Executive summary The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the need for well-functioning
primary health care (PHC) into sharp focus. PHC is the best platform for providing basic …

Executive summary 2020 will go down in history as the year when the global community was
awakened to the fragility of human health and the interdependence of the ecosystem …

Background Human resources for health (HRH) include a range of occupations that aim to
promote or improve human health. The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the …

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 …

In agonising, crippling pain from lung cancer, Mr S came to the palliative care service in
Calicut, Kerala, from an adjoining district a couple of hours away by bus. His body language …

Background Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) cause a
considerable burden of morbidity and mortality in low-income and middle-income countries …

Summary Background The WHO Essential Medicines List (EML) identifies priority medicines
that are most important to public health. Over time, the EML has included an increasing …

There has been a rapid escalation of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in developing countries, with
varied prevalence according to rural vs urban habitat and degree of urbanization. Some …

Thailand's health development since the 1970s has been focused on investment in the
health delivery infrastructure at the district level and below and on training the health …

Background Optimising the use of antimicrobials is a key priority of the global strategy to
combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR). 1 Antibiotic guidance should be developed to meet …