Executive summary The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the need for well-functioning
primary health care (PHC) into sharp focus. PHC is the best platform for providing basic …

Current global health policy goals include a 25% reduction in premature mortality from
noncommunicable diseases by 2025. In this 2-part review, we provide an overview of the …

Background Detailed assessments of mortality patterns, particularly age-specific mortality,
represent a crucial input that enables health systems to target interventions to specific …

BackgroundUp-to-date evidence on levels and trends for age-sex-specific all-cause and
cause-specific mortality is essential for the formation of global, regional, and national health …

There is a global commitment to reduce premature cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) 25% by
2025. CVD mortality rates have declined dramatically over the past 2 decades, yet the …

In this second part of a 2-part series on the global burden of cardiovascular disease, we
review the proven, effective approaches to the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular …

The fragility of health systems has never been of greater interest—or importance—than at
this moment, in the aftermath of the worst Ebola virus disease epidemic to date. The loss of …

Existing definitions and measurement approaches of quality of health care often fail to
address the complexities involved in understanding quality of care. It is perceptions of …

Understanding healthcare system resilience has become paramount, particularly in the
wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which imposed unprecedented burdens on healthcare …

The success of antiretroviral therapy has led some people to now ask whether the end of
AIDS is possible. For patients who are motivated to take therapy and who have access to …