Background: Infectious disease outbreaks are common in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Consequently, integrated public health surveillance has become increasingly essential for the region. Health surveillance systems enable early detection and monitoring of emerging and re-emerging disease outbreaks, thus info...
Family medicine is a relatively new discipline in the Democratic of the Congo. It was developed under South–South and Churches Collaboration with the aim of responding in a cost-efficient manner to the crisis of health practitioners in mostly Christian and protestant hospitals based in rural areas in t...
Background: Contact tracing is a traditional pillar of infectious disease control, especially for illnesses involving direct transmission from person to person, such as COVID-19. Several challenges have arisen from COVID-19 contact tracing activities, particularly in low-resource settings. These include ...
A novel coronavirus known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
was first reported in China in 2019 and later ignited a global pandemic. Contrary to expectations,
the effect of the pandemic was not as devastating to Africa and its young population compared
to the rest of the wor...
Gonete, Tajebew Zayede;
Asseffa, Netsanet Abera;
Gashu, Kassahun Dessie;
Tilahun, Binyam;
Angaw, Dessies Abebaw;
Jisso, Meskerem;
Tamiso, Alemu;
Alemayehu, Akalewold;
Fikre, Rekiku;
Abdisa, Biru;
Sime, Habtamu;
Yesuf, Elias Ali;
Umer, Abdurezak;
Mohammed, Hussen;
Yazie, Bekele;
Gurmu, Kassu Ketema;
Endehabtu, Berhanu Fikadie.
BACKGROUND: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) pose a substantial global health challenge, resulting in an annual death toll of over 15 million individuals aged 30 to 69. Ethiopia, categorized as COVID-19 vulnerable, grapples with NCD treatment challenges. This study aims to assess disease service availabi...
Objective: This study aimed to establish the prevalence of risk factors (tobacco use, alcohol abuse, physical inactivity and unhealthy diet) of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among secondary school students in a developing country. Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study using the self-administered...
The series, ‘Mastering your Fellowship’, provides examples of the question formats encountered in the written and clinical examinations, Part A of the Fellowship of the College of Family Physicians of South Africa (FCFP SA) examination. The series is aimed at helping family medicine registrars (and t...
Lamorde, Mohammed;
Ayebare, Rodgers;
Bulwadda, Daniel;
Nanyondo, Judith;
Nakiire, Lydia;
Walwema, Richard;
Otita, Morgan;
Mukiibi, Peter;
Nabukenya, Immaculate;
Kakooza, Francis;
Kambugu, Andrew.
Background: Outbreaks are occurring at increasing frequency and they require multisectoral and multi-stakeholder involvement for optimal response. The Global Health Security Agenda is a framework that governments and other stakeholders can use to strengthen countries’ capacities to prevent, detect and ...
Background: The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICDs) of South Africa (SA)
provides technical support to healthcare workers (HCWs) with regard to infectious
diseases through the NICD clinician hotline. Queries to the hotline are often about rabies
prophylaxis. An analysis of these queries ...
The series, ‘Mastering your Fellowship’, provides examples of the question formats encountered in the written and clinical examinations, Part A of the Fellowship of the College of Family Physicians of South Africa (FCFP SA) examination. The series is aimed at helping family medicine registrars (and t...
