BMC Global and Public Health is calling for submissions to our Collection on understanding the complexities and advancements in global health frameworks. This Collection will highlight key findings and challenges in maintaining continuity of care for populations affected by HIV across diverse regions.

This Collection aims to explore the multifaceted nature of HIV care, examining the ongoing challenges and recent advances in care delivery systems. We welcome contributions that offer a comprehensive understanding of how access to care, quality of treatment, and sustained engagement with healthcare systems impact health outcomes for individuals living with HIV.

Potential topics include but are not limited to:

The role of diagnosis and early detection in improving long-term health outcomes

Strategies for improving linkage to care and retention in care

The impact of antiretroviral therapy in managing HIV

Barriers to viral suppression and achieving optimal care continuity

Innovations in pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for at-risk populations

The influence of socioeconomic, cultural, and political factors on HIV care accessibility

This Collection aims to contribute to a more thorough and collaborative understanding of HIV care challenges worldwide, focusing on solutions and the pathways needed to support people living with HIV, ensuring their access to effective, ongoing care. We look forward to receiving innovative and impactful research that will push the boundaries of our current knowledge.

We encourage work from local, regional, national, and global partnerships and collaboration among multidisciplinary scientists using multiple methodologies. We ask that authors be careful to use non-stigmatizing/preferred language in their manuscripts as outlined in relevant language guidelines for their respective fields.

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being and SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities.

All manuscripts submitted to this journal, including those submitted to collections and special issues, are assessed in line with our editorial policies and the journal’s peer-review process. Reviewers and editors are required to declare competing interests and can be excluded from the peer review process if a competing interest exists.

BMC Global and Public Health is calling for submissions to our Collection on ensuring equality in vaccine access and addressing global inadequacies. In light of current global health challenges and recurring public health emergencies, equitable vaccine allocation has emerged as a critical issue that demands urgent attention. Disparities in access to vaccines highlight systemic inequalities that hinder efforts to achieve global health security and promote health equity.

This Collection aims to showcase cutting-edge research examining the multifaceted barriers to vaccine access and strategies to overcome them. We invite contributions that explore innovative approaches, evidence-based interventions, policy analyses, and community engagement efforts aimed at promoting equitable vaccine distribution worldwide. This Collection supports and amplifies research related to:

Social determinants of vaccine access

Community engagement in vaccine implementation

Global partnerships for equitable vaccine allocation and distribution

Policy interventions to address vaccine inequities

Initiatives to fast-track vaccine R&D

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being and SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities.

All manuscripts submitted to this journal, including those submitted to collections and special issues, are assessed in line with our editorial policies and the journal’s peer-review process. Reviewers and editors are required to declare competing interests and can be excluded from the peer review process if a competing interest exists.