Pangolin-poaching hot spots revealed by DNA tests
Using DNA tests, researchers have exposed smuggling routes and traced the remains of African pangolins back to specific forest populations. Since 2012,
poaching of these endangered animals has shifted eastward from Sierra Leone to Cameroon
, they report today in
Science
. The tests could help law enforcement agents more quickly identify the source of untold numbers of hunted pangolins, possibly millions of which are illegally shipped around the world each year.
“Identifying pangolin poaching hot spots is crucial to curbing their decline and this paper has made a giant effort in addressing this g...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - December 14, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
COVID-19 vaccination strategies in settings with limited rollout capacity: a mathematical modelling case study in Sierra Leone
COVID-19 vaccine coverage in low- and middle-income countries continues to be challenging. As supplies increase, coverage is increasingly becoming determined by rollout capacity. (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - December 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gizem Mayis Bilgin, Kamalini Lokuge, Ernest Jabbie, Syarifah Liza Munira and Kathryn Glass Tags: Research Source Type: research
Unsalaried health workers in Sierra Leone: a scoping review of the literature to establish their impact on healthcare delivery
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates a 10 million health worker shortage by 2030. Despite this shortage, some low-income African countries paradoxically struggle with health worker surpluses. Technica... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - December 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Pieternella Pieterse and Federico Saracini Tags: Review Source Type: research
Synthesis of findings from the literature and a qualitative research study on the impacts of gender, disability, and ethnicity in Neglected Tropical Diseases programs
DiscussionPrograms to address NTDs can promote equity and improve programming by increasing women ’s participation as CDDs and providing financial compensation. Additionally, programs should prioritize inclusive training for CDDs, and inclusive messaging about MDA for communities. (Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases)
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - December 4, 2023 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Jennifer K. Arney Source Type: research
HIV viral suppression at different thresholds and duration of treatment in the dolutegravir treatment era in Sierra Leone: a nationwide survey
In this study, we aimed to assess the degree of viral suppression at different thresholds and treatm... (Source: Virology Journal)
Source: Virology Journal - November 29, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: Jin-Wen Song, Guang Yang, Matilda N. Kamara, Wei Sun, Qun Guan, Umu Barrie, Darlinda F. Jiba, Abdulai Tejan Jalloh, Ming Liu, Francis K. Tamba, George A. Yendewa, Ligui Wang, Rongtao Zhao and Sulaiman Lakoh Tags: Research Source Type: research
Standard of care in advanced HIV disease: review of HIV treatment guidelines in six sub-Saharan African countries
CONCLUSION: National guidelines addressing the care of advanced HIV disease in sub-Saharan Africa are available. Besides optimal timing for start of ART in presence of tuberculosis, most national recommendations are in line with the 2021 WHO standards.PMID:37996881 | DOI:10.1186/s12981-023-00581-5 (Source: AIDS Research and Therapy)
Source: AIDS Research and Therapy - November 23, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Thomas C Scheier Nabila Youssouf Mosepele Mosepele Cecilia Kanyama Olukemi Adekanmbi Sulaiman Lakoh Conrad K Muzoora Graeme Meintjes Dominik Mertz John W Eikelboom Sean Wasserman Source Type: research
Standard of care in advanced HIV disease: review of HIV treatment guidelines in six sub-Saharan African countries
CONCLUSION: National guidelines addressing the care of advanced HIV disease in sub-Saharan Africa are available. Besides optimal timing for start of ART in presence of tuberculosis, most national recommendations are in line with the 2021 WHO standards.PMID:37996881 | PMC:PMC10668471 | DOI:10.1186/s12981-023-00581-5 (Source: AIDS Research and Therapy)
Source: AIDS Research and Therapy - November 23, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Thomas C Scheier Nabila Youssouf Mosepele Mosepele Cecilia Kanyama Olukemi Adekanmbi Sulaiman Lakoh Conrad K Muzoora Graeme Meintjes Dominik Mertz John W Eikelboom Sean Wasserman Source Type: research
Standard of care in advanced HIV disease: review of HIV treatment guidelines in six sub-Saharan African countries
CONCLUSION: National guidelines addressing the care of advanced HIV disease in sub-Saharan Africa are available. Besides optimal timing for start of ART in presence of tuberculosis, most national recommendations are in line with the 2021 WHO standards.PMID:37996881 | PMC:PMC10668471 | DOI:10.1186/s12981-023-00581-5 (Source: AIDS Research and Therapy)
Source: AIDS Research and Therapy - November 23, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Thomas C Scheier Nabila Youssouf Mosepele Mosepele Cecilia Kanyama Olukemi Adekanmbi Sulaiman Lakoh Conrad K Muzoora Graeme Meintjes Dominik Mertz John W Eikelboom Sean Wasserman Source Type: research
Standard of care in advanced HIV disease: review of HIV treatment guidelines in six sub-Saharan African countries
CONCLUSION: National guidelines addressing the care of advanced HIV disease in sub-Saharan Africa are available. Besides optimal timing for start of ART in presence of tuberculosis, most national recommendations are in line with the 2021 WHO standards.PMID:37996881 | PMC:PMC10668471 | DOI:10.1186/s12981-023-00581-5 (Source: AIDS Research and Therapy)
Source: AIDS Research and Therapy - November 23, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Thomas C Scheier Nabila Youssouf Mosepele Mosepele Cecilia Kanyama Olukemi Adekanmbi Sulaiman Lakoh Conrad K Muzoora Graeme Meintjes Dominik Mertz John W Eikelboom Sean Wasserman Source Type: research
Do disempowered childbearing women give birth at home in Sierra Leone? A secondary analysis of the 2019 Sierra Leone demographic health survey
A nationwide assessment of the link between women ’s empowerment and homebirth has not been fully examined in Sierra Leone. Our study examined the association between women’s empowerment and homebirth among chi... (Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - November 22, 2023 Category: OBGYN Authors: Peter Bai James, George A Yendewa, Abdulai Jawo Bah, Augustus Osborne, Satta Sylvia Kpagoi, Emmanuel Kamanda Margao, Jia Kangbai and Jon Wardle Tags: Research Source Type: research
Examining the militarised hierarchy of Sierra Leone ’s Ebola response and implications for decision making during public health emergencies
In September, 2014, M édecins Sans Frontières (MSF) called for militarised assistance in response to the rapidly escalating West Africa Ebola Epidemic. Soon after, the United Kingdom deployed its military to Si... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - November 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Samuel T. Boland, Dina Balabanova and Susannah Mayhew Tags: Research Source Type: research
Caregiver acceptance of malaria vaccination for children under 5 years of age and associated factors: cross-sectional household survey, Guinea and Sierra Leone, 2022
Malaria is a leading cause of death and reduced life span in Guinea and Sierra Leone, where plans for rolling out the malaria vaccine for children are being made. There is little evidence about caregiver accep... (Source: Malaria Journal)
Source: Malaria Journal - November 20, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Klara R öbl, Hanna-Tina Fischer, Alexandre Delamou, Abdul Karim Mbawah, Brogan Geurts, Lukas Feddern, Habibata Baldé, Ibrahima Kaba, Francisco Pozo-Martin, Heide Weishaar, Sara Menelik-Obbarius, Gerrit Burger, Viorela Diaconu, Achim Dörre and Charbel E Tags: Research Source Type: research
From policy to practice: a qualitive study exploring the role of community health workers during the COVID-19 response in Sierra Leone
During the COVID-19 pandemic, community health workers (CHWs) were required to help their communities respond to the outbreak in Sierra Leone. The Government of Sierra Leone released a policy that provided an ... (Source: BMC Health Services Research)
Source: BMC Health Services Research - November 9, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Lansana Hassim Kallon, Joanna Raven, Haja Ramatulai Wurie and Wesam Mansour Tags: Research Source Type: research
Improving global health security through implementation of the National Action Plan for Health Security in Sierra Leone, 2018 –2021: lessons from the field
All countries are required to implement International Health Regulations (IHR) through development and implementation of multi-year National Action Plans for Health Security (NAPHS). IHR implementation require... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - November 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Charles Njuguna, Mohamed Vandi, Tushar Singh, Ian Njeru, Jane Githuku, Wilson Gachari, Robert Musoke, Victor Caulker, Joseph Bunting-Graden, Michael Mahar, Sydney Morgan Brown, Mohamed Alpha Bah, Mo-Bashir Idriss, Ambrose Talisuna, Dick Chamla, Zabulon Yo Tags: Research Source Type: research
Sero-prevalence of syphilis infection among people living with HIV in Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional nationwide hospital-based study
Globally, there were an estimated 7.1 million new syphilis infections in 2020, with more than 30% of these new infections reported in African countries such as Sierra Leone. Despite this, there is no HIV-speci... (Source: BMC Infectious Diseases)
Source: BMC Infectious Diseases - November 6, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Darlinda F. Jiba, Sulaiman Lakoh, Shuchao Wang, Wei Sun, Umu Barrie, Matilda N. Kamara, Abdulai Tejan Jalloh, Francis K. Tamba, George A. Yendewa, Jin-Wen Song and Guang Yang Tags: Research Source Type: research
