Paul Bukuluki, Simon Ndira, Juliet Aweko, Angelica Kiwummulo, Michael Ediau, Justine Namakula, Elizabeth Ekirapa-Kiracho, Peter Waiswa, John J O Mogaka, Grace Bantebya ...

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for approximately 17.9 million deaths annually. 1 More than 80% of CVD deaths are due to heart attacks and strokes, ...

Background Outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases frequently occur in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), requiring outbreak response immunisation (ORI) programmes for containment. To inform ...

Health conditions have often been associated with stigma and exclusion, leading to social marginalisation and discrimination. Historical references demonstrate how individuals affected by skin ...

Last-mile pharmaceutical waste is generated at the level of the community, healthcare facilities, pharmaceutical outlets and markets, and animal husbandry. Inappropriate elimination methods result in ...

The spectre of ‘Disease X,’1 a pathogen currently unknown but with the potential to cause a serious international epidemic, has shifted from a hypothetical scenario to an acknowledged reality, urging ...

Public health is a discipline grounded in science, trust and the careful stewardship of collective well-being. Leaders at its helm must represent these principles, as their decisions resonate far ...

High mortality and violence among refugees and returnees from West Darfur, Sudan arriving in Chad, 2023: results from three retrospective mortality surveys ...

Preparedness strategies for emergent infectious diseases have focused on microbial surveillance, medical stockpiling and healthcare infrastructure resilience. But what does it mean to be epistemically ...