Introduction Water insecurity–the inability to access and benefit from affordable, reliable and safe water for basic needs–is a considerable global health threat. With the urgent need to target ...

Introduction Data indicate substantial excess mortality among female neonates in South Asia compared with males. We reviewed evidence on sex and gender differences in care-seeking behaviour for ...

Communities are often poorly involved in the planning and implementation of interventions, yet their commitment is fundamental to control outbreaks in all the phases. African countries are responding ...

Introduction Health system governance is the cornerstone of performant, equitable and sustainable health systems aiming towards universal health coverage. Global health actors have increasingly been ...

Introduction The private sector accounts for an important share of health services available in South Asia. It is not known to what extent socioeconomic and urban–rural inequalities in maternal, ...

Surgical teams, including managers, nurses, anaesthetists and surgeons, play a pivotal role in delivering essential health services, strengthening the wider health systems, especially in the face of ...

Introduction Managing paediatric hydrocephalus with shunt placement is especially risky in resource-limited settings due to risks of infection and delayed life-threatening shunt obstruction. This ...