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Modelling and mapping the intra-urban spatial distribution of Plasmodium falciparum parasite rate using very-high-resolution satellite derived indicators

International Journal of Health Geographics, 2020
Background The rapid and often uncontrolled rural–urban migration in Sub-Saharan Africa is transforming urban landscapes expected to provide shelter for more than 50% of Africa’s population by 2030.
Stefanos Georganos, Oscar Brousse, Sébastien Dujardin, Catherine Linard, Daniel Casey, Marco Milliones, Benoit Parmentier, Nicole P. M. van Lipzig, Matthias Demuzere, Tais Grippa, Sabine Vanhuysse, Nicholus Mboga, Verónica Andreo, Robert W. Snow, Moritz Lennert   +14 more
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Fungal Antimicrobial Resistance: Mechanisms, Drivers, and Global Clinical Burden

ChemFoodChem, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fungal antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing concern for world health caused by an increase in multidrug‐resistant infections, an increase in environmental reservoirs, and the ineffectiveness of current antifungal treatments. Fungal infections continue to be largely excluded from AMR initiatives while causing over 1.6 million deaths ...
Bikash Baral
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Anopheles stephensi and the risk of increased urban malaria in South Africa

South African Journal of Science
Owing to the scarcity of malaria vector mosquito populations in urban settings, urban malaria is rare in South Africa. Anopheles stephensi, an efficient urban malaria vector in South Asia and parts of the Arabian Peninsula (excluding southwest Saudi ...
Maria L. Kaiser, Yael Dahan-Moss, Lizette L. Koekemoer, Mbavhalelo B. Shandukani, Delenesaw Yewhalaw, Basil D. Brooke   +5 more
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Food Contamination and Safety in Nigeria: A Systematic Synthesis of Heavy Metals, Microbial Pathogens, and Health Risk Metrics

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
This is an infographic driver of food contaminants and health effects. ABSTRACT Food safety remains a critical challenge in Nigeria due to rapid urbanization and weak regulatory enforcement. This systematic review synthesizes empirical evidence from 2015 to 2025 to characterize food contaminant profiles and associated human health risks in Nigeria ...
Cecilia Nwadiuto Obasi, Naomi A. Mogborukor, Baridoo Donatus Dooka, Polycarp Dauda Madaki, Chiara Frazzoli, Mohamed Haddad, Orish Ebere Orisakwe   +6 more
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The Impact of Domestic Public Health Spending on Health Outcomes in Sub‐Saharan Africa: Evidence From Disability‐Adjusted Life Years

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) continues to experience a high and uneven disease burden, mainly from HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. As external funding declines, the strategic allocation of domestic public health spending (DPHS) becomes crucial.
Wa Ntita Serge Kabongo, Josue Mbonigaba
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Small-area spatial statistical analysis of malaria clusters and hotspots in Cameroon;2000–2015

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background Malaria prevalence in Cameroon is a major public health problem both at the regional and urban-rural geographic scale. In 2016, an estimated 1.6 million confirmed cases, and 18,738 cases were reported in health facilities and communities ...
Marlvin Anemey Tewara, Prisca Ngetemalah Mbah-Fongkimeh, Alimu Dayimu, Fengling Kang, Fuzhong Xue   +4 more
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Health System Resilience and Afghan Refugee Health in Pakistan: An Exploratory Study of Challenges and Pathways to Inclusion

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pakistan has hosted Afghan refugees for more than four decades, in one of the world's most protracted displacements of people. Afghan refugees receive health services through United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and non‐governmental organisation (NGO) supported programmes alongside public sector facilities at every tier.
Zahid Ali Memon, Asma Ummad, Amina Olabi, Natasha Palmer, Sophie Witter   +4 more
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Phylogeographic Patterns and Genetic Diversity of Anopheles stephensi: Implications for Global Malaria Transmission

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Background: Anopheles stephensi, a primary malaria vector in South Asia, is expanding its geographic range, raising concerns about increased malaria transmission.
Jehangir Khan, Dongjing Zhang, Saber Gholizadeh, Yidong Deng, Abdul Aziz, Jianhuang Chen, Pir Tariq Shah, Zhiyue Lv, Tao Chen   +8 more
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Functional status of women with and without potentially life‐threatening maternal conditions after 6 months postpartum: A cohort study

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of potentially life‐threatening maternal conditions (PLTCs) on functional disability at 6 months postpartum. Methods This prospective cohort study was done at 10 hospitals in Tigray, northern Ethiopia. A total of 1027 postpartum women (341 with PLTCs and 686 without) were enrolled into
Fitiwi Tinsae Baykemagn, Girmatsion Fisseha Abreha, Yibrah Berhe Zelelow, Alemayehu Bayray Kahsay   +3 more
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The Mexico City Policy in US Development Policy and Its Backlash‐Frontlash‐Logic

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Mexico City Policy provides for the discontinuation of U.S. government funding for foreign non‐governmental organizations (NGOs) that provide legal abortion services. While Republican administrations have repeatedly pushed for the introduction of the Mexico City Policy after their re‐election, those regulations have been rescinded by ...
Thomas Lange
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