Background The combination of global demographic changes and a growing number of humanitarian crises in middle-income countries that have a higher life expectancy has led to an increase in the number of older populations affected by humanitarian crises. The aim of this review was to systematically examine evidence on the health needs of older populations in humanitarian crises, including both a...

BACKGROUND Although approximately 80% of the global population of people with disabilities reside in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), very little is known about their sexual lives due to a lack of empirical data. We aimed to provide a scoping review of English-language research conducted on disability and sexuality in LMICs. OBJECTIVE Our research questions concerned what topics in d...

INTRODUCTION Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a growing public health problem around the world, yet there is little information on the prevalence of head injury in low and middle income countries (LMICs). We utilised data collected by the 10/66 research group to investigate the lifetime prevalence of head injury in defined sites in low and middle income countries, its risk factors and its relati...

In 2015 the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery (LCoGS) argued that surgical care is important to national health systems along with the economic viability of countries. Gajewski and colleagues outlined how the Commission’s blueprint has been implemented in sub-Saharan Africa, including two funded research projects that were integrated into national surgical plans. Here...

The majority of horses, donkeys and mules (equids) are in low- and middle-income countries, where they remain a key source of labour in the construction, agriculture and tourism industries, as well as supporting households daily through transporting people and staple goods. Globally, approximately 600 million people depend on working equids for their livelihood. Safeguarding the welfare of thes...

The review assembled evidence to determine how, why and under what conditions Early Childhood Development (ECD) interventions are effective in promoting cognitive development of children living in lowand middle-income countries (LMICs). ECD interventions include (i) programmes for children under three years and their families;(ii) informal and formal services for children ranging from three to ...

Introduction Early recognition and prevention of deterioration of ward patients can improve patient outcomes and reduce critical care admissions [1]. In low and middle income countries (LMICs), with often minimal access to critical care therapies, the benefit may be even greater. However training to assist ward nurses develop acute care skills remains limited in such settings. As part of the NI...

The review assembled evidence to determine how, why and under what conditions Early Childhood Development (ECD) interventions are effective in promoting cognitive development of children living in lowand middle-income countries (LMICs). ECD interventions include (i) programmes for children under three years and their families;(ii) informal and formal services for children ranging from three to ...

The rapid changes in nutritional patterns and ways and conditions of life occurring in in low– and middle–income countries (LMICs) are likely to be adversely affecting the incidence and survival rates of most cancers. These rapid changes raise challenges and opportunities in research on nutrition and cancer worldwide, and highlight the need for an integrated approach to determine global strateg...