Introduction In 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) released comprehensive recommendations on antenatal care (ANC) for a positive pregnancy experience. The new model for delivering ANC is a goal ...

BMJ Global Health welcomes submission of a wide range of article types, including original research, analysis pieces, practice articles, and commentaries. The Author Information section provides ...

While artificial intelligence (AI) offers promising solutions in healthcare, it also poses a number of threats to human health and well-being via social, political, economic and security-related ...

In early 2019, following the 2015–2016 severe drought, the provinces of Sofala and Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, were hit by Cyclones Idai and Kenneth, respectively. These were the deadliest and most ...

The African Union Bureau of Heads of State and Government endorsed the COVID-19 Vaccine Development and Access Strategy to vaccinate at least 60% of each country’s population with a safe and ...

Background Although most infants have their birth weights measured, not all newborns have this opportunity, particularly those in low and middle-income countries. This study evaluates neonatal, infant ...

The disproportionate mortality of COVID-19 and brutality of protective institutions has shifted anti-racism discourses into the mainstream.1 Increased reckoning over categorisations of people ...

Summary box Over a year has passed since large-scale armed conflict erupted in Sudan in April 2023, plunging the country into full-scale war and a severe humanitarian, infrastructure and healthcare ...

Introduction Fighting erupted on 15 April 2023 in Sudan between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. By September 2023, more than 420 000 people had fled to Chad. To assess the impact ...

The use of low/middle-income countries (LMIC) has become so pervasive and normalised across disciplines that its use is rarely questioned. The income classification is assigned to countries by the ...

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is rising globally at an alarming rate and, if left unaddressed, expected to cause 10 million deaths per year by 2050. 1 This growing threat has widely been attributed ...

This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of illegal kidney sales in Kalai Upazila, Bangladesh, using the Network Scale-Up Method (NSUM), an ego-centric network survey-based technique used to ...