Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is associated with chronic haemolysis, immuno-suppression and susceptibility to infections, which may trigger infection-associated haemolysis (IAH). SCD patients are vulnerable to
anaemic effect of IAH due to vicious interaction between pre-existing ‘inherited’ c...
Introduction : La CoViD-19 est une maladie à « plusieurs visages » qui peut affecter tous les systèmes. La survenue d’hémorragies digestives fait partie des manifestations de cette maladie. L’objectif de cette étude est de présenter les cas d’hémorragies digestives chez des patients infect...
Objective: There was a lot of panic when the COVID-19 pandemic started because a lot was not known about it. However, as the disease unfolded, proven scientific universal precautions are recommended to curb its spread. Methods: This was a cross-sectional online survey of people living in Nigeria. Questio...
BACKGROUND: Acute ischemic stroke has been reported to occur in a significantly higher number of COVID-19 patients as compared to healthy controls with variable proposed pathophysiologic mechanisms. To our knowledge, sufficient data regarding this subject is lacking in Ethiopia and the African continent ...
Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common malignancies seen in the Western World. It is increasing in developing countries due to adaptation of the western lifestyle with an incidence of 6% in Nigeria. Treatment options are dependent on the stage of disease at presentation, the perfor...
La République démocratique du Congo (RDC), frappée par la pandémie de la COVID-19, a mis en place un plan de riposte national au regard du premier objectif de ce plan pendant la première année de crise. Cette étude a passé en revue les différentes composantes de la surveillance et certains pilie...
Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including type-2 diabetes and hypertension, have been associated with increased morbidity and mortality rates because of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Maintaining quality care for these conditions is important but data on the impact of COVID-19 on NCD ...
Objectives: To explore governance, coordination and implementation actors, structures and processes, facilitators, and barriers within local government and between central and local government in Ghana’s COVID-19 response during the first wave of the outbreak.
Design: Cross-sectional single case study....
Contexte et objectifs. Les hépatites virales chroniques constituent un problème de santé publique en Côte-d’Ivoire. Très peu de malades accèdent au traitement en raison des coûts élevés du bilan et du traitement. L’objectif de la présente étude était d’évaluer les coûts du bilan et du...
Introduction. Les infections respiratoires aiguës (IRA) sont des pathologies ubiquitaires
très fréquentes, touchant aussi bien les adultes que les enfants. L’inclusion des vaccins
conjugués, contre les pneumocoques et l’Haemophilus influenzae type B a modifié
l’épidémiologie en réduisant la...
