The parity gap between ideal and actual fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa: trends and multilevel determinants across Demographic Health Surveys waves
Available online 23 October 2026
Fertility decline in Sub-Saharan Africa has not been matched by full convergence between women’s desired and actual fertility outcomes across countries. Although ideal family size has decreased, women...
Disability and functional limitation in Pakistan: census-based evidence for public health policy and rehabilitation planning
Available online 16 October 2026
To assess disability and functional limitation prevalence in Pakistan using Population and Housing Census 2023 data and examine variation by province, rural-urban locality, age group, and functional...
Temporal evolution and disease spectrum transition of reported new occupational disease cases in China, 2017–2024: an empirical study using machine learning–assisted analysis with an international perspective
Available online 15 October 2026
To describe the temporal evolution and compositional change of reported new occupational disease cases in China from 2017 to 2024, to explore stage characteristics of the underlying disease patterns,...
Mass media exposure and adequate antenatal care in Nigeria: a nationally representative analysis of channel-specific effects using the 2024 Demographic and Health Survey
Available online 10 October 2026
Antenatal care (ANC) utilisation in Nigeria remains substantially below the eight-contact recommendation of the World Health Organization. Although mass media is widely recognised as a tool for health...
Implementing WHO’s new dementia risk reduction guidelines: bridging the gap between global recommendations and real-world practice
Available online 9 October 2026
Dementia risk reduction has moved from identifying modifiable risk factors toward the challenge of translating prevention into routine health system practice. The 2026 World Health Organization (WHO)...
Beijing declaration of 23rd international association of rural health and medicine (IARM) congress
Available online 9 October 2026
Allied health students in geriatric neuropsychology: a scoping review of service models and outcomes
Available online 9 October 2026
A growing body of evidence supports the effectiveness of student-led clinics in patient outcomes. However, there is a paucity of research on allied health student-integrated service models and outcomes...
Development and validation of the hospital climate resilience questionnaire
Available online 8 October 2026
Climate change is increasingly threatening the ability of hospitals to deliver continuous and safe services, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Although several frameworks and checklists...
Loneliness and associated factors among youth in Indonesia
Available online 8 October 2026
This study aimed to examine factors associated with loneliness among Indonesian youth and to provide recent empirical evidence on its prevalence and correlates....
Reforming WHO to strengthen its role in the global health architecture
June 2026
The World Health Organization (WHO) has shown systemic vulnerabilities in pandemic response, resource mobilization and allocation, and political coordination, prompting strong demands for reform from...
Factors affecting willingness to participate in hepatitis B clinical trials among diverse United States populations: mitigating missed opportunities
June 2026
Including diverse participants in hepatitis B clinical trials is important for accurately evaluating the safety and effectiveness of new therapies. However, certain populations are underrepresented...
Operational outcomes and feasibility of medical drones for healthcare delivery and vector control in emerging economies: a systematic review
June 2026
Operational inadequacies in terrestrial transport infrastructure in emerging economies create significant barriers to healthcare access. Medical drones have been proposed as a technological solution...
Challenges of precision public health: a scoping review
June 2026
Precision Public Health (PPH) leverages advanced data, technology, and analytics to target public health interventions more precisely, improving population health outcomes. PPH involves the applications...
Development of policy recommendations on health system governance for modern elderly care: evidence from Chang Klang community, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Southern Thailand
June 2026
Health system governance is a critical determinant of effective elderly care, particularly in rural settings undergoing rapid demographic aging. Despite expanded long-term care coverage in Thailand,...
The development of a tool for measuring food safety literacy among working age population
June 2026
Food safety literacy among working-age adults is increasingly recognized as a key determinant of safe food handling behaviors and, indirectly, foodborne disease risk. However, existing measurement approaches...
Antimicrobial resistance patterns of Helicobacter pylori in Thailand: a systematic review and meta-analysis
June 2026
Rising antimicrobial resistance in Helicobacter pylori presents a significant challenge to therapy worldwide. In Thailand, success rates for treatment have decreased, and data on antimicrobial resistance...
The use and perception of expired medications among the Lebanese community
June 2026
While expiration date indicates the last day the drug is guaranteed its full efficacy and safety, evidence suggests that some medications remain stable beyond this date, and others may degrade posing...
Women physicians in training: a systematic review of career choices, professional experiences, and implications for the healthcare workforce
June 2026
This systematic review explored factors motivating women medical students and postgraduates to choose medicine, the effects of their increasing numbers, and challenges encountered. Influence on professional...
Comparison of the 1st and 24th WHO essential medicines list (1977–2025): identification of “core essential drugs”
June 2026
The Essential Medicines List (EML), published by the World Health Organization since 1977, provides global guidance for the selection of effective, safe, and essential medicines. Following the publication...
From data to action: transforming listeriosis surveillance system in China informed by the European Union experience
March 2026
To identify priority targets for listeriosis surveillance in China by leveraging insights from the European Union (EU) surveillance system....
Pharmacists’ awareness, readiness and practice on safe and sustainable pharmaceutical waste management: cross-sectional survey in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, Malaysia
March 2026
Pharmacists have a pivotal role in pharmaceutical waste management (PWM) but are still not completely aware of safe and sustainable PWM. This research is aimed to explore pharmacists’ awareness, readiness...
Digital biology and the ethics of codified health systems
March 2026
Digital biology is transforming global health by rendering biological systems programmable through data-intensive models, algorithmic decision-making, and transnational data infrastructures, creating...
Sustainable workplace safety: evidence-informed priorities for urgent cross-sector action
March 2026
Workplace safety faces mounting strain from intersecting pressures, while serious harm persists in high-risk sectors. These shifts can weaken accountability and amplify new risk pathways, creating an...
Persistent HIV-related stigma and rights gaps in Cabo Verde: national evidence from people living with HIV
March 2026
Despite significant biomedical progress in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment and prevention, stigma and discrimination remain major barriers to epidemic control. Cabo Verde, a small island...
Air pollution awareness among the population and the role of nurses in primary healthcare: a mixed-methods study in Almaty city, Kazakhstan
March 2026
Air pollution is a crucial public health issue that should be prioritized to support Sustainable development goals and Universal health coverage. The aim is to study the awareness of the population...