The air is gradually turning into a mixture of pollutants, damaging the atmosphere and putting individuals at high risk of respiratory diseases. Air pollution is a public health crisis, especially in industrialising regions of the...
As spring arrives in the northern hemisphere, a large part of the population associates this with pollen allergies, also known as hay fever. These allergies affect about 40% of the population in Europe, according to...
Although antimicrobials have been used for decades to fight against infectious diseases, their effectiveness is increasingly undermined by antimicrobial resistance (AMR). AMR is the ability of microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi, to develop...
Diabetes is a silent epidemic yet an increasingly urgent public health crisis affecting about 830 million people globally. In Africa, an estimated 54 million people aged 18 and older have the disease. Although its prevalence...
Although vaccination is the most reliable form of protection, hesitancy persists worldwide. The World Health Organisation (WHO) ranks vaccine hesitancy among the top ten threats to global public health in 2019. It defines vaccine hesitancy...
The health of children under five remains at stake as malnutrition continues to worsen across the globe. Malnutrition is the most severe consequence of food insecurity for children in this age group. The Joint Child...