Systems epidemiology offers a more comprehensive and holistic approach to studies of cancer in populations by considering high dimensionality measures from multiple domains, assessing the…

This collection builds on the previous priority setting process to publish key evidence reviews with complimentary targeted commentaries that inform the updated 2021 guidelines. Supporting evidence…

This collection showcases a range of published articles from the breadth of the PLOS journals on nanomaterials, featuring the fabrication and application of nanosized materials and structures. As the…

Despite the extraordinary achievements in discovering, developing, and scaling up effective strategies, we are still far from consigning HIV to history. The UN Sustainable Development Goals include…

While great strides have been made in efforts to treat and prevent malaria caused by Plasmoidum falciparum, more progress is needed to address the unique challenges associated with preventing and…

The Starworms (STop Anthelminthic Resistant WORMS) project aims to strengthen the monitoring and surveillance of drug efficacy and anthelmintic resistance in soil-transmitted helminth control…

The health consequences of human trafficking and exploitation are sufficiently prevalent and damaging that they comprise a public health problem of global magnitude. This PLOS Collection offers…

While regulation of medicines is a key pillar of any health system assuring access to quality medicines, an unoptimized regulatory system is a barrier to access. Over the last 8 years the East African…

In 2014, the EU funded a COST Action that brought together over 120 scientists, practitioners, activists and policy makers from 34 countries, to advance research and practice in an area of great…

With recent opportunities to test combinations of new and repurposed drugs for the treatment of TB, new questions arise for optimal clinical trial design. To address these, in March 2018 WHO organized…