Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Article	Citations
Variant analysis of SARS-CoV-2 genomes	428
Herpes simplex virus: global infection prevalence and incidence estimates, 2016	331
Infection fatality rate of COVID-19 inferred from seroprevalence data	220
Tackling antimicrobial resistance in the COVID-19 pandemic	212
Data sharing for novel coronavirus (COVID-19)	162
Modelling human-to-human transmission of monkeypox	160
COVID-19-related misinformation on social media: a systematic review	131
The world report on hearing, 2021	126
Economic burden of COVID-19, China, January–March, 2020: a cost-of-illness study	93
Simulation of pooled-sample analysis strategies for COVID-19 mass testing	79
Modelling the effects of Wuhan’s lockdown during COVID-19, China	79
Infodemics and health misinformation: a systematic review of reviews	77
Community perspectives on the COVID-19 response, Zimbabwe	64
Government trust, perceptions of COVID-19 and behaviour change: cohort surveys, Singapore	57
Refugees and COVID-19: achieving a comprehensive public health response	55
Integration of prevention and control measures for female genital schistosomiasis, HIV and cervical cancer	47
Disease severity classification and COVID-19 outcomes, Republic of Korea	45
Prevalence and risk factors of violence against women and children during COVID-19, Germany	45
Priority pathogens and the antibiotic pipeline: an update	43
The simplified trachoma grading system, amended	43
Immunity certification for COVID-19: ethical considerations	42
Primary health care and sustainable development goals	41
Universal health coverage, oral health, equity and personal responsibility	40
Measures to strengthen primary health-care systems in low- and middle-income countries	38
Mortality surveillance during the COVID-19 pandemic	38

Medical certification of cause of death for COVID-19	36
Transgender health in medical education	35
Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum lacking histidine-rich proteins 2 and 3: a systematic review	35
Fangcang shelter hospitals during the COVID-19 epidemic, Wuhan, China	35
COVID-19 and sustainable development goals	32
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic response on other health research	32
Primary health care contributions to universal health coverage, Ethiopia	32
The <i>WHO AWaRe (Access, Watch, Reserve) antibiotic book</i> and prevention of antimicrobial resistance	31
Travel restrictions and SARS-CoV-2 transmission: an effective distance approach to estimate impact	31
Burnout among primary health-care professionals in low- and middle-income countries: systematic review and meta-analysis	31
Thailand's national strategic plan on antimicrobial resistance: progress and challenges	30
Community surveillance of COVID-19 by village health volunteers, Thailand	30
Hand-hygiene compliance by hospital staff and incidence of health-care-associated infections, Finland	30
Air quality standards for the concentration of particulate matter 2.5, global descriptive analysis	30
Unhealthy geopolitics: can the response to COVID-19 reform climate change policy?	29
Addressing social determinants of noncommunicable diseases in primary care: a systematic review	27
Communities, universal health coverage and primary health care	27
Violence against children during the COVID-19 pandemic	26
COVID-19 response measures and violence against children	26
Prevention of myopia, China	25
Inequitable COVID-19 vaccine distribution and its effects	25
Ensuring equitable access to vaccines for refugees and migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic	25
Primary health care, the Declaration of Astana and COVID-19	25
Development and implementation of guidelines for the management of depression: a systematic review	24
Advancing rehabilitation through health policy and systems research	24
Over-the-counter antibiotic sales in community and online pharmacies, China	24
Scoping review of rehabilitation care models for post COVID-19 condition	23
Catastrophic health expenditure in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis	23
Eliminating mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus, syphilis and hepatitis B in sub-Saharan Africa	21
Universal health coverage and primary health care: the 30 by 2030 campaign	21
Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic bronchitis in eight countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis	20
Global genomic surveillance strategy for pathogens with pandemic and epidemic potential 2022–2032	20
Alignment of national COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for pregnant and lactating women	19
COVAX and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines	19
Public health policies and health-care workers’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Thailand	19
Infertility: a continually neglected component of sexual and reproductive health and rights	19
Telemedicine to deliver diabetes care in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis	19
Developing global guidance on human milk banking	19
Digital health and COVID-19	18
Childhood immunization during the COVID-19 pandemic: experiences in Haiti, Lesotho, Liberia and Malawi	18
WHO recommendations for resilient health systems	18
Primary health care and nutrition	18
Improving malaria control by understanding human behaviour	18
Antimicrobial resistance and the COVID-19 pandemic	18
Strengthening our resolve for primary health care	17
Lessons from a COVID-19 hospital, Republic of Korea	17
Nipah virus circulation at human–bat interfaces, Cambodia	17
Towards a global strategy on digital health	17
Balancing risks and benefits of artificial intelligence in the health sector	17
National surgical, obstetric, anaesthesia and nursing plan, Nigeria	17

Gaps in health security related to wildlife and environment affecting pandemic prevention and preparedness, 2007–2020	17
Hospital-provision of essential primary care in 56 countries: determinants and quality	16
Impact of COVID-19 response on global surgical volumes: an ongoing observational study	16
Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of early COVID-19 cases, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	16
Costs of maternity leave to support breastfeeding; Brazil, Ghana and Mexico	16
Social, cultural and economic aspects of antimicrobial resistance	16
Mental health interventions by lay counsellors: a systematic review and meta-analysis	16
Training community health workers for the COVID-19 response, India	16
Improving care of migrants is key for viral hepatitis elimination in Europe	16
Frequency of visits to health facilities and HIV services offered to men, Malawi	15
Primary health care and the climate crisis	15
Performance-based incentives and community health workers’ outputs, a systematic review	15
Global sales of oral antibiotics formulated for children	15
Public health challenges and opportunities after COVID-19	15
Policy-makers’ perspectives on implementation of cross-sectoral nutrition policies, Western Pacific Region	15
School closures and teenage pregnancy	15
Quality of stroke guidelines in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review	14
Maternal mortality: near-miss events in middle-income countries, a systematic review	14
Including oral diseases and conditions in universal health coverage	14
Strengthening the evidence base for decisions on public health and social measures	13
Maternal near-miss surveillance, Namibia	13
Water, sanitation and hygiene in national action plans for antimicrobial resistance	13
Interrupted time-series analysis of active case-finding for tuberculosis during the COVID-19 pandemic, Zambia	13
Assessment of health facility quality improvements, United Republic of Tanzania	13
Implementing antenatal care recommendations, South Africa	13
Antibiotics needed to treat multidrug-resistant infections in neonates	12
COVID-19 outbreaks among isolated Amazonian indigenous people, Ecuador	12
Wealth-related inequalities in the coverage of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health interventions in 36 countries in the African Region	12
Feasibility of screening for diabetic retinopathy using artificial intelligence, Brazil	12
Survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, Viet Nam: multicentre prospective cohort study	12
Child health, inclusive education and development	12
Environmental burden of disease from unsafe and substandard housing, New Zealand, 2010–2017	12
Vaccination for SARS-CoV-2 of migrants and refugees, Jordan	12
COVID 19 and the oxygen bottleneck	12
Assessing the continuum of care for maternal health in Mexico, 1994–2018	12
Improving the implementation of kangaroo mother care	11
Health and economic benefits of WHO air quality guidelines, Western Pacific Region	11
Risk factors for cooking-related burn injuries in children, WHO Global Burn Registry	11
Mental health of adolescents associated with sexual and reproductive outcomes: a systematic review	11
Ensuring equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines	11
Surveillance for sickle cell disease, United Republic of Tanzania	11
Overuse of medications in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review	11
Pharmacies and primary care: a global development framework	10
Emergency response and the need for collective competence in epidemiological teams	10
Personal digital health hubs for multiple conditions	10
Vaccine manufacturing capacity in low- and middle-income countries	10
Systems science for developing policy to improve physical activity, the Caribbean	10
Engaging religious leaders to promote safe burial practices during the 2014–2016 Ebola virus disease outbreak, Sierra Leone	10
Supply-chain strategies for essential medicines in rural western Kenya during COVID-19	10
European collaborations on medicine and vaccine procurement	10
A review of policies and programmes for human organ and tissue donations and transplantations, WHO African Region	10
Progress towards elimination of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus infection in China: a modelling analysis	10
Concurrence of water and food insecurities, 25 low- and middle-income countries	10
Smoking and epidemics of respiratory infections	10
Legal strategies to improve physical activity in populations	9
Viral transmission and evolution dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 in shipboard quarantine	9
Access to female contraceptives by Rohingya refugees, Bangladesh	9
COVID-19 response: effectiveness of weekly rapid risk assessments, Italy	9
Understanding geopolitical determinants of health	9
COVID-19 social distancing measures and informal urban settlements	9
Integrated disease management: arboviral infections and waterborne diarrhoea	9
A comparison of five paediatric dosing guidelines for antibiotics	9
Promotion of behavioural change for health in a heterogeneous population	9
Financing and protection for the health and care workforce	9
Intergovernmental engagement on health impacts of climate change	9
Insights into vaccine hesitancy from systems thinking, Rwanda	9
Anaemia in women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries: progress towards the 2025 global nutrition target	9
Travel restrictions and variants of concern: global health laws need to reflect evidence	9
A survey of national ethics and bioethics committees	9
Emergency care with lay responders in underserved populations: a systematic review	9
Protecting noncommunicable disease prevention policy in trade and investment agreements	8
Progress towards antibiotic use targets in eight high-income countries	8
Addressing production gaps for vaccines in African countries	8
Control of sexually transmitted infections and global elimination targets, South-East Asia Region	8
Supply chain transparency and the availability of essential medicines	8
A global priority: addressing violence against children	8
Evidence of behaviour change during an Ebola virus disease outbreak, Sierra Leone	8
Primary health care: realizing the vision	8
Comparison of national antimicrobial treatment guidelines, African Union	8
Vaccine equity: there is no time to waste	8

Rural retention strategies in the South-East Asia Region: evidence to guide effective implementation	8
Tobacco supply and demand strategies used in African countries	8
Attribute-centred theorizing to address behavioural changes	8
Field-testing of primary health-care indicators, India	8
Racial disparities in the COVID-19 response affecting the Marshall Islands diaspora, United States of America	8
Artificial intelligence, diagnostic imaging and neglected tropical diseases: ethical implications	8
Accessibility and efficiency of mental health services, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	7
Addressing barriers to primary health-care services for noncommunicable diseases in the African Region	7
Validation of a screening test for alcohol use, the Russian Federation	7
Vaccination coverage among older adults: a population-based study in India	7
Tuberculosis care models for children and adolescents: a scoping review	7
Ethical considerations for mystery shopper studies of pharmaceutical sales	7
Towards a universal understanding of post COVID-19 condition	7
Introducing a national essential diagnostics list in India	7
Promoting health equity during the COVID-19 pandemic, United States	7
Environmental sanitation and the evolution of water, sanitation and hygiene	7
Engaging citizens to improve service provision for oral health	7
Health policy and systems research for rehabilitation: a call for papers	7
Maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response: a systematic review of qualitative studies	7
A combination approach of behavioural and biomedical interventions for prevention of sexually transmitted infections	6
Data gaps towards health development goals, 47 low- and middle-income countries	6
The evolution of community-based primary health care, Slovenia	6
A shorter post-exposure prophylaxis regimen for rabies, Pakistan	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
National health insurance and surgical care for injured people, Ghana	6
Future directions and priorities in sepsis epidemiology research: a call for action	6
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus in antenatal care and maternity services, Mozambique	6
The need for a coordinated international pandemic response	6
Sales of anti-cancer medicines; China, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand	6
Emergency, critical and operative care services for effective primary care	6
Simulation of the effects of COVID-19 testing rates on hospitalizations	6
Modelling COVID-19 vaccination status and adherence to public health and social measures, Members of Eastern Mediterranean Region and Algeria	6
WHO method for estimating congenital syphilis to inform surveillance and service provision, Paraguay	6
Quantifying convergence on health-related indicators of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development	6
Hypertension care in demographic surveillance sites: a cross-sectional study in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Viet Nam	6
Normalizing the political economy of improving health	6
Digital health technologies and adherence to tuberculosis treatment	6
Surveillance to improve physical activity of children and adolescents	6
Users of rehabilitation services in 14 countries and territories affected by conflict, 1988–2018	6
Transitions between body mass index categories, South Africa	6
Emergency care in the pandemic	6
COVID-19 control strategies in Taizhou city, China	6
Provision of rehabilitation for congenital conditions	5
COVID-19 vaccines: resolving deployment challenges	5
Sexual and reproductive health and rights of migrants: strengthening regional research capacity	5
Fostering local production of essential medicines in Nigeria	5
Implementation of an infant male circumcision programme, Pakistan	5
Social participation, universal health coverage and health security	5
Access to eye care during the COVID-19 pandemic, India	5
Modelling the global economic costs of tobacco product waste	5
WHO’s Robson platform for data-sharing on caesarean section rates	5
COVID-19 response and mitigation: a call for action	5
COVID-19 and investment in applied epidemiology	5
A global mandate to strengthen emergency, critical and operative care	5
William Karesh: championing “One Health”	5
Life-course inequalities in intrinsic capacity and healthy ageing, China	5
Rehabilitation and primary care treatment guidelines, South Africa	5
National action plans for antimicrobial resistance and variations in surveillance data platforms	5
Changing hygiene behaviours: a cluster-randomized trial, Ethiopia	5
Building resilient health-care supply chains to manage pandemics in low- and middle-income countries	5
Implementation research on kangaroo mother care, Bangladesh	5
Regulating digital health	5
Gaps in access to essential medicines and health products for noncommunicable diseases and mental health conditions	5
Global access to affordable direct oral anticoagulants	5
Improving prevention, recognition and treatment of noma	5
Baruch Fischhoff: the importance of testing messages	5
Screening for Hepatitis B in partners and children of women positive for surface antigen, Burkina Faso	5
Missed opportunities for hypertension screening: a cross-sectional study, India	5
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths after vaccination: a cohort event monitoring study, Islamic Republic of Iran	5
Health inequity focus in pandemic preparedness and response plans	5
Linking health and finance ministries to improve taxes on unhealthy products	5
Controlled temperature chain for vaccination in low- and middle-income countries: a realist evidence synthesis	5
Monitoring continuity of maternal and child health services, Indonesia	5
Saliva-based methods for SARS-CoV-2 testing in low- and middle-income countries	4
An integrated surveillance network for antimicrobial resistance, India	4
Systemic antibiotic sales and WHO recommendations, India	4
Provision of community-based mental health care, Latvia	4
Public health round-up	4
COVID-19 and palliative care capacity, African Region	4
Hospital-based antimicrobial stewardship, India	4
Emergency preparedness and readiness; anticipating the need for rehabilitation	4
Treatment-adjusted prevalence to assess HIV testing programmes	4
Pandemic prevention and unsustainable animal-based consumption	4
Research on health impacts of chemical contaminants in food	4
Sodium content targets for pre-packaged foods, China: a quantitative study and proposal	4
Iron and folic acid consumption and changing social norms: cluster randomized field trial, Odisha, India	4
Harnessing the power of behavioural science to improve health	4
Registration of antimicrobials, Kenya, Uganda and United Republic of Tanzania, 2018	4
Building climate-sensitive nutrition programmes	4
Stillbirth undercount in the sample registration system and national family health survey, India	4
Improvements to a framework for gender and emerging infectious diseases	4
Subnational inequalities in diphtheria–tetanus–pertussis immunization in 24 countries in the African Region	4
United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention support for influenza surveillance, 2013–2021	4
Accelerating regulation in response to COVID-19	4