Background Mpox emerged as a significant global public health concern during the 2022–2023 outbreak, impacting populations in ...

How we understand and—value sanitation—requires critical reflection and greater consideration of the different experiences of women, men, girls and boys. Sanitation interventions can cause harm to ...

The Sahel region is a geographical belt in Africa that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, between the Sahara Desert in the north and the Savannah in the south. It is characterised by ...

Introduction The 2022–2023 mpox outbreak has been the largest in history. We aim to synthesise the key epidemiological parameters related to the dynamics, transmission, and severity of mpox ...

The poor management of public health risks associated with travel by most countries proved among the most contentious issue areas during the COVID-19 pandemic. Evidence from previous outbreaks ...

Background Despite induced abortion being highly legally restricted in Pakistan, studies in 2002 and 2012 showed that many women rely on abortion when faced with an unintended pregnancy. Following the ...

Study objective Stillbirth is burdensome in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), especially in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Currently, there are two core outcome sets (COS) for ...

Cholera has remained a persistent public health challenge in Zambia since the country’s first reported outbreak in 1977. The recent outbreak, which began in October 2023 and is ongoing as of June 2024 ...