Objectives We evaluated whether implementation of lockdown orders in South Africa affected
ambulatory clinic visitation in rural Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN). Design Observational cohort …

Background Eliminating disparities in the burden of COVID-19 requires equitable access to
control measures across socio-economic groups. Limited research on socio-economic …

Mark Siedner and colleagues reflect on the early response to the Ebola epidemic and
lessons that can be learned for future epidemics.

Speech researchers often rely on human annotation of prosody to generate data to test
hypotheses and generate models. We present an overview of two prosodic annotation systems: …

Introduction Internet-based crowdsourcing is increasingly used for social and behavioral
research in public health, however the potential generalizability of crowdsourced data remains …

Spatial big data have the velocity, volume, and variety of big data sources and contain
additional geographic information. Digital data sources, such as medical claims, mobile phone …

The barrier HIV-stigma presents to the HIV treatment cascade is increasingly documented;
however less is known about female and male sex worker engagement in and the influence …

Background The Joint External Evaluation (JEE) is part of the World Health Organization’s (WHO)
new process to help countries assess their ability to prevent, detect and respond to …

Background School closure was employed as a non-pharmaceutical intervention against
pandemic 2009 H1N1, particularly during the first wave. More than 700 schools in the United …

Background The Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic has threatened access to basic health
services through facility closures, resource diversion, and decreased demand due to …