Despite continued efforts to improve health systems worldwide, emerging pathogen
epidemics remain a major public health concern. Effective response to such outbreaks relies …

Objective: This paper has 3 objectives. First, we review the epidemiologic evidence for the
association between suicidal behaviour and suicide in individuals diagnosed with antisocial …

Human suffering as a result of natural disasters or conflict includes death and disability from
non-communicable diseases, including diabetes, which have largely been neglected in …

Adjusting for delay from confirmation to death, we estimated case and infection fatality ratios
(CFR, IFR) for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the Diamond Princess ship as 2.6%(95 …

The outbreak of monkeypox across non-endemic regions confirmed in May 2022 shows
epidemiological features distinct from previously imported outbreaks, most notably its …

COVID-19 prevention strategies in resource limited settings, modelled on the earlier
response in high income countries, have thus far focused on draconian containment …

Background The health impact of COVID-19 may differ in African settings as compared to
countries in Europe or China due to demographic, epidemiological, environmental and …

Background There is a significant gap in empirical evidence on the menstrual hygiene
management (MHM) challenges faced by adolescent girls and women in emergency …

A global outbreak of monkeypox across non-endemic regions including Europe and North
America was confirmed in May 2022. The current outbreak has shown distinct …

Background More than a decade of conflict has weakened the health system in the
Democratic Republic of Congo and decreased its ability to respond to the needs of the …