4
Traditional & Herbal Medicines
4
Mental Disorders
4
Studies & Reports
4
Patient Safety
4
Capacity Building & Resources
4
Prevention & Strategies
4
Clinical Aspects & Diagnosis
4
Assessment & Response
4
Mental disorders, others
4
Asia
4
Education of students & professionals
4
Uganda
4
Assessment
4
Testing Guidelines
4
Community-based Mental Health Care
4
Paediatrics
4
Lobby and Advocacy
4
Prisoners
4
Training & Capacity Building
4
Global Burden of Disease
4
Outbreak Prevention & Control
3
Treatment Guidelines
3
Behaviour Change/Life Skill Education
3
Posttraumatic stress disorder Adults
3
Ebola Prevention & Control
3
Inclusion
3
Studies & Reports
3
Key Resources
3
Diagnosis & Treatment PTSD in Children
3
Introduction to Global Health
3
Training Manuals
3
Human Rights, Stigma & Discrimination
3
Dengue
3
Orphans & vulnerable children
3
Drug resistance
3
Prophylaxis
3
Adherence
3
Mozambique
3
Discrimination & Stigma
3
Human Rights
3
Advocacy
3
Mental Health Guidelines
3
Manuals
3
Clinical Guidelines
3
Situation Reports & Updates
3
For General Public & Community
3
For Migrants & Refugees
3
Protection of Vulnerable Groups
3
COVID-19
3
Latin America
3
Communication Material
3
Environmental NPIs
3
Vaccine Hesitancy & Myths
3
Research & Pipeline
3
Primary Care
3
Nurses
3
Palliative Care
3
Brazil
3
El Salvador
3
Chile
3
Climate Change General
3
Reports
3
Urban health
3
Argentina
3
Guidelines & Manuals
3
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
3
WASH Water Sanitation & Hygiene
3
Health Impact & Climate Change
3
Heat
3
Health Care In Conflict Settings
3
MPOX - Monkeypox
3
Clinical Aspects & Diagnostics
3
Clinical Aspects & Diagnostics
3
Studies & Reports
3
Studies & Reports
3
Access to treatment and laboratory
3
Health Worker
3
General Information
3
Others
3
Air Pollution
3
Children's Rights
3
Situation Reports & Updates
3
Community Worker
3
Policy
3
Situation Reports & Updates
3
Tuberculosis
3
Vision Loss & Blindness
3
Nigeria
3
Kazakhstan
3
Epidemiology
3
Context & Facts
3
Mental Health GAP Action Programme
3
Meningitis & Encephalitis
3
Food & Nutrition
3
Disability Rights & Convention
2
Violence & Child Trafficking
2
Clinical Guidelines
2
Cocaine
2
Psychosocial Support (MHPSS)
2
Agriculture & Veterinary
2
Inclusion in Humanitarian Settings
2
Yellow Fever
2
Epidemiology & Sitreps
2
Clinical Guidelines
2
Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation
2
Influenza
2
Children
2
Refugee
2
General Mental Health Guidelines
2
Diverse Chemical Substances
2
Shelter & Reconstruction
2
Men who have sex with men (MSM)
2
Stigma & Discrimination
2
Prevention & Control
2
Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation
2
Vaccination
2
Standard Precautions
2
Health & Refugee
2
Health Equity & Equality
2
Clinical aspects
2
Microcephaly
2
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
2
Country Guidelines
2
Workplace
2
Belarus
2
PPE Personel Protective Equipment
2
Sex Worker
2
Online Courses & Resources
2
COVID-19
2
Public Health
2
Risk Communication & Community Engagement
2
Simulations
2
Camps and Camp-like Settings
2
Child Protection
2
MHPSS – Psychosocial Support
2
Mental Health
2
Situation Reports COVID-19
2
At Home
2
Vaccine Candidates & Research
2
Gambling
2
Johnson & Johnson
2
Covaxin
2
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
2
Hand Hygiene
2
Pocket Cards
2
Food environments
2
Green & healthy living
2
Pharmaceutical Assessments
2
Strategies
2
Cancer
2
Surgery
2
Freshwater use
2
General documents One Health
2
Agriculture incl. animal husbandry
2
General Guidelines for Rational Use
2
Reports & Studies
2
Situation Reports & Updates
2
Prevention & Measures
2
Zoonoses
2
General
2
Mental Health
2
Non-communicable Diseases NCD
2
Humanitarian Aid Guidelines
2
Clinical Aspects & Diagnostics
2
Clinical Aspects & Diagnostics
2
Statistics & Facts
2
Statistics & Facts
2
Leptospirosis
2
Scabies
2
Taeniasis/Cysticercosis
2
General Information & Methodology
2
Clinical Aspects & Diagnosis
2
Clinical Aspects & Diagnosis
2
Studies & Reports
2
Alcohol Consumption
2
Armenia
2
Information & Education Material (IEC)
2
Clinical Guidelines
2
Asia
2
War Surgery & Wound Care
2
Botswana
2
Cerebral Palsy
2
Hearing Loss & Deafness
2
Ghana
2
Malnutrition
2
Regions
2
For Community Health Workers
2
Albania
2
Stewardship
2
HIV / AIDS
2
Situation Reports
2
Learning Disabilities
2
War, Conflict Areas & Refugees
2
Global Health Financing
2
Universal Health Coverage & Primary Health Care
2
Urban Health
2
Treatment & Clinical Management
2
Public Health
1
Rapid Response
1
Natural Disaster
1
Demographic Transition
1
Advocacy
1
Local Action
1
Surveillance
1
Clinical Guidelines
1
IEC Materials General
1
Training
1
Hand Hygiene
1
Preparedness, Response & Risk Communication
1
Clinical Guidelines
1
Violence & Protection
1
Early Warning
1
Vaccination
1
Statistics & Data
1
Natural Disasters
1
Pediatrics
1
Zambia
1
Context & Facts
1
WASH
1
Neuropsychology of Trauma
1
Assessment & Response
1
Context, Facts & Travel Advice
1
Germany
1
Social Mobilisation
1
Inclusion
1
Infection Control
1
Capacitiy Building
1
Latin America
1
Clinical Guidelines
1
Public Health
1
Eating Disorders
1
Training Manuals
1
Public Health
1
Curricula & Core Competencies
1
Communication & Training
1
Strategies & Action Plans
1
For Health Professionals
1
Cholera Prevention & Control
1
Training
1
SOPs
1
Laboratory
1
Public Health
1
Mental Health Studies & Reports
1
Information for different audiences
1
Laboratory & Sampling
1
HIV / AIDS
1
Stress
1
Medical professionals
1
IEC Substance Use Disorders
1
Communication & Training
1
DR Congo
1
Supporting tools
1
Livestock production
1
Key Resources
1
Hand Hygiene
1
COVID-19
1
For People with Disabilities
1
Country-specific Platforms
1
Children
1
Blood Supply
1
Tips & Best Practice Examples
1
Children & Mental Health
1
COVID-19 Vaccination
1
Psychosocial Support
1
Logistics & Supply
1
Genomic sequencing
1
Vector-based Vacines General
1
Sputnik V
1
Others
1
Sanitation
1
Capacity Building
1
Others
1
Extreme Situations
1
Others
1
Health Promotion
1
Estonia
1
Latin America
1
Guidelines General
1
Advocacy
1
Food & Nutrition
1
Agriculture
1
Overview & reports
1
Mobility
1
Essential Medicines
1
Prices and Patents
1
Model Formulary
1
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
1
HIV &TB
1
Women & Maternal Health
1
Guiding documents and principles
1
One Health
1
Humanitarian Crisis
1
Epilepsy
1
Climate Change
1
Capacity Building
1
Health Care Systems
1
Infectious Diseases
1
Education Principles
1
Information, Resources & Websites
1
Nuclear & Chemical Hazards
1
Waste management
1
COVID-19
1
Leishmaniasis
1
Pakistan Flood 2022
1
Capacity Building & Resources
1
Capacity Building & Resources
1
Capacity Building & Resources
1
Clinical Aspects & Diagnostics
1
Statistics & Facts
1
Statistics & Facts
1
Studies & Reports
1
Studies & Reports
1
Studies & Reports
1
NTDs General
1
Echinocccosis
1
Mycetoma, Chromoblastomycosis & other deep mycosis
1
Snakebite envenoming
1
Yaws & other Endemic Treponematoses
1
Earthquake in Türkiye and the Syrian Arab Republic
1
Studies & Reports
1
Statistics & Facts
1
Statistics & Facts
1
Capacity Building & Resources
1
Gynaecological Cancers
1
Risk Factors
1
Poor Diet
1
Tobacco Consumption
1
Diagnosis
1
General
1
Liberia
1
Policies & Strategies
1
Assistive devices & technologies
1
Zika
1
Regional Reports & Guidelines, others
1
National Emergency Response Plans
1
Global Health Education
1
Assessment & Response
1
Urbanization
1
Technical Information
1
Lesotho
1
Dengue Prevention & Control
1
Technical Information
1
Health Care Systems
1
International
1
Public Health Administration
1
Chikungunya Prevention & Control
1
Others
1
Psychosocial Support
1
Overview & Statistics
1
WASH
1
WASH
1
Planetary Health
1
Psychosocial Support
1
Key Resources
1
Refugees & Migrants
1
Planetary Health
1
IEC Material Neurological Disorders
1
Chikungunya
1
Unaccompanied Refugee Minors
1
Laboratory & Diagnostics
1
Case Definitions
1
Global Health Action
1
Pregnant women
1
Social Determinants of Health
1
Situation Reports & Updates
1
Public Health
1
Global Health Ethics
1
Plague Prevention & Control
1
Guia de manejo clinico
The winter season is approaching fast, while older people (OP) and people with disabilities (PwD) have already been living in the harsh environment of a full-scale war for eight months, with their basic needs and human rights at risk of being neglected and violated for eight years of ongoing war.
T...
To support its R&D activities on Chagas disease, DNDi launched the Chagas Clinical Research Platform (CCRP). The platform brings together partners, experts, and stakeholders to provide support for evaluation and development of new treatments for Chagas disease. The patient-centred platform aims to f...
The aim of this toolkit is to guide countries on how to best estimate their current burden of dengue by combining existing data from dengue surveillance systems with on-going research efforts to measure the community burden
of dengue.
Myanmar continues to experience a severe - and worsening - humanitarian and human rights crisis. Conflict and violence have escalated across the country, impacting children and their families and displacing more than 1.5 million people. Access of conflict-affected populations to services and deliver...
Organización Mundial de la Salud. (2022). Recomendaciones provisionales sobre el uso de la vacuna CanSinoBIO Ad5-nCoV-S [recombinante] (Convidecia™) contra la COVID-19: orientaciones provisionales, primera publicación: 19 de mayo de 2022.
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide in 2018, with 570,000 new cases and 311,000 deaths occurring annually.T he highest incidence rates are in Southern Africa, Eastern Africa, SubSaharan Africa, Western Africa, Melanesia, and Middle Africa . It also ranks as the leadin...
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a well-known neglected parasitic disease. However, evidence supporting the four current treatment modalities is inadequate, and treatment options remain controversial. The aim of this work is to analyse the available data to answer clinical questions regarding medical t...
EN ESTA EDICIÓN: Vacunación oral contra el cólera en la isla de La Española | Segunda reunión anual de la Comisión Regional de Monitoreo y Reverificación de la Eliminación del Sarampión y la Rubéola | Certificados digitales como ejemplo de transformación digital en la inmunización | La O...
This report seeks to uncover the extent to which global goals crowd in international financing, inform domestic policy priorities, and navigate progress toward development outcomes in low- and middle-income countries (LICs and MICs). Our report:
Provides a historical perspective on how ODA financin...
This report summarizes the World Health Organization’s (WHO) global work on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) during 2022. It describes how the Organization continued to deliver its essential WASH programming as elaborated in its 2018–2025 strategy.
Unpreparedness of health professionals to address non-communicable diseases (NCD) at peripheral health facilities is a critical health system challenge in Mozambique. To address this weakness and decentralize NCD care, training of the primary care workforce is needed. We describe our experience in t...
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of global deaths, with the majority occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). The primary and secondary prevention of CVD is suboptimal throughout the world, but the evidence-practice gaps are much more pronounced in LMIC. Barriers at the...
Cardiovascular diseases, principally ischemic heart disease (IHD), are the most important cause of death and disability in the majority of low- and lower-middle-income countries (LLMICs). In these countries, IHD mortality rates are significantly greater in individuals of a low socioeconomic status (...
Protection from a Single Dose of HPV Vaccine A major public health impact from IARC studies of vaccine efficacy.
The evolving epidemic of type 2 diabetes mellitus has challenged health-care professionals. It stands among the leading causes of mortality in the present world. It warrants new and versatile approaches to improve mortality and the associated huge quality-adjusted life years lost to it once diagnose...
Under-diagnosis of asthma in ‘under-fives’ may be alleviated by improved inquiry into disease history. We assessed a questionnaire-based screening tool for asthma among 614 ‘under-fives’ with severe respiratory illness in Uganda. The questionnaire responses were compared to post hoc consensu...
Aerosol pollutants are known to raise the risk of development of non-communicable respiratory diseases (NCRDs) such as asthma, chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and allergic rhinitis. Sub-Saharan Africa’s rapid pace of urbanization, economic expansion, and population growt...
Silicosis is not a new disease; the impact of silica dust on respiratory function was observed by Hippocrates in 430 B.C. and in the 16th century by Agricol. In 1713, Rammazini described silicotic nodules in post-mortems of stone cutters presenting with respiratory symptoms. In the mid-late 1800s,...
