[Substance use among older residents in residential and long-term care facilities: A scoping review on intervention practices].

Objectives Residential and long-term care facilities struggle to support older residents who experience a loss of autonomy, use psychoactive substances and face issues related to their consumption. Substance use can interact negatively with other physical, mental health or social conditions (e.g.

Did the design and planning of testing and contact tracing interventions for COVID-19 consider social inequalities in health? A multiple case study from Brazil, Canada, France & Mali.

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an unprecedented global crisis. It has exposed and exacerbated weaknesses in public health systems worldwide, particularly with regards to reaching the most vulnerable populations, disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. The objective of our study was to examine whether and how social inequalities in health (SIH) were considered in the design and planning of public health responses to COVID-19 in jurisdictions of Brazil, Canada, France, and Mali.

"It felt like building a plane while in flight": the consideration of social inequalities in the design and planning of a contact-tracing intervention for COVID-19 in Montreal, Quebec.

Objective: In Canada and globally, the COVID-19 pandemic has increased social inequalities in health (SIH), furthering the vulnerability of certain groups and communities. Contact-tracing is a cornerstone intervention with COVID-19 prevention and control programs. The aim of this study was to describe whether and how SIH were considered during the design of the COVID-19 contact-tracing intervention in Montreal.

Considering social inequalities in health in large-scale testing for COVID-19 in Montréal: a qualitative case study.

Background: Evidence continues to demonstrate that certain marginalised populations are disproportionately affected by COVID-19. While many studies document the impacts of COVID-19 on social inequalities in health, none has examined how public health responses to the pandemic have unfolded to address these inequities in Canada. The purpose of our study was to assess how social inequalities in health were considered in the design and planning of large-scale COVID-19 testing programs in Montréal (Québec, Canada).

Women's decision-making power in a context of free reproductive healthcare and family planning in rural Burkina Faso.

Background: In 2016, the national user fee exemption policy for women and children under five was introduced in Burkina Faso. It covers most reproductive healthcare services for women including prenatal care, delivery, and postnatal care. In subsequent years, the policy was gradually extended to include family planning.