Background Primary healthcare (PHC) is critical towards achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC). In Ghana, PHC is organised ...

Introduction Ensuring free access to essential medicines is a cornerstone of universal health coverage, yet many countries ...

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

Introduction While pathogen genomics using next-generation sequencing (NGS) has been recommended by the WHO as an essential ...

The 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on 28 March 2025 killed more than 3000 people. 1 The disaster also exposed ...

Background There are reports of outbreaks of COVID-19 in prisons in many countries. Responses to date have been highly variable and it is not clear whether public health guidance has been informed by ...

An interview with the winner of the 2020 BMJ Global Health Grant as well as information on previous winners.

Background Obesity is a growing public health challenge worldwide with significant health and economic impacts. However, much of what is known about the economic impacts of obesity comes from ...

Forty years ago, the 134 national government members of the WHO signed the Alma Ata Declaration. The Declaration made Primary Health Care (PHC) the official health policy of all members countries.

Introduction Screening to identify traumatic births and childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder (CB-PTSD) is critical for reducing the global burden of maternal mental health challenges.

Alcohol-related harm has gained increased attention in high-income countries (HICs) in recent years which, alongside government regulation, has effected a reduction in alcohol consumption. The alcohol ...

The social determinants of health (SDH), such as access to income, education, housing and healthcare, strongly shape the occurrence of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) at ...