Human-centered design process and solutions to promote malaria testing and treatment seeking behavior in Guyana hinterlands
Malaria is a persistent public health challenge among miners and other hard-to-reach populations in Guyana ’s hinterland, specifically in Regions 1, 7, 8, and 9. Despite an overall decrease in malaria prevalenc... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - December 15, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Shirley D. Yan, Joann Simpson, Lyndsey Mitchum, Jennifer Orkis, TrishAnn Davis, Sean Wilson, Neil Trotman, Helen Imhoff, Horace Cox, Gabrielle Hunter, Bolanle Olapeju, Camille Adams and J. Douglas Storey Tags: Research Source Type: research
Interview with Michelle Albert, MD MPH
Biography Dr Michelle Albert is the current president of the Association of Black Cardiologists, the 60th president of the Association of University Cardiologists, and the president-elect of the American Heart Association. She is the first cardiologist to hold these three leadership positions simultaneously and is a recipient of multiple awards for her research and advocacy work. She attributes much of her career passion to her early upbringing in Guyana and exposure to the effects of economic, educational, and health disparities. Her grandfather’s sudden death in his early 60s, coupled with her experience growing up...
Source: Heart - December 10, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ashinne, B. Tags: Cardiology in Focus Source Type: research
Mining Associated Malaria Epidemics
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021 Nov 29:tpmd210747. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-0747. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTTropical alluvial gold and gem miners are often an especially at-risk population for malaria infection. Geographical areas of mining-associated malaria epidemics in the recent past include Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar); the Amazon basin (Brazil, French Guyana, Suriname, Columbia, and Peru); and tropical Africa. Mobile populations of young adult men engaged in the hard labor of mining may experience severe malaria especially if they lack preexisting immunity and are irregularly consuming antimalarial drugs...
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - November 29, 2021 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Dennis Shanks Chansuda Wongsrichanalai Source Type: research
