Syndemics theory has been applied to study interactions between biomedical and social
factors leading to the clustering of diseases. Because syndemics theory focuses on …

Mobile phones and computer-based applications can speed up disease outbreak detection
and control. Hence, it is not surprising that stakeholders in the health sector are becoming …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic produced alarming rates of disease and mortality
globally, yet few nations were as severely impacted as Brazil. The pandemic also exposed …

Background Armed conflict, natural disasters, and forced relocation are among the
humanitarian problems affecting hundreds of millions of people worldwide (1, 2). Almost 80 …

Internists are experts in complexity, and the COVID-19 pandemic is disclosing complex and
unexpected interactions between communicable and non-communicable diseases …

Optimizing vaccine spending depends on recognizing the full value of vaccination (VoV).
Existing taxonomies of such value are not comprehensive because they are not guided by …

A growing body of literature has documented an increased risk of gender-based violence
(GBV) within the context of COVID-19 and service providers' reduced capacity to address …

The growing prevalence and influence of non-state armed groups (NSAGs) in armed conflict
requires a deeper understanding of how their territorial control and contestation affect sub …

As governments impose restrictive policies to contain infectious disease outbreaks, pre-
existing gender-based inequalities are often exacerbated, increasing the risk of gender …

Commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) in child sex work is reportedly rising in
Zimbabwe. While children of both sexes are affected, more females than males are forced to …