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The Accra Confession as a response to empire

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2018
The Accra Confession was formulated and adopted by the World Alliance of Reformed Churches in Accra, Ghana, in 2004. This article traces the historical development of the Accra Confession and its continued impact on the present.
Jerry Pillay
doaj   +1 more source

HIV/AIDS-related mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance system sites [PDF]

open access: yesGlobal Health Action, 2014
Background: As the HIV/AIDS pandemic has evolved over recent decades, Africa has been the most affected region, even though a large proportion of HIV/AIDS deaths have not been documented at the individual level.
P. Kim Streatfield   +59 more
doaj   +1 more source

SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Evolutionary Dynamics in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2023
To assess dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 in Greater Accra Region, Ghana, we analyzed SARS-CoV-2 genomic sequences from persons in the community and returning from international travel.
Bright Adu   +31 more
doaj   +1 more source

Negotiating marriage and divorce in Accra : Muslim women's experiences. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references.This thesis sets out to investigate Muslim women’s marital experiences in Accra, Ghana, West Africa. In particular, these experiences had to do with negotiating marriage and divorce.
Issaka, Fulera
core   +1 more source

Malaria mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance system sites [PDF]

open access: yesGlobal Health Action, 2014
Background: Malaria continues to be a major cause of infectious disease mortality in tropical regions. However, deaths from malaria are most often not individually documented, and as a result overall understanding of malaria epidemiology is inadequate ...
P. Kim Streatfield   +57 more
doaj   +1 more source

“Some are healthy and others not”: Characterization of vended food products by Accra-based food retailers

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2022
Background and objectivesIncreasing the availability of healthy foods within food retail outlets can improve consumers' food environments. Such actions or inactions by food retailers may affect people's food purchasing and consumption behavior.
Silver Nanema   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Environmental effects of uncontrolled dumping of discarded mobile telecommunication technology equipment in Accra, Ghana

open access: yesEQA
This study assessed the environmental impacts of discarded Mobile Telecommunication Technology equipment on soil quality and examined the health risks associated with heavy metals detected in soil samples from the Agbogbloshie e-waste dumpsite in Accra ...
Worlanyo Kwabena Agbosu
doaj   +1 more source

Epidemiological link of a major cholera outbreak in Greater Accra region of Ghana, 2014

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2017
Background Cholera remains an important public health challenge globally. Several pandemics have occurred in different parts of the world and have been epidemiologically linked by different researchers to illustrate how the cases were spread and how they
Kennedy Ohene-Adjei   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Options for accounting carbon sequestration in German forests

open access: yesCarbon Balance and Management, 2009
Background The Accra climate change talks held from 21–27 August 2008 in Accra, Ghana, were part of an ongoing series of meetings leading up to the Copenhagen meeting in December 2009.
Rueter Sebastian   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of regulatory review models and approval timelines across selected African medicines regulatory authorities using the OpERA framework (2020–2024)

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Background The World Health Organization (WHO) developed the Global Benchmarking Tool (GBT) to assess national regulatory systems and support regulatory‐system strengthening across regulatory functions. Several African National Medicines Regulatory Authorities (NMRAs) have achieved Maturity Level 3 (ML3).
Constance Sakala Chisha   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

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