Maternal mortality remains disproportionately high in low-income and middle-income countries, where pyramidal health systems ...

Introduction Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is an infection of the central nervous system that accounts for approximately 19% ...

Introduction Child stunting, a measure of malnutrition, is a major global health challenge affecting 148.1 million children ...

Introduction Integration of management of tuberculosis (TB) and HIV with prevention and treatment of non-communicable ...

Population prevalence helps leaders to develop appropriate health strategies and approaches. Yet it can be challenging to ...

Background Community-based health insurance (CBHI) is crucial for strengthening primary healthcare (PHC) and progressing ...

Objective To determine whether liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) can reduce perinatal mortality in a setting with high reliance on biomass fuels for cooking.Design Community-based two-arm parallel cluster ...

Background Primary healthcare (PHC) is critical towards achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC). In Ghana, PHC is organised at the district level and plays a key role in the country’s pursuit of UHC ...

The Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) programme was paused at the start of 2025 following deep cuts to the United States’ Agency for International Development (USAID). Since the middle of the 1980s, ...

Introduction Shorter time to diagnosis may lead to better cancer outcomes in Southern Africa. This study measured the time ...

Japan’s Prime Minister recently announced a strategic partnership with the World Bank to support human resource development for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in the Global South. While this pivot ...

Background A more nuanced understanding of behavioural responses to incentives over time, particularly after they are removed, could guide more effective interventions. In this study, we build on the ...