Hip fractures cause substantial morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs among older adults. While advances in surgical and ...

Twelve years after the 2014–2016 West African Ebola epidemic and 6 years after COVID-19 exposed profound weaknesses in health ...

Background Acute and emergency general surgery in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) faces critical disparities. Despite ...

Introduction Given rising rates of mental health difficulties among young people, early intervention is crucial to mitigate ...

Social community context is one of the five non-medical determinants of health and refers to the impact of social ...

Introduction Rabies remains a life-threatening disease affecting children in endemic regions including Thailand. The ...

The concept of polycrisis has gained traction to describe the interconnected shocks—pandemics, climate-related disasters, conflict and economic instability—shaping global risk. Yet for many ...

Background Physical inactivity affects 36.2% of adults in the European Union (EU), contributing substantially to the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The WHO’s Global Action Plan on ...

Essential packages of health services (EPHS) are a critical tool for achieving universal health coverage, especially in low-income and lower middle-income countries. However, there is a lack of ...

Action on the social determinants of health (SDH) is required to reduce inequities in health. This article summarises global progress, largely in terms of commitments and strategies. It is clear that ...

War has devastating consequences on healthcare, with attacks becoming normalised and health weaponised. The scholarship emphasises the longterm human toll, the need for accountability, humanitarian ...

Introduction A designathon is a three-stage participatory activity informed by design thinking. There is a growing literature on designathons in health. This study synthesised designathons’ ...