Malaria eradication within a generation: ambitious, achievable, and necessary

RGA Feachem, I Chen, O Akbari, A Bertozzi-Villa… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Executive summary 50 years after a noble but flawed attempt to eradicate malaria in the mid-
20th century, the global malaria community is once again seriously considering eradication …

Investment in child and adolescent health and development: key messages from Disease Control Priorities

DAP Bundy, N de Silva, S Horton, GC Patton, L Schultz… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
The realisation of human potential for development requires age-specific investment
throughout the 8000 days of childhood and adolescence. Focus on the first 1000 days is an …

What can work and how? An overview of evidence-based interventions and delivery strategies to support health and human development from before conception to …

T Vaivada, ZS Lassi, O Irfan, RA Salam, JK Das, C Oh… - The Lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
Progress has been made globally in improving the coverage of key maternal, newborn, and
early childhood interventions in low-income and middle-income countries, which has …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of young maternal age at birth on neonatal mortality: Evidence from 45 low and middle income countries

S Neal, AA Channon, J Chintsanya - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Objectives This study explores the impact of early motherhood on neonatal mortality, and
how this differs between countries and regions. It assesses whether the risk of neonatal …

[PDF][PDF] Child and adolescent health and development: realizing neglected potential

DAP Bundy, N de Silva, S Horton, GC Patton, L Schultz… - 2017 - researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk
It seems that society and the common legal definition have got it about right: it takes some 21
years for a human being to reach adulthood. The evidence shows a particular need to invest …

[HTML][HTML] Ranking 93 health interventions for low-and middle-income countries by cost-effectiveness

S Horton, H Gelband, D Jamison, C Levin, R Nugent… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Cost-effectiveness rankings of health interventions are useful inputs for national
healthcare planning and budgeting. Previous comprehensive rankings for low-and middle …

[PDF][PDF] Antimicrobial resistance and primary health care

World Health Organization - 2018 - apps.who.int
Forty years ago, the Declaration of Alma-Ata enshrined primary health care as the basic
approach to addressing health needs (1). The social, economic and demographic context of …

[HTML][HTML] Distance is “a big problem”: a geographic analysis of reported and modelled proximity to maternal health services in Ghana

W Dotse-Gborgbortsi, K Nilsen, A Ofosu… - BMC Pregnancy and …, 2022 - Springer
Background Geographic barriers to healthcare are associated with adverse maternal health
outcomes. Modelling travel times using georeferenced data is becoming common in …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges to establish effective public-private partnerships to address malnutrition in all its forms

J Fanzo, YR Shawar, T Shyam, S Das… - International journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Every country is affected by some form of malnutrition. Some governments and
nutrition experts look to public-private partnerships (PPPs) to address the burden of …

[HTML][HTML] Women's knowledge and associated factors on preconception care at Public Health Institution in Hawassa City, South Ethiopia

A Kassa, Z Yohannes - BMC research notes, 2018 - Springer
Objective Preconception care is pivotal to improve pregnancy and birth outcome. It is vital for
the future health of mother, her child and her family, which is routinely practice. The study …