Showing papers in "The Lancet Global Health in 2021"
TL;DR: Results suggest eye care services contributed to the observed reduction of age-standardised rates of avoidable blindness but not of MSVI, and that the target in an ageing global population was not reached.
918 citations
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust1, Middle East Technical University2, Koç University3, University of London4, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust5, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists6, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust7, North Bristol NHS Trust8, University of Birmingham9, St George's, University of London10, Public Health England11, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health12, King's College London13
TL;DR: A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal, fetal, and neonatal outcomes is presented in this article. But no systematic synthesis of evidence of this effect has been undertaken.
540 citations
University of London1, National Institute for Health Research2, University of Auckland3, University of Cambridge4, Anglia Ruskin University5, Queen's University Belfast6, Sun Yat-sen University7, The Fred Hollows Foundation8, Mbarara University of Science and Technology9, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare10, University of Geneva11, St Thomas' Hospital12, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust13, Southwest University of Visual Arts14, Orbis International15, International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness16, University of Cape Town17, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust18, University of Michigan19, Emory University20, Johns Hopkins University21, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary22, University of São Paulo23, University of Nairobi24, Seva Foundation25, Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology26, Heidelberg University27, The George Institute for Global Health28, University of New South Wales29, L V Prasad Eye Institute30, College of Health Sciences, Bahrain31, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences32, International Institute of Minnesota33, University of the West Indies34, University of Melbourne35, Kenya Medical Training College36, Federal University of São Paulo37, Capital Medical University38, National University of Singapore39, Singapore National Eye Center40, Pan American Health Organization41, Brien Holden Vision Institute42, University of Calabar43
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors defined eye health as maximised vision, ocular health, and functional ability, thereby contributing to overall health and wellbeing, social inclusion, and quality of life.
435 citations
TL;DR: Age-adjusted prevalence of blindness has reduced over the past three decades, yet due to population growth, progress is not keeping pace with needs, and face enormous challenges in avoiding vision impairment as the global population grows and ages.
416 citations
TL;DR: The TOGETHER trial as discussed by the authors evaluated the efficacy of fluvoxamine versus placebo in preventing hospitalisation defined as either retention in a COVID-19 emergency setting or transfer to a tertiary hospital due to CoV-19.
274 citations
TL;DR: Women living with HIV have a significantly increased risk of cervical cancer, especially for countries in southern Africa and eastern Africa, where a substantial HIV-attributable cervical cancer burden has added to the existing cervical cancerurden.
244 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed the relationship between health-system preparedness, responses to COVID-19, and the pattern of spread of the epidemic in a country marked by wide inequalities in socioeconomic characteristics and other health risks (age structure and burden of chronic disease).
201 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a systematic review and meta-analysis of serological surveys for antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 have been reported worldwide, and the authors aimed to synthesise, combine, and assess this large corpus of data.
174 citations
Indian Council of Medical Research1, National Institute of Occupational Health2, Regional Medical Research Centre3, Government Medical College, Srinagar4, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad5, Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences6, National Tuberculosis Institute7, Government of Karnataka8
TL;DR: A second household serosurvey among individuals aged 10 years or older in the same 700 villages or wards within 70 districts in India that were included in the first sero-survey was conducted in this article.
143 citations
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed data from the DATCOV national active surveillance system for COVID-19 admissions to hospital from March 5, 2020, to March 27, 2021.
TL;DR: Midwives can help to substantially reduce maternal and neonatal mortality and stillbirths in LMICs, but to realise this potential, midwives need to have skills and competencies in line with recommendations from the International Confederation of Midwives, to be part of a team of sufficient size and skill, and to work in an enabling environment.
Imperial College London1, Madras Medical College2, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University3, University of Kelaniya4, University of Colombo5, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram6, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute7, Great Ormond Street Hospital8, National Institute for Health Research9, Maulana Azad Medical College10, Wayne State University11
TL;DR: In this paper, a randomized controlled trial was conducted to examine whether therapeutic hypothermia alongside optimal supportive intensive care reduces death or moderate or severe disability after neonatal encephalopathy in south Asia.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used a population-based household survey to estimate SARS-CoV-2 prevalence in six districts of Zambia in July, 2020, and applied the prevalence estimates to census population projections for each district.
University of British Columbia1, McMaster University2, Makerere University3, Aga Khan University4, Monash University5, Princeton University6, National University of Rwanda7, University of Cape Town8, University of Pittsburgh9, Johns Hopkins University10, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais11, Cytel12
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss how the medical research community has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and highlight the need for large-scale clinical trials structured according to a master protocol in a coordinated and collaborative manner.
University of Oxford1, Hanoi Medical University2, Mahidol University3, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh4, University of Health and Allied Sciences5, Eduardo Mondlane University6, University of the Witwatersrand7, University of KwaZulu-Natal8, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology9, Umeå University10
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compared community-based antibiotic access and use practices across communities in low-income and middle-income countries to identify contextually specific targets for interventions to improve antibiotic use practices.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the effects of decentralization and integration of testing, care, and treatment with harm-reduction and other services, and task-shifting to non-specialists on outcomes across the HCV care continuum.
TL;DR: Despite the surge in treatment studies for COVID-19, the proportion excluding pregnant women remains consistent and is not well justified as many of the treatments being evaluated have no or low safety concerns during pregnancy.
Johns Hopkins University1, University of Pittsburgh2, University of Cape Town3, University of Maryland, Baltimore4, University of KwaZulu-Natal5, Tulane University6, University of Tübingen7, South African Medical Research Council8, University of Kinshasa9, Eduardo Mondlane University10, Western Cape Department of Health11, University College London12
TL;DR: The authors argue that common practices in academic global health (e.g., authorship practices, research partnerships, academic writing, editorial practices, sensemaking practices, and the choice of audience or research framing, questions, and methods) are peppered with epistemic wrongs that lead to or exacerbate epistemic injustice.
TL;DR: In this paper, a broader perspective to evaluate ITN effectiveness in terms of access to nets, use of nets, bioefficacy, and durability should be taken, arguing that a single focus on insecticide resistance misses the bigger picture.
TL;DR: The global prevalence of syphilis among men who have sex with men (MSM) is estimated in this article, where the authors used random-effects models to generate pooled prevalence estimates across the eight regions of the Sustainable Development Goals.
TL;DR: In this paper, the transition from US to global vaccine prevention efforts and from ethical and logistical issues to those that are relevant for global vaccine security, justice, equity, and diplomacy is discussed.
TL;DR: A dynamic COVID-19 microsimulation model is developed to assess clinical and economic outcomes and cost-effectiveness of epidemic control strategies in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors performed a population-based study of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Iquitos at two timepoints: July 13-18, 2020 (baseline) and 1-month follow-up.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the community burden and transmission of influenza in a rural and an urban setting in South Africa and found that half of the influenza infections were symptomatic, with asymptomatic individuals transmitting influenza to 6% of household contacts.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed Service Provision Assessments (SPAs) from ten low-income and middle-income countries to benchmark diagnostic availability, including Bangladesh, Haiti, Malawi, Namibia, Nepal, Kenya, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, and Uganda.