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Representation through Privatisation: Regionalisation of Forest Governance in Tambacounda, Senegal [PDF]

Conservation and Society, 2017
Government officials, development agents and scholars showcase Senegal's 1996 regionalization reforms as a step towards the deepening of decentralisation. Yet this article shows that the reforms narrowed down local democracy via neoliberal processes. The
Melis Ece
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Assessment of the efficiency of the routine epidemiological surveillance system for malaria at the Tambacounda Health District, Senegal [PDF]

Pan African Medical Journal
as part of the fight against malaria, epidemiological surveillance (ES) is one of the key pillars of the global technical strategy 2016-2030 to combat this disease. However, in the south-east of Senegal, where malaria poses a major public health problem, epidemiological surveillance has until recently been very neglected. To help reduce malaria-related
Gadiaga T, Faly Ba M, Sagna S, Cissé B, Sène D, Sarr SC, Gueye B, Thiam S, Ciré EBK, Ndiaye JLA.   +9 more
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Spatial estimation of flood residual water cultivation (FRWC) potential for food security in Sédhiou and Tambacounda regions of Sénégal

Agricultural Water Management, 2023
Nearly 90% of farming households in Senegal rely on rainfed agriculture; in recent years, climate change-induced disruptions to rainfall patterns and the ensuing depletion of water resources have had adverse effects on agricultural production ...
Wilson M Nguru, Wuletawu Abera
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Factors associated with measles vaccination among children aged 12-59 months in Tambacounda commune, Senegal, in 2021

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health
Introduction: To improve measles vaccination coverage among children in the commune of Tambacounda, a household survey was carried out among mothers and/or babysitters.
Tidiane Gadiaga, Mouhamadou Faly Ba, Mbouna Ndiaye, Mamadou Sarifou Ba, Siré Sagna, Bayal Cissé, Babacar Gueye, Ousseynou Badiane, Elhadji Ba Konko Ciré, Jean Louis Abdou Ndiaye   +9 more
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A scalable approach to improve CSA targeting practices among smallholder farmers [PDF]

Heliyon, 2023
With climate change, population growth, and land degradation exerting mounting pressures on agricultural systems in developing countries, climate-smart agriculture (CSA) strategies have been prioritized as a means to strengthen smallholder farmers ...
Cyrus Muriithi, Caroline Mwongera, Wuletawu Abera, Christine G.K. Chege, Issa Ouedraogo   +4 more
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RDT performance through high-throughput bead-based antigen detection during malaria school survey in Senegal [PDF]

Frontiers in Parasitology
BackgroundRapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs) remain the frontline tool for malaria diagnosis, but their performance in detecting low-density infections is variable and poorly characterized at the population level.ObjectiveThis study aimed to evaluate the ...
Mamadou Alpha Diallo, Ibrahima M. Ndiaye, Djiby Sow, Mame Cheikh Seck, Khadim Diongue, Mariama Touré, Katerine E. Battle, Bassirou Ngom, Mouhamad Sy, Amy Gaye, Yaye Dié Ndiaye, Mamane Nassirou Garba, Aida Sadikh Badiane, Aita Sene, Medoune Ndiop, Jules François Gomis, Sarah K. Volkman, Doudou Sene, Bronwyn L. MacInnis, Ibrahima Diallo, Mouhamadou Ndiaye, Dyann F. Wirth, Daouda Ndiaye   +22 more
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Common Molecular Detection of the Neglected Human Malaria Parasite Among Febrile Patients in Southern Regions in Senegal [PDF]

Pathogens
Background: In sub-Saharan Africa, Plasmodium falciparum is unequivocally responsible for almost all malaria cases and deaths. However, the long-neglected human P. vivax, P. ovale, and P.
Babacar Souleymane Sambe, Serigne Ousmane Mbacké Diaw, Aissatou Diagne, Arona Sabène Diatta, Hélène Ataume Mawounge Diatta, Ibrahima Sarr, Rokhaya Sané, Patindé Yann Bianca Guigma, Bruno Senghor, Babacar Diouf, Papa Mbacke Sembene, Ines Vigan-Womas, Makhtar Niang   +12 more
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Evidence of Plasmodium vivax circulation in western and eastern regions of Senegal: implications for malaria control [PDF]

Malaria Journal
Background Malaria elimination in Senegal requires accurate diagnosis of all Plasmodium species. Plasmodium falciparum is the most prevalent species in Senegal, although Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium ovale, and recently Plasmodium vivax have also been ...
Aida S. Badiane, Bassirou Ngom, Tolla Ndiaye, Deirdre Cunningham, James Campbell, Amy Gaye, Aita Sène, Mouhamad Sy, Daouda Ndiaye, Davis Nwakanma, Jean Langhorne   +10 more
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Associated Factors with the Child’s Fully Immunized in the Tambacounda Health District (Senegal)

Open Journal of Epidemiology, 2020
To improve vaccination coverage among children under one year of age in the Tambacounda health district, a household survey was carried out among mothers or babysitters. The objective was to study the factors related to child’s fully immunized in children aged 12 to 23 months.
Jean Augustin Diegane Tine
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Prevalence, spatial distribution, and determinants of wasting among children under five in Senegal: spatial and multilevel analyses of the 2023 Senegal Demographic and Health Survey [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionChild undernutrition remains a persistent public health challenge across sub-Saharan Africa. Wasting, which is characterized by severe muscle wasting and heightened vulnerability to morbidity and mortality, poses a particularly grave concern ...
Tadesse Tarik Tamir, Berhan Tekeba, Agazhe Aemro, Mulugeta Wassie, Enyew Getaneh Mekonen   +4 more
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