Operational challenges to continuous LLIN distribution: a qualitative rapid assessment in four countries (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization recommends that long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) for malaria prevention should be distributed continuously through antenatal care (ANC) and the expanded
Efficacy and safety of tribendimidine against <em>Opisthorchis viverrini</em>: two randomised, parallel-group, single-blind, dose-ranging, phase 2... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Treatment of the liver fluke infection Opisthorchis viverrini relies exclusively on praziquantel. Tribendimidine could be an alternative treatment option. We aimed to assess the efficacy a
A worldwide map of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> K13-propeller polymorphisms (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Recent gains in reducing the global burden of malaria are threatened by the emergence of Plasmodium falciparum resistance to artemisinins. The discovery that mutations in portions of a P.
Cardiorespiratory hospitalisation and mortality reductions after smoking bans in Switzerland (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Smoking bans are considered one of the most effective policies to reduce population exposure to tobacco smoke and prevent adverse health outcomes. However, evidence on the effect of cont
Scorecards and social accountability for improved maternal and newborn health services: a pilot in the Ashanti and Volta regions of Ghana (Publications)
BACKGROUND: With the limited availability of quality emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmONC) in Ghana, and a lack of dialogue on the issue at district level, the Evidence for Action (E4A) program
Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2015 provides an up-to-date synthesis of the evidence for risk factor exposure and the attributable burden of disease. By pr
Reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health: key messages from <em>Disease control priorities 3rd edition</em> (Publications)
As part of Disease Control Priorities 3rd Edition, the World Bank will publish a volume on Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health that identifies essential cost-effective health interventio