Background & aims: The impact of malnutrition on the outcomes of hospitalized adults in resource-limited settings such as sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is not fully described. We aimed to determine the …
Mobile phone usage currently exceeds landline communication in Africa. The extent of this usage has raised concerns about the long-term health effects of the ongoing use of mobile phones. To …
Users' networks for people with mental health disorders have emerged in Africa over the past 5 years, notably in Zambia, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, and South Africa. These organisations believe in …
"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 …
BackgroundVisual scales may be particularly useful in screening for depression in patients with low literacy. However, few have been validated and none are in common use.AimModification and validation of a …
Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends prompt malaria diagnosis with either microscopy or malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) and treatment with an effective anti-malarial, as key interventions to control …
Annually, influenza virus infects over 5% of the world population and remains a pressing issue for global health. Current seasonal vaccines provide strain-specific immunity, and the vaccinated population remains vulnerable …
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Major adverse cardiac events (MACE) remain a leading cause of mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Apabetalone is an orally available inhibitor of bromodomain & extraterminal (BET) …