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UNAIDS 90–90–90 targets to end the AIDS epidemic by 2020 are not realistic: comment on “Can the UNAIDS 90–90– 90 target be achieved? A systematic analysis of national HIV treatment cascades”

L. Engelbert Bain; C. Nkoke; J. J. N. Noubiap BMJ Global Health (2017) C2

Bain LE, et al. BMJ Glob Health 2017;2:e000227. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2016-000227

African Pharmacovigilance Consortia

The Global Health Network (2022) CC

PAVIA and PROFORMA are two large, coordinated, African pharmacovigilance consortia that are part of the EDCTP2 programme supported by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme

China’s hidden role in malaria control and elimination in Africa

Odhiambo J.N., Dolan C., Malik A.A., et al. BMJ Global Health (2023) CC

Insufficient funding is hindering the achievement of malaria elimination targets in Africa, despite the pressing need for increased investment in malaria control. While Western donors attribute their inaction to financial constraints, the global ... more

Perceptions of healthcare finance and system quality among Nigerian healthcare workers

Josiah B.O., Enebeli E.C., Duncan B.A., et al. PLOS Global Public Health (2024) CC

Nigeria’s healthcare system faces significant challenges in financing and quality, impacting the delivery of services to its growing population. This study investigates healthcare workers’ perceptions of these challenges and their implications for healthcare policy and practice. A cross-sectiona ... more

Smoking prevalence in WHO Member States

World Health Organization; WHO Report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2017 (2017) C_WHO

WHO REPORT ON THE GLOBAL TOBACCO EPIDEMIC, 2017

Community Ebola Toolkit

Community Health Global Network (2014)

The CHGN Ebola toolkit is a collection of resources that we hope will be of use to many of the organisations, agencies and individuals working to address the Ebola outbreak in English-speaking West Africa, particularly those engaged at the community-level. The focus of the toolkit is on community ... more

Job satisfaction among healthcare workers in Ghana and Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic: Role of perceived preparedness, stress, and burnout

Afulani PA, Nutor JJ, Agbadi P, Gyamerah AO, Musana J, Aborigo RA, et al. PLOS Global Public Health (2021) CC

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected job satisfaction among healthcare workers; yet this has not been empirically examined in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We addressed this gap by examining job satisfaction and associated factors among healthcare workers in Ghana and Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic. W ... more

“Female genital schistosomiasis is a sexually transmitted disease”: Gaps in healthcare workers’ knowledge about female genital schistosomiasis in Tanzania

Mazigo, H.; Samson, A.; Lambert, V. PLoS Global Public Health (2022) CC

Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) is a gynaecological disease caused by Schistosoma haematobium, a parasitic worm that is acquired by skin contact with freshwater contaminated by schistosome cerceriae. Communities in which the infection is most endemic have limited access to clean water and healt ... more

Effectiveness of one dose of oral cholera vaccine in response to an outbreak: a case-cohort study

Andrew S Azman, Lucy A Parker, John Rumunu, et al. The Lancet Global Health (2016) CC

Lancet Glob Health 2016; 4: e856–63. Open Access The article "Effectiveness of one dose of oral cholera vaccine in response to an outbreak: a case-cohort study" investigates whether a single dose of the Shanchol oral cholera vaccine can provide e ... more

Limited access to CVD medicines in low-income and middle-income countries: poverty is at the heart of the matter

Agyemang, C.; van den Born, B. The Lancet Global Health (2018) CC

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) pose a substantial threat to many health systems, especially in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) where they are already overstretched. In the past few decades, deaths from NCDs in LMICs have spiked, whe ... more

Routine sterile glove and instrument change at the time of abdominal wound closure to prevent surgical site infection (ChEETAh): a pragmatic, cluster-randomised trial in seven low-income and middle-in

NIHR Global Reserach Health Unit on Global Surgery (2022) CC

The Lancet Vol.400 (2022) p.17-67-1776. Published:October 31, 2022DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01884-0. Surgical site infection (SSI) is the most common complication of surgery around the world: ChEETAh trial finds routinely changing gloves and instruments for wound closure could preve ... more

Tuberculosis and Non-Communicable Diseases

World Health Organization; Global TB Programme; Hannah Monica Dias Policy, Strategy and Innovations (2017) C_WHO

END TB Second Meeting of th WHO Global Coordination Mechanism (GCM/NCD) Working Group on the inclusion of NCDs in other programmatic areas. Accessded December 2017

Interim guidance for the poliomyelitis (polio) surveillance network in the context of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

World Health Organization WHO; Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI (2020) C_WHO

This document aims to provide global guidance on poliomyelitis (polio) surveillance in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. It comes as a technical complement to Polio eradication programme continuity, Immunization in the context of COVID-19 pandem ... more

Culture: Training Series for Residents

Consortium of Universities for Global Health; American Academy of Pediatrics; The Arnold P. Gold Foundation (2019) C1

An online training about "culture" for residents.

The availability, cost, and affordability of essential medicines for asthma and COPD in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review

Stolbrink, M.; Thomson, H.; Hadfield, R.M. et al. The Lancet Global Health (2022) CC

Background: Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) cause a considerable burden of morbidity and mortality in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Access to safe, effective, quality-assured, and affordable essential medicines is variable. We aimed to review the existing ... more

Innovative financing for HIV response in sub–Saharan Africa

Atun, R.; Silva, S.; Ncube, M.; Vassall, A. Journal of global health (2016) CC

In 2015 around 15 million people living with HIV were receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART) in sub–Saharan Africa. Sustained provision of ART, though both prudent and necessary, creates substantial long–term fiscal obligations for countries affected by HIV/ AIDS. As donor assistance for ... more

Market and technology landscape x HIV rapid diagnostic tests for self-testing - 4th edition (Supplement)

Unitaid (Innovation in Global Health), World Health Organization (WHO) Unitaid (Innovation in Global Health), World Health Organization (WHO) (2018) C2

July 2018