Executive summary With one billion people on the move or having moved in 2018, migration
is a global reality, which has also become a political lightning rod. Although estimates�…

Background In the past 15 years, Brazil has undergone notable social and public health
changes, including a large reduction in child mortality. The Bolsa Familia Programme (BFP)�…

The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged researchers and policy makers to identify public
safety measures forpreventing the collapse of healthcare systems and reducingdeaths. This�…

Summary Background The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study
(GBD) 2016 provides an up-to-date analysis of the burden of diarrhoea in 195 countries�…

Despite notable scientific and medical advances, broader political, socioeconomic and
behavioural factors continue to undercut the response to the COVID-19 pandemic 1, 2. Here�…

Background This study describes heat-and cold-related mortality in 12 urban populations in
low-and middle-income countries, thereby extending knowledge of how diverse populations�…

Brazil is a large complex country that is undergoing rapid economic, social, and
environmental change. In this Series of six articles, we have reported important�…

Objectives. We evaluated the effects of the Family Health Program (FHP), a strategy for
reorganization of primary health care at a nationwide level in Brazil, on infant mortality at a�…

Small newborns are vulnerable to mortality and lifelong loss of human capital. Measures of
vulnerability previously focused on liveborn low-birthweight (LBW) babies, yet LBW�…

Objectives To evaluate the impact of Brazil's recently implemented Family Health Program
(FHP), the largest primary health care programme in the world, on heart and�…