World Health Day 2024: 2023 Journal Highlights Collection
To mark World Health Day, taking place on 7 April 2024, we are delighted to share the 2023 Journal Highlights Collection.
This collection celebrates the best papers that were published in the 117th Volume of Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (TRSTMH) and the 15th Volume of International Health, as selected by the Editor’s in Chief of each journal - Professor Nick Day, Editor-in-Chief of Transactions and Dr Stefanie Meredith, Editor-in-Chief of International Health.
Whilst making their selections, the Editors remarked on the significant contribution each paper has made to their respective fields, as demonstrated by the number of citations and downloads they have already received. They also highlighted the potential impact of each paper in policy documents, as well as their broader impact across news articles and social media.
We would like to acknowledge all authors who submitted their work to us throughout 2023 and thank our Associate Editors and reviewers for their continue support and, finally, congratulate the authors of the papers in this collection for their outstanding work.
The World Health Organization theme for World Health Day 2024 is 'My health, my right’. This year’s theme was chosen to champion the right of everyone, everywhere to have access to quality health services, education, and information, as well as safe drinking water, clean air, good nutrition, quality housing, decent working and environmental conditions, and freedom from discrimination.
Review articles
Visceral leishmaniasis in the COVID-19 pandemic era. Anindita Paul, Sushma Singh. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 117, Issue 2, February 2023, Pages 67–71, https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trac100
Prevalence of neonatal near miss in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Teklehaimanot Gereziher Haile, Dawit Gebregziabher, Gebreamlak Gebremedhn Gebremeskel, Guesh Mebrahtom, Woldu Aberhe, Abrha Hailay, Kidane Zereabruk, Gebremeskel Tukue Gebrewahd, Tamirat Getachew. International Health, Volume 15, Issue 5, September 2023, Pages 480–489, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad034
Commentary
COVID-19 vaccine equity in Africa. Natasha Turyasingura, Wilmot G James, Sten H Vermund. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 117, Issue 6, June 2023, Pages 470–472, https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trac130
Original articles
Uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine among healthcare workers in Malawi. Corrina Moucheraud, Khumbo Phiri, Hannah S Whitehead, John Songo, Eric Lungu, Elijah Chikuse, Sam Phiri, Joep J van Oosterhout, Risa M Hoffman. International Health, Volume 15, Issue 1, January 2023, Pages 77–84, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihac007
Utility of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra and digital chest radiography for the diagnosis and treatment of TB in people living with HIV: a randomised controlled trial (XACT-TB). Madalo Mukoka, Hussein H Twabi, Chisomo Msefula, Robina Semphere, Gabriel Ndhlovu, Trancizeo Lipenga, Tionge Daston Sikwese, Kenneth Malisita, Augustine Choko, Elizabeth L Corbett, Peter MacPherson, Marriott Nliwasa. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 117, Issue 1, January 2023, Pages 28–37, https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trac079
Multilevel analysis to identify the factors associated with caesarean section in Bangladesh: evidence from a nationally representative survey. Md Sabbir Ahmed, Mansura Islam, Ishrat Jahan, Imran Faisal Shaon. International Health, Volume 15, Issue 1, January 2023, Pages 30–36, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihac006
The feasibility of novel point-of-care diagnostics for febrile illnesses at health centres in Southeast Asia: a mixed-methods study. Fidelis Jacklyn Adella, Moul Vanna, Bipin Adhikari, Sam Ol, Rupam Tripura, Chan Davoeung, James J Callery, Yok Sovann, Arjun Chandna, Voeunrung Bunreth, Carina Asnong, Lorenz von Seidlein, Arjen M Dondorp, Richard J Maude, Yoel Lubell, Bridget Wills, Dysoley Lek, Thomas J Peto. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 117, Issue 11, November 2023, Pages 788–796, https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trad036
Overview and understanding of mental health and psychosocial support in Afghanistan. Lyla Schwartz, Hannah Lane, Zainab Hassanpoor. International Health, Volume 15, Issue 5, September 2023, Pages 601–607, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad055
Clinical features and risk factors for death in acute undifferentiated fever: A prospective observational study in rural community hospitals in six states of India. Kristine Mørch, Anand Manoharan, Sara Chandy, Ashita Singh, Cijoy Kuriakose, Suvarna Patil, Anil Henry, Novin Chacko, Gerardo Alvarez-Uria, Joel Nesaraj, Bjørn Blomberg, Siby Kurian, Christel Gill Haanshuus, George Vasanthan Antony, Nina Langeland, Dilip Mathai. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 117, Issue 2, February 2023, Pages 91–101, https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trac091
Short Communication
Associations between water insecurity and depression among refugee adolescents and youth in a humanitarian context in Uganda: cross-sectional survey findings. Carmen H Logie, Moses Okumu, Miranda Loutet, Isha Berry, Lina Taing, Simon Odong Lukone, Nelson Kisubi, Nina Sokolovic, Peter Kyambadde. International Health, Volume 15, Issue 4, July 2023, Pages 474–476, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihac065