The global pandemic from COVID-19 infection has generated significant public health
concerns, both health-wise and economically. There is no specific pharmacological antiviral …

Background Achieving universal health coverage (UHC) is critical for ensuring equity,
improving health, and protecting households from financial catastrophe. The COVID-19 …

Abstract Since the Alma Ata Declaration of 1978, countries have varied in their progress
towards establishing and sustaining comprehensive primary health care (PHC) and …

Half of the global overweight/obese adults population have metabolic-dysfunctionassociated
fatty liver disease (MAFLD) 1, with prevalence rising, even among non-obese individuals 2 …

Objectives To quantify the burden and variation trends of cancers in children under 5 years
at the global, regional, and national levels from 1990 to 2019. Methods Epidemiological data …

Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health challenge that has escalated
due to the inappropriate use of antimicrobials in humans, animals, and the environment …

Background Primary health centres (PHCs) in Nigeria suffer critical shortages of health
workers, aggravated by chronic absenteeism that has been attributed to insufficient …

Aims This study aims to analyse the worldwide trends in hypertensive heart disease (HHD)
mortality and associations with age, period, and birth cohort and predict the future burden of …

Introduction We report on the stillbirth rate (SBR) and associated risk factors for births during
the COVID-19 pandemic, and change in SBR between prepandemic (2016) and pandemic …

Africa has the highest rates of maternal deaths globally which have been linked to poorly
functioning health care systems. The pandemic revealed already known weaknesses in the …