Global population profile of tropical cyclone exposure from 2002 to 2019.

Tropical cyclones have far-reaching impacts on livelihoods and population health that often persist years after the event. Characterizing the demographic and socioeconomic profile and the vulnerabilities of exposed populations is essential to assess health and other risks associated with future tropical cyclone events. Estimates of exposure to tropical cyclones are often regional rather than global and do not consider population vulnerabilities.

Infant and Neonatal Mortality During the Covid-19 Pandemic: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis From Five Low- and Middle-Income Countries.

Background: The Covid-19 pandemic led to widespread changes to health and social institutions. The effects of the pandemic on neonatal and infant health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are poorly understood, and nationally representative data characterizing changes to health care and outcomes is only now emerging.

Methods: We used nationally representative survey data with vital status and perinatal care information on 2,959,203 children born in India, Madagascar, Cambodia, Nepal, and the Philippines.

Challenges and value of peer outreach workers in needle and syringe exchange programs: Evidence from an HIV prevention program in Yunnan province, China.

We aim to compare the values and challenges of peer outreach workers (POWs) with a history of drug use with non-POWs (NPOWs) in a needle and syringe exchange program (NSEP) in Yunnan, China. Data were abstracted from two independent surveys of 98 outreach workers and 33 program managers in 2014. POWs were more likely than NPOWs to conduct active outreach and to report ease in exchanging needles.