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Pipe Water, Employment and Health: A Gendered Analysis in India

open access: yesReview of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the impact of indoor piped drinking water (IPDW) on gender disparities in employment and health in India, using panel data from the India Human Development Survey (2005–2012). Employing a differences‐in‐differences (DID) model with heterogeneous treatment effects, the analysis reveals that IPDW access increases rural women ...
Ashish K. Sedai
wiley   +1 more source

Health and Survival Impacts of Early Childhood Development Programmes: The Case of the Happy Child Programme in Brazil

open access: yesReview of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper adds to the growing evidence on the impacts of early childhood development (ECD) programming by examining one of the world's largest home visitation programmes, the Happy Child Programme in Brazil, and its impacts on child vaccination and preventable death rates.
Raquel Tebaldi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lessons for Immunisation Policy and Practice From the Deadly Measles Resurgence in Bangladesh

open access: yesTropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Bangladesh is experiencing one of the deadliest outbreaks of measles in 2026, with at least 472 suspected child deaths and over 67,079 suspected cases as of 27 May 2026. It has happened primarily following a fall in measles vaccination coverage in 2025, largely due to the cancellation of a planned 2024 Measles–Rubella vaccination Campaign and ...
Md Masudul Haque   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of delayed blood donation sample processing and testing on SARS‐CoV‐2 serological assay results in an evolving pandemic response

open access: yesTransfusion, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The two largest US blood collection organizations led a multiphased, multicenter nationwide SARS‐CoV‐2 blood donor‐based serosurveillance program. The potential impact of delayed sample processing and prolonged refrigerated or frozen storage on anti‐SARS‐CoV‐2 antibody detection was investigated.
Marion C. Lanteri   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strengthening Primary Health Care for Improved Population Health and Health Equity in Somalia: A Narrative Review

open access: yesPublic Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 3, September 2026.
Primary health care (PHC) strengthening is central to improving population health and advancing health equity in Somalia. Fragmented governance, inadequate financing, workforce maldistribution, and limited access for rural and displaced communities undermine PHC performance.
Yusuf Abdullahi Hubow   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of Suspected Measles Cases with Discrepant Measles-Specific IgM and rRT-PCR Test Results, Japan

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases
We investigated clinically suspected measles cases that had discrepant real-time reverse transcription PCR (rRT-PCR) and measles-specific IgM test results to determine diagnoses.
Yumani Kuba   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Stillbirth, Neonatal, and Child Mortality in Bangladesh: Progress and Persistent Public Health Challenges

open access: yesPublic Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Bangladesh made substantial gains in child survival over two decades, with the under‐five mortality rate falling from 94 to 30 per 1000 live births between 2000 and 2020. Recent data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, however, point to a troubling reversal.
Md. Siddikur Rahman   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Measles importations by international travelers, GeoSentinel 2019–2025

open access: yesTravel Medicine and Infectious Disease
Background: The global resurgence of measles is a threat to measles elimination campaigns. Measles importations by international travelers have been identified as a risk factor for outbreaks.
Ralph Huits   +39 more
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular Epidemiology of Peste des Petits Ruminants Virus Circulating in Fat‐Tailed Sheep in Bangladesh

open access: yesVeterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 12, Issue 5, September 2026.
This study reports the molecular detection and genetic characterization of peste des petits ruminants virus in fat‐tailed sheep in Bangladesh. Phylogenetic analysis reveals transboundary lineage circulation, highlighting silent virus movement during high‐risk livestock trading periods and the need for strengthened regional surveillance.
Md. Arif Khan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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