Background. There is some consensus that malaria in pregnancy may negatively affect
infant's mortality and malaria morbidity, but there is less evidence concerning the factors …

Background There is an urgent need to identify tools able to provide reliable information on
the cause of death in low-income regions, since current methods (verbal autopsy, clinical …

Background In recent decades, the world has witnessed unprecedented progress in child
survival. However, our knowledge of what is killing nearly 6 million children annually in low …

Background Tuberculosis (TB) control is more likely to be achieved if the level of knowledge
regarding TB is increased among health workers managing high-risk groups. No formal …

Background Over 5 million stillbirths and neonatal deaths occur annually. Limited and
imprecise information on the cause of these deaths hampers progress in achieving global …

Background The minimally invasive autopsy (MIA) is being investigated as an alternative to
complete diagnostic autopsies for cause of death (CoD) investigation. Before potential …

Background Malaria in pregnancy is a public health problem for endemic countries.
Economic evaluations of malaria preventive strategies in pregnancy are needed to guide …

Background Neural tube defects are common birth defects resulting in severe morbidity and
mortality; they can largely be prevented with periconceptional maternal intake of folic acid …

Importance Although child mortality trends have decreased worldwide, deaths among
children younger than 5 years of age remain high and disproportionately circumscribed to …

Postmortem studies are crucial for providing insight into emergent diseases. However, a
complete autopsy is frequently not feasible in highly transmissible diseases due to …