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The Tools for Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (TIMCI) study protocol: a multi-country mixed-method evaluation of pulse oximetry and clinical decision support algorithms
Glob Health Action. 2024 Dec 31;17(1):2326253. doi: 10.1080/16549716.2024.2326253. Epub 2024 Apr 29.ABSTRACTEffective and sustainable strategies are needed to address the burden of preventable deaths among children under-five in resource-constrained settings. The Tools for Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (TIMCI) project aims to support healthcare providers to identify and manage severe illness, whilst promoting resource stewardship, by introducing pulse oximetry and clinical decision support algorithms (CDSAs) to primary care facilities in India, Kenya, Senegal and Tanzania. Health impact is assessed through: a ...
Source: Global Health Action - April 29, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Fenella Beynon H élène Langet Leah F Bohle Shally Awasthi Ousmane Ndiaye James Machoki M'Imunya Honorati Masanja Susan Horton Maymouna Ba Silvia Cicconi Mira Emmanuel-Fabula Papa Moctar Faye Tracy R Glass Kristina Keitel Divas Kumar Gaurav Kumar Gillian Source Type: research

A social acceptability scale: validation in the context of government measures to curb the COVID-19 pandemic in Senegal
CONCLUSION: This scale was one of the first to test the TFA. The small number of items was advantageous for use under challenging data collection contexts. Measuring the acceptability of public health interventions with this tool can help in their design and implementation.PMID:38641214 | DOI:10.1016/j.annepidem.2024.04.004 (Source: Annals of Epidemiology)
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - April 19, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Andrainolo Ravalihasy Adama Faye Amadou Ibra Diallo Ibrahima Gaye Val éry Ridde Source Type: research

Plans to expand African vaccine production face steep hurdles
In March 2022, when the pandemic was still raging, the messenger RNA (mRNA) company Moderna announced it would build a $500 million plant in Kenya to manufacture half a billion doses of its COVID-19 vaccine annually. “ This is major ,” Kenyan President William Ruto said at the time. The plant would help reduce Africa’s dependence on vaccines produced elsewhere, Ruto said—a situation that had turned disastrous during the pandemic—and bring economic benefits as well. But Moderna may never break ground on the Kenya factory. On 11 April, the company said it had “paused its efforts” becau...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - April 16, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Creating culturally-informed protocols for a stunting intervention using a situated values-based approach (WeValue InSitu): a double case study in Indonesia and Senegal
International development work involves external partners bringing expertise, resources, and management for local interventions in LMICs, but there is often a gap in understandings of relevant local shared val... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - April 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Annabel J. Chapman, Chike C. Ebido, Rahel Neh Tening, Yanyan Huang, Nd èye Marème Sougou, Risatianti Kolopaking, Amadou H. Diallo, Rita Anggorowati, Fatou B. Dial, Jessica Massonnié, Mahsa Firoozmand, Cheikh El Hadji Abdoulaye Niang and Marie K. Harder Tags: Research Source Type: research

Insight into Cu (II) adsorption on pyrochar and hydrochar resultant from Acacia Senegal waste for wastewater decontamination
This study aims to convert ASW into valuable biochar via two comparative thermal and hydrothermal techniques, which include pyrochar ASW at 300 °C (PC ASW300) and hydrochar ASW at 180 °C (HC ASW180), respectively, for Cu (II) adsorption from aqueous solutions. SEM-EDS, FTIR, XRD, and XPS were used to characterize the biochar. Adsorption performance was studied as a function of pH, contact time, and adsorbent concentration. Adsorption kinetics were best fit for a pseudo-second-order model. And thermodynamics studies revealed that Cu (II) on biochar was endothermic, spontaneous, and best fitted to the Langmuir isotherm mod...
Source: Chemosphere - April 4, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Tawasul Mohammed Ali Babeker Shaoyan Lv Jinglian Wu Juan Zhou Quanyuan Chen Source Type: research

Success in vaccination programming through community health workers: a qualitative analysis of interviews and focus group discussions from Nepal, Senegal and Zambia
Conclusion Improvements in immunisation coverage was facilitated by community health worker organisation, motivation and trust. With the continued projection of health worker shortages, especially in low-income countries, community health workers bridged the equity gap in access to vaccination services by enabling wider reach to underserved populations. Although improvements in vaccination programming were seen in all three countries—including government commitment to addressing human resource deficits, training and remuneration; workload, inconsistency in compensation, training duration and scope, and supervision re...
Source: BMJ Open - April 3, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Ogutu, E. A., Ellis, A. S., Hester, K. A., Rodriguez, K., Sakas, Z., Jaishwal, C., Yang, C., Dixit, S., Bose, A. S., Sarr, M., Kilembe, W., Bednarczyk, R., Freeman, M. C. Tags: Open access, Global health Source Type: research

Sociodemographic predictors of beliefs about getting HIV infection by witchcraft or supernatural means: A population-based study of 15335 Senegalese women
Conclusion: We demonstrated many predictors of the wrong beliefs about getting HIV infection by witchcraft or supernaturalmeans in the Senegalese women. Policymakers should initiate health educational programs in parallel with increasing thesocioeconomic status to limit the HIV transmission. In addition, continuous monitoring of the HIV knowledge in the endemiccountries is crucial to decrease HIV burden.Keywords: HIV; infection; witchcraft; misconception; myths. (Source: African Health Sciences)
Source: African Health Sciences - April 1, 2024 Category: African Health Authors: Amr Ehab El-Qushayri, Amira Yasmine Benmelouka Source Type: research

Case Management of Imported Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Senegal, July 2023
We report an imported Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever case in Senegal. The patient received PCR confirmation of virus infection 10 days after symptom onset. We identified 46 patient contacts in Senegal; 87.7% were healthcare professionals. Strengthening border crossing and community surveillance systems can help reduce the risks of infectious disease transmission.PMID:38526304 | DOI:10.3201/eid3004.231492 (Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases)
Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - March 25, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Youssou Bamar Gueye Yoro Sall Jerlie Loko Roka Ibra Diagne Kalidou Djibril Sow Alseyni Diallo Pape Samba Di èye Jean Pierre Diallo Boly Diop Omer Pasi Source Type: research

Reemergence of Sylvatic Dengue Virus Serotype 2 in Kedougou, Senegal, 2020
Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 Apr;30(4):770-774. doi: 10.3201/eid3004.231301.ABSTRACTIn 2020, a sylvatic dengue virus serotype 2 infection outbreak resulted in 59 confirmed dengue cases in Kedougou, Senegal, suggesting those strains might not require adaptation to reemerge into urban transmission cycles. Large-scale genomic surveillance and updated molecular diagnostic tools are needed to effectively prevent dengue virus infections in Senegal.PMID:38526209 | DOI:10.3201/eid3004.231301 (Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases)
Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - March 25, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Idrissa Dieng Maryam Diarra Bacary Djilocalisse Sadio Bocar Sow Alioune Gaye Amadou Diallo Martin Faye Marie Henriette Dior Ndione Diawo Diallo Safietou Sankhe Mignane Ndiaye Fode Danfakha Boly Diop Amadou Alpha Sall Gamou Fall Oumar Faye Cheikh Loucoubar Source Type: research