All countries worldwide have signed up to the United Nations Sustainable Development
Goals and have committed to the objective of achieving 'universal health coverage …

Background Global development goals increasingly rely on country-specific estimates for
benchmarking a nation's progress. To meet this need, the Global Burden of Diseases …

Background There is a growing body of literature that describes, applies, and evaluates
applications of health-system priority-setting frameworks in different contexts. However, little …

To make progress toward universal health coverage, countries should define the type and
mix of health services that respond to their populations' needs. Ethiopia revised its essential …

Background High low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) is a public health issue
contributing to ischemic heart disease (IHD) and stroke. Method In this ecological study, we …

Background Several studies on decentralisation have used the 'decision space'approach to
assess the breadth of space made available to decision-makers at lower levels of the health …

What cannot be measured will not be managed. The Global Burden of Animal Diseases
(GBADs) will generate information on animal disease burdens by species, production …

Background: Decentralization of healthcare decision-making in Uganda led to the promotion
of public participation. To facilitate this, participatory structures have been developed at sub …

Methods. Data on governance issues were obtained from participant observation and
regular meetings facilitated over one year. Conducted across urban, rural, and remote …

Food safety is a fundamental public health concern that is dependent on various factors
such as changing global food production patterns, public expectations, and international …