Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Papers
(The median citation count of Bulletin of the World Health Organization is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Public health round-up472
In this month’s Bulletin238
Increasing immunization coverage, Solomon Islands, 2022101
Community engagement in health guidelines and other normative products: a methodological review92
Public health round-up82
Public health round-up69
Shanna H Swan: environmental exposure to chemicals and their consequences for65
Public health round-up62
Maria Munir Yusuf: empowering the survivors of gender-based violence60
Development of alcohol control law, Sao Tome and Principe52
Tackling skin lightening’s harms51
Collaborations between product development partnerships and the World Health Organization50
Simultaneous screening for COVID-19 and tuberculosis, India48
Towards a more accurate global picture of perimenopause46
Global surveillance of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants46
Medicine availability and affordability for paediatric cancers, China43
Antimicrobial resistance and the COVID-19 pandemic38
Knowledge and practices related to snakebite prevention, China: a cross-sectional study37
Maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response: a systematic review of qualitative studies37
Health systems and policy research needed to strengthen the rehabilitation workforce33
Policy lessons from a vaping ban, Singapore31
Associations between sexual health and well-being: a systematic review30
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Scaling friendship28
Barriers to WHO prequalification of similar biotherapeutic insulin28
Cultivating tobacco-free farms27
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Contemporary demographic challenges and population policies26
Surveillance to improve physical activity of children and adolescents24
Screening programmes and breast cancer mortality: an observational study of 194 countries24
Regulatory frameworks and evidence requirements for traditional, complementary and integrative medicines; Australia, Canada, China, Republic of Korea, the United States of America and the European Uni23
Implementation research: including breast examinations in a cervical cancer screening programme, Rwanda23
Establishing the impact of WHO’s normative and standard-setting functions: a call for papers22
Acute unexplained hepatitis in children22
Assessing health system performance21
Political commitments needed to address health impacts of the climate crisis and biodiversity loss21
Wild poliovirus case in Malawi reinforces need to continue eradication efforts21
In this month’s Bulletin21
Midwifery models of care in the context of increasing caesarean delivery rates20
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Population changes and demographic dividends19
Medicines for treatment of older people in guidelines and essential medicines lists, WHO African Region19
Projects to support people with dementia, Shanghai, China19
A human rights approach to preventing racial discrimination in health care18
Self-care interventions and universal health coverage18
Integrating traditional medicines into health systems18
Trial of an mHealth intervention to improve HIV prophylaxis for female sex workers, United Republic of Tanzania18
Rabies elimination in the WHO African Region18
Public health round-up18
Vaccines designed to reduce antimicrobial resistance17
In this month’s Bulletin17
Sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment in humanitarian contexts17
Public health round-up16
Corrigenda16
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Public health round-up16
Continuing professional development system for health-care professions, Egypt16
A digital transformation for primary health care15
Need for guidelines on prevention of abuse in the health-care sector15
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Public health round-up15
In this month’s Bulletin15
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COVAX and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines14
Examining the evidence base for burnout14
Polio outbreak response, Yemen14
Health workforce data needed to minimize inequities associated with health-worker migration14
Indicators for maternal near miss: an observational study, India14
Adapting emergency care guidance for better outcomes13
Protecting nutrition in a food crisis13
Solar panels bring power to rural health facilities13
Use of traditional medicine for hypertension, diabetes, and hypercholesterolaemia measured in 71 surveys13
Public health round-up13
Wastewater surveillance to track influenza viruses13
Target product profile: diagnostic test for Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense13
International Statistical Classification of Diseases and data gaps in traditional medicine13
Effective care for mothers and babies during humanitarian crises12
Unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene: a persistent health burden12
2024 Global Symposium on Health Systems Research12
Provision of rehabilitation for congenital conditions12
De Wet Swanepoel: using digital technologies to improve access to hearing health12
Indigenous rights, health and traditional medicine systems12
Newborn screening for hearing and sight, Cameroon12
Equitable distribution of SARS-CoV-2 tests11
Community engagement in WHO guideline development11
In this month’s Bulletin11
The <i>WHO AWaRe (Access, Watch, Reserve) antibiotic book</i> and prevention of antimicrobial resistance11
Shedding light on occupational exposure to the sun11
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Testing indoor residual spraying coverage targets for malaria control, Bioko, Equatorial Guinea11
Effects of kangaroo mother care on maternal and paternal health: systematic review and meta-analysis11
WHO definitions for reserve antibiotics11
Supply-chain factors and antimicrobial stewardship10
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Controlled temperature chain for vaccination in low- and middle-income countries: a realist evidence synthesis10
Health sector advocacy for repurposing agricultural investments affecting fruits, vegetables and legumes10
In equalities in diarrhoea, pneumonia and measles deaths: estimates for 21 sub-Saharan African countries10
Antibiotics needed to treat multidrug-resistant infections in neonates10
Hypertension care in demographic surveillance sites: a cross-sectional study in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Viet Nam10
In this month’s Bulletin10
Finance and health dialogue needed to build resilient health systems10
Reassessing potential economic value and health impact of effective Shigella vaccines10
Proposal for a fourth indicator on vaccine uptake in the joint external evaluation tool10
Tackling mosquito-borne viruses in the Region of the Americas10
Spatiotemporal trends in COVID-19 vaccine sentiments on a social media platform and correlations with reported vaccine coverage10
In this month’s Bulletin9
The impact of urban fires on public health9
Economic evaluation of thermal ablation compared to cryotherapy and loop diathermy in a screen-and-treat approach to cervical cancer, Zambia9
Insurance companies, climate and health justice9
Towards an inclusive digital health ecosystem9
Public health round-up9
National Cancer Grid initiative for electronic medical records, India9
Menstruation and sexual health, well-being and justice9
Participatory research and community engagement in climate and health research9
New WHO classification of genetic variants causing G6PD deficiency9
In this month’s Bulletin9
Progress needed on climate and health goals, Timor-Leste9
Rosanna Peeling: improving diagnostic capacity of health systems9
Mass gathering events and COVID-19; lessons learnt from the 2020 European football championship9
Crowdsourced surveillance for neglected tropical diseases, Nigeria9
Lessons from a global antimicrobial resistance surveillance network9
The health economic–industrial complex: production and innovation for universal health access, Brazil8
Strengthening guideline contextualization in the WHO European Region8
National health examination surveys; a source of critical data8
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Mpox and stigma8
Integration of mental health services with HIV prevention, treatment and care8
Sexual health and well-being in later life8
Global research funding for traditional, complementary and integrative medicine8
Advancing rehabilitation through health policy and systems research8
Public health round-up8
Understanding the WHO health workforce support and safeguards list 20238
Research Health policy implications of corporate social responsibility provisions in international investment agreements8
Considering vulnerable communities in climate mitigation and adaption plans, India8
Climate change and increased risk of respiratory infections in humans8
Hypertension diagnosis and management in Bamako, Mali8
Trend analysis and modelling of universal health coverage, Ethiopia7
Antibacterial innovation: parachutes needed7
From infrastructure to impact: why foundations matter in digital health7
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Monitoring of health inequalities to improve health equity7
In this month’s Bulletin7
Traditional medicine and its contributions to science, health equity and sustainability7
Rectal artesunate for severe malaria, implementation research, Zambia7
Autonomous mobile clinics7
Artificial intelligence applied to local production of diagnostic tests7
Nurse-led initiation of hepatitis C care in rural Cambodia7
Urban agrobiodiversity, health and city climate adaptation plans7
Towards a global plastics treaty7
Classification needed of the private health sector7
The impact of mosquito sampling strategies on molecular xenomonitoring prevalence for filariasis: a systematic review7
A global approach to safety assessment of medicinal plants6
Expanding provision of professional education for nurses, Africa6
Glenda Gray: overcoming obstacles, driving innovation6
Establishing links between drug registers and essential medicine lists6
Digitalization of health care in low- and middle-income countries6
Climate risks in urban areas6
Cigarette consumption from a life-course perspective in low- and middle-income countries6
Malaria innovation: new nets, old challenges6
Public health round-up6
Julie Makani: leveraging innovation to tackle sickle cell disease6
A call for inclusion of arthroplasty as essential surgery6
Inequalities in geographical access to emergency obstetric and newborn care6
Corrigendum6
Sexual health and well-being across the life course: call for papers6
Costing of HIV services, Uganda and United Republic of Tanzania6
A mobile messaging service for families on postnatal knowledge and practices: a cluster randomized trial, India6
Public health round-up6
Routine data in a primary care performance dashboard, Ethiopia6
Guidelines for contributors6
Guidelines for contributors6
Invasive fungal pathogens6
Implementation of a tuberculosis elimination project, India 2018–20196
Stopping attacks on health care5
Cognitive testing in 19 countries to refine WHO’s Sexual Health Assessment of Practices and Experiences5
List of reviewers5
Endometriosis: disease mechanisms and health disparities5
WHO cardiovascular disease risk prediction model performance in 10 regions, China5
Surveillance for variants of SARS-CoV-2 to inform risk assessments5
Ivanilda (Vanny) Reis: encouraging physical activity and sport for everyone5
Target product profile for readers of rapid diagnostic tests5
Priscilla Idele: fertility, choice and changing norms5
Risk negotiation: a framework for One Health risk analysis5
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Joy Shumake-Guillemot: linking climate to health5
A global mandate to strengthen emergency, critical and operative care5
In this month’s Bulletin5
Participatory development of training videos for respiratory equipment5
Public health round-up5
Commercial determinants of health; accentuating positive, curtailing negative impacts: call for papers5
Improved long-term care provision in the context of population ageing5
Age-group associations of schistosomiasis prevalence from trial data, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya and the United Republic of Tanzania5
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Modelling international spread of clade IIb mpox on the Asia continent5
Public health responses to ageing in the face of demographic change5
How to finance national antimicrobial resistance action plans5
Declining fertility in urban areas5
Negotiating the plastics treaty to protect health and the environment4
Evaluating global health initiatives to improve health equity4
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Climate finance opportunities for health and health systems4
Guidelines for contributors4
Global health inequities: a call for papers4
A critical pathway to reducing maternal, newborn and child mortality4
Infertility services in the context of decreasing total fertility rates4
Diagnosis of the first few cases of a novel respiratory pathogen: the FFX-Dx protocol4
Caesarean section for stillborn babies, Benin, Malawi, Uganda and United Republic of Tanzania4
Research ethics committees and regulation of climate change and health research4
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The role of mortality surveillance in pandemic preparedness and response4
Advancing the “sexual” in sexual and reproductive health and rights: a global health, gender equality and human rights imperative4
Rabih El Chammay: addressing mental health in crises4
Life-course inequalities in intrinsic capacity and healthy ageing, China4
Health practitioner regulation and national health goals4
Traditional knowledge on health: balancing innovation, ethics and intellectual property4
Care for survivors when an emergency ends4
Implementation of digital HIV services in Guangzhou’s primary health-care system, China4
Global vaccine coverage and childhood survival estimates: 1990–20194
In this month’s Bulletin4
Hamid Jafari: the polio endgame and its challenges4
Health worker protests and the COVID-19 pandemic: an interrupted time-series analysis4
Multisectoral interventions and health system performance: a systematic review4
Policy implications of Codex Alimentarius guidelines on nutrition labelling4
Vaccinating humanitarian workers against COVID-194
Valuing reductions in the risk of death in benefit–cost analyses of environment- and climate-health actions4
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In this month’s Bulletin3
Local capacity for policy development and implementation3
In this month's Bulletin3
List of reviewers3
Using the WHO-INTEGRATE framework to develop a COVID-19 guideline for schools, Germany3
Outcomes of sugar reduction policies, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland3
Corrigendum3
Accountability for carbon emissions and health equity3
Comparison of two survey methods for estimating unplanned pregnancy, Bangladesh3
Patient satisfaction and value based purchasing in hospitals, Odisha, India3
Paro Declaration: commitment to addressing mental health challenges in the South-East Asia Region3
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National action plans for antimicrobial resistance and variations in surveillance data platforms3
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths after vaccination: a cohort event monitoring study, Islamic Republic of Iran3
District-level monitoring of universal health coverage, India3
Vikram Patel: fresh ways of delivering mental health care3
Helping people to die3
In this month's Bulletin3
Progress towards sustainable development goals related to sexual health3
Scan and share to register outpatients, India3
Improving the uptake of contraception, Somalia3
Water quality and child undernutrition: evidence from 29 low- and middle-income countries3
Digital health diplomacy and universal health coverage3
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