ABSTRACT
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines task shifting as the balanced reallocation of&n...
BACKGROUND
Prognostic tools for febrile illnesses are urgently required in resource-constrained community contexts. Circulating immune and endothelial activatio...
BACKGROUND
In tuberculosis (TB) care, adherence is often assessed using a simple 80% threshold, ...
INTRODUCTION
Waterborne diseases are leading concerns in emergencies. Humanitarian guidelines stipulate univer...
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a significant threat to healthcare in India, which is experiencing increasing&n...
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global health threat, particularly in resource-limited and conflict-affect...
BACKGROUND
Diagnostics are essential for understanding hepatitis E epidemiology, but the field performanc...
BACKGROUND
The 2022 World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on multidrug-resistant/rifampicin-resistant tubercul...
Hospitalisation and routine antibiotic treatment are recommended for&nbs...
INTRODUCTION
Lassa fever (LF), a viral haemorrhagic disease, poses a significant public health chall...
BACKGROUND
Médecins sans Frontières designed an all-in-one microbiology laboratory (the "Mini-Lab") ...
BACKGROUND
Species of the genus Echis, particularly those of the 'ocellatus' group, are&nbs...
OBJECTIVES
Sexually transmitted infections are a global public health concern. We aimed to assess&nb...
Trauma is a complex and often contentious psychopathological construct. The term trauma has become ubiquitous within mental health literature and practice. It is often used interchang...
BACKGROUND
The optimal dosing strategy of linezolid for treating multidrug-resistant and rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB) remains unclear. We condu...
The crossing of physical, biological and cyber domains that characterizes the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) threatens the independence of humanitarian organizations. This challen...
We report a woman in her twenties from a displaced persons camp in the Democratic Republic of Cong...
BACKGROUND
Killed whole-cell oral cholera vaccines (kOCVs) are a standard prevention and control measure in cholera-endemic areas and during outbreaks and human...
The ongoing conflict in Yemen, which began in 2014, has led to one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises. The Hudaydah region, located on the Red Sea coast and home to the co...
BACKGROUND
More complex humanitarian emergencies have a profound impact on a rapidly growing ageing population. There are few data available on the mental healt...
OBJECTIVE
The&...
BACKROUND
Congenital malaria (CM) is the direct infection of a neonate with malaria parasites from their mother before or during birth. Neonatal malaria (NM) is...
OBJECTIVE
To ...
In the humanitarian sector, anticipatory action entails acting ahead of predicted hazardous events to prevent or mitigate potential impacts and needs. It leverages early warnings to b...
Menstrual hygiene management remains a critical yet often neglected issue in humanitarian setting. Reusable menstrual underwear (MU) offers a potentially sustainable and discrete solu...
INTRODUCTION
The diagnosis of acute HIV infection (AHI) is challenging in routine settings because it cannot be detected by routine third‐generation antibody ra...
BACKGROUND
The ‘CaP-TB’ project enhanced paediatric TB care through decentralized services, including screening, specimen collection, chest X-rays and implement...
BACKROUND
A large measles outbreak occurred in Yakusu Health Zone, Democratic Republic of the Congo, between Jan 2018 and June 2019. We describe the extent of t...
BACKGROUND
International recommendations advise against the use of intravenous rehydration therapy in children with severe acute malnutrition because of the con...
BACKGROUND
Strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
BACKGROUND
A novel ready-to-use microbiome-directed food (MDF) has been developed for the management ...
BACKGROUND
Since August 2017, approximately 960,000 Rohingya refugees have settled in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) infrastruct...