Paul Bukuluki, Simon Ndira, Juliet Aweko, Angelica Kiwummulo, Michael Ediau, Justine Namakula, Elizabeth Ekirapa-Kiracho, Peter Waiswa, John J O Mogaka, Grace Bantebya ...

High-burden cholera outbreaks, spreading beyond the traditional cholera-endemic countries, have been reported since 2021 in the WHO African region. Member states in the region have committed to the ...

Donkin A, Goldblatt P, Allen J, et al. Global action on the social determinants of health. BMJ Glob Health 2017;3:e000603. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000603.

Social, cultural and political conditions for advancing health equity: examples from eight country case studies (2011–2021) (23 October, 2024) ...

Rising levels of inflation, debt and macrofiscal tightening are putting expenditures on the social sectors including health under immense scrutiny. Already, there are worrying signs of reductions in ...

COVID-19 has posed an unprecedented global health crisis, demanding timely, reliable information on the pandemic’s progression to inform the public and guide decision-making. The WHO’s COVID-19 Weekly ...

Background Lassa fever (LF) is a severe re-emerging infectious disease caused by the Lassa virus (LV). LF is a priority disease on the World Health Organization’s R&D blueprint and affects a large ...

Background Lassa fever (LF) is a viral haemorrhagic fever responsible of 5000 deaths per year in West Africa, with in-hospital mortality at 12%. Ribavirin is the only treatment available with worrying ...

Background Vector control, identification of at-risk populations, and the encapsulation of community perceptions remains a prerequisite to planning and designing as well as the implementation of ...

Background Onchocerciasis (river blindness) is still endemic in parts of Africa, causing skin, eye, and brain disease. The cornerstone intervention for onchocerciasis control is community-directed ...

Background Diagnostic testing for TB needs to optimize access, turnaround time and thus time to treatment initiation and cost. Point of care (POC) testing optimizes the former, but additional costs ...

Background Skin diseases are common human illnesses globally. Improved diagnostic skills of health staff working in underserved communities may uncover a wide range of diseases, including skin ...