Study ProtocolPublished 9 October 2026Clinical profiles, referral patterns and low vision aid prescribing across four rehabilitation centres in Ghana: protocol for a multicentre retrospective record reviewKwadwo Owusu Akuffo · Josephine Ampong · Josephine Ampomah Boateng · Caleb Ofosu Yeboah · Lovinger Ato Quansah · Richard Atakora Baafi · Edward Aboagye Yeboah · Isaiah Osei Duah Junior · Sylvia Agyekum · Sylvester Kyeremeh · David Ben Kumah · Albert Kwadjo Amoah Andoh · Emmanuel Tettey Doku · Gabriel Kwaku Agbeshie · Samuel Oteng Brako · Kenneth Bempah Karikari · Nana Akwasi Owusu Mensah · Eldrick Adu Acquah · Ellis Sarpong Mainuh · Maame Abena Kesewah Boaitey · Bright Owusu Prempeh · Louis Oteng-Gyimah · Afua Asantewaa Nkansah · Patience Boatemaa-Twum · Henry Owusu Bota · Josephine Boakye Owusu · Golda Dokuaa Kwapong · Nicholas Sarpong · Hornametor Yao Afake · Werner EisenbarthFrontiers in Medicinedoi 10.3389/fmed.2026.1936778
Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026NICU nurses’ experiences of providing internet-based nursing consultation services: a descriptive qualitative studyJiahua Zhang · Yajing Wang · Yao Chen · Yuting Xie · Shuju FengFrontiers in Pediatricsdoi 10.3389/fped.2026.1950395
Original ResearchPublished 7 October 2026Assessing maternal nutrition policy and programmatic landscape in India: a qualitative studySukirti Chandra · Avilasha Ghosh · Himani Sharma · Shweta KhandelwalFrontiers in Nutritiondoi 10.3389/fnut.2026.1831098
Original ResearchPublished 2 October 2026Leveraging women empowerment for better maternal health: using the SWPER index to identify key drivers of quality antenatal care in Southern AfricaMunawar Harun Koray · Evelina Ndapewa Johannes · Emmanuel Kwasi Afriyie · Alfred Pie FaabieFrontiers in Global Women's Healthdoi 10.3389/fgwh.2026.1886495
PerspectivePublished 29 September 2026Integrating oral health into planetary health governance: a framework for resilient and equitable oral healthcareArish Naresh · Roisin McGrath · Easter Joury · Silvana Bettiol · Sheilla Funubo · Anishma Ram · Zaeni Dahlan · Penioni Ravunawa · Peter Iroga · Frank Kade · Najib Baig · Leenu Maimanuku · Diane Pevreal · Lesley Naidoo · William Carlson-Jones · Tan Minh Nguyen · Zac MorseFrontiers in Dental Medicinedoi 10.3389/fdmed.2026.1962649
Original ResearchPublished 28 September 2026Decision tree for improving the impact of equity-focused public health service delivery and researchCassandra Lane · Daniel Groombridge · Judith Byaruhanga · Tameka McFadyen · Luke WolfendenFrontiers in Health Servicesdoi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1948535
Policy and Practice ReviewsPublished 25 September 2026Digital state capacity as national security architecture: Kazakhstan’s civil service reform and policymaking in the data-driven ageAigerim AmirovaFrontiers in Political Sciencedoi 10.3389/fpos.2026.1894228
Original ResearchPublished 22 September 2026Economic evaluation of primary health care integration and targeted mass drug administration in counties in western KenyaJosphat Martin Muchangi · Wyckliff Omondi · Meshack Ndirangu · Carol Karutu · Irene Chami · Gilbert Wangalwa · Michael Ofire · Robert Ofwete · Kioko Kithuki · Nelly Saiti · Samuel Kamau · Lenson Kariuki · Paul Kibati · Japheth Athanasio · Geoffrey Njuhi · Yvonne Opanga · Emmanuel Musombi · Faith Mutegi · Dollycate N. Wanja · Festus Kipkorir · Hesbon Aoko · Chitiavi JumaFrontiers in Health Servicesdoi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1858666
ReviewPublished 21 September 2026Artificial Intelligence as a catalyst for poverty alleviation in Africa: challenges, opportunities, and pathways for inclusionEmmanuel Ndhlovu · David MhlangaFrontiers in Human Dynamicsdoi 10.3389/fhumd.2026.1927376
Community Case StudyPublished 18 September 2026Co-designing PROFESS: a community health worker support framework to strengthen engagement in TB and HIV care in MadagascarOnja Gabrielle Ravololohanitra · Haingotiana Razafimanantsoa · Larissa Hecht · Michel Tiaray Harison · Norosoa Assunta Felananirina Rakotoherimora · Harizaka Emmanuel Andriamasy · Nadine MullerFrontiers in Health Servicesdoi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1910840
ReviewPublished 18 September 2026Implementation of the World Health Organization’s Package of Essential Noncommunicable Disease Interventions: an overview of reviewsHongyi Xu · Yiming Hu · Maoshu Li · Jing Yang · João Joaquim Breda · Jing Wu · Alarcos CiezaPublic Health Reviewsdoi 10.3389/phrs.2026.1609607
ReviewPublished 18 September 2026Strengthening malaria control in Somalia: lessons from Uganda’s One Health model for community-based service delivery and health-system resilienceNasra Salad Ahmed · Fatima Abdijabbar Ibrahim · Omar Aweis AliFrontiers in Tropical Diseasesdoi 10.3389/fitd.2026.1952696
Policy and Practice ReviewsPublished 17 September 2026From aid dependency to market transformation: harnessing international trade and innovative business models to revitalize the assistive technology ecosystem in AfricaMendemwelabou Timothée PakouyowouFrontiers in Rehabilitation Sciencesdoi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1905487
Brief Research ReportPublished 16 September 2026Mobile dentistry and digital dentures in aged care placements: dental students’ experiences and perceptionsArchana Pradhan · Zakia Sultana Happy · Rahena Akhter · Arash Rudman · Shilpi AjwaniFrontiers in Oral Healthdoi 10.3389/froh.2026.1923430
Original ResearchPublished 15 September 2026Toward climate-resilient cities: advancing sustainable and inclusive urban development through smart technologies in South-Western NigeriaOluwagbemiga Paul Agboola · Meryem Muzeyyen FindikgilFrontiers in Sustainable Citiesdoi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1916019
Original ResearchPublished 26 August 2026When choice is not performative: the struggle for agency among women accessing family planning services in SenegalThais Gonzalez-Capella · Marieme Fall · Mbenoye Ndiaye · Cheikh Issa Diop · Manuela Reveiz · Nour Horanieh · Elizabeth Larson · Beniamino CislaghiFrontiers in Global Women's Healthdoi 10.3389/fgwh.2026.1826792
Original ResearchPublished 26 August 2026Do smart hotel technologies enhance guest experience? Evidence from online review analytics in the UAE Hospitality IndustryVarinder Singh RanaFrontiers in Human Dynamicsdoi 10.3389/fhumd.2026.1916785
PerspectivePublished 25 August 2026Last mile at the center of immunization deliveryGrace Umutesi · Sara Rendell · Ruanne V. BarnabasFrontiers in Epidemiologydoi 10.3389/fepid.2026.1913390
Original ResearchPublished 12 August 2026Policy promises and sanitation realities: analysing WASH practice constraints in a South African peri-urban settlementShadreck Muchaku · Leocadia Zhou · Mhlangabezi Slayi · Merishca Naicker · Nyasha Esnath Chiuta · Admire DzveneFrontiers in Environmental Healthdoi 10.3389/fenvh.2026.1862734
Original ResearchPublished 30 July 2026When alcohol is easier to access than toilets: water, sanitation and hygiene exclusion and infrastructural inequality in Nompumelelo, South AfricaShadreck Muchaku · Leocadia Zhou · Mhlangabezi Slayi · Merishca Naicker · Nyasha Chiuta · Admire DzveneFrontiers in Human Dynamicsdoi 10.3389/fhumd.2026.1858768
Original ArticlePublished 24 July 2026Mapping stakeholders’ positioning in the access and delivery partnership value chain: the case of the RTS,S malaria vaccine introduction in GhanaXavier Bosch-Capblanch · Kaspar Wyss · Brian Asare · Christian Auer · Evelyn Ansah · Olumide Ogundahunsi · Tuoyo Okorosobo · Margaret GyapongInternational Journal of Public Healthdoi 10.3389/ijph.2026.1609524
ReviewPublished 22 July 2026From rights to reality: a critical review of policies governing services for deaf and hard-of-hearing children in LMICsAisha Casoojee · Katijah Khoza-ShangaseFrontiers in Audiology and Otologydoi 10.3389/fauot.2026.1868604
PerspectivePublished 26 June 2026Rebuilding cancer care in post-conflict Syria: restoring continuity across the cancer care continuumSophia Shalabi · Aula Abbara · Wassel Aljerk · Jamil Debel · Salah Safadi · Kaveh Khoshnood · Richard Sullivan · Yaser Ferrouh · Munzer AlkhalilFrontiers in Cancer Control and Societydoi 10.3389/fcacs.2026.1843120
Original ResearchPublished 22 June 2026“We love our livestock”: relational care-based One Health in pastoral drylandsEvan F. Griffith · Angela Opondoh · Catherine Kaluwa · Erenius Lochede Nakadio · Kipkorir Rotich · Job Ronoh Kipkemoi · Jonah Levin · Jacob Mutua · Janetrix Hellen AmuguniPastoralism: Research, Policy and Practicedoi 10.3389/past.2026.16200
Original ResearchPublished 18 June 2026Perceived transport infrastructure and service measures for people with disabilities in the City of Tshwane, South AfricaBabra DuriFrontiers in Future Transportationdoi 10.3389/ffutr.2026.1848458
Systematic ReviewPublished 10 June 2026Hospital efficiency assessment: a systematic review of DEA and hybrid DEA–machine learning approachesNesrin Alkan · Ubeyde Kaan Koluk · Bilal Baris Alkan · Alper SinanFrontiers in Medical Technologydoi 10.3389/fmedt.2026.1820803
Community Case StudyPublished 11 May 2026Infrastructural inequity in urban expansion: water, sanitation, and waste in the city of Polokwane's dormitory locations of Juju Valley and Mamahule ParkPhuti Alfred Patrick MabothaFrontiers in Sustainable Resource Managementdoi 10.3389/fsrma.2026.1802504
PerspectivePublished 23 April 2026Readiness assessment as a strategy, not an afterthought: leveraging implementation science to integrate tuberculosis comorbidity care in Pakistan's health systemSaima Aleem · Zohaib Khan · Bilal Ahmad Khan · Zala · Saima AfaqFrontiers in Tuberculosisdoi 10.3389/ftubr.2026.1809118
Mini ReviewPublished 22 April 2026Training the next-generation of biomedical scientists through artificial intelligence-driven education and research in pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciencesSantosh Kumar · Ritu Karwasra · Weinan Zhou · Jayaraman Seetharaman · Bhupesh SinglaExperimental Biology and Medicinedoi 10.3389/ebm.2026.10988
ReviewPublished 25 March 2026Rinderpest eradication and the resilience of African pastoralismLuciano Venturi · Fabio OstanelloPastoralism: Research, Policy and Practicedoi 10.3389/past.2026.15869
Original ResearchPublished 20 November 2025Telemedicine in humanitarian aid: evaluation of potentials and challenges and an implementation trial in UkraineFlorian Habers · Anna Müller · Janosch Kunczik · Rolf Rossaint · Michael Czaplik · Andreas FollmannFrontiers in Disaster and Emergency Medicinedoi 10.3389/femer.2025.1718877
Communications and NetworksPublished 30 September 2025A comprehensive review of AI-native 6G: integrating semantic communications, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces, and edge intelligence for next-generation connectivityFabian Chukwudi Ogenyi · Chinyere Nneoma Ugwu · Okechukwu Paul-Chima UgwuFrontiers in Communications and Networksdoi 10.3389/frcmn.2025.1655410
TuberculosisPublished 9 July 2025Prevalence and risk factors of high blood pressure among persons assessed for TB at three health facilities in Lusaka, ZambiaSeke G. Y. Muzazu · Daniel Siameka · Nsala Sanjase · Brian Shuma · Mary Kagujje · Monde MuyoyetaFrontiers in Tuberculosisdoi 10.3389/ftubr.2025.1548843
