Articles

Real-world effectiveness of pre-exposure prophylaxis in men at high risk of HIV infection in France: a nested case-control study

Elsevier,

The Lancet Public Health, Volume 7, June 2022

This Article supports SDG 3 by providing new insights on the degree and determinants of real-world PrEP effectiveness among men at risk of HIV in France, with relevance in the current context of worldwide PrEP scale up.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Europe

Predictive value of CD8+ T cell and CD4/CD8 ratio at two years of successful ART in the risk of AIDS and non-AIDS events

Elsevier,

eBioMedicine, Volume 80, June 2022

This Article supports SDG 3 by investigating the role of CD8+ T cell count on suppressive ART as a predictor of clinical progression in HIV, suggesting its potential use as a clinical biomarker in evaluations of novel therapies for ongoing immune dysfunction during treated infection.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Global

Potential toxic elements in market vegetables from urban areas of southwest Nigeria: Concentration levels and probabilistic potential dietary health risk among the population

Elsevier,

Journal of Trace Elements and Minerals,
Volume 1,
2022,
100004

Contamination of urban-garden vegetables with potentially toxic elements is a great problem in developing countries. This study assessed the level of PTEs (Cu, Pb, Cr and Cd) in market-sold vegetables in southwest Nigeria and evaluated the estimated daily intake (EDI) to understand the health implications.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

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Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture; Health and wellbeing, Africa

Estimating the cost of achieving basic water, sanitation, hygiene, and waste management services in public health-care facilities in the 46 UN designated least-developed countries: a modelling study

Elsevier,

The Lancet Global Health, Volume 10, June 2022

Background: An alarming number of public health-care facilities in low-income and middle-income countries lack basic water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH), and waste management services. This study estimates the costs of achieving full coverage of basic WASH and waste services in existing public health facilities in the 46 UN designated least-developed countries (LDCs). Methods: In this modelling study, in-need facilities were quantified by combining published counts of public facilities with estimated basic WASH and waste service coverage.

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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Water and sanitation; Capacity Building, Global

Implementation of hand hygiene in health-care facilities: results from the WHO Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework global survey 2019

Elsevier,

The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Volume 22, June 2022

This Article supports SDGs 3 and 6 by assessing the level of hand hygiene implementation and its drivers in health-care facilities through a global WHO survey; 25% of health-care facilities in low-income and middle-income countries were found to lack basic hygiene services, including access to clean water.
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SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and population; Water and sanitation; Menstrual Hygiene, Global

The seasonality of cholera in sub-Saharan Africa: a statistical modelling study

Elsevier,

The Lancet Global Health, Volume 10, June 2022

This Article supports SDGs 3, 6, and 13 by showing consistent and positive correlations between cholera seasonality and precipitation and, to a lesser extent, between cholera seasonality and temperature and flooding in sub-Saharan Africa.
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SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and population; Water and sanitation, Africa

The first WHO global survey on infection prevention and control in health-care facilities

Elsevier,

The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Volume 22, June 2022,  P845-856

This study supports SDGs 3 and 6 by reporting findings from the first WHO global survey assessing infection prevention and control programme implementation at the facility level, and highlighting key gaps: for example, only 68% (302 of 446) of low-income countries had continuously available water services.
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SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and population; Water and sanitation, Global

Severe mental illness in cancer is associated with disparities in psycho-oncological support

Elsevier,

Current Problems in Cancer, Volume 46, June 2022

Globally, about 18 million new cases of cancer are diagnosed each year1 and 450 million people (equally composed of both sexes) suffer from severe mental illnesses (SMI). A significant subgroup of patients with cancer and SMI are disadvantaged in terms of screening for distress and psycho-oncological care.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

Tags:

Diversity and inclusion; Health and wellbeing, Global

The future of food waste: Application of circular economy

Elsevier,

Energy Nexus,
Volume 7,
2022,
100098

Despite its significant adverse impacts on the environment, society, and economy, food waste is unavoidable around the world. The increase in population and income will worsen the situation and put more pressure on food security. 
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SDG:

Goal 2: Zero hunger; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

Tags:

Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture, Global

Perceptions of indigenous people as service providers on payments for forest environmental services in the Central Highlands of Vietnam

Elsevier,

Trees, Forests and People, Volume 8, June 2022

The study assessed the perceptions of indigenous peoples on the Vietnam payments for forest environmental services (PFES) program. The majority of indigenous people were satisfied with PFES participation.
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SDG:

Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 15: Life on land

Tags:

Sustainable cities and human settlements; Water and sanitation, Asia

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