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Developing sustainable Emergency Urology Simulation Training in sub‐Saharan Africa [PDF]

BJUI Compass
Background Simulation‐based education (SBE) is widely adopted in high‐income countries to enhance surgical training, but opportunities remain limited in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs).
William James Gladstone Finch, Tilaneh Leyeh Demilow, Ramzi Yesuf, Chales Mabedi, Linda Kayange, Vincent Medeyi, Getaneh Tesfaye Teferi, Fitsum Gebreegziabher Gebrehiwot, Folk‐Man Wong, Matthew Trail, Stephen R. Payne, Chandra Shekhar Biyani   +11 more
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Chronic epidural hematoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Egyptian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2023
Background Epidural hematoma constitutes a common condition in neuro-traumatology. If its acute form is well known, the chronic one remains less described.
Nicaise Kpègnon Agada, Nourou Dine Adeniran Bankole, Mèhomè Wilfried Dossou, Omar Boladji Adébayo Badirou, Emeka Alfred Clement, Fresnel Lutèce Ontsi Obame, Laté Dzidoula Lawson, Romeo Bujiriri Murhega, Arsène Daniel Nyalundja, Nukunté David Lionel Togbenon, Thierry Alihonou, Yao Christian Hugues Dokponou   +11 more
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A Five-Year Retrospective Study of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreaks in Southern Africa, 2014 to 2018

Veterinary Medicine International, 2021
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus (FMDv), like other ribonucleic acid (RNA) genome viruses, has a tendency to mutate rapidly. As such, available vaccines may not confer enough cross-protection against incursion of new lineages and sublineages.
Elliot Mpolokang Fana, Sununguko Wata Mpoloka, Melvin Leteane, LaToya Seoke, Kelebogile Masoba, Mokganedi Mokopasetso, Aobakwe Rapharing, Tshephang Kabelo, Patricia Made, Joseph Hyera   +9 more
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Consumer willingness to pay a premium for orange-fleshed sweet potato puree products: a gender-responsive evidence from Becker–DeGroot–Marschak experimental auction among low- and middle-income consumers in selected regions of Nairobi, Kenya

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023
Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a major public health problem affecting people of all ages, particularly women of reproductive age and young children in the Global South.
Charity M. Wangithi, Annette M. Nyangaresi, Rajendran Srinivasulu, Mukani Moyo, Tawanda Muzhingi, Nozomi Kawarazuka   +5 more
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Norovirus infection among HIV-infected patients in Abuja, Nigeria: impact of combination antiretroviral therapy status

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
Background Norovirus is now recognized to be major cause of gastroenteritis worldwide, with significantly higher disease burden among immunocompromised patients. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of Norovirus among HIV-infected patients and to
Favour Osazuwa, William Olayemi Johnson, Hailey Seth Grobler   +2 more
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Rare Alleles and Signatures of Selection on the Immunodominant Domains of Pfs230 and Pfs48/45 in Malaria Parasites From Western Kenya

Frontiers in Genetics, 2022
Background: Malaria elimination and eradication efforts can be advanced by including transmission-blocking or reducing vaccines (TBVs) alongside existing interventions.
Kevin O. Ochwedo, Kevin O. Ochwedo, Fredrick O. Ariri, Fredrick O. Ariri, Wilfred O. Otambo, Wilfred O. Otambo, Edwin O. Magomere, Edwin O. Magomere, Isaiah Debrah, Isaiah Debrah, Shirley A. Onyango, Shirley A. Onyango, Pauline W. Orondo, Harrysone E. Atieli, Sidney O. Ogolla, Antony C. A. Otieno, Wolfgang R. Mukabana, Wolfgang R. Mukabana, Andrew K. Githeko, Andrew K. Githeko, Ming-Chieh Lee, Guiyun Yan, Daibin Zhong, James W. Kazura   +23 more
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Vaccinology in sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]

BMJ Global Health, 2019
We undertook a landscape analysis of vaccinology research and training in sub-Saharan Africa in order to identify key gaps and opportunities for capacity development in the field . We conducted interviews with regional and global immunisation experts, reviewed university and research centre websites, searched the scientific literature and analysed ...
Jennifer Moïsi, Shabir Ahmed Madhi, Helen Rees   +2 more
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Asymptomatic and submicroscopic Plasmodium infections in an area before and during integrated vector control in Homa Bay, western Kenya

Malaria Journal, 2022
Background Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) have been the primary vector control strategy until indoor residual spraying (IRS) was added in Homa Bay and Migori Counties in western Kenya.
Collince J. Omondi, Wilfred O. Otambo, David Odongo, Kevin O. Ochwedo, Antony Otieno, Shirley A. Onyango, Pauline Orondo, Benyl M. Ondeto, Ming-Chieh Lee, Daibin Zhong, James W. Kazura, Andrew K. Githeko, Guiyun Yan   +12 more
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mHealth in Sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]

International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications, 2013
Mobile phone penetration rates have reached 63% in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and are projected to pass 70% by 2013. In SSA, millions of people who never used traditional landlines now use mobile phones on a regular basis. Mobile health, or mHealth, is the utilization of short messaging service (SMS), wireless data transmission, voice calling, and ...
Thomas J. Betjeman, Samara E. Soghoian, Mark P. Foran   +2 more
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Hyper-prevalence of submicroscopic Plasmodium falciparum infections in a rural area of western Kenya with declining malaria cases

Malaria Journal, 2021
Background The gold standard for diagnosing Plasmodium falciparum infection is microscopic examination of Giemsa-stained peripheral blood smears. The effectiveness of this procedure for infection surveillance and malaria control may be limited by a ...
Kevin O. Ochwedo, Collince J. Omondi, Edwin O. Magomere, Julius O. Olumeh, Isaiah Debrah, Shirley A. Onyango, Pauline W. Orondo, Benyl M. Ondeto, Harrysone E. Atieli, Sidney O. Ogolla, John Githure, Antony C. A. Otieno, Andrew K. Githeko, James W. Kazura, Wolfgang R. Mukabana, Yan Guiyan   +15 more
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