Abstract Mobile health, or 'mHealth', is the application of mobile devices, their components
and related technologies to healthcare. It is already improving patients' access to treatment …

Summary Background During the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) era, many countries
in Africa achieved marked reductions in under-5 and neonatal mortality. Yet the pace of …

The economic and man-made resources that sustain human wellbeing are not distributed
evenly across the world, but are instead heavily concentrated in cities. Poor access to …

Africa is forecasted to experience large and rapid climate change and population growth
during the twenty-first century, which threatens the world's second largest rainforest …

Livestock contributes directly to the livelihoods and food security of almost a billion people
and affects the diet and health of many more. With estimated standing populations of 1.43 …

Recent years have seen substantial growth in openly available satellite and other geospatial
data layers, which represent a range of metrics relevant to global human population …

Evidence assembled in this special issue of Food Policy shows that rising rural population
densities in parts of Africa are profoundly affecting farming systems and the region's …

Each year, WHO's World malaria report offers in-depth information on the latest trends in
malaria control and elimination at global, regional and country levels. The report highlights …