the loss of a child is a tragedy - families suffer and human potential is wasted. 6.3 million children under the age of five died in 2013, nearly 17 000 every day. most deaths among children aged one to five years are due to diseases that can be prevented, but that can also be easily treated at home or in health facilities. leading causes of death in under-five children are preterm birth compli...

Poor health information system has been identified as a major challenge in the health-care system in many developing countries including sub-Saharan African countries. Electronic health record (EHR) has been shown as an important tool to improve access to patient information with attendance improved quality of care. However, EHR has not been widely implemented/adopted in sub-Saharan Africa. Thi...

The majority of people with HIV live in sub-Saharan Africa, with South Africa having the highest number of cases recorded world-wide [1,2]. Haematological manifestations of HIV including Non Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) are common and diverse, and can occur at all stages of infection [3]. Preliminary studies conducted in South Africa suggest that HIV associated lymphomas are increasing in number with...

Impressive progress has been made in global surgery in the past 10 years, and now serious and evidence-based national strategies are being developed for scaling-up surgical services in sub-Saharan Africa. Key to achieving this goal requires developing a realistic country-based estimate of burden of surgical disease, developing an accurate estimate of existing need, deve...

Although this sad tale describes a specific woman’s story in Uganda, the focus of this editorial is on the case’s sub-title: “Lessons for the Developing World.” Unfortunately, many of the issues addressed are generic, not only for parts of Africa but for much of the less developed regions of the world as well. While one size will hardly fit all, some principles that address these challenges are...

the changing demands on the health sectors in low- and middle-income countries especially sub-saharan african countries continue to challenge efforts to address critical shortages of the health workforce. addressing these challenges have led to the evolution of “non-physician clinicians” (npcs), that assume some physician roles and thus mitigate the continuing shortage of doctors in these count...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the prevalence of type 1 diabetes in children with an origin in Sub-Saharan Africa in Sweden. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Nationwide register study based on retrieved prescriptions of insulin during 2009 in children aged 0-18 years. The study population consisted of 35,756 children in families with an origin in Sub-Saharan Africa and 1,666,051 children with native Swe...

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major cause of chronic liver disease in the world. The WHO estimates that 3% (170 million) of the world's population are chronically infected with HCV. Sub-Saharan Africa is of great interest because it is reported to have the highest HCV prevalence rate (5.3%), and a concurrent HIV epidemic. In our review of the published literature we found consistent evidence of ...

Feeding options for HIV exposed infants has remained topical and controversial in most settings of sub-Saharan Africa. This commentary, expresses the author's opinions on this topical issue for and against breastfeeding or infant formula, with supporting evidence drawn from relevant literature on researches conducted in settings of sub-Saharan Africa. At the moment, it seems sensible to recomme...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Health economics provides a standardised methodology for valid comparisons of interventions in different fields of health care. This review discusses the health economic evaluations of strategies to enhance blood product safety in sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS We reviewed health economic methodology with special reference to cost-effectiveness analysis. We searched the...