Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Article	Citations
The world report on hearing, 2021	189
COVID-19-related misinformation on social media: a systematic review	161
Infodemics and health misinformation: a systematic review of reviews	147
Economic burden of COVID-19, China, January–March, 2020: a cost-of-illness study	101
The <i>WHO AWaRe (Access, Watch, Reserve) antibiotic book</i> and prevention of antimicrobial resistance	64
Prevalence and risk factors of violence against women and children during COVID-19, Germany	57
Burnout among primary health-care professionals in low- and middle-income countries: systematic review and meta-analysis	52
Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic bronchitis in eight countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis	45
Transgender health in medical education	45
Immunity certification for COVID-19: ethical considerations	43
Air quality standards for the concentration of particulate matter 2.5, global descriptive analysis	38
Community surveillance of COVID-19 by village health volunteers, Thailand	37
Thailand's national strategic plan on antimicrobial resistance: progress and challenges	37
Violence against children during the COVID-19 pandemic	36
Scoping review of rehabilitation care models for post COVID-19 condition	35
Catastrophic health expenditure in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis	33
Unhealthy geopolitics: can the response to COVID-19 reform climate change policy?	33
Developing global guidance on human milk banking	31
Global genomic surveillance strategy for pathogens with pandemic and epidemic potential 2022–2032	29
Eliminating mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus, syphilis and hepatitis B in sub-Saharan Africa	29
COVAX and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines	29
Ensuring equitable access to vaccines for refugees and migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic	28
Inequitable COVID-19 vaccine distribution and its effects	26
Childhood immunization during the COVID-19 pandemic: experiences in Haiti, Lesotho, Liberia and Malawi	25
National surgical, obstetric, anaesthesia and nursing plan, Nigeria	24

Advancing rehabilitation through health policy and systems research	24
Antibiotics needed to treat multidrug-resistant infections in neonates	23
Improving malaria control by understanding human behaviour	23
Public health policies and health-care workers’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Thailand	22
Overuse of medications in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review	22
Mental health interventions by lay counsellors: a systematic review and meta-analysis	22
Alignment of national COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for pregnant and lactating women	21
Risk factors for cooking-related burn injuries in children, WHO Global Burn Registry	21
Quality of stroke guidelines in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review	21
WHO recommendations for resilient health systems	21
Maternal mortality: near-miss events in middle-income countries, a systematic review	21
Training community health workers for the COVID-19 response, India	20
Telemedicine to deliver diabetes care in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis	20
Gaps in health security related to wildlife and environment affecting pandemic prevention and preparedness, 2007–2020	20
Public health challenges and opportunities after COVID-19	19
Performance-based incentives and community health workers’ outputs, a systematic review	19
Antimicrobial resistance and the COVID-19 pandemic	19
Digital health and COVID-19	18
Frequency of visits to health facilities and HIV services offered to men, Malawi	18
Anaemia in women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries: progress towards the 2025 global nutrition target	18
Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of early COVID-19 cases, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	18
Social, cultural and economic aspects of antimicrobial resistance	18
Interrupted time-series analysis of active case-finding for tuberculosis during the COVID-19 pandemic, Zambia	18
Water, sanitation and hygiene in national action plans for antimicrobial resistance	17
Improving care of migrants is key for viral hepatitis elimination in Europe	17
School closures and teenage pregnancy	17
Concurrence of water and food insecurities, 25 low- and middle-income countries	17
Strengthening our resolve for primary health care	17
Policy-makers’ perspectives on implementation of cross-sectoral nutrition policies, Western Pacific Region	17
Health and economic benefits of WHO air quality guidelines, Western Pacific Region	16
Environmental burden of disease from unsafe and substandard housing, New Zealand, 2010–2017	15
Understanding geopolitical determinants of health	15
Feasibility of screening for diabetic retinopathy using artificial intelligence, Brazil	15
Including oral diseases and conditions in universal health coverage	15
Surveillance to improve physical activity of children and adolescents	15
Vaccination for SARS-CoV-2 of migrants and refugees, Jordan	14
Systems science for developing policy to improve physical activity, the Caribbean	14
Mental health of adolescents associated with sexual and reproductive outcomes: a systematic review	14
Implementing antenatal care recommendations, South Africa	14
Access to female contraceptives by Rohingya refugees, Bangladesh	13
European collaborations on medicine and vaccine procurement	13
Addressing production gaps for vaccines in African countries	13
Strengthening the evidence base for decisions on public health and social measures	13
COVID-19 outbreaks among isolated Amazonian indigenous people, Ecuador	13
Life-course inequalities in intrinsic capacity and healthy ageing, China	12
Maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response: a systematic review of qualitative studies	12
Assessing the continuum of care for maternal health in Mexico, 1994–2018	12
Control of sexually transmitted infections and global elimination targets, South-East Asia Region	12
A global priority: addressing violence against children	12
Emergency care with lay responders in underserved populations: a systematic review	12

Child health, inclusive education and development	12
Supply chain transparency and the availability of essential medicines	12
Supply-chain strategies for essential medicines in rural western Kenya during COVID-19	12
Vaccine manufacturing capacity in low- and middle-income countries	12
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus in antenatal care and maternity services, Mozambique	11
Emergency response and the need for collective competence in epidemiological teams	11
Access to eye care during the COVID-19 pandemic, India	11
COVID-19 social distancing measures and informal urban settlements	11
Legal strategies to improve physical activity in populations	11
Environmental sanitation and the evolution of water, sanitation and hygiene	11
National action plans for antimicrobial resistance and variations in surveillance data platforms	11
Integrated disease management: arboviral infections and waterborne diarrhoea	11
Ensuring equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines	11
Vaccination coverage among older adults: a population-based study in India	11
Accessibility and efficiency of mental health services, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	10
Insights into vaccine hesitancy from systems thinking, Rwanda	10
Travel restrictions and variants of concern: global health laws need to reflect evidence	10
Promotion of behavioural change for health in a heterogeneous population	10
Progress towards antibiotic use targets in eight high-income countries	10
New global indicator for workers’ health: mortality rate from diseases attributable to selected occupational risk factors	10
Engaging religious leaders to promote safe burial practices during the 2014–2016 Ebola virus disease outbreak, Sierra Leone	10
Differentiating sex and gender in health research to achieve gender equity	10
National dengue surveillance, Cambodia 2002–2020	10
Comparison of national antimicrobial treatment guidelines, African Union	10
Towards a universal understanding of post COVID-19 condition	10
Tobacco supply and demand strategies used in African countries	10
Intergovernmental engagement on health impacts of climate change	9
Primary health care: realizing the vision	9
Engaging citizens to improve service provision for oral health	9
Impact of tropical cyclones on food security, health and biodiversity	9
Viral transmission and evolution dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 in shipboard quarantine	9
Global access to affordable direct oral anticoagulants	9
A survey of national ethics and bioethics committees	9
Financing and protection for the health and care workforce	9
Quantifying convergence on health-related indicators of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development	9
Attribute-centred theorizing to address behavioural changes	9
COVID-19 response: effectiveness of weekly rapid risk assessments, Italy	9
Hospital-based antimicrobial stewardship, India	9
Protecting noncommunicable disease prevention policy in trade and investment agreements	9
Racial disparities in the COVID-19 response affecting the Marshall Islands diaspora, United States of America	8
Introducing a national essential diagnostics list in India	8
Future directions and priorities in sepsis epidemiology research: a call for action	8
Vaccine equity: there is no time to waste	8
Digital health technologies and adherence to tuberculosis treatment	8
Building resilient health-care supply chains to manage pandemics in low- and middle-income countries	8
Promoting health equity during the COVID-19 pandemic, United States	8
Hypertension care in demographic surveillance sites: a cross-sectional study in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Viet Nam	8
Normalizing the political economy of improving health	8
Validation of a screening test for alcohol use, the Russian Federation	8
Death registration coverage 2019–2021, India	8
A global mandate to strengthen emergency, critical and operative care	8
National policy responses to maintain essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic	7
Tuberculosis care models for children and adolescents: a scoping review	7
Implementation of an infant male circumcision programme, Pakistan	7
Venezuela: out of the headlines but still in crisis	7
Health policy and systems research for rehabilitation: a call for papers	7
Achieving sustainable health equity	7
Missed opportunities for hypertension screening: a cross-sectional study, India	7
Rehabilitation and primary care treatment guidelines, South Africa	7
Emergency, critical and operative care services for effective primary care	7
WHO method for estimating congenital syphilis to inform surveillance and service provision, Paraguay	7
Screening for Hepatitis B in partners and children of women positive for surface antigen, Burkina Faso	7
Data gaps towards health development goals, 47 low- and middle-income countries	7
Using behavioural science for better health	7
Inpatient antibacterial use trends and patterns, China, 2013–2021	6
Pooled testing for SARS-CoV-2, options for efficiency at scale	6
Coordinating COVID-19 vaccine deployment through the WHO COVID-19 Partners Platform	6
Implementation research on kangaroo mother care, Bangladesh	6
WHO’s Robson platform for data-sharing on caesarean section rates	6
Developing an agenda for the decolonization of global health	6
Sexual and reproductive health and rights of migrants: strengthening regional research capacity	6
Physiotherapy as part of primary health care, Italy	6
Examining the evidence base for burnout	6
Implementation of targeted cholera response activities, Cameroon	6
Modelling COVID-19 vaccination status and adherence to public health and social measures, Members of Eastern Mediterranean Region and Algeria	6
Health and nutritional status of children hospitalized during the COVID-19 pandemic, Bangladesh	6
Harnessing the power of behavioural science to improve health	6
Controlled temperature chain for vaccination in low- and middle-income countries: a realist evidence synthesis	6
Health practitioner regulation and national health goals	6
Systemic antibiotic sales and WHO recommendations, India	6

Target product profiles: tests for tuberculosis treatment monitoring and optimization	6
A shorter post-exposure prophylaxis regimen for rabies, Pakistan	6
Subnational inequalities in diphtheria–tetanus–pertussis immunization in 24 countries in the African Region	6
Changing hygiene behaviours: a cluster-randomized trial, Ethiopia	6
Modelling the global economic costs of tobacco product waste	6
Mobile methadone dispensing in Delhi, India: implementation research	6
Building climate-sensitive nutrition programmes	6
Monitoring continuity of maternal and child health services, Indonesia	6
Ultra-processed food for infants and toddlers; dynamics of supply and demand	6
Improvements to a framework for gender and emerging infectious diseases	6
COVID-19 and investment in applied epidemiology	5
WHO air quality database: relevance, history and future developments	5
Social participation, universal health coverage and health security	5
A National Cancer Grid pooled procurement initiative, India	5
Transforming the health information system using mobile and geographic information technologies, Papua New Guinea	5
COVID-19 response and mitigation: a call for action	5
Provision of rehabilitation for congenital conditions	5
Stillbirth undercount in the sample registration system and national family health survey, India	5
WHO's health inequality data repository	5
Tuberculosis treatment outcomes and patient support groups, southern India	5
Iron and folic acid consumption and changing social norms: cluster randomized field trial, Odisha, India	5
Effectiveness of a helmet promotion campaign, China	5
Health inequity focus in pandemic preparedness and response plans	5
Emergency preparedness and readiness; anticipating the need for rehabilitation	5
Cervical cancer screening aided by artificial intelligence, China	5
An integrated surveillance network for antimicrobial resistance, India	5
Pandemic prevention and unsustainable animal-based consumption	5
Behavioural intervention for adolescent uptake of family planning: a randomized controlled trial, Uganda	5
A digital transformation for primary health care	5
Sodium content targets for pre-packaged foods, China: a quantitative study and proposal	5
Artificial intelligence for global health: cautious optimism with safeguards	5
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths after vaccination: a cohort event monitoring study, Islamic Republic of Iran	5
Linking health and finance ministries to improve taxes on unhealthy products	5
Saliva-based methods for SARS-CoV-2 testing in low- and middle-income countries	5
Treatment-adjusted prevalence to assess HIV testing programmes	5
Uptake of orphan drugs in the WHO essential medicines lists	5
COVID-19 vaccines: resolving deployment challenges	5
Prevention and management of hearing loss in patients receiving ototoxic medications	4
Screening for gestational diabetes, Ahmedabad, India	4
Digitalization of routine health information systems: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan	4
Peritoneal dialysis care during the COVID-19 pandemic, Thailand	4
Research on health impacts of chemical contaminants in food	4
Rapid diagnostic tests versus RT–PCR for Ebola virus infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention support for influenza surveillance, 2013–2021	4
Optimizing the supply of vaccines for COVID-19	4
Accelerating vaccine trials	4
Missing data on accessibility of children’s medicines	4
Riverine food environments and food security: a case study of the Mekong River, Cambodia	4
WHO cardiovascular disease risk prediction model performance in 10 regions, China	4
Gender-based violence in Pakistan and public health measures: a call to action	4
Autonomous mobile clinics	4
Establishing the National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, India	4
Reclassifying contraceptives as over-the-counter medicines to improve access	4
Procurement of medicines to treat cancer, 2015–2020, China	4
Global research priorities for urban health	4
Effects of kangaroo mother care on maternal and paternal health: systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Under-five mortality in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: secondary analyses of survey and conflict data by province	4
Public health round-up	4
COVID-19 and palliative care capacity, African Region	4
Innovation in diagnostics: addressing gaps in low- and middle-income countries	4
Identifying risk of death in children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia	3
COVID-19 vaccine development, production and regulatory oversight in African countries	3
Antimicrobial use in the pandemic	3
The tuberculosis vaccine challenge	3
Stopping attacks on health care	3
Revising WHO Guidelines on the management of hypoglycaemia in children	3
Indicators for maternal near miss: an observational study, India	3
How to improve regulatory practices for refurbished medical devices	3
Inequalities in COVID-19 mortality: defining a global research agenda	3
Rehabilitation services and related health databases, Japan	3
A proposal to recognize investment in breastfeeding as a carbon offset	3
Expanding equity measurements of family planning beyond wealth status and contraceptive use	3
Expansion of the measles and rubella laboratory network, India	3
The quality-of-care agenda in fragile, conflict-affected and vulnerable settings	3
Behavioural and social science research opportunities	3
Equitable distribution of SARS-CoV-2 tests	3
Continuing professional development system for health-care professions, Egypt	3
Effectiveness of greenhouse gas mitigation intervention for health-care systems: a systematic review	3
Evidence for factors associated with diet and physical activity in African and Caribbean countries	3
A randomized controlled trial of personalized text messages for smoking cessation, China	3
Target product profile: aerosolized surfactant for neonatal respiratory distress	3
An observational prospective cohort study of naloxone use at witnessed overdoses, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Ukraine	3
National medicines policy development, Saudi Arabia	3
Assessing the policy utility of routine mortality statistics: a global classification of countries	3
“Too much, too late”: data on stillbirths to improve interpretation of caesarean section rates	3
Prevention of SARS-CoV-2 transmission from international arrivals: Xiaotangshan Designated Hospital, China	3
Ways to improve surgical outcomes in low- and middle-income countries	3
Target product profile: Trypanosoma brucei gambiense test for low-prevalence settings	3
Un miembro del personal de la Building Foundation for Development ayuda a preparar suministros para su entrega a instalaciones sanitarias y campos de desplazados en Al Jazirah (Sudán), que actualmente	3
A world report on the transformation needed in mental health care	3
Tracking migration and health inequities	2
Health systems and policy research needed to strengthen the rehabilitation workforce	2
Fertility history and intentions of married women, China	2
Maintaining neglected tropical disease programmes during pandemics	2
Strategies for malaria vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic in African countries	2