Prolonged Elevation of Viral Loads in HIV-1-Infected Children in a Region of Intense Malaria Transmission in Northern Uganda: a Prospective Cohort Study

Safety and acceptability of tubal ligation procedures performed by trained clinical officers in rural Uganda

Objective: To assess safety associated with tubal ligation performed by trained clinical officers (COs) in rural Uganda. Methods: Between March and June 2012, 518 women in 4 regions of Uganda …

Assessing the evidence for applying burden of disease methods, with a specific focus on unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene in developing countries

INTRODUCTION Health data in low- and middle-income countries are often inconsistent and of poor quality, or simply non-existent. This impedes the ability of countries themselves and the international community to …

HIV Response Interventions that Integrate HIV Molecular Cluster and Social Network Analysis: A Systematic Review

Due to improved efficiency and reduced cost of viral sequencing, molecular cluster analysis can be feasibly utilized alongside existing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention strategies. The goal of this paper …

The Economics; Financing and Implementation of HIV Treatment as Prevention: What will it Take to Get there?

"The 2013 Lancet Commission Report; Global Health 2035; rightly pointed out that we are at a unique place in history where a ""grand convergence"" of health initiatives to reduce both …

MEFV and NLRP3 Inflammasome Expression Is Attributed to Immature Macrophages and Correlates with Serum Inflammatory Proteins in Crohn´s Disease Patients

Inflammasomes are intracellular protein complexes whose activation results in proinflammatory cytokines. Inflammasomes are implicated in Crohn´s disease (CD) pathogenesis, yet the contribution of inflammasomes in intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) versus …

Comparison of Capillary Versus Venous Blood for the Diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Using Rapid Diagnostic Tests

We enrolled 250 febrile children in western Uganda to compare the results of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) when using capillary vs venous blood. Participants were tested with 4 different …

Intermittent preventive treatment against malaria: an update

Intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) against malaria is a malaria control strategy aimed at reducing the burden of malaria in certain high-risk groups, namely pregnant women and children. Three strategies - …

Counselling and guidance in Africa

This editorial provides an overview of the papers presented in the issue British Journal of Guidance & Counselling. The practice of counselling and guidance in Africa may not be very …

Virological remission after antiretroviral therapy interruption in female African HIV seroconverters

Virological remission after antiretroviral therapyinterruption in female African HIV seroconvertersMorgane Gosseza, Genevieve Elizabeth Martina, Matthew Pacea,Gita Ramjeeb, Anamika Premrajb, Pontiano Kaleebuc, Helen Reesd,Jamie Inshawe , Wolfgang Stâ¬ohr e, Jodi Meyerowitza, …