Executive summary Remarkable gains have been made in global health in the past 25
years, but progress has not been uniform. Mortality and morbidity from common conditions …

Background Universal and timely access to a caesarean section is a key requirement for
safe childbirth. We identified the burden of maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity …

Aims/hypothesis Women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are at risk of developing
type 2 diabetes, but individualised risk estimates are unknown. We conducted a meta …

Objective To examine temporal trends in caesarean delivery rates in southern Asia and sub-
Saharan Africa, by country and wealth quintile. Methods Cross-sectional data were extracted …

Many WHO Member States have attempted to increase access to effective interventions.
One way of facilitating improvement is to give available cadres short periods of additional …

Background Under-five mortality is still a major health issue in many developing countries
like Tanzania. To achieve the Sustainable Development Goal target of ending preventable …

Background In 2015, six indicators were proposed to evaluate global progress towards
access to safe, affordable and timely surgical and anaesthesia care. Although some have …

Background Delivery arrangements include changes in who receives care and when, who
provides care, the working conditions of those who provide care, coordination of care …

Background Essential interventions can improve maternal and newborn health (MNH)
outcomes in low-and middle-income countries, but their implementation has been …

Background Surgical task-sharing may be central to expanding the provision of surgical care
in low-resource settings. The aims of this paper were to describe the set-up of a new surgical …