Summary In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), urgent action is needed to curb a growing crisis in
cancer incidence and mortality. Without rapid interventions, data estimates show a major …

Conventional techniques (eg, culture-based method) for bacterial detection typically require
a central laboratory and well-trained technicians, which may take several hours or days …

Concurrent advances in information technology infrastructure and mobile computing power
in many low and middle-income countries (LMICs) have raised hopes that artificial …

Background Health-care needs change throughout the life course. It is thus crucial to assess
whether health systems provide access to quality health care for all ages. Drawing from the …

There is now overwhelming experimental and clinical evidence that atherosclerosis is a
chronic inflammatory disease. Lessons from genome-wide association studies, advanced in …

Sexual and reproductive health care encompasses a broad range of services that ensure
people can decide whether and when to have children, experience safe pregnancy and …

Background Achieving universal health coverage (UHC) involves all people receiving the
health services they need, of high quality, without experiencing financial hardship. Making …

Executive summary Although health outcomes have improved in low-income and middle-
income countries (LMICs) in the past several decades, a new reality is at hand. Changing …

Background To our knowledge, no previous study has prospectively documented the
incidence of common diseases and related mortality in high-income countries (HICs), middle …

Air pollution is the fourth greatest overall risk factor for human health. Despite declining
levels in Europe, air pollution still represents a major health and economic burden. We …