Filter
2682
Filtered Results: 2682
Text search:
pediatrics
Featured
Recommendations
288
New Publications
649
Language
Document type
No document type
1551
Guidelines
444
Studies & Reports
338
Manuals
150
Training Material
60
Fact sheets
46
Strategic & Response Plan
40
Infographics
18
Resource Platforms
10
Videos
10
Situation Updates
8
Brochures
5
App
1
Online Courses
1
Countries / Regions
India
179
Global
85
Kenya
80
South Africa
80
Uganda
51
Zambia
49
Africa
48
Nigeria
43
Malawi
43
Tanzania
43
Western and Central Europe
40
Bangladesh
37
Ethiopia
37
Sierra Leone
36
Russia
27
Syria
25
Nepal
24
Rwanda
24
Lesotho
23
Latin America and the Carribbean
23
Germany
23
Liberia
23
Ghana
22
Namibia
21
Zimbabwe
20
Eastern Europe
20
Brazil
18
Ukraine
17
Mozambique
16
Asia
16
Congo, Democratic Republic of
15
Paraguay
14
Myanmar / Burma
14
Eastern Europe and Central Asia
13
Pakistan
12
South–East Asia Region
11
Indonesia
11
Middle East and North Africa
10
Chile
9
Philippines
9
Eswatini/ Swaziland
9
Burkina Faso
8
Yemen
8
Botswana
8
South Sudan
8
Somalia
8
Senegal
7
Haiti
7
Cambodia
7
Argentina
7
West and Central Africa
6
Sudan
6
Cameroon
5
Afghanistan
5
East and Southern Africa
5
Tajikistan
4
Colombia
4
Thailand
4
Albania
4
USA
4
Spain
4
Southern Africa
4
Mali
4
Ecuador
4
Mexico
3
Turkey
3
Peru
3
Guinea
3
Venezuela
3
Jordan
3
Western Pacific Region
3
France
3
Moldova
3
Georgia
3
Bhutan
3
Iraq
3
Madagascar
3
North Macedonia
2
Benin
2
Morocco
2
Armenia
2
Saudi Arabia
2
Belarus
2
Bolivia
2
Lebanon
2
Papua New Guinea
2
Sri Lanka
2
Palestine
2
Angola
2
El Salvador
1
Gambia
1
Togo
1
Iran
1
Fiji
1
Laos
1
Estonia
1
Kyrgyzstan
1
Malaysia
1
Bulgaria
1
Mauritania
1
Hungary
1
Lithuania
1
Gabon
1
Tunisia
1
United Kingdom
1
Portugal
1
Israel
1
Latvia
1
Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
1
Vietnam
1
Nicaragua
1
Romania
1
Slovakia
1
Greece
1
Central African Republic
1
Poland
1
Libya
1
Solomon Islands
1
Authors & Publishers
Publication Years
Category
Policies & Guidelines HIV & TB
230
Guidelines
225
Pediatrics
182
Studies & Reports
164
Women & Child Health
152
Paediatrics
123
Policies
111
Capacity Building
97
COVID-19
96
Drugs & Medical Equipment
76
Neonatal Care
59
Under-5 nutrition
58
Child Health
54
Maternal Health
53
Non-communicable Diseases
46
Maternal & Child Health
43
TB
40
Statistics
35
HIV & STI
35
Gynaecology & Obstetrics
34
Surgery & Anaesthesia
29
Community Health
27
Disabilities
27
Palliative Care
24
Palliative Care
20
Women & Child Health
20
Vaccine-preventable Diseases
19
Cancer
18
Demograhic Health Surveys DHS
18
Food Security & Nutrition
16
Information, Education and Communication (IEC)
15
General Guidelines
15
Disease Prevention & Control
15
Hepatitis
14
Humanitarian Crisis
14
Clinical Training
13
Humanitarian Aid
13
Community Health
13
Clinical Guidelines
12
Primary Health Care
12
Reproductive Health
12
Infection Control & Prevention (IPC)
11
Countries
11
Respiratory Infections
11
Malaria
11
Immunization
10
Nutrition
10
Dental & Eye Care
9
Pediatric cancer
9
Medical Devices & Equipment
9
Sexual Violence
8
NCD
8
Communicable Diseases
7
Hemorrhagic Fever
7
Mental Health
7
Diarrhoea
7
Health Systems
7
NTDs & Others
7
Disaster Preparedness
6
Bacteriology
6
Dermatology
6
Cancer Treatment & Resources
6
Child protection
6
Protection & Security
6
Radiology and Diagnostic
6
Sanitation
5
MPOX - Monkeypox
5
Diarrhoeal Disease/Cholera
5
Dengue
5
Public Health
4
Emergency Health Kits
4
Hand Hygiene
4
Other
4
WASH
4
Needs Assessment
4
Female Genital Mutilation
4
Digital Health
3
Helminthiasis
3
Family Planning
3
Pharmacy & Technology
3
Online Courses & Platforms
3
General Guidelines
3
Vector Control
3
Videos
3
Maternal Health
3
Water
3
Key Resources
3
Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation
3
Pharmacy & Technologies
3
Rabies
2
Buruli Ulcer
2
Diabetes
2
Hematology
2
Schistosomiasis
2
Laboratory Waste
2
Monitoring & Evaluation
2
Other Cancer diseases
2
Non-communicable Diseases NCD
2
IEC Material
2
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
2
Virology
2
Public Health
2
Snakebites
2
Pharmaceutical Assessments
2
Chagas
2
Cardiovascular Diseases
2
Violence against Children
2
Waste Management
2
Quality Control & Assurance
2
Communicable Diseases
2
COPD/Asthma
2
Age & Elderly
2
Zika
1
Medicines Donations
1
Project Cycle Management
1
Trachoma
1
Taeniasis/ Cysticercosis
1
Onchocerciasis
1
Lymphaticfilariasis
1
Annual Report MEDBOX
1
x MEDBOX Issue Brief & Annual Reports x
1
Cervical Cancer
1
Breast Cancer
1
General
1
Nutrition
1
Mobile Training Tools & Apps
1
Health System Strengthening
1
Training Manuals
1
E-therapy
1
Yellow Fever
1
Leprosy
1
Parasitology
1
Leishmaniasis
1
Disabilities & Inclusion
1
Global Health
1
Toolboxes
Children/Adolescents Mental Disorders
118
IACAPAP International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions
103
Children & Adolescents
77
Country specific documents
64
Pediatrics
56
Treatment & Prevention
39
Clinical Guidelines
39
Children with Disabilities
27
Paediatrics
27
Children
26
Drug resistant TB
24
Reports & Studies
24
others
23
Reports & Studies Children HIV
22
Childhood TB
21
Adults
21
Handbooks & Manuals
21
Detection & Diagnosis
21
Country specific
20
Epilepsy
20
Neurological Disorders
20
Studies & Reports
19
Clinical Aspects, Treatment & Prevention
18
Hospital Readiness/Essential Health Services
18
Palliative Care
18
Prevention & Control
17
Communication Material
17
Antiretroviral Treatment ART
17
Essential Medicines & Devices Lists
16
Infection Control General
15
Midwives
15
Cancer
15
Eastern Europe and central Asia
15
General Reports
14
Prevention & Strategies
14
Global
13
Treatment Guidelines
13
Studies
13
Educational Settings
13
Essential Medicines
13
Cerebral Palsy
13
Substance Use Disorders & Addiction
13
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT)
13
HIV testing & disclosure
12
For Parents & Children
12
Oxygen Therapy
12
Studies & Reports
12
Research & Access
11
Assessment & Studies
10
Vaccines & Immunization
10
Clinical Aspects
10
Policies
10
Treatment Guidelines HIV
10
Public Health
10
International
10
Universal Health Coverage UHC and 90-90-90 Strategy
10
Medical & Community Masks
10
Essential Medicines & Medical Devices
10
Pharmacy Practice
10
Rational use of Medicine
10
Resuscitation
10
Epilepsy
10
Assessment & Response
10
HIV testing & services
9
Policies & Programmes
9
Children with disabilities
9
Studies & Reports
9
Global Impact: Socio-economic, health services, TB & HIV
9
Community Health Workers CHW
9
Women & Maternal Health
9
Autism
9
TB/HIV Coinfection
9
Neurological disorders, Others
9
Alcohol
8
HIV in Children and mental health
8
Intellectual Disability
8
Pediatrics
8
Children
8
Eastern Europe
8
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
8
PPE Personel Protective Equipment
8
For Pregnant Women
8
Training, others
8
Country Specific
8
Access & Strategy
8
Long COVID/ Post-COVID Syndrome
8
Others
8
Access to treatment and laboratory
8
Education
8
Poor Diet
8
General Aspects
8
Disease Prevention & Control
8
Training
8
HIV and coinfection
8
HIV in Key Populations
8
Action Plans, Policies & Response
8
HIV
7
Training Supporting Material mhGAP
7
Infection Prevention & Hygiene
7
For Health Worker
7
Triage
7
Clean air
7
Guidelines & Manuals
7
Clinical Aspects & Diagnosis
7
War Surgery & Wound Care
7
Clinical Guidelines
7
TB
7
War, Conflict Areas & Refugees
7
Paediatrics
7
Eastern Europe & Central Asia
7
SEAR (South-east Asia Region)
7
Policies & Strategies
6
Background PTSD in children
6
Opportunistic Infections
6
Others
6
Mental Health Studies & Reports
6
Medical professionals
6
Diagnostics & Laboratory Guidance
6
HIV and COVID-19
6
Vaccine Hesitancy & Myths
6
Nurses
6
Pharmacy Management
6
Health Care In Conflict Settings
6
Clinical Aspects & Diagnosis
6
Asia and Pacific
6
Situation Reports & Updates
6
Assessment
6
Eastern and Southern Africa
6
Preparedness & Prevention
6
War & Conflict
5
Treatment Guidelines
5
Gynaecology / Obstetrics
5
ART Drug Resistance
5
Surveillance
5
IPC
5
Diagnosis & Treatment PTSD in Children
5
Substance Use Disorders, Others
5
Human Rights, Stigma & Discrimination
5
Curricula & Core Competencies
5
General Studies & Reports
5
Mental Health Guidelines
5
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children
5
Health Personnel
5
General
5
Clinical Guidelines
5
RCCE Guides & Manuals
5
Immunization Guidelines
5
General Guidelines for Rational Use
5
MPOX - Monkeypox
5
Children's Rights
5
Policies and guidelines
5
Hearing Loss & Deafness
5
Malnutrition
5
Vision Loss & Blindness
5
HIV service delivery
5
South-east Asia Region
5
Food & Nutrition
5
Africa
4
Male Circumcision
4
Surveillance
4
Key Resources
4
Statistics & Data
4
South Africa
4
Training Manuals
4
Dengue
4
General Mental Health Guidelines
4
Research
4
Vaccination
4
TB & Other Vulnerable Populations
4
Health & Refugee
4
Child Health / Pediatrics
4
Context & Facts
4
Gender Aspects
4
COVID-19
4
TB/HIV
4
Fair Allocation & Ethical Aspects
4
Biontech/Pfizer Comirnaty
4
Inactivated COVID-19 Vaccines
4
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
4
Planetary Health
4
Traditional & Herbal Medicines
4
Surgery
4
Heat
4
Patient Safety
4
Information & Education Material (IEC)
4
Co-Morbidities (except TB)
4
Policy
4
Diarrhoea
4
IEC Material Children HIV
4
Roadmaps, Action Plans & Policies
4
Tobacco
4
Western & Central Europe
4
Epidemiology
4
Preparedness & Prevention
4
Disability Rights & Convention
3
Best Practice Models
3
Natural Disaster
3
Violence & Child Trafficking
3
Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV)
3
Psychosocial Support (MHPSS)
3
Posttraumatic stress disorder Adults
3
Policies & Strategies
3
Hand Hygiene
3
Violence & Protection
3
Studies & Reports
3
Influenza Prevention & Control
3
Natural Disasters
3
Physical Disability
3
National Policies
3
Laboratory
3
Africa
3
TB
3
Rwanda
3
Syria
3
Sexual Abuse
3
Reports
3
Manuals
3
Key Resources
3
General
3
Climate & Health
3
Prevention & Preparedness
3
Context & Facts, Travel Advice
3
Hand Hygiene
3
Surveillance & Contact tracing
3
Children & Mental Health
3
Psychosocial Support
3
Model Formulary
3
Supply Chain & Store Management
3
HIV &TB
3
Intensive Care Unit
3
Guiding documents and principles
3
Mental Disorders
3
Situation Reports & Updates
3
Prevention & Measures
3
Nuclear & Chemical Hazards
3
Strategies & Roadmaps
3
Studies & Reports
3
Studies & Reports
3
Health Worker
3
General Information & Methodology
3
Studies & Reports
3
Information & Education Material (IEC)
3
Studies & Reports
3
Capacity Building & Resources
3
General
3
General
3
Ghana
3
Malawi
3
Nutrition
3
Self-harm & Suicide
3
Stewardship
3
Testing Guidelines
3
Zika Prevention & Control
3
Overview & Statistics
3
Depression
3
Case Definitions
3
Kenya
3
Vaccination
3
Gender Aspects
2
Drugs
2
Clinical Guidelines
2
Chemical Attacks
2
Europe
2
Mental Health
2
WASH
2
Neuropsychology of Trauma
2
Prevention Guidelines
2
Assessment & Response
2
Context, Facts & Travel Advice
2
Germany
2
Clinical Guidelines
2
Eating Disorders
2
Hepatitis
2
Namibia
2
Wheelchair Service and Management
2
Anamnesis / Screening
2
mhGAP Guides
2
Orphans & vulnerable children
2
Videos
2
El Niño
2
For Health Professionals
2
Cholera Prevention & Control
2
People who injecting Drugs
2
Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation
2
Prophylaxis
2
Standard Precautions
2
Discrimination & Stigma
2
Human Rights
2
Laboratory
2
Georgia
2
Women's Mental Health
2
Sustainable Development Goals
2
Toolkit on disability for Africa
2
IEC Substance Use Disorders
2
Laboratory
2
Clinical Guidelines
2
Cannabis
2
Essential List
2
For Migrants & Refugees
2
Prison & Detention
2
Child Protection
2
Child Protection
2
COVID-19
2
Health Care Professionals & Spirituality
2
Infection Control & Prevention (IPC)
2
Children & Mental Health
2
Preparedness, Response & Risk Communication
2
COVAX Initiative
2
Hygiene
2
Others
2
Internet Resources
2
Stress
2
Primary Care
2
Health Promotion
2
Ethics
2
Studies & Reports
2
Advocacy & Communication
2
Colombia
2
Wound management
2
Green & healthy living
2
Urban health
2
Prices and Patents
2
Pharmaceutical Assessments
2
Quality Assurance
2
Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms
2
Pharmacovigilance
2
Various Target Groups
2
Waste Managment
2
Reports & Studies
2
Environment
2
Public Health
2
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
2
WASH Water Sanitation & Hygiene
2
Emergency health kits
2
Emergency health kits
2
Humanitarian Aid Guidelines
2
MPOX - Monkeypox
2
Clinical Aspects & Diagnostics
2
Snakebite envenoming
2
General Information
2
Capacity Building & Resources
2
Clinical Aspects & Diagnosis
2
Prevention & Strategies
2
Studies & Reports
2
Clinical Aspects & Diagnosis
2
Air Pollution
2
Women
2
Clinical Guidelines
2
Asia
2
General
2
Policies & Strategies
2
Assistive devices & technologies
2
Community Worker
2
Bipolar Affective Disorders
2
Protection
2
National Emergency Response Plans
2
Mental disorders, others
2
TB/HIV Global
2
Education of students & professionals
2
Germany
2
Poster
2
IEC Materials Children
2
Dengue Prevention & Control
2
Uganda
2
General Public
2
Nigeria
2
Chikungunya Prevention & Control
2
Anxiety Disorders
2
Tajikistan
2
Community-based Mental Health Care
2
Lobby and Advocacy
2
Epidemiology
2
Unaccompanied Refugee Minors
2
Capacity Building
2
Situation Reports, others
2
Mental Health GAP Action Programme
2
Meningitis & Encephalitis
2
Universal Health Coverage & Primary Health Care
2
Clinical Guidelines
1
Cholera Situation Reports
1
HIV support organizations
1
Local Action
1
Global Mental Health
1
Laboratory Guidance
1
Agriculture & Veterinary
1
IEC Materials General
1
Inclusion in Humanitarian Settings
1
Plague Situation Reports
1
Moldova
1
Azerbaijan
1
Intercultural Competence
1
Yellow Fever
1
Preparedness, Response & Risk Communication
1
Clinical Guidelines
1
Surgery & Rehabilitation
1
Vaccination
1
HIV surveillance
1
Information for Refugees & Migrants
1
Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation
1
Introduction to Global Health
1
Context & Facts
1
WPRO (Western Pacific Region)
1
South Sudan
1
Social Mobilisation
1
Inclusion
1
Infection Control
1
Capacitiy Building
1
Eastern Mediterranean Region
1
Humanitarian Crisis
1
Latin America
1
Stroke
1
Concepts of Global Health
1
Communication & Training
1
Surveillance
1
IEC Materials
1
Men who have sex with men (MSM)
1
Stigma & Discrimination
1
Prevention & Control
1
Tools for Rational use
1
Training
1
IEC Materials
1
Adherence
1
SOPs
1
African Region
1
Preparedness, Response & Risk Communication
1
Mozambique
1
Ebola
1
Drug resistance
1
Sitreps & Updates
1
Public Health
1
Microcephaly
1
Information for different audiences
1
GO pre-deployment training
1
Manual & Leaflet
1
Belarus
1
Mental Health Online Resources
1
Laboratory & Sampling
1
Yemen
1
Russia
1
Ethiopia
1
Supporting tools
1
Research & Development
1
COVID-19
1
Clinical Aspects
1
Public Health
1
COVID-19 Information
1
COVID-19
1
For General Public & Community
1
For People with Disabilities
1
COVID-19
1
Appeals and Response Plans
1
Comics
1
For Older People
1
Protection of Vulnerable Groups
1
Camps and Camp-like Settings
1
Scientific & Research Studies
1
Country-specific Platforms
1
Pastoral Care
1
Palliative Care
1
Mythbusters/Misinformation
1
Situation Reports COVID-19
1
At Home
1
Vaccination & Strategy
1
Vaccine Candidates & Research
1
COVID-19 Vaccination
1
Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs)
1
Ebola Treatment Center
1
Logistics & Supply
1
TB/COVID-19
1
SARS-CoV-2 Variants
1
Moderna
1
Vaxzevria (Astra Zeneca)
1
Johnson & Johnson
1
Covaxin
1
Others
1
Hand Hygiene
1
Sanitation
1
Waste Management
1
Capacity Building
1
Online Courses
1
Videos
1
Estonia
1
Overview
1
El Salvador
1
Chile
1
Other Countries
1
Medical Records/Documentation
1
Guidelines General
1
Booster Doses
1
Climate Change General
1
Advocacy
1
Medicine Donations
1
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
1
Spirituality
1
General documents One Health
1
Disaster, Migration and Conflict
1
Humanitarian Crisis
1
Argentina
1
Resource Platforms
1
Health Care Systems
1
Zoonoses
1
Infectious Diseases
1
Non-communicable Diseases NCD
1
Education Principles
1
Water Pollution
1
Health Impact & Climate Change
1
Information, Resources & Websites
1
Psychosocial Support
1
More Information Refugee and Health
1
MPOX -Monkeybox Prevention & Control
1
Appeals & Response Plans
1
Chagas
1
Capacity Building & Resources
1
Capacity Building & Resources
1
Capacity Building & Resources
1
Capacity Building & Resources
1
Clinical Aspects & Diagnostics
1
Information & Education Material (IEC)
1
Statistics & Facts
1
Statistics & Facts
1
Statistics & Facts
1
Studies & Reports
1
Studies & Reports
1
Studies & Reports
1
Clinical Aspects & Diagnostics
1
NTDs General
1
Overview, Studies & Reports
1
Scabies
1
West and central Africa
1
Situation Reports & Updates
1
Health Financing Toolbox
1
Gynaecological Cancers
1
Risk Factors
1
Drug Abuse
1
Armenia
1
Global Overview
1
Postexposure Prophylaxis (PEP), Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
1
Romania
1
Botswana
1
Liberia
1
Technical Information
1
Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia
1
Zika
1
General
1
Human Rights & the Right to Health
1
One Health
1
Regions
1
Asia
1
Prophylactic Treatment
1
Miscellaneous
1
For Community Health Workers
1
Prevention
1
Situation Reports & Updates
1
Context & Facts
1
Tuberculosis
1
Assessment & Response
1
Urbanization
1
Technical Information
1
Latin America & the Carribean
1
International
1
Travel Medicine
1
Public Health Administration
1
Others
1
Kazakhstan
1
Stigma
1
Other Resources
1
Cholera
1
Best Pratice Examples
1
MHPSS Guidelines
1
Learning Disabilities
1
Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR)
1
Psychosocial Support
1
Infection Control
1
Context & Facts
1
Pregnant women
1
AMR
1
Public Health
1
Capacity Building
1
Reproductive Health
1
Training & Capacity Building
1
Urban Health
1
Cyclones Idai & Kenneth
1
Significant progress has been made in the eradication of three priority diseases in the African Region, as a result of extensive collaboration between the Regional Office, WHO country offices and countries. For example, in August 2020, the region was certified free of wild poliovirus. In the area of...
Skin-related neglected tropical diseases, or “skin NTDs”, are historically neglected because active case detection, individual case management, significant resources and intensive effort are required to control, eliminate and eradicate them. Integrated control and management of skin NTDs offers ...
The road map 2030 was developed by WHO through an extensive global consultation, with indicators set for measuring progress against targets and milestones. This compendium of indicators provides a comprehensive and standardized listing of recommended indicators, including the 70 core indicators pres...
Women and children, especially pregnant girls and women, infants and young children and postpartum women, are populations that are extremely vulnerable in emergencies. Breastfeeding provides children with hydration, comfort, connection, high quality nutrition and protection against disease, shieldin...
Caring for burns patients from the incident scene to definitive treatment can be a complex, resource-consuming process with the potential to overwhelm health system capacity.This document provides practical guidance for building capacity and capability for burns care from clinical, human resources a...
Cystic fibrosis (CF) was earlier thought to be a disease prevalent in the West among Caucasians. However, quite a number of recent studies have uncovered CF cases outside of this region, and reported hundreds of unique and novel variant forms of CFTR. Here, we discuss the evidence of CF in parts of...
This purpose of this guide is to inform robust evaluations of the WHO training package – a package aimed at personnel whose primary role in health-care facilities is environmental cleaning, hereafter referred to as cleaners.
The WHO training package – Environmental cleaning and infection prev...
This review examines high-quality research evidence that synthesises the efects of extreme heat on human health in tropical
Africa. Web of Science (WoS) was used to identify research articles on the efects extreme heat, humidity, Wet-bulb Globe
Temperature (WBGT), apparent temperature, wind, Heat ...
As our world changes, so too does the burden of disease. Globalisation, evolving trade and consumption patterns, and increased access to life-saving medical care are just some of the factors that have transformed the global health landscape.
This report is one of the first major products of the newly established Precision Public Health Metrics unit of the UCN cluster of the WHO Regional Office for Africa. The report presents national trends in communicable and non-communicable disease burden and control in the WHO African region. It tra...
This document provides a list of key WHO-recommended maternal and newborn health commodities and aims to accelerate progress towards the SDGs. It consolidates the key and enabling commodities from existing WHO guidelines on maternal and newborn health.
The "Primary Healthcare Standard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List" by the South African National Department of Health provides evidence-based guidelines for diagnosing and managing common medical conditions at the primary healthcare level. This document includes treatment protocols ...
The coronavirus outbreak that began in 2019 (COVID-19) threatens to reverse years of hard-won gains in preventing and treating HIV. Fragile health systems are further stressed as health workers navigate an increased client load and demands at work while also being concerned for their own health and ...
To identify and to assess factors enhancing or hindering the delivery of breast and cervical cancer screening services in Malawi with regard to accessibility, uptake, acceptability and effectiveness.
Systematic review of published scientific evidence. A search of six bibliographic databases and gre...
There is paucity of data on the burden and specific drivers operative in the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the African setting and populations. Lack of awareness and inadequate knowledge on the aetio-pathogenesis of the disease together with inadequate capacity for ...
The article is a scoping review that explores the challenges in diagnosing asthma in children in three sub-Saharan African countries: Nigeria, South Africa, and Uganda. It identifies key barriers, such as a lack of community awareness, inadequate healthcare access, limited diagnostic tools like spir...
Diabetes mellitus is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Scotland and worldwide, with an increasing prevalence. In 2009 there were around 228,000 people registered as having diabetes in Scotland, an increase of 3.6% from the preceding year. This increase relates, in part, to the increasing a...
There is increasing interest in understanding the role of air pollution as one of the greatest threats to human health worldwide. Nine of 10 individuals breathe air with polluted compounds that have a great impact on lung tissue. The nature of the relationship is complex, and new or updated data are...
The Kenya Health Policy 2014-2030 aims at attaining the highest possible standard of health in a manner responsive to the health needs of our population. One of the major policy directions towards realizing the intentions of this policy is to halt and reverse the
rising burden of non-communicable d...
While epidemiological data for type 1 diabetes (T1D) in low/middle-income countries, and particularly low-income countries (LICs) including Liberia is lacking, prevalence in LICs is thought to be increasing. T1D care in LICs is often impacted by challenges in diagnosis and management. These challeng...
