Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Papers
(The median citation count of Bulletin of the World Health Organization is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Public health round-up260
Public health round-up128
In this month’s Bulletin73
Increasing immunization coverage, Solomon Islands, 202259
Shanna H Swan: environmental exposure to chemicals and their consequences for58
Tackling skin lightening’s harms48
Medicine availability and affordability for paediatric cancers, China45
Maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response: a systematic review of qualitative studies43
Towards a more accurate global picture of perimenopause41
Harnessing the power of behavioural science to improve health40
Development of alcohol control law, Sao Tome and Principe35
Public health round-up35
Using behavioural science for better health35
Collaborations between product development partnerships and the World Health Organization35
Maria Munir Yusuf: empowering the survivors of gender-based violence33
Simultaneous screening for COVID-19 and tuberculosis, India32
Health systems and policy research needed to strengthen the rehabilitation workforce32
Global surveillance of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants32
Associations between sexual health and well-being: a systematic review30
Antimicrobial resistance and the COVID-19 pandemic30
Public health round-up28
Knowledge and practices related to snakebite prevention, China: a cross-sectional study28
Scaling friendship26
Self-care interventions and universal health coverage26
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Cultivating tobacco-free farms24
Promotion of behavioural change for health in a heterogeneous population24
Kazuto Kato: the ethics of editing humanity24
In this month’s Bulletin23
Iron and folic acid consumption and changing social norms: cluster randomized field trial, Odisha, India23
Subnational inequalities in diphtheria–tetanus–pertussis immunization in 24 countries in the African Region23
Trial of an mHealth intervention to improve HIV prophylaxis for female sex workers, United Republic of Tanzania22
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Towards a universal understanding of post COVID-19 condition22
Establishing the impact of WHO’s normative and standard-setting functions: a call for papers22
Barriers to WHO prequalification of similar biotherapeutic insulin22
Surveillance to improve physical activity of children and adolescents22
Sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment in humanitarian contexts21
Wild poliovirus case in Malawi reinforces need to continue eradication efforts21
Acute unexplained hepatitis in children21
Impact of climate change on biodiversity, agriculture and health: a call for papers20
Assessing health system performance20
In this month’s Bulletin20
Political commitments needed to address health impacts of the climate crisis and biodiversity loss19
Contemporary demographic challenges and population policies18
Implementation research: including breast examinations in a cervical cancer screening programme, Rwanda18
Continuing professional development system for health-care professions, Egypt18
Travel restrictions and variants of concern: global health laws need to reflect evidence17
Polio outbreak response, Yemen16
Public health round-up16
Need for guidelines on prevention of abuse in the health-care sector16
Corrigenda16
Vaccines designed to reduce antimicrobial resistance16
In this month’s Bulletin16
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A shorter post-exposure prophylaxis regimen for rabies, Pakistan15
Public health round-up15
COVAX and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines15
Health workforce data needed to minimize inequities associated with health-worker migration15
Indicators for maternal near miss: an observational study, India15
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Examining the evidence base for burnout14
Protecting nutrition in a food crisis14
A digital transformation for primary health care14
De Wet Swanepoel: using digital technologies to improve access to hearing health14
2024 Global Symposium on Health Systems Research14
Wastewater surveillance to track influenza viruses14
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Community engagement in WHO guideline development13
Solar panels bring power to rural health facilities13
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Adapting emergency care guidance for better outcomes13
Provision of rehabilitation for congenital conditions13
Target product profile: diagnostic test for Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense13
Equitable distribution of SARS-CoV-2 tests12
Vaccination for SARS-CoV-2 of migrants and refugees, Jordan12
Effects of kangaroo mother care on maternal and paternal health: systematic review and meta-analysis12
Unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene: a persistent health burden12
Spatiotemporal trends in COVID-19 vaccine sentiments on a social media platform and correlations with reported vaccine coverage12
The <i>WHO AWaRe (Access, Watch, Reserve) antibiotic book</i> and prevention of antimicrobial resistance12
Proposal for a fourth indicator on vaccine uptake in the joint external evaluation tool12
Reassessing potential economic value and health impact of effective Shigella vaccines11
Opening up with COVID-19 passes11
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus in antenatal care and maternity services, Mozambique11
Controlled temperature chain for vaccination in low- and middle-income countries: a realist evidence synthesis11
Antibiotics needed to treat multidrug-resistant infections in neonates11
Tackling mosquito-borne viruses in the Region of the Americas11
Public health round-up11
Finance and health dialogue needed to build resilient health systems11
COVID-19 response: effectiveness of weekly rapid risk assessments, Italy11
Training community health workers for the COVID-19 response, India11
Health sector advocacy for repurposing agricultural investments affecting fruits, vegetables and legumes11
Maternal mortality: near-miss events in middle-income countries, a systematic review10
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Public health round-up10
Towards an inclusive digital health ecosystem10
Mass gathering events and COVID-19; lessons learnt from the 2020 European football championship10
In this month’s Bulletin10
Shedding light on occupational exposure to the sun10
National policy responses to maintain essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic10
In this month’s Bulletin10
Rosanna Peeling: improving diagnostic capacity of health systems10
Hypertension care in demographic surveillance sites: a cross-sectional study in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Viet Nam10
Supply-chain factors and antimicrobial stewardship10
Menstruation and sexual health, well-being and justice10
In this month’s Bulletin10
Progress needed on climate and health goals, Timor-Leste10
National Cancer Grid initiative for electronic medical records, India9
The health economic–industrial complex: production and innovation for universal health access, Brazil9
New WHO classification of genetic variants causing G6PD deficiency9
Advancing rehabilitation through health policy and systems research9
Lessons from a global antimicrobial resistance surveillance network9
An observational prospective cohort study of naloxone use at witnessed overdoses, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Ukraine9
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The impact of urban fires on public health9
Legal strategies to improve physical activity in populations9
Quality of stroke guidelines in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review9
In this month’s Bulletin9
Autonomous mobile clinics8
Nurse-led initiation of hepatitis C care in rural Cambodia8
In this month’s Bulletin8
Understanding the WHO health workforce support and safeguards list 20238
Sexual health and well-being in later life8
Mpox and stigma8
Monitoring of health inequalities to improve health equity8
The impact of mosquito sampling strategies on molecular xenomonitoring prevalence for filariasis: a systematic review8
Towards a global plastics treaty8
Inequalities in geographical access to emergency obstetric and newborn care8
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Access to eye care during the COVID-19 pandemic, India8
Research Health policy implications of corporate social responsibility provisions in international investment agreements8
Rectal artesunate for severe malaria, implementation research, Zambia8
Urban agrobiodiversity, health and city climate adaptation plans8
COVID-19 and palliative care capacity, African Region8
Emergency care with lay responders in underserved populations: a systematic review8
Hypertension diagnosis and management in Bamako, Mali8
Strengthening guideline contextualization in the WHO European Region8
Thailand's national strategic plan on antimicrobial resistance: progress and challenges8
Developing global guidance on human milk banking8
Antibacterial innovation: parachutes needed8
Considering vulnerable communities in climate mitigation and adaption plans, India7
From infrastructure to impact: why foundations matter in digital health7
Malaria innovation: new nets, old challenges7
Invasive fungal pathogens7
Sexual health and well-being across the life course: call for papers7
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National health examination surveys; a source of critical data7
Guidelines for contributors7
Routine data in a primary care performance dashboard, Ethiopia7
Agnes Kalibata: transforming food systems7
Revising WHO Guidelines on the management of hypoglycaemia in children7
Classification needed of the private health sector7
Digitalization of health care in low- and middle-income countries7
Benjie Foscablo: nursing in the pandemic7
Corrigendum7
Climate risks in urban areas7
Establishing links between drug registers and essential medicine lists6
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Julie Makani: leveraging innovation to tackle sickle cell disease6
Amal Saif Al-Maani: tackling drug-resistant pathogens6
Implementation of a tuberculosis elimination project, India 2018–20196
In this month’s Bulletin6
Age-group associations of schistosomiasis prevalence from trial data, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya and the United Republic of Tanzania6
A mobile messaging service for families on postnatal knowledge and practices: a cluster randomized trial, India6
Costing of HIV services, Uganda and United Republic of Tanzania6
Endometriosis: disease mechanisms and health disparities6
Public health round-up6
WHO cardiovascular disease risk prediction model performance in 10 regions, China5
Public health round-up5
Expanding provision of professional education for nurses, Africa5
A global mandate to strengthen emergency, critical and operative care5
Cognitive testing in 19 countries to refine WHO’s Sexual Health Assessment of Practices and Experiences5
Multisectoral interventions and health system performance: a systematic review5
Addressing production gaps for vaccines in African countries5
Pandemic prevention and unsustainable animal-based consumption5
Vaccine equity: there is no time to waste5
Risk negotiation: a framework for One Health risk analysis5
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Behavioural intervention for adolescent uptake of family planning: a randomized controlled trial, Uganda5
Declining fertility in urban areas5
Stopping attacks on health care5
Surveillance for variants of SARS-CoV-2 to inform risk assessments5
Environmental sanitation and the evolution of water, sanitation and hygiene5
Glenda Gray: overcoming obstacles, driving innovation5
Target product profile for readers of rapid diagnostic tests5
Treatment-adjusted prevalence to assess HIV testing programmes5
Participatory development of training videos for respiratory equipment5
Rabih El Chammay: addressing mental health in crises4
The role of mortality surveillance in pandemic preparedness and response4
Health practitioner regulation and national health goals4
How to finance national antimicrobial resistance action plans4
Monitoring continuity of maternal and child health services, Indonesia4
An integrated surveillance network for antimicrobial resistance, India4
Health worker protests and the COVID-19 pandemic: an interrupted time-series analysis4
Hamid Jafari: the polio endgame and its challenges4
Advancing the “sexual” in sexual and reproductive health and rights: a global health, gender equality and human rights imperative4
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A finance and health collaboration to counter pandemic threats4
National focal points and implementation of the International Health Regulations4
Life-course inequalities in intrinsic capacity and healthy ageing, China4
Vaccinating humanitarian workers against COVID-194
Public health round-up4
Expansion of the measles and rubella laboratory network, India4
Ending the pandemic is not a matter of chance; it’s a matter of choice4
Joy Shumake-Guillemot: linking climate to health4
Accelerating vaccine trials4
Mapping urban physical distancing constraints, sub-Saharan Africa: a case study from Kenya4
In this month’s Bulletin4
Evaluating global health initiatives to improve health equity4
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In this month’s Bulletin4
Implementation of digital HIV services in Guangzhou’s primary health-care system, China4
Global health inequities: a call for papers4
In this month’s Bulletin4
Climate finance opportunities for health and health systems4
Ivanilda (Vanny) Reis: encouraging physical activity and sport for everyone4
WHO recommendations for resilient health systems4
A critical pathway to reducing maternal, newborn and child mortality4
Guidelines for contributors4
A health financing policy agenda for climate mitigation and adaptation4
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Global vaccine coverage and childhood survival estimates: 1990–20194
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Vaccinations for older adults3
Child health, inclusive education and development3
WHO target product profiles to shape global research and development3
Gulnaz Azhymambetova: leading change in nursing care3
Corrigendum3
Comparison of two survey methods for estimating unplanned pregnancy, Bangladesh3
Environmental impact of menstrual hygiene products3
Digital health diplomacy and universal health coverage3
Public health round-up3
Measuring the value of the WHO Model list of essential medicines3
Building climate-sensitive nutrition programmes3
Impact of tropical cyclones on food security, health and biodiversity3
Migrants and health care3
Helping people to die3
Public health round-up3
Measuring access to essential medicines in the sustainable development goals3
A research agenda to improve incidence and outcomes of assisted vaginal birth3
Quantifying alcohol’s harm to others: a research and policy proposal3
Mitigating the unintended consequences of health-care initiatives3
Tuberculosis contact tracing, Angola3
Public health round-up3
Using the WHO-INTEGRATE framework to develop a COVID-19 guideline for schools, Germany3
Accountability for carbon emissions and health equity3
Vaccination coverage among older adults: a population-based study in India3
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