Several diseases currently treated in specialized care could partially be treated in primary care [ 1 – 4 ]. This is also the case in the mental healthcare sector. Policy makers expect that substituting specialized mental health services with …

The freelance economy has seen rapid growth worldwide in recent years, and the Philippines is not an exception. The country ranked 6th among the fastest growing markets for gig economy in the 2019 Gig Economy Index [ 1 ]. Young workers dominate the …

The primary health care (PHC) approach is the foundation for building equitable and effective health systems that can address the health needs of people throughout their lives [ 1 , 2 ]. In 2018, countries across the globe renewed their commitment …

The 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) recognised infertility prevention and management as a core component of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) [ 1 ]. Over the years, this recognition was reiterated …

Globally, an estimated 230 million pregnancies occur annually [ 1 , 2 ], thence, approximately 800 women die every day due to pregnancy or childbirth complications [ 3 , 4 ]. As of 2017, global maternal mortality stood at 211 per 100,000 livebirths …

One in six people worldwide will be over 65 years in 2050 [ 1 ]. Ageing is correlated with increased multimorbidity and chronic health needs. This is burdensome to older adults and their informal caregivers and significantly increases health and …

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic hit the world in a disruptive way, forcing stringent adaptation to a new reality, including ways of living, working, and communicating. All over the world, health and care systems were affected by the pandemic.

Family doctor contract policy [ 1 ] is now run by the State Council as an important move to promote the hierarchical medical system [ 2 ].

The widespread increase in women’s labor force in the 1970 and 1980 s led most developed countries to adopt national maternity leave policies to support parents in their efforts to care for newborns while remaining attached to the labor market …

The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged health and care systems (HCS) worldwide, claiming almost 7 million lives and affecting about 670 million people until 22nd May 2023 [ 1 ]. With almost all countries stricken by the pandemic facing a surge in …

On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak as a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) [ 1 ]. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a …

That Dalits (Scheduled Castes or SC in administrative parlance) are one of the most marginalised social groups in contemporary India is not something new to Indian academia and policymakers. While many countries have had similar hierarchisation of …

Worldwide, about 810 women die every day from pregnancy-related and delivery complications. Although maternal mortality has seen a decline from 342 deaths per 100,000 to 211 deaths per 100,000 from 2000 to 2017 respectively, Sub-Saharan Africa and …

This article examines New Zealand’s Primary Care (PC) workforce through the lens of professionalism, using actor analysis, an infrequently reported policy analysis tool in the health workforce governance literature [ 1 ]. The article explores the …

China’s domestic migrant population has tripled from 121 million in 2000 to 376 million in 2020, accounting for more than a quarter of the country’s population [ 1 ]. The majority of these migrants—estimated to be 174 million as of 2019 [ 2 ]—are …

Since December 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus, has had a significant global impact, affecting countries such as China, Italy, Spain, the United States, and the United Kingdom [ 1 , 2 ]. The pandemic has posed …

Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases that significantly increases the risks of developing heart, brain, kidney, and other vascular diseases [ 1 – 3 ]. Globally less than 20% of people with hypertension have controlled …

Despite advances in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, many infants are still born infected with the virus. Untreated pediatric HIV has a peak mortality at 2–3 months of age, and half of HIV-infected infants will not survive past …

In recent decades, demographic changes and improvements in acute healthcare have led to an increase in long-term conditions [ 1 , 2 ]. The world’s population is aging as the number of people over the age of 60 years is projected to double by 2050 [ …3