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Volume 6, issue 4, 2026

Predicting the burden of acute malnutrition in drought-prone regions of Kenya: A statistical analysis pp. 1-17

Francesco Checchi, Rahaf AbuKoura, Suneetha Kadiyala, Mara Nyawo and Lucy Maina

Reporting trends and seasonality in the World Health Organization's Disease Outbreak News (DONs) across 1996–2023 pp. 1-17

Kellerine Quah, Jingtong Jin and Charlotte Christiane Hammer

Measuring vaccine effects on antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance in low and middle-income countries: A scoping review of methodological approaches, data sources, metrics, and limitations pp. 1-17

Chinwe Iwu-Jaja, Chidozie Declan Iwu, Anelisa Jaca and Charles Shey Wiysonge

Challenges and responses of malaria elimination in a high-endemic area along the Thai-Myanmar border: A health systems perspective pp. 1-17

Sayambhu Saita, Daniel M Parker, Kritsana Suk-uam, Suparat Phuanukoonnon and Kasama Pooseesod

Integrating noncommunicable disease care in a public primary health care facility in North Lebanon: A qualitative study of implementation in a humanitarian crisis pp. 1-29

Linda Abou-Abbas, Lavanya Vijayasingham, Carla Zmeter, Aya El Khatib, Grace Abou Nakad, Leah Anku Sanga, Randa S Hamadeh, Pablo Perel, Sigiriya Aebischer Perone and Éimhín M Ansbro

Governance reforms for Pakistan’s National Institute of Health: Addressing challenges in disease surveillance and emergency management: A qualitative study pp. 1-15

Babar Tasneem Shaikh, Zurva Ashraf, Mariam Ashraf, Zeeshan Iqbal Baig, Mumtaz Ali Khan and Muhammad Salman

Prevalence and factors associated with mental health problems among adolescents living with HIV as screened by youth peers in rural Uganda: A cross-sectional study pp. 1-11

Mary Abwola Olwedo, Simon Eleku, Emmanuel Ayikobua Tiyo, Richard Mpango, Alex Imalingat, Fred Kirya, Derrick Amone, Hellen Akurut and Nelson Bunani

Economic impact of a large-scale scabies upsurge on healthcare facilities in Rohingya refugee camps: A retrospective costing study pp. 1-11

Charls Erik Halder, Md Abeed Hasan, James Charles Okello, Sayed Sunny Uz Zaman, Julekha Tabassum Poly, Hamim Tassdik, Dickson Wafula Barasa, Emmanuel Roba Soma, Md Farhad Hussain, U Maung Prue, Sirajul Munir Khandokar, John Patrick Almedia and Jahangir Alam

Spatial analysis of under-five children mortality and associated determinants in Ghana: Mapping regional disparities for targeted interventions pp. 1-25

Abdul-Karim Iddrisu, Richard Socrate Adzesi and Abubakar Iddrisu Siddiq

Localized wastewater surveillance showed correlation but no early warning during Bengaluru’s Omicron wave pp. 1-21

Siva Athreya, Farah Ishtiaq, Tarun Khandelwal, Chitra Pattabiraman, Lakshminarayana Rao, Rajesh Sundaresan and Reshma Mohan Thattaramppilly

Insufficient: A scoping review of structural racism and intimate partner violence in US-based immigrant communities of color pp. 1-30

Samantha Kanselaar, Sameera S Nayak, Rochelle R Davidson Mhonde, Areej Khan, Kyle Machicado and Jhumka Gupta

Assessment of healthcare financing by older adults during routine consultations in Cameroon pp. 1-9

Marie-José Essi, Johanne A Abossolo, Divine H Aba’a, Sidonie L Ndjebet, Gabrièle Laborde-Balen, Bernard Taverne and Laura Ciaffi

Community engagement for vaccine delivery in low- and middle-income countries and humanitarian settings: A scoping umbrella review pp. 1-20

Jonathan A Polonsky, Rose Burns, Alex Odlum, Yashua Alkali Hamza, Yohannes Mulugeta, Sharon Abramowitz, Luisa Enria and Karl Blanchet

The correlates and experiences of HIV-related intersectional stigma among caregivers of adolescents living with HIV during COVID-19 in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Results from a mixed method study pp. 1-18

Nokwanda Sithole, Eugene Lee Davids, Zibuyisile Mkhwanazi, Stanley Carries, Lovemore Sigwadhi, Audrey Moyo and Darshini Govindasamy

Male allyship to advance women’s leadership in global health academia: A qualitative study pp. 1-18

Amanda Marr Chung, Ola Alani and Michele Barry

Morbidity burden and predictors of hospitalization among unaccompanied migrants and persons prone to statelessness in Ghana pp. 1-18

Ebenezer Asare Aboagye, Dina Adei and Williams Agyemang-Duah

Economic intimate partner violence and its co-occurrence with physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence among youth: Mixed-methods findings from Nairobi, Kenya pp. 1-18

Anaise Williams, Yurie Aiura, Shannon N Wood, Mary Thiong’o, Grace Wamue–Ngare, Peter Gichangi and Michele R Decker

Understanding wellness in a context of harm: Gaza’s Pandemic mental health success and the Palestine Trauma Center pp. 1-19

Rasha Bayoumi, Oliver Bones, Mohamad Altawil, Betelhem Wolde and Nora Parr

Health service responses and help-seeking for women experiencing violence during outbreaks in low- and middle-income settings: A scoping review pp. 1-27

Rose Burns, Manuela Colombini, Neha S Singh and Janet Seeley

A realist evaluation of the development, implementation and outcomes of the first public ART Centre in Morocco pp. 1-24

Amal Benbella, Asmaa Zaidouni, Sanae Elomrani, Gitau Mburu, Houyam Hardizi, Abdelhakim Yahyane, Hafid Hachri, Karima Gholbzouri, James Kiarie and Rachid Bezad

Co-creating community-driven solutions and policy priorities to address antimicrobial resistance through Responsive Dialogues: A qualitative evaluation from Malawi pp. 1-16

Henry Sambakunsi, MacWellings Phiri, Thomasena O’Byrne, John Mankhomwa, Raymond Pongolani, Jo Zaremba, Nicholas A Feasey, Eleanor Macpherson and Deborah Nyirenda

The intergenerational legacies of research disinvestment, aid retrenchment and transactional compacts on global women’s health pp. 1-16

Roxanne C Keynejad, Abigail M Hatcher, Diksha Sapkota, Nataly Woollett, Simone Honikman and Alexis Palfreyman

High reliability organizations and healthcare safety outcomes on patients and staff: Scoping review pp. 1-16

Michael Joshua G Morales, Pauline Hilton, OiSaeng Hong, Stella Bialous, Marie Martin, Jessica Sewnath and Soo-Jeong Lee

National HTA system in Canada: From system analysis and understanding to system strengthening pp. 1-22

Mohammed Alkhaldi, Rima Kachach, Aisha Al Basuoni, Line Enjalbert, Malak Alrubaie, Maya Hassan and Sara Ahmed

Impact of yoga on cardiometabolic health in adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials pp. 1-22

Widya Wasityastuti, Miranti Dewi Pramaningtyas, Rakhmat Ari Wibowo, Muhammad Luthfi Adnan, Rafik Prabowo, Zulfa Tsurayya, Andika Dhamarjati, Justinus Putranto Agung Nugroho, Ni Komang Ayu Swanitri Wangiyana, Om Lata Bhagat, Mumtaz Maulana Hidayat, Sameer Badri Al-Mhanna, Vega Pratiwi Putri, Abdullah F Alghannam and Alexios Batrakoulis

A comparison of verbal autopsy assignment methods to obtain adult cause-specific mortality in two longitudinal studies in Rakai and Kalungu districts of South Central, Uganda pp. 1-22

Dorean Nabukalu, Tom Lutalo, Joseph Mugisha, Ronald Makanga, Ivan Kasamba, Clara Calvert, Palwasha Khan, Milly Marston and Jim Todd

A qualitative study of the ecology of stigma experiences - An application of the ecological model to stigma experiences of trans-women from Ghana. BSGH019 pp. 1-23

Osman Wumpini Shamrock, Chris Guure, Jaquetta Marie Reeves, Zhao Ni, DeAnne Turner, Aliyu Haruna, Isaac Gyasi Nimako, Natalie M Leblanc, Leo Wilton and Gamji Rabiu Abu-Ba’

Perspectives of Early to Mid-Career health professionals: Future public health challenges and opportunities in the Asia-Pacific region pp. 1-5

Claudia Rouse, Joshua Aliifaalogo, Gemma Allinson, Kiran Bam, Dylan D Barth, Dinesh Bhandari, Ryan Brigham, Matthew Carvalho, Sian Dooley, Seamus Horan, Bethany Howard, Clare Humphreys, Sarah Lang, Samuel McEwen, Rob Mitchell, Chowa Nkonde, Lydia O’Meara, Lanique Naolina Pitasua, Rebecca Reilly, Adeel Shareef, Juliana Silva, Wenbo Song, Stefanie Vaccher, Soazic Elise Wang Sonne, Arporn Wangwiwatsin, Chaturangi Yapa, Xenia Zubenko and Dragan Ilic

Rebalancing power in infectious disease modelling: Toward inclusive and contextual approaches pp. 1-5

Justice Moses K Aheto, Megan Auzenbergs, Matthew J Ferrari, Allison Portnoy, Chigozie Edson Utazi, Romain Glèlè Kakaï, Ezra Gayawan, James M Azam and Justice Nonvignon

Inequalities in financial burden of tuberculosis among affected families across 19 low- and middle-income countries pp. 1-13

Gilbert Eshun, Umaru Sesay and Augustus Osborne

Exploring how mothers with a history of intimate partner violence experienced the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada pp. 1-14

Kimberley T Jackson, Emma Butler and Tara Mantler

An emerging TIMER-2C framework for addressing barriers to research culture and productivity among local healthcare providers in the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa: A qualitative study and modified Delphi approach pp. 1-26

Beryne Odeny, Dorothy Mangale, Dhananjaya Sharma, Mariam Balogun, Elizabeth Bukusi, Fatima Suleman, Miliard Derbew, Juliet Iwelunmor, Ermyas Birru, Isaac Che Ngang, Akila Anandarajah, Vaishnavi Mamillapalle and Wael Almahmeed

Volume 6, issue 3, 2026

Health technology assessment system in Tanzania: Is it a championing system or still a system lagging behind? pp. 1-21

Mwifadhi Mrisho, Fakih S Bakar, Mohammed Alkhaldi, Patience Vimbayi Mushamiri-Kuzviwanza, Aisha Al Basuoni, Line Enjalbert, Rima Kachach, Maya Hassan, Marcel Tanner and Sara Ahmed

The Implementation of Early Intervention Initiatives for Psychosis in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Case Study pp. 1-21

Ruben Valle, Camila Velez and Srividya N Iyer

Implementation research can enhance health research systems and reduce dependency on external aid pp. 1-9

Catherine Chunda-Liyoka, Justin Pulford, Bernard Appiah, Susie Crossman, Motto Nganda, Obiageli Nnodu, Alex Osei-Akoto, Frederic Piel, Tara Tancred and Imelda Bates

Navigating power hierarchies in the “field”: A qualitative exploration of researcher experiences pp. 1-19

Michelle Lokot, Agata Pacho, Thurayya Zreik, Rahma Hassan, Nada Abdelmagid and Mishal Khan

No more single stories: The case of global adolescent pregnancy care pp. 1-8

Farnaz Sabet, George C Patton, Dominique P Béhague, Susan M Sawyer, Oloruntomiwa I Oyetunde and Audrey Prost

Governing antibiotic resistance through One Health: Insights from the political and legal landscape in Senegal pp. 1-17

Mouhamadou Moustapha Sow, Léo Delpy, Mamadou Ciss, Assane Gueye Fall, Nicolas Djighnoum Diouf, Jean-Hugues Caffin, Ndeye Mery Dia and Marion Bordier

Sensitivity and specificity of Dried Blood Spot and Plasma Separation Card samples for Hepatitis C Virus RNA Testing pp. 1-17

Agnes Malobela, Marie Amougou-Atsama, Panagiotis Iliopoulos, Jean-Claude Mugisha, Nino Berishvili, Manana Sologashvili, Emmanuel Fajardo, Francois Lamoury, Aurélien Macé, Maxwell Chirehwa, Richard Njouom, Angelos Hatzakis, Jules Kabahizi, Claude Mambo Muvunyi, Penny Buxton, Sadaf Mohiuddin, Maia Alkhazashvili and Elena Ivanova Reipold

Probabilistic forecasting of monthly dengue cases using epidemiological and climate signals: A BiLSTM-Negative Binomial Model versus Mechanistic and Count-Model Baselines pp. 1-29

Michael Marko Sesay, Antony Ngunyi and Herbert Imboga

Top ten research priorities for Essential Emergency and Critical Care: A modified Delphi process pp. 1-10

Ryan Rhys Ellis, Wurry Ayuningtyas, Alexandra Wharton Smith, Martin Gerdin Wärnberg, Carl Otto Schell, The EECC Prioritisation Group and Tim Baker

Awareness of anthrax disease and the knowledge of its transmission and symtoms identification: A cross sectional study among butchers in ile-ife pp. 1-10

Sunday Charles Adeyemo, Eniola Dorcas Olabode, Folashade Yetunde Adeleke, Sunday Olakunle Olarewaju, Calistus Adewale Akinleye, Blessing Ele Idris, Israel Abiodun Rabiu, Oluwafemi Obehi Are-Daniel, James Ebunoluwa Atolagbe and Raheem Omotayo Olaposi

Regional variations and trends in hemophilia prevalence: A global analysis with future projection pp. 1-10

Md Mothashin, Md Golam Hossain, Sajal Chandra Barmon, Md Hasanuzzaman Dipu, Momanin Mohammad Saqlain and Abu Sayed Md Al Mamun

Civil society perspectives on tuberculosis care for people living with HIV in Brazil: A study informed by Social Representations Theory pp. 1-10

Gabriela Tavares Magnabosco, Fernanda de Paulo Pedroso, Isadora Gabriella Silva Palmieri, Letícia Baio de Souza, Heitor Hortensi Sesnik, Sidnei Nathan Soares Turquino, Ketlyn Andriele Lomes da Cruz, Renato Meggiato Nabas, Heloísa do Carmo Antonio, Márcio Vinícius Ferreira Resende and Gabriel Pavinati

Translation, cultural adaptation, and validation of the Geriatric Depression Scale – Short Form into Bengali among elderly people in Bangladesh pp. 1-11

Mahmud Hassan Arif, Panchanan Acharjee, Mohammad Waliul Hasnat Sajib, Md Maruful Haque, Fahmida Hoque Rimti and Mohiuddin Ahsanul Kabir Chowdhury

Process evaluation of enhanced community health system activities to improve detection and management of acute malnutrition in Samburu County, Kenya pp. 1-11

Monica Nthamba Ng’ang’a, Titus Leokoe, Rita Mukosa, Mbaruka Lekalayo, Samuel Mutua, Teresia Macharia, Mohammed Karama, Tammary Esho and Valerie L Flax

Re-imagining health research to include the voices of justice-impacted individuals pp. 1-11

Romina Foster-Bonds and Julia Moore Vogel

Willingness and perceived ability to pay for Uganda’s proposed national health insurance scheme among informal sector workers in Iganga and Mayuge districts, Uganda: A contingent valuation method pp. 1-15

Noel Namuhani, Angela N Kisakye and Suzanne N Kiwanuka

Community experiences of the impacts of climate-induced extreme weather events in Uganda: A qualitative study pp. 1-15

Rawlance Ndejjo, Susan Karuhanga, Daniel Helldén, Idil Shekh Mohamed, Robert Marten, Tobias Alfvén and Rhoda K Wanyenze

Willingness to pay for solid waste management services and associated factors in Mbarara District, Southwestern Uganda pp. 1-13

Erastus Tugume, Abraham Muhwezi, Tom Murungi, Julius Kyomya, Edgar Mulogo Mugema, Richard Migisha and Moses Ntaro

Food security in rural South Africa: The role of household head demographics, crowding, and wealth pp. 1-13

Reneilwe G Mashaba, Cairo B Ntimana, Katlego Mothapo, Kurisani M Mabhedle, Joseph Tlouyamma and Kagiso P Seakamela

Exploring the relationship between climate-related exposures and oral health outcomes in Pakistan: A community-based cross-sectional study pp. 1-13

Kawish Syed, Syed Midhat Batool, Rabia Khatoon, Hafiz Muhammad Owais Nasim, Abid Rahim, Kaisar Khan, Farhad Ali Khattak, Muhammad Ilyas and Sofia Shehzad

Redefining social medicine from Latin America: Historical foundations and contemporary directions pp. 1-13

Francisco Ortega and Gabriel Abarca-Brown

Visa restrictions: A structural determinant of global health that must be confronted head-on pp. 1-4

Luchuo Engelbert Bain, Samuel Akombeng Ojong, Julius Kirimi Sindi, Basile Njei, Lundi-Anne Omam and Catherine Kyobutungi

Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics associated with SARS-CoV-2 reinfection: An observational study pp. 1-12

Natasha Nicos Ferreira, Pedro Manoel Marques Garibaldi, Gustavo Jardim Volpe, Bruno Belmonte Martinelli Gomes, Maira Nilson Benatti, Maria Aparecida Alves Leite Dos Santos Almeida, Glenda Renata de Moraes, Dimas Tadeu Covas, Simone Kashima, Rodrigo Tocantins Calado, Benedito Antonio Lopes Fonseca and Marcos Carvalho Borges

Barriers and facilitators for the implementation of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in Dar es Salaam Regional Referral Hospitals (RRHs) pp. 1-12

Berthania Magesa, Luco Mwelange, Nathanael Sirili and Margareth Mhame

Using DHIS2 routine data for health system preparedness in resource-limited settings: A Bayesian predictive approach in Bangladesh pp. 1-14

Toufiq Hassan Shawon, Ema Akter, Bibek Ahamed, Tazreen Ahmed, Romana Afroz Lubna, Animesh Biswas, Tasnu Ara, Ridwana Maher Manna, Pradip Chandra, Nasimul Gani Usmani, Md Alamgir Hossain, Md Shahidul Islam, S M Hasibul Islam, Sultan Mahmud, Abu Bakkar Siddique, Shafiqul Ameen, Shabnam Mostari, Mohammad Sohel Shomik, Emily Wilson, Nadia Akseer, Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman, Shams El Arifeen, Agbessi Amouzou and Aniqa Tasnim Hossain

The effectiveness of a community-based video-facilitated parenting intervention for child development integrated into routine maternal and child care services in India pp. 1-14

Reetabrata Roy, Aanchal Chopra, Gitanjali Lall, Deepak Jangra, Madhavilatha Maganti, Vikram Patel and Gauri Divan

Expert consensus on pre-eclampsia risk screening tools for low- and middle-income countries: Development of a new Target Product Profile pp. 1-14

Annie R A McDougall, Tahlia R Guneratne, Kate Mills, Maureen Makama, Ahmet Metin Gülmezoglu, Anne Ammerdorffer, Lindsay Keir, Cecile Ventola, Jennifer Scott, Marta Fernández-Suárez and Joshua P Vogel

Economic and econometric methods to measure the illicit tobacco trade: A scoping review pp. 1-26

Pyi Pyi Phyo, Natalie Walker, Braden Te Ao, Erwann Sbai and Chris Bullen

Examining epidemiological models and economic analyses of typhoid conjugate vaccine: A scoping review pp. 1-33

Prashant Mandaliya, Stacey Orangi, Jacob Kazungu, Dennis Waithaka, Angela Kairu, Amos Bationo, Felix Masiye, Obinna Onwujekwe and Edwine Barasa

Utilization of community engagement in social innovation health projects in low-and-middle income countries: A global sequential mixed methods analysis pp. 1-16

Emmanuel Ahumuza, Patricia M Waterous, Joseph D Tucker, Nicholus Nanyeenya and Phyllis Awor

The perceived impacts of United States foreign development assistance reductions on health system building blocks at healthcare facilities in Zambia: A mixed-methods study pp. 1-16

Lucy K Tantum, Darcy M Anderson, Hikabasa Halwiindi, Michael E Herce, Michael T Mbizvo, Miles A Kirby and Ryan Cronk

Sociodemographic predictors of health-related quality of life dimensions in hypertensive patients: A cross-sectional study in a Ghanaian Municipal Hospital pp. 1-16

Godfred Darko, Amidu Alhassan, Alfred Akorli, Clifford Adu Gyan, Georgina Anokye Agyekum, George Osei, Jemima Issaka and Okyere Darko

Mapping the rare disease stakeholders in India pp. 1-22

Mohua Chakraborty Choudhury, Jerry Philip George and Prashanth N Srinivas

Health technology assessment system in Switzerland: Current state, gaps, and prospects for improvement pp. 1-22

Mohammed Alkhaldi, Rima Kachach, Line Enjalbert, Aisha Al Basuoni, Malak Alrubaie and Sara Ahmed

Framing reproductive narratives: A thematic discourse analysis of news representations of childlessness in 86 countries (2015–2025) pp. 1-23

Sitta Fiakhsani Taqwim, Wenqian Xu, Yi Hyun Kang, Huzeifa Aweesha, Rashmi Rashmi, Paul Joseph Amani, Venosa Mushi, Rockli Kim and Julia Schröders

Performance evaluation of an operational dengue forecasting system (D-MOSS) in Vietnam pp. 1-23

Amy Marie Campbell, Felipe Colón-González, Do Kien Quoc, Nguyen Hai Tuan, Nguyen Thanh Dong, Tran Thi Trang, Lokman Hakim Bin Sulaiman, Shew Fung Wong, Barbara Hofmann, Gina Tsarouchi, Quillon Harpham, Vu Sinh Nam and Oliver Brady

Pursuing policymakers, payors and public – expanding the beginning and end of the tuberculosis care cascade to reflect whole-of-society ambitions pp. 1-5

Luan Nguyen Quang Vo, Ashna Ashesh, Ingrid Schoeman, Obioma Chijioke-Akaniro, Immaculate Kathure, Hoa Binh Nguyen, Anna K Coussens, Hanif Esmail and Rein M G J Houben

The case for ambition: Why countries must move boldly on Near Point-of-Care TB Diagnostics pp. 1-5

Sharonann Lynch, Lucy Mupfumi, Collins Otieno, Agrata Sharma and Anafi Mataka

Volume 6, issue 2, 2026

Associations between water insecurity and reproductive health outcomes among adolescent girls and young women in Sub-Saharan Africa pp. 1-15

Alex Bawuah, Deborah O Okeke-Obayemi, Ruth O Ejiwale, Sylvester R Okeke and Sanni Yaya

Beyond biology: Social and geographic determinants of hypertension in rural Alabama communities pp. 1-11

Sharlene D Newman, D Nichole Pompey, Linda Knol, Wanda Burton, Paige Johnson, Letisha Scott, Amie Brunson, In Gu Kang and Matthew Hudnall

Exploring stakeholder perceptions of peer support initiatives in the management of diabetes in low- and middle-income countries: An online survey study pp. 1-11

Bishal Gyawali, Soahum Bagchi, Zainab Dakhil, Israa Yaseen, Fathima Aaysha Cader, Lilian Pinto da Silva, Pooja Dewan, Diana Sherifali and Sheila Klassen

Clinical process quality of antenatal care in low and middle-income countries: Cross-sectional evidence from 13 countries pp. 1-11

Roxanne Kovacs

Demographic and socio-economic predictors of physical activity among young adults in Lephalale, Limpopo Province, South Africa pp. 1-11

Themba Titus Sigudu, Thandiwe Ntomfuthi Mkhatshwa, Kotsedi Daniel Monyeki and Moloko Matshipi

Application of machine learning approaches to develop predictive models for diabetes and hypertension among Bangladeshi Adults pp. 1-10

Gulam Muhammed Al Kibria, James Ross O’Hagan, Golam Shariar, Tarina Khan and Mohammed Elfaramawi

“Who the hell is upstream pushing them all in?” Reclaiming public health’s defining metaphor to counter the commercial determinants of health pp. 1-10

May C I van Schalkwyk, Benjamin Hawkins, Jeff Collin and Mark Petticrew

Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections and associated risk factors among pregnant women and key populations in Kenya: A multi-centre cross-sectional study pp. 1-17

Catherine Ngugi, Borna A Nyaoke, Leonard Kingwara, Pacific Akinyi, Mildred Mmbone, Thaddaeus W Egondi, George M Nyangweso, Helen Broadhurst, Gabrielle Kornmann, Rashmi Mathur and Esther Bettiol

Implementation strategies and economic considerations for point-of-care ultrasound in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A scoping review pp. 1-17

Grace W Banda-Katha, Timothy Kachitosi, Henry C Mwandumba, Victor Mwapasa, Lucky G Ngwira, Benno Kreuels and Paul Rahden

Community-identified priorities for parenting and parental mental health in coastal Ghana: Formative insights to shape a multi-component intervention pp. 1-17

Faiza Abdul, Kafui K Dzorgbesi, Shirley-Anne Lutterodt, David D Kotey, Richard Appiah and Marilyn Naana Ahun

Facilitators and barriers to the formulation of public policies on food and nutrition: A scoping review pp. 1-17

Ana Carolina Feldenheimer da Silva, Andhressa Araújo Fagundes, Cintia Chaves Curioni, Clara Cecília Ribeiro de Sá, Gabriela Buccini, Maína Ribeiro Pereira-Castro, Mariana Souza Lopes, Luana Lara Rocha, Fernando Marcello Nunes Pereira and Elisabetta Recine

Aging mothers, failing placentas? Association between maternal age and placental perfusion in a low-resource setting pp. 1-8

Innocent Okafor Eze, Uchenna Ifeanyi Nwagha, Stephen Chijioke Eze, Asma’u Eleojo Abdul, Victor Cletus Igboezue and Rufai Muhammed

The humanitarian-development nexus and sexual and reproductive health interventions in fragile settings: A scoping review pp. 1-31

Amany Qaddour, Hannah Tappis, Stefany Lazieh, Ava Ward and Paul Spiegel

Leveraging machine learning algorithm to predict minimum dietary diversity among children aged 6–23 months in Ethiopia pp. 1-31

Naol Gonfa Serbessa, Siraj Muhidin Degefa, Beriso Alemu Hailu, Geleta Nenko Dube, Betelhem Bizuneh Asfawu, Asmamaw Ketemaw Tsehay, Eskedar Ayehu, Mulusew Andualem Asemahegn, Agmasie Damtew Wale, Eden Ketema Woldekidan, Tigist Tolessa Sedi, Asmamaw Deneke, Zehara Jemal Nuriye, Mohammedjud Hassen Ahmed and Habtamu Alganeh Guadie

Interventions to support parents, families and caregivers in caring for preterm or low birth weight infants at home: A systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 1-35

Amie Wilson, Carol Bedwell, Valentina Actis Danna, Natalie Tate, Kerry Dwan, Anayda Portela and Tina Lavender

Financial burden of severe childhood illness on households in Lao People’s Democratic Republic: A prospective cohort study pp. 1-20

Alicia Quach, Mayfong Mayxay, Laddaphone Bounvilay, Amphaivanh Thammavong, Toukta Bounkhoun, Chom Phaiphichit, Nar Kingkeooudom, Sommanikhone Phangmanixay, Phouthalavanh Souvannasing, Elizabeth A Ashley, Cattram Nguyen, Natalie Carvalho and Fiona M Russell

Building systems for preparedness: Global scoping studies on institutional governance and National Public Health Agencies pp. 1-20

Sileshi Demelash Sasie, Fantu Mamo Aragaw, Tigist Ali Gebeyehu, Sintayehu Abdella Shikur, Lensa Fekadu, Neima Zeynu Ali and Zenebech Mamo Argaw

The catastrophic financial burden of extrapulmonary tuberculosis and asset index-based inequality analysis: A prospective cohort study analysing patients’ impoverishment pp. 1-20

Shoaib Hassan, Mala Kanthali, Manju Raj Purohit and Tehmina Mustafa

Financial and regulatory interventions to reduce unnecessary caesarean sections: An updated scoping review pp. 1-20

Rana Islamiah Zahroh, Alya Hazfiarini, Martha Vazquez Corona, Thiago Melo Santos, Nicole Minckas, Newton Opiyo, Fahdi Dkhimi, Veloshnee Govender, Meghan A Bohren and Ana Pilar Betrán

A deep dive into Brazilian health technology assessment: Structure, policies, and processes pp. 1-20

Mohammed Alkhaldi, Márcia Matos, Ali Sweid, Aisha Al Basuoni, Rima Kachach, Maya Hassan, Patience Mushamiri-Kuzviwanza, Line Enjalbert and Sara Ahmed

Parenting under the triple burden of violence, depression, and poor diet quality: An intergenerational mother–child syndemic in Nepal pp. 1-20

Luissa Vahedi, Ilana Seff, Alexander C Tsai, Lora Iannotti and Lindsay Stark

We know what we need: Older adults’ and stakeholders’ perspectives on ageing, health, and wellbeing in Pakistan pp. 1-18

Sonia Sameen, Javeria Mansoor, Maryam Pyar Ali Lakhdir, Muhammad Asim, Rose Munyoki, Carolyn Greig, Justine Davies and Bilal Ahmed Usmani

Evaluation of a diabetes decentralization program in rural Madagascar using the RE-AIM framework pp. 1-18

Nancy Mugisha, Fanjalalaina Rasoanaivo, Mbolatiana Raza-Fanomezanjanahary, Fiainamirindra Anjaratiana Ralaivavikoa, Tanjaka Andriamanampy, Giovanna Cowley, Haja Ramamonjisoa, Claude Rakotonirina, Tojosoa Rajaonarison, Judith Rahanitriniaina, Mamy Andrianomenjanahary, Lalaina Narovananahary Rakotovoavy, Laura Davis, Bénédicte Razafinjato, Rado JL Rakotonanahary and Karen E Finnegan

Policymakers’ concerns linking tobacco and Indigenous communities in India: A qualitative analysis of parliamentary questions (1952–2022) pp. 1-16

Shilpi Sikha Das, Upendra Bhojani and Nugehalli Srinivas Prashanth

Social drivers and pediatric injury outcomes in Northern Tanzania: A prospective pediatric injury registry secondary analysis pp. 1-16

Natalie J Tedford, Modesta Mitao, Timothy Antipas Peter, Linda Minja, Gabriele Nascimento de Oliveira, Raven Mingo, Getrude Nkini, Catherine Staton, Joao R N Vissoci, Blandina T Mmbaga and Elizabeth M Keating

Socioeconomic and regional disparities in postnatal care utilization in Bangladesh: Evidence from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2022 pp. 1-16

Sumaiya Shafayet Supti, Salma Sultana, Md Muddasir Hossain Akib, Priom Saha, Margia Yesmin and Bikash Pal

Linkage to and retention in chronic care among patients diagnosed with hypertension, diabetes, or HIV in DIMAMO PHRC clinics, South Africa pp. 1-16

Motlatso Elias Letshokgohla, Cairo Bruce Ntimana and Eric Maimela

Global Surgery as an emerging discipline: Why it thrives despite barriers—And what must happen next pp. 1-16

Dhananjaya Sharma

Advancing global health access through market shaping: Cases and learnings pp. 1-14

Claire M Wagner, Amy Lin, Sabin Nsanzimana, Janet K Ginnard, Jayasree K Iyer, Mary-Ann Etiebet, David Ripin, Sandeep Juneja, Dominic Hein, Gian Gandhi and Charles B Holmes

Patient knowledge, attitudes and practices on chronic wound infections in Tanga Regional Referral Hospital, Tanzania; A qualitative study pp. 1-14

Aleena Dawer, Victor Msengi, Pendo Magili and John P A Lusingu

Complicity or accountability? The limits of positionality statements pp. 1-14

Supriya Subramani

Feeding pattern and associated factors among children aged 6–23 months in the Tahtay Maichew district, northern Ethiopia pp. 1-12

Shewit Engdashet Berhe, Teklit Grum, Teklehaymanot Huluf Abraha, Gebrekiros Aregawi, Ebud Ayele Dagnazgi, Kiros Gereziher Arefayne and Ermyas Brhane

Community health knowledge and access to care in post-conflict Northern Uganda: Perspectives of community health workers in Pader District pp. 1-12

Brett R Albee, Patrick Kasagara Atiya, Otema Denish, Olanya Denish, Isaac V Faustino, Dhatri Abeyaratne, Shayna D Cunningham, Rogie Royce Carandang, Felix Bongomin and Daniel S Ebbs

Acceptability and usability of COVID-19 antigen self-test in populations under socioeconomic vulnerability in Brazil: A cross-sectional study pp. 1-13

Débora Castanheira, Laio Magno, Thais Aranha Rossi, Suelen Seixas, Fabiane Soares, Daniele Novaes, Ines Dourado, Valdilea G Veloso and Thiago S Torres

Sleep, physical activity and mental health among 361 French business leaders: A cross-sectional descriptive study pp. 1-13

Valentin Bourlois, Pauline Baron, Charlotte Elsworth-Edelsten, Sonia Levillain, Charlotte Bonduelle, Yohan Roussel, Thierry Pezé and Rémy Hurdiel

Volume 6, issue 1, 2026

Unlocking potential: Development finance reforms needed to support localized health product manufacturing pp. 1-5

Sharonann Lynch, Ifedayo Adetifa, Jicui Dong, Robert Matiru and Cassidy Parshall

“As it is about that, they do as they please”: Women’s experience of the accessibility and acceptability of postabortion care in Kaya, Burkina Faso pp. 1-23

Rachidatou Compaoré, Clementine Rossier, Onikepe Owolabi, Adama Baguiya, Caron Kim, Moussa Zan, Nazi Vincent Bagnoa, Martin Bangha and Seni Kouanda

Unveiling socio-demographic determinants of low birth weight using machine learning techniques pp. 1-23

Mohammad Safi Uddin, Md Refath Islam and K M Ariful Kabir

Lived experiences of Type 1 diabetes patients visiting a tertiary care hospital of Nepal: A descriptive phenomenological study pp. 1-16

Anusa Parajuli Aryal, Bijay Thapa, Binod Regmi and Shital Bhandary

(Un)sweetened deal? Young people’s views on the South African Health Promotion Levy and food in Khayelitsha, Cape Town pp. 1-16

Hannah Graff, Namhla Sicwebu, Janet Seeley, Benjamin Hawkins and Alison Swartz

Prevalence and factors associated with illicit substance use among persons with Schizophrenia at a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Zambia pp. 1-14

Kimberley R Kurehwatira, Emmanuel L Luwaya, Joreen P Povia, Chileleko Siakabanze, Salma M Baines, Emmanuel Yumba, Prince Mulambo, David N Masta, Nestorine N Ngongo, Natasha Chishala, Emmanuel O Riwo, Katongo H Mutengo, Hanzooma Hatwiko, Martin Chakulya, Lukundo Siame, Bislom C Mweene and Sepiso K Masenga

Association between subway iron particulate matter exposure and respiratory disease in New York City pp. 1-14

Sára Melicharová, Stephenson Strobel, Yongkang Zhang, José A Pagán, Anqing Hu, Mark Weiner and Masoud Ghandehari

Barriers to accessing high-quality cancer medicines in Cameroon. A qualitative study of the views and practices of regulators and frontline healthcare providers pp. 1-14

Yauba Saidu, Masong Christine Makia, Andreas Frambo, Armstrong Njuh Nang, Atalay Mulu, Ayenew Ashenef, Muluneh Benyam, Ibrahim Chikowe, Sonak D Pastakia, Colleen R Higgins, Ndom Paul and Marya Lieberman

Perceptions of academic leaders in low- and middle-income countries about the role of WFME in enhancing the quality of medical education pp. 1-14

James Kelly, Janet Grant, Mohammed Ahmed Rashid, Shanila Anwar and Muhammad Shahid Shamim

Why are so many pregnancies still unintended in Ghana? A closer look at factors influencing reproductive autonomy pp. 1-14

Samuel Salu, Doreen Selasie Tay, Clinton Sekyere Frempong, Dennis Kweku Mawuli Okyere and Prince Tsekpetse

Effectiveness of health education interventions for cervical cancer screening: A quasi-experimental study in Pokhara Metropolitan Slum, Nepal pp. 1-14

Abhishek Sapkota, Chiranjivi Adhikari, Hari Prasad Kaphle and Birkha Bahadur Bist

Evaluating the perceived outcome and impact of an integrated knowledge translation approach in the development of an equity reporting guideline: A cross-sectional survey pp. 1-14

Jessica Brown, Omar Dewidar, Catherine Chamberlain, Luis Gabriel Cuervo, Holly North Ellingwood, Sonya Faber, Cindy Feng, Damian K Francis, Sarah Funnell, Elizabeth Ghogomu, Billie-Jo Hardy, Tanya Horsley, Mwenya Kasonde, Michelle Kennedy, Tamara Kredo, Julian Little, Michael Johnson Mahande, Zack Marshall, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Miriam Nkangu, Ekwaro A Obuku, Oyekola Oloyede, Ebenezer Owusu-Addo, Tomás Pantoja, Kevin Pottie, Anita Rizvi, Larissa Shamseer, Beverley Shea, Janice Tufte, Peter Tugwell, Zulfiqar Bhutta, Charles S Wiysonge, Luke Wolfenden, Janet Jull and Vivian Welch

Factors associated with delayed diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in Chitwan district of Nepal pp. 1-13

Susmita Sharma, Jiwan Kumar Poudyal, Varun Kumar Sharma, Sumitra Parajuli and Govinda Prasad Dhungana

Patient, parent and provider perspectives on sickle cell disease genetics research in Jamaica pp. 1-13

Krystin Jones, Kearsley Stewart, Monika Asnani and Charmaine D Royal

Alcohol Use Disorder in Southwestern and Northern Uganda: Prevalence and associated factors pp. 1-12

Abraham Muhwezi, Tom Murungi, Pius Musinguzi, Davis Akampumuza, Mary Samantha, Moses Ocan, Henry Ochola, Godfrey Zari Rukundo, Samuel Maling, Edith K Wakida and Celestino Obua

Multilevel analysis of factors associated with abortion among adolescents in Uganda insights from UDHS 2022 dataset pp. 1-12

Stephen Mungau, Joan Nanteza and Genevieve Dupuis

Building better outcomes: A grounded theory approach to understanding creation and management of surgical data systems in Ethiopia pp. 1-15

Taylor J Jaraczewski, Tien Vo, Anika Agrawal, Haben Tafesse, Belay Mellese Abebe, Mary Schroeder, Christopher Dodgion, Katherine R Iverson, Katinka Hooyer and Syed Nabeel Zafar

Factors associated with and socioeconomic inequalities in underweight, overweight and obesity among adults aged 18–49 years in Lesotho: Evidence from the 2023–2024 Demographic and Health Survey pp. 1-15

Ananna Mazumder, Promit Ananyo Chakraborty, Arpan Das Gupta, Shams Shabab Haider and Rajat Das Gupta

Disparities in long-lasting insecticidal bed net usage and malaria burden 2 years after a mass distribution campaign in central Côte d’Ivoire: A cross-sectional survey prior to a cluster randomised trial pp. 1-15

Colette Sih, Serge B Assi, Edouard Dangbenon, Benoit Talbot, Joseph Biggs, Alphonsine A Koffi, Ludovic P Ahoua Alou, Louisa A Messenger, Marius Gonse Zoh, Soromane Camara, Manisha A Kulkarni, Natacha Protopopoff, Raphael N’Guessan and Jackie Cook

Towards an international research agenda for public health advocacy: Practice, preparedness and knowledge gaps pp. 1-15

Katherine Cullerton, Kelly D’cunha, Chloe Clifford Astbury, Daniel Hunt, Alexandra J Bhatti and Richmond Aryeetey

A decolonial feminist perspective on gender equality programming in the Global South pp. 1-29

Ogochukwu Udenigwe, Judi Aubel and Seye Abimbola

The barriers and enablers of outbreak reporting in the Asia-Pacific region: A mixed methods study of field epidemiologists pp. 1-17

Amish Talwar, Matthew M Griffith, Rebecca Katz, Martyn D Kirk and Tambri Housen

Longitudinal assessment of changes in hair cortisol levels and associations with violence, poor mental health and harmful substance use among female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya pp. 1-18

Mamtuti Panneh, Tara Beattie, Qingming Ding, Rhoda Kabuti, The Maisha Fiti study Champions, Polly Ngurukiri, Mary Kungu, Tanya Abramsky, James Pollock, Alicja Beksinska, Erastus Irungu, Janet Seeley, Helen A Weiss, Abdelbaset A Elzagallaai, Michael J Rieder, Rupert Kaul, Joshua Kimani, Mitzy Gafos and John Bradley

Modeling the clinical and economic impact of universal varicella vaccination in Belgium with dynamic population pp. 1-18

John C Lang, Robert B Nachbar, Ilaria Xausa, André Bento-Abreu, Barbara Merckx and Manjiri Pawaskar

Exploring the multilevel determinants of low birth weight in Bangladesh: Understanding implications for targeted public health interventions pp. 1-18

Akher Ali, Md Kamrul Hasan, Ruhul Amin, Mohammad Alamgir Kabir and Sheikh Mohammad Junaid

Costs and cost-effectiveness of community health worker programs on reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health in low- and middle-income countries (2015–2024): A scoping review pp. 1-20

Madelyn Miyares, Linnea Stansert Katzen, Kelsey Vaughan, Cleo Baskin, Madeleine Ballard, Maryse Kok, Ariwame Jimenez, M Matias Iberico, Josef Ernst, Jessica Cook, Angele Bienvenue Ishimwe, Lily Martin, Patrick Kawooya, Zeus Aranda, Molly Mantus, Meghan Bruce Kumar, Karen E Finnegan, Sandra Mudhune, Mardieh Dennis, Daniel Palazuelos, Dickson Nansima Mbewe, Michee Nshimayesu, Shobhana Nagraj, Rachel Vreeman and James O’Donovan

Intimate partner violence experience, support seeking and coping strategies among pregnant women in Southwestern Uganda pp. 1-19

Eve Katushabe, John Baptist Asiimwe, John Bosco Ndinawe, Editor Abeneitwe, Agnes Katusiime, Gladys Nakidde and Vincent Batwala

Implementation strategies and outcomes of intravenous iron use for treatment of anaemia during and after pregnancy in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review pp. 1-19

Mobolanle Balogun, Elizabeth Adjoa Kumah, Victoria Olawunmi Adaramoye, Ejemai Eboreime, Charles Ameh and Bosede Bukola Afolabi

Barriers and facilitators to antibiotic stewardship in Nigeria’s private healthcare sector: A qualitative interview study with national health and regulatory interest holders pp. 1-19

Aaya Mahdi, Sarah Pascale Ngassa Detchaptche, Joel Shyam Klinton, Nnakelu Eriobu, Blessing Uche, Nawal Maredia, Charity Oga-Omenka and Giorgia Sulis