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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Public health round-up284
Public health round-up142
In this month’s Bulletin78
Increasing immunization coverage, Solomon Islands, 202265
Associations between sexual health and well-being: a systematic review61
Global surveillance of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants54
Shanna H Swan: environmental exposure to chemicals and their consequences for46
Tackling skin lightening’s harms45
Medicine availability and affordability for paediatric cancers, China44
Towards a more accurate global picture of perimenopause42
Collaborations between product development partnerships and the World Health Organization41
Development of alcohol control law, Sao Tome and Principe40
Public health round-up39
Health systems and policy research needed to strengthen the rehabilitation workforce39
Maria Munir Yusuf: empowering the survivors of gender-based violence39
Simultaneous screening for COVID-19 and tuberculosis, India37
Public health round-up35
Using behavioural science for better health34
Maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response: a systematic review of qualitative studies33
Antimicrobial resistance and the COVID-19 pandemic32
Harnessing the power of behavioural science to improve health31
Knowledge and practices related to snakebite prevention, China: a cross-sectional study29
Scaling friendship29
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Self-care interventions and universal health coverage28
Iron and folic acid consumption and changing social norms: cluster randomized field trial, Odisha, India27
Kazuto Kato: the ethics of editing humanity27
Establishing the impact of WHO’s normative and standard-setting functions: a call for papers25
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In this month’s Bulletin25
Barriers to WHO prequalification of similar biotherapeutic insulin24
Trial of an mHealth intervention to improve HIV prophylaxis for female sex workers, United Republic of Tanzania24
Cultivating tobacco-free farms24
Towards a universal understanding of post COVID-19 condition23
Acute unexplained hepatitis in children23
Impact of climate change on biodiversity, agriculture and health: a call for papers23
Wild poliovirus case in Malawi reinforces need to continue eradication efforts23
Sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment in humanitarian contexts23
Assessing health system performance22
In this month’s Bulletin21
Midwifery models of care in the context of increasing caesarean delivery rates20
Political commitments needed to address health impacts of the climate crisis and biodiversity loss20
Subnational inequalities in diphtheria–tetanus–pertussis immunization in 24 countries in the African Region19
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Implementation research: including breast examinations in a cervical cancer screening programme, Rwanda18
Contemporary demographic challenges and population policies18
Promotion of behavioural change for health in a heterogeneous population18
In this month’s Bulletin17
COVAX and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines17
Vaccines designed to reduce antimicrobial resistance17
Corrigenda17
Surveillance to improve physical activity of children and adolescents17
Public health round-up17
Travel restrictions and variants of concern: global health laws need to reflect evidence17
Need for guidelines on prevention of abuse in the health-care sector17
Indicators for maternal near miss: an observational study, India16
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Health workforce data needed to minimize inequities associated with health-worker migration15
Continuing professional development system for health-care professions, Egypt15
Examining the evidence base for burnout15
A digital transformation for primary health care15
Wastewater surveillance to track influenza viruses14
Adapting emergency care guidance for better outcomes14
Polio outbreak response, Yemen14
De Wet Swanepoel: using digital technologies to improve access to hearing health14
In this month’s Bulletin14
Protecting nutrition in a food crisis14
2024 Global Symposium on Health Systems Research14
Target product profile: diagnostic test for Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense13
Provision of rehabilitation for congenital conditions13
Vaccination for SARS-CoV-2 of migrants and refugees, Jordan13
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Solar panels bring power to rural health facilities13
Equitable distribution of SARS-CoV-2 tests12
Health sector advocacy for repurposing agricultural investments affecting fruits, vegetables and legumes12
Proposal for a fourth indicator on vaccine uptake in the joint external evaluation tool12
Testing indoor residual spraying coverage targets for malaria control, Bioko, Equatorial Guinea12
Unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene: a persistent health burden12
Maternal mortality: near-miss events in middle-income countries, a systematic review12
The <i>WHO AWaRe (Access, Watch, Reserve) antibiotic book</i> and prevention of antimicrobial resistance12
Effects of kangaroo mother care on maternal and paternal health: systematic review and meta-analysis12
Community engagement in WHO guideline development12
Antibiotics needed to treat multidrug-resistant infections in neonates12
Newborn screening for hearing and sight, Cameroon12
COVID-19 response: effectiveness of weekly rapid risk assessments, Italy11
Hypertension care in demographic surveillance sites: a cross-sectional study in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Viet Nam11
Shedding light on occupational exposure to the sun11
Public health round-up11
Reassessing potential economic value and health impact of effective Shigella vaccines11
Training community health workers for the COVID-19 response, India11
Tackling mosquito-borne viruses in the Region of the Americas11
Finance and health dialogue needed to build resilient health systems11
Opening up with COVID-19 passes11
In this month’s Bulletin11
Public health round-up10
Rosanna Peeling: improving diagnostic capacity of health systems10
In this month’s Bulletin10
Controlled temperature chain for vaccination in low- and middle-income countries: a realist evidence synthesis10
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In this month’s Bulletin10
Progress needed on climate and health goals, Timor-Leste10
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus in antenatal care and maternity services, Mozambique10
Menstruation and sexual health, well-being and justice10
Advancing rehabilitation through health policy and systems research10
The impact of urban fires on public health10
Supply-chain factors and antimicrobial stewardship10
Spatiotemporal trends in COVID-19 vaccine sentiments on a social media platform and correlations with reported vaccine coverage10
Lessons from a global antimicrobial resistance surveillance network9
The health economic–industrial complex: production and innovation for universal health access, Brazil9
National policy responses to maintain essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic9
Sexual health and well-being in later life9
Hypertension diagnosis and management in Bamako, Mali9
National Cancer Grid initiative for electronic medical records, India9
Legal strategies to improve physical activity in populations9
Quality of stroke guidelines in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review9
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New WHO classification of genetic variants causing G6PD deficiency9
An observational prospective cohort study of naloxone use at witnessed overdoses, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Ukraine9
Towards an inclusive digital health ecosystem9
Mass gathering events and COVID-19; lessons learnt from the 2020 European football championship9
In this month’s Bulletin9
Understanding the WHO health workforce support and safeguards list 20239
Thailand's national strategic plan on antimicrobial resistance: progress and challenges8
The impact of mosquito sampling strategies on molecular xenomonitoring prevalence for filariasis: a systematic review8
Nurse-led initiation of hepatitis C care in rural Cambodia8
Antibacterial innovation: parachutes needed8
Strengthening guideline contextualization in the WHO European Region8
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
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Monitoring of health inequalities to improve health equity8
Public health round-up8
Access to eye care during the COVID-19 pandemic, India8
Towards a global plastics treaty8
COVID-19 and palliative care capacity, African Region8
Classification needed of the private health sector8
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Mpox and stigma8
From infrastructure to impact: why foundations matter in digital health7
Developing global guidance on human milk banking7
Revising WHO Guidelines on the management of hypoglycaemia in children7
Guidelines for contributors7
Considering vulnerable communities in climate mitigation and adaption plans, India7
National health examination surveys; a source of critical data7
Digitalization of health care in low- and middle-income countries7
Routine data in a primary care performance dashboard, Ethiopia7
Autonomous mobile clinics7
Inequalities in geographical access to emergency obstetric and newborn care7
Benjie Foscablo: nursing in the pandemic7
Corrigendum7
Climate risks in urban areas6
Implementation of a tuberculosis elimination project, India 2018–20196
Julie Makani: leveraging innovation to tackle sickle cell disease6
Glenda Gray: overcoming obstacles, driving innovation6
Costing of HIV services, Uganda and United Republic of Tanzania6
Malaria innovation: new nets, old challenges6
Amal Saif Al-Maani: tackling drug-resistant pathogens6
Sexual health and well-being across the life course: call for papers6
Age-group associations of schistosomiasis prevalence from trial data, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya and the United Republic of Tanzania6
Expanding provision of professional education for nurses, Africa6
Establishing links between drug registers and essential medicine lists6
Agnes Kalibata: transforming food systems6
A mobile messaging service for families on postnatal knowledge and practices: a cluster randomized trial, India6
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Public health round-up6
Public health round-up6
Invasive fungal pathogens6
Endometriosis: disease mechanisms and health disparities5
Vaccine equity: there is no time to waste5
WHO cardiovascular disease risk prediction model performance in 10 regions, China5
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Target product profile for readers of rapid diagnostic tests5
Global health inequities: a call for papers5
Ivanilda (Vanny) Reis: encouraging physical activity and sport for everyone5
Participatory development of training videos for respiratory equipment5
Expansion of the measles and rubella laboratory network, India5
Cognitive testing in 19 countries to refine WHO’s Sexual Health Assessment of Practices and Experiences5
Surveillance for variants of SARS-CoV-2 to inform risk assessments5
Pandemic prevention and unsustainable animal-based consumption5
Environmental sanitation and the evolution of water, sanitation and hygiene5
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In this month’s Bulletin5
Ending the pandemic is not a matter of chance; it’s a matter of choice5
Declining fertility in urban areas5
Modelling international spread of clade IIb mpox on the Asia continent5
Stopping attacks on health care5
Risk negotiation: a framework for One Health risk analysis5
Addressing production gaps for vaccines in African countries5
A global mandate to strengthen emergency, critical and operative care5
Behavioural intervention for adolescent uptake of family planning: a randomized controlled trial, Uganda5
How to finance national antimicrobial resistance action plans5
Public health round-up5
Joy Shumake-Guillemot: linking climate to health5
Treatment-adjusted prevalence to assess HIV testing programmes5
The role of mortality surveillance in pandemic preparedness and response4
Hamid Jafari: the polio endgame and its challenges4
Rabih El Chammay: addressing mental health in crises4
Monitoring continuity of maternal and child health services, Indonesia4
Life-course inequalities in intrinsic capacity and healthy ageing, China4
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In this month’s Bulletin4
Public health round-up4
A finance and health collaboration to counter pandemic threats4
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A randomized controlled trial of personalized text messages for smoking cessation, China4
An integrated surveillance network for antimicrobial resistance, India4
Vaccinating humanitarian workers against COVID-194
A critical pathway to reducing maternal, newborn and child mortality4
Multisectoral interventions and health system performance: a systematic review4
WHO recommendations for resilient health systems4
Health worker protests and the COVID-19 pandemic: an interrupted time-series analysis4
Global vaccine coverage and childhood survival estimates: 1990–20194
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Gulnaz Azhymambetova: leading change in nursing care4
Implementation research on kangaroo mother care, Bangladesh4
Evaluating global health initiatives to improve health equity4
Implementation of digital HIV services in Guangzhou’s primary health-care system, China4
Guidelines for contributors4
Health practitioner regulation and national health goals4
Climate finance opportunities for health and health systems4
Advancing the “sexual” in sexual and reproductive health and rights: a global health, gender equality and human rights imperative4
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In this month’s Bulletin4
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A research agenda to improve incidence and outcomes of assisted vaginal birth4
Negotiating the plastics treaty to protect health and the environment4
Public health round-up3
WHO target product profiles to shape global research and development3
District-level monitoring of universal health coverage, India3
Improving management of hypoglycaemia in children3
Comparison of two survey methods for estimating unplanned pregnancy, Bangladesh3
Accountability for carbon emissions and health equity3
Impact of tropical cyclones on food security, health and biodiversity3
Comparative performance of national civil registration and vital statistics systems: a global assessment3
Social participation, universal health coverage and health security3
Migrants and health care3
Corrigendum3
Public health round-up3
Measuring access to essential medicines in the sustainable development goals3
Measuring the value of the WHO Model list of essential medicines3
Inpatient antibacterial use trends and patterns, China, 2013–20213
In this month’s Bulletin3
In this month's Bulletin3
Helping people to die3
Using the WHO-INTEGRATE framework to develop a COVID-19 guideline for schools, Germany3
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