
Abstract The lake Chad region faces a humanitarian crisis with simultaneous risks coming from conflict and fragility. Climate change is compounding the many political, environmental, economic, and...
Cameroon + 3 more
Abstract The lake Chad region faces a humanitarian crisis with simultaneous risks coming from conflict and fragility. Climate change is compounding the many political, environmental, economic, and...
Colombia + 1 more
Pablo Blas Tupac Silva Barbosa,Andrés Peña-G alindo, Andrés Miguel Sampayo, Sebastian Londoño-Méndez, Ivan Enrique Contreras Cala, David Granada Donato, Jenny Rocío Beltrán Pérez, Alejandro...
By Esther Hamblion, Neil J. Saad, Blanche Greene-Cramer, Adedoyin Awofisayo-Okuyelu, Dubravka Selenic Minet, Anastasia Smirnova, Etsub Engedashet Tahelew, Kaja Kaasik-Aaslav, Lidia Alexandrova...
Liberia + 1 more
By Sanjana J. Ravi, Christina M. Potter, Ligia Paina, Maria W. Merritt Abstract Large-scale epidemics in resource-constrained settings disrupt delivery of core health services, such as routine...
Abstract Due to the unprecedented burdens on public health, agriculture, and other socio-economic and cultural systems, climate change-induced heatwaves in India can hinder or reverse the country’s...
This article describes how climate change and extreme weather impact vulnerable riparian communities and settlements. The analysis is done by reviewing past research and empirical case studies from...
PRETORIA (16 November, 2022) —A new study published in PLOS Global Public Health found that the BPaLM/BPaL treatment regimen that will be included in World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for...
By Dorien H. Braam, Rafiq Chandio, Freya L. Jephcott, Alex Tasker, James L. N. Wood Abstract Projected increases in human and animal displacement driven by climate change, disasters and related...
By Bhavneet Walia, Brittany L. Kmush, Sandra D. Lane, Timothy Endy, Antonio Montresor, David A. Larsen Abstract Background Soil transmitted helminths (STH) are a common infection among pregnant women...
Abstract We derive and validate a novel and analytic method for estimating the probability that an epidemic has been eliminated (i.e. that no future local cases will emerge) in real time. When this...
Sara E. Casey, Meghan C. Gallagher, Jessica Kakesa, Anushka Kalyanpur, Jean-Baptiste Muselemu, Raoza Vololona Rafanoharana, Nathaly Spilotros Abstract Background Adolescent girls in humanitarian...
Kenya + 1 more
Jeanette Bailey , Charles Opondo, Natasha Lelijveld, Bethany Marron, Pamela Onyo, Eunice N. Musyoki, Susan W. Adongo, Mark Manary, André Briend, Marko Kerac Abstract Background Malnutrition underlies...
Pakistan + 4 more
Rachel P. Chase , Marko Kerac, Angeline Grant, Mark Manary, André Briend, Charles Opondo, Jeanette Bailey Abstract Background Severe and moderate acute malnutrition (SAM and MAM) are currently...
By Jonathan Steinke ,Majuto Gaspar Mgimiloko,Frieder Graef,James Hammond,Mark T. van Wijk,Jacob van Etten Abstract Agricultural development must integrate multiple objectives at the same time,...
Abstract The burden of food insecurity is large in Sub-Saharan Africa, yet the evidence-base on the relation between household food insecurity and early child development is extremely...
Severine Frison, Chloe Angood, Tanya Khara, Paluku Bahwere, Robert E. Black, André Briend, Nicki Connell, Bridget Fenn, Sheila Isanaka, Philip James, Marko Kerac, Amy Mayberry, Mark Myatt, Carmel...
Background In October 2010, Haiti was struck by a large-scale cholera epidemic. The Haitian government, UNICEF and other international partners launched an unprecedented nationwide alert-response...
Ethiopia + 1 more
Background Diarrhoeal diseases are a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in humanitarian crises. Handwashing with soap may reduce diarrhoea by up to 47%, however, the circumstances...
Brian Komtenza, Srinath Satyanarayana, Kudakwashe C. Takarinda, Solomon H. Mukungunugwa, Owen Mugurungi, Prosper Chonzi, Ngwarai Sithole, Talent Bvochora, Angela Mushavi Abstract Background Despite...
Emilie Venables, Zibusiso Ndlovu, Dhodho Munyaradzi, Guillermo Martínez-Pérez, Elton Mbofana, Ponesai Nyika, Henry Chidawanyika, Daniela B. Garone, Helen Bygrave Abstract Background Mobile Health or...