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Pediatric Participant Retention Rates in a Longitudinal Malaria Immunology Study
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2022 Apr 18:tpmd211052. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-1052. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe resurgence of drug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum parasites continues to motivate the development of a safe and efficacious malaria vaccine. Immuno-epidemiologic studies of naturally acquired immunity (NAI) have been a useful strategy to identify new malaria vaccine targets. However, retention of pediatric participants throughout longitudinal studies is essential for gathering comprehensive exposure and outcome data. Within the context of a 3-year cohort (N = 400) study involving monthly finger prick and bi-annual veno...
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - April 18, 2022 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Anushay Mistry Boaz Odwar Fredrick Olewe Jonathan Kurtis Ann M Moormann John Michael Ong'echa Source Type: research
The Last Mile to Malaria Elimination: Confronting Gender Inequalities & Power Dynamics
In conclusion, achieving malaria elimination through people-centred approaches requires a holistic approach that actively considers issues of gender, intersectionality, and balance of power. It is crucial to ensure that these approaches do not perpetuate existing inequalities, but instead centre the experiences and knowledge of marginalized groups.
By acknowledging and addressing the ways in which different forms of oppression intersect and compound to create experiences of marginalization and exclusion, we can make meaningful strides towards malaria elimination.
To achieve this, sustaining a commitment to inclusivity, eq...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - April 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Arthur Ngetich Kipkemoi Saitabau Tags: Africa COVID-19 Development & Aid Featured Gender Global Governance Headlines Health Human Rights Inequity TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
‘ What Price Was My Father ’ s Life Worth? ’ Right-Wing Doctors Are Still Peddling Dubious COVID Drugs
Julie Moore keeps an orange plastic bottle on her desk in Gas City, Indiana, with 14 round white pills. The other 21, she says, killed her father.
Moore remembers laughing when she first heard on the news that people were taking ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug commonly used as a livestock dewormer, to treat COVID-19. She never expected her father, a career pharmacist, to become one of them.
Over the course of the pandemic, Moore’s father started watching online videos of doctors in white coats who claimed that alternative COVID treatments were being used effectively in India. He told his skeptical children that th...
Source: TIME: Health - May 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Vera Bergengruen Tags: Uncategorized feature Misinformation & Disinformation uspoliticspolicy Source Type: news
Alarming malnutrition, mortality for Malian refugees
One year after the start of the political crisis in Mali, insecurity resulting from a military coup, the Tuareg rebellion and the presence of armed Islamist groups in the north have displaced hundred thousands of people. Some 55,000 refugees are still living in difficult conditions in the Mbera camp in Mauritania. A nutrition and retrospective mortality survey by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has revealed critical mortality and malnutrition rates. Karl Nawezi, head of MSF's activities in Mauritania, explains why the situation has reached such an alarming level in the refugee camp, which is located in the middle of the d...
Source: MSF News - January 9, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Frontpage Mauritania NEWS Source Type: news
