Promising malaria vaccine clears clinical hurdle, could get WHO endorsement next week
The world may soon have another powerful weapon against malaria, a disease that kills half a million people each year, most of them young children. Data from a trial involving 4800 children in four African countries suggest a vaccine developed at the University of Oxford, known as R21/MatrixM, provides significant protection against the disease. The results were posted
as a preprint this week
, and observers expect the World Health Organization (WHO) to announce its endorsement for use of the vaccine at a press conference scheduled for Monday.
That would make R21 the second WHO-approved vaccine for u...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - September 29, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Associations between prenatal malaria exposure, maternal antibodies at birth, and malaria susceptibility during the first year of life in Burkina Faso
Infection and Immunity, Ahead of Print. (Source: Infection and Immunity)
Source: Infection and Immunity - September 27, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Hamtandi Magloire Natama
Gemma Moncunill
Marta Vidal
Toussaint Rouamba
Ruth Aguilar
Rebeca Santano
Eduard Rovira-Vallbona
Alfons Jim énez
M. Athanase Somé
Hermann Sorgho
Innocent Valéa
Maminata Coulibaly-Traoré
Ross L. Coppel
David Cavanagh
Chetan E. Source Type: research
Use of a digital job-aid in improving antenatal clinical protocols and quality of care in rural primary-level health facilities in Burkina Faso: a quasi-experimental evaluation
Conclusion
Digital CDS tools provide a valuable opportunity to achieve substantial improvements of the quality of ANC and broadly maternal and newborn health in settings with high burden mortality and less trained health cadres when adequately implemented. (Source: BMJ Open)
Source: BMJ Open - September 27, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Maïga, A., Ogyu, A., Millogo, R. M., Lopez-Hernandez, A., Labite, M. A., Labrique, A., Agarwal, S. Tags: Open access, Health services research Source Type: research
Association between urban-rural location and prevalence of type 2 diabetes and impaired fasting glucose in West Africa: a cross-sectional population-based epidemiological study
Conclusion
The prevalence of both T2DM and IFG was more than two times as high in urban areas compared with rural areas in West Africa. Behavioural risk factors are common among urban populations, with ongoing urbanisation expected to drive increases in the prevalence of T2DM. These results could guide planning for T2DM screening, preventive strategies and resource allocation in West Africa. (Source: BMJ Open)
Source: BMJ Open - September 21, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Issaka, A., Stevenson, C., Paradies, Y., Houehanou, Y. C. N., Bosu, W. K., Kiwallo, J. B., Wesseh, C. S., Houinato, D. S., Nazoum, D. J. P., Cameron, A. J. Tags: Open access, Cardiovascular medicine Source Type: research
Vaccination coverage in rural Burkina Faso under the effects of COVID-19: evidence from a panel study in eight districts
Improving infant immunization completion and promoting equitable vaccination coverage are crucial to reducing global under-5 childhood mortality. Although there have been hypotheses that the impact of the COVI... (Source: BMC Health Services Research)
Source: BMC Health Services Research - September 21, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Sarah Cooper, Frank Bicaba, Cheick Oumar Tiendrebeogo, Alice Bila, Abel Bicaba and Thomas Druetz Tags: Research Source Type: research
