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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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 (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 - …
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 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, …
In this article the authors discuss the development of a post-2015 global health framework which could address health inequities which are seen across globe. They are supportive of developing a …