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Public Health Achievements in Rwanda: A 21st Century Transformation

open access: yesPublic Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
This narrative review examines Rwanda's post‐2000 public health transformation using the WHO health system building blocks. It shows how strategic governance, universal health coverage via mutuelle de santé, community health workers, and digital health tools have driven substantial gains in maternal/child health, infectious disease control, and ...
Niyibizi Julius   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

EPI Update, May 18, 2010 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Weekly newsletter for Center For Acute Disease Epidemiology of Iowa Department of Public ...

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When Public Health Becomes the Weapon: Current and Prospective Consequences of the Genocide in Gaza

open access: yesWorld Medical &Health Policy, Volume 18, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Catastrophic humanitarian conditions during the 2023–2025 genocide in Gaza have caused a public health crisis of exceptional magnitude. This article summarizes key short‐ and long‐term health consequences for Gaza's civilian population and outlines priorities for recovery.
Therese Alexandra Evald   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Geographic and Temporal Variations in Immunization Coverage in Nepal: An Ecological Time‐Trend Analysis

open access: yesHealth Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Immunization remains a vital public health intervention in Nepal, yet significant disparities persist. This study evaluates the performance of Nepal's national immunization program by analyzing district‐level vaccination coverage and dropout rates from 2009 to 2022 to identify trends and disparities across different routine ...
Kritika Rana   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of an alternative informed consent procedure for clinical trials conducted in The Gambia [PDF]

open access: yes
Background: Comprehension of informed consent poses greater challenges to clinical trial participants in The Gambia because of low literacy and absence of standardised formats for writing the local languages.
Afolabi, MO
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Serological immunity against vaccine‐preventable diseases in children with inflammatory bowel disease at diagnosis

open access: yesJPGN Reports, Volume 7, Issue 2, Page 289-295, May 2026.
Abstract Objectives Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at increased risk of vaccine‐preventable diseases. However, vaccination coverage in this population is often suboptimal. This retrospective study assessed the vaccination status and vaccine serology of children diagnosed with IBD in a high‐income country with broad vaccine access ...
Clara Noble   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does Measles Vaccination Reduce the Risk of Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) and Diarrhea in Children: A Multi-Country Study?

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2017
BackgroundPneumonia and diarrhea occur either as complications or secondary infections in measles affected children. So, the integrated Global Action Plan for Pneumonia and Diarrhea (GAPPD) by WHO and UNICEF includes measles vaccination as preventive ...
Rahul Bawankule   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Beyond the Usual Suspects: Emerging Associations Between Epstein‐Barr Virus Infection/Infectious Mononucleosis and Cancers

open access: yesReviews in Medical Virology, Volume 36, Issue 3, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Epstein‐Barr virus (EBV) is a ubiquitous herpesvirus and a causal factor for Burkitt Lymphoma (BL), Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL), gastric carcinoma (GC) and nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Whether EBV contributes to a wider spectrum of cancers remains uncertain.
Marisa D. Muckian   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Delayed Exposures and Pre‐Exposure Periods in Self‐Controlled Case Series Studies

open access: yesStatistics in Medicine, Volume 45, Issue 10-12, May 2026.
ABSTRACT A key assumption of the self‐controlled case series (SCCS) method is that exposures should not depend on the event of interest. However, treatments such as vaccines may be deferred after an adverse health event. One suggestion to handle such delayed exposures is to include a pre‐exposure window in the SCCS model.
Heather Whitaker   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Controversy of Vaccinations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Recently vaccination has become a controversial topic. There is a growing number of people who believe that vaccines carry great health risks to patients and therefore refuse to be vaccinated or to vaccinate their children.
Aboreden, Nicholas G
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