Background Between 1990 and 2015, the global injury mortality declined, but in countries
where the poorest billion live, injuries are becoming an increasingly prevalent cause of …

Global road mortality is a leading cause of death in many low-income and middle-income
countries. Data to support priority setting under current resource constraints are urgently …

Road injuries are an important cause of global mortality especially in low-and middle-
income countries. While these countries undergo major urban transformations, an integral …

Background Contact tracing is a crucial part of the public health surveillance toolkit.
However, it is labor-intensive and costly to carry it out. Some countries have faced …

Background In this paper, we predict the health and economic consequences of immediate
investment in personal protective equipment (PPE) for health care workers (HCWs) in low …

Colombia has a high prevalence of overweight (56%) and obesity (19%) among adults and
is experiencing a growing trend in the prevalence of associated chronic conditions …

Brazil, the Russian Federation, India, China and South Africa–the countries known as
BRICS–are currently undergoing a deep epidemiological transition that is mainly driven by …

Background Healthcare workers are at a higher risk of COVID-19 infection during care
encounters compared to the general population. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) have …

Objectives To estimate productivity losses due to absenteeism and presenteeism and their
determinants in patients with depression from five Colombian cities. Methods We used data …

In settings with low seatbelt use prevalence, self-reported seatbelt use estimates often lack
validity, and routine observational studies are scarce. In this paper, we aim to describe the …