Antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae in nine sentinel countries within the World Health Organization Enhanced Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Programme (EGASP), 2023: a retrospective observational studyResearch in context by Ismael Maatouk, Phiona Vumbugwa, Thitima Cherdtrakulkiat, Lon Say Heng, Irving Hoffman, Noel Palaypayon, Francis Kakooza, Rossaphorn Kittiyaowamarn, Peter Kyambadde, Monica M. Lahra, Pham Thi Lan, Venessa Maseko, Mitch Matoga, Anna Machiha, Etienne Müller, Thuy Thi Phan Nguyen, Le Huu Doanh, Vichea Ouk, Vivi Setiawaty, Sonia B. Sia, Teguh S. Hartono, Mot Virak, Nguyen Thi Thuy Van, Magnus Unemo, Teodora Wi, Lon Say Heng, Vichea Ouk, Mot Virak, Phal Kun Mom, Serongkea Deng, Vivi Setiawaty, Endang Lukitosari, Nurhalina Afriana, Verawati Sulaiman, Teguh S. Hartono, Maria Laurensia, Ni Luh Putu Pitawati, Mitch Matoga, Irving Hoffman, Robert Krysiak, Jane Chen, Naomi Bonongwe, Claightone Chirombo, Edward Jere, James Kapha, Sonia B. Sia, Manuel C. Jamoralin, Jr., Marietta Lagrada, June Gayeta, Jaywardeen Abad, Noel Palaypayon, Diana Lim, Iftizar N. Haron, Joseph Carlo Sangco, Felyrose Fuertes, August Cesar Abrajano, Ruby Rusia-Uy, Christine Ivy Paula S. Agtuca, Ma. Theresa A. Fedoc-Minguito, Louwela A. Jerusalem, Venessa Maseko, Etienne Müller, Lindy Gumede, Portia Baloyi, Rossaphorn Kittiyaowamarn, Natnaree Girdthep, Porntip Paopang, Pongsathorn Sangprasert, Thitima Cherdtrakulkiat, Jaray Tongtoyai, Francis Kakooza, Peter Kyambadde, Emmanuel Mande, Martha Nakasi, Le Huu Doanh, Pham Thi Lan, Pham Quynh Hoa, Pham Dieu Hoa, Thuy Thi Phan Nguyen, Hao Trong Nguyen, Nhi Thi Uyen Pham, Phuong Thi Thanh Nguyen, Nguyen Thi Thuy Van, Francis Slaughter, Anna Machiha, Owen Mugurungi, Agnes Juru, Tatenda Ngorima, Lucia Sisya, Kudzai Takarinda, Andrew Tarupiwa, Muchaneta Mugabe, Mkhokheli Ngwenya, Precious Paidamoyo Andifasi, Monica Lahra, Sebastian van Hal, Magnus Unemo, Daniel Golparian, Susanne Jacobsson, Daniel Schröder, Teodora Wi, Ismael Maatouk, Phiona Vumbugwa

“…We report i) gonococcal antimicrobial susceptibility and resistance data from 2023 in the World Health Organization Enhanced Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Programme (WHO EGASP) in the WHO Western Pacific Region (Cambodia, the Philippines, Viet Nam), Southeast Asian Region (Indonesia, Thailand), and African Region (Malawi, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe), and ii) metadata of the gonorrhoea patients. …”
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Barriers and facilitators of infectious disease outbreak reporting: a One Health scoping review by Amish Talwar, Md. Abu Sayeed, Tambri Housen, Rebecca Katz, Martyn D. Kirk

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Individuals’ Quality of Life Affected by Pulmonary Tuberculosis in and After Intensive Rehabilitation Therapy by Najmiatul Fitria, Wince Agustina, Yelly Oktavia Sari

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Supporting African communities to increase resilience and mental health of kids with developmental disabilities and their caregivers using the World Health Organization’s Caregiver Skills Training Programme (SPARK trial): study protocol for a cluster randomised clinical controlled trial by Melissa Washington-Nortey, Vibian Angwenyi, Mekdes Demissie, Eva Mwangome, Tigist Eshetu, Hanna Negussie, Kimberley Goldsmith, Andrew Healey, Merga Feyasa, Girmay Medhin, Amanuel Belay, Temesgen Azmeraw, Medhanit Getachew, Rahel Birhane, Carophine Nasambu, Tsegereda Haile Kifle, Angela Kairu, Beatrice Mkubwa, Fikirte Girma, Rehana Abdurahman, Ruth Tsigebrhan, Liya Tesfaye, Leonard Mbonani, Nadine Seward, Tony Charman, Andrew Pickles, Erica Salomone, Chiara Servili, Edwine Barasa, Charles R. Newton, Charlotte Hanlon, Amina Abubakar, Rosa A. Hoekstra

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L’épidémie d’Ebola en Afrique de l’Ouest by Serge Loungou

Subjects: “…West Africa; Guinea; epidemic outbreak; Liberia; World Health Organization (WHO); Sierra Leone; Ebola virus…”
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A human factors engineering approach to improving hand hygiene quality by Michael W. Boyce, Trini A. Mathew, Scott C. Roberts, Michael Aniskiewicz, Kathy Krechevsky, Suzanne Dahlberg, Noelle Frye, Jamie E. Trumpler, Leigh V. Evans, Richard A. Martinello

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SWOT strategy for future global health security: insights from Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Dominican Republic, Ghana, and the Republic of Korea using the World Health Organization International Health Regulations monitoring tool by Moonsoo Yoon, Nuha Fairusya, Thao Le Nhu Nguyen, Diomarys Ishaura Jimenez-Baez, Vichuta Prak, Osei Kuffour Afreh, Chaeshin Chu

“…Objectives The study aimed to analyze the core capacities to implement World Health Organization International Health Regulations (IHR) in 6 countries: Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam, the Dominican Republic, Ghana, and the Republic of Korea. …”
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A prospective, longitudinal, comparative analysis of the World Health Organization / International Committee of the Red Cross Basic Emergency Care Course on emergency medicine knowledge and confidence among recent medical school graduates by Nichole Michaeli, Andrew Beck, Giovanna De Luca, Mary Gitau, Derek Lubetkin, Derick Ochieng, Grace W. Wanjiku, Justin G. Myers

“…Abstract Background The Basic Emergency Care (BEC) course was created by the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Federation for Emergency Medicine (IFEM) to train frontline providers in low-resource settings. …”
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Women’s exposure to commercial milk formula marketing: a WHO multi-country market research study by Christiane Horwood, Sphindile Mapumulo, Lyn Haskins, Tanya Doherty, Gillian Kingston, Nigel Rollins, the World Health Organization (WHO) multi-country study group

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Evaluation of the details and importance of lymphatic, microvascular, and perineural invasion in patients with non-functioning pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms based on tumor size and the 2022 World Health Organization classification: a 23-year retrospective analysis by Wataru Izumo, Hiromichi Kawaida, Ryo Saito, Yuki Nakata, Hidetake Amemiya, Suguru Maruyama, Koichi Takiguchi, Katsutoshi Shoda, Kensuke Shiraishi, Shinji Furuya, Yoshihiko Kawaguchi, Kunio Mochizuki, Tetsuo Kondo, Daisuke Ichikawa

“…This study aimed to assess the incidence and role of lymphatic, microvascular, and perineural invasion in patients with NF-PanNENs based on tumor size and the 2022 World Health Organization classification. Methods From 2000 to 2023, we retrospectively investigated the incidence of lymphatic, microvascular, and perineural invasion and their impact on recurrence in 80 patients who underwent curative resection and were diagnosed with NF-PanNENs. …”
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Protocol for the development and validation of a Core Set for exercise-based rehabilitation of adults with multiple long-term conditions (multimorbidity) based on the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) framework by Fanuel M. Bickton, James R. Manifield, Felix Limbani, Justin Dixon, Anne E. Holland, Rod S. Taylor, Claire Calderwood, Walter Wittich, Celia L. Gregson, Martin Heine, Zahira Ahmed, Ronel Roos, Sally J. Singh

“…However, a key research gap remains: the development of the World Health Organization (WHO) International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Core Set for multimorbidity rehabilitation. …”
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Prevalence assessment of sexually transmitted infections among pregnant women visiting an antenatal care center of Nepal: Pilot of the World Health Organization's standard protocol for conducting STI prevalence surveys among pregnant women. by Rubee Dev, Shambhu P Adhikari, Anjana Dongol, Surendra K Madhup, Pooja Pradhan, Sunila Shakya, Shrinkhala Shrestha, Sneha Maskey, Melanie M Taylor

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A Study on Determining the Level of Knowledge about Influenza, Pneumococcal, Herpes Zoster, and Tetanus Vaccines among the Vaccines Recommended by the World Health Organization and the Level of Vaccination in Individuals Sixty-Five Years Old and Over by Alpay Medetalibeyoğlu, Elif Ezirmik

“…Aim:We investigated the level of knowledge about influenza, pneumococcal, herpes zoster and tetanus vaccines recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) for individuals aged 65 and over.Methods:A total of 147 patients aged 65 and over who attended to the Internal Diseases Outpatient Clinic in İstanbul University Faculty of Medicine Hospital were included in this study. …”
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Evaluation of the Intensive Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance System in Ghana: Post the Switch from tOPV to bOPV by Evangeline Obodai, Jessica Dufie Boakye, Nana Afia Asante Ntim, Gayheart Deladem Agbotse, Comfort Nuamah Antwi, Ewurabena Oduma Duker, Sharon Ansong Bimpong, Deborah Odame, Patience Lartekai Adams, Josephine Nayan, Jude Yayra Mensah, Angelina Evelyn Dickson, Keren Attiku, Isaac Baffoe-Nyarko, Dennis Laryea, John Kofi Odoom

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Maternal beta‐blocker dose and risk of small‐for gestational‐age in women with heart disease by Ingvil Krarup Sørbye, Randi Haualand, Henriette Wiull, Anne‐Sofie Letting, Eldrid Langesæter, Mette‐Elise Estensen

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Implementing the new WHO guidelines on HIV post‐exposure prophylaxis: perspectives from five African countries by Sarah Magni, Daniel Byamukama, Maryam Sani Haske, Jane Mukami, Idah Moyo, Judith D. Auerbach

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Ending Nuclear Weapons, Before They End Us by Kamran Abbasi, Parveen Ali, Virginia Barbour, Marion Birch, Inga Blum, Peter Doherty, Andy Haines, Ira Helfand, Richard Horton, Kati Juva, Jose F Lapena, Robert Mash, Olga Mironova, Arun Mitra, Carlos Monteiro, Elena N. Naumova, David Onazi, Peush Sahni, James Tumwine, Carlos Umaña, Paul Yonga, Chris Zielinski

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Bibliometric analysis and initial animal efficacy evaluation of top ten scoring drugs to enhance oral rehydration therapy in early post-burn shock by Xiang-Yu Liu, Xiang-Yu Liu, Yu-Shou Wu, Yu-Shou Wu, Yi-Rui Qu, Yi-Rui Qu, Hui Zhou, Hui Zhou, Tian Liu, Xiao-Wei Su, Xiao-Wei Su, Fang-Chao Hu, Fang-Chao Hu, Jin-Guang Zheng, Shao-Fang Han, Jia-Ke Chai, Yun-Fei Chi

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Economic evaluation of mass screening as a strategy for hepatitis C virus elimination in South Korea by Hwa Young Choi, Kyung-Ah Kim, Bo Young Park, Bo Youl Choi, Moran Ki

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¿Colonialismo biomédico o autonomía de lo local? Sanadores tradicionales contra la tuberculosis Biomedical colonialism or local autonomy? Local healers in the fight against tubercu... by Antonio Miguel Ortega Martos

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