Yearly Archives: 2021

Case Report: Successful open surgical repair of an infrarenal, abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in a young Malawian female: A case report

Geoffrey Manda - Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi. Keywords: abdominal aortic aneurysm Abstract A 39-year-old woman presented to Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi  with a 3-week history of…

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Original Research: The significant gap between international standards and stroke management practices at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (Malawi): An audit report

Yohane Gadama - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, College of Medicine. Keywords: Stroke, diagnosis, management, outcome, low- to middle-income, Africa Abstract BackgroundThe Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) is preparing to set…

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Original Research: Etiology of major limb amputations at a tertiary care centre in Malawi.

Joanna Grudziak - Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA Keywords: Major amputations, Malawi, traumatic amputations, low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), sub-Saharan Africa. Abstract IntroductionAmputations in low-…

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Original Research: A quantitative cross-sectional survey of psychosocial stimulation and counselling interventions at nutritional rehabilitation units in Southern Malawi.

Allison I Daniel 1. Centre for Global Child Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2. Translational Medicine Program 3. Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of…

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Original Research: The use of molecular technology to investigate trypanosome infections in tsetse flies at Liwonde Wild Life Reserve.

Symon F. Nayupe Keywords: Polymerase Chain Reaction, Tsetse Flies, African Trypanosomiasis, DNA, Southern Africa, Malawi. Abstract BackgroundTrypanosomes are protozoan flagellates that cause human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) and African animal trypanosomiasis (AAT).…

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Original Research: Knowledge, attitudes and practices related to self-medication with antimicrobials in Lilongwe, Malawi.

Cecilia S Sambakusi Keywords: antimicrobials Abstract BackgroundThe use of antimicrobials is associated with the emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and self-medication increases the risk of the inappropriate use of antimicrobials. This…

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Commentary: Education: The prevention of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Malawi

Amy Sanyahumbi - Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USA. Keywords: Rheumatic heart disease, paediatrics, education, paediatric cardiology, acute rheumatic fever,…

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Sytematic Review: The role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR) in the diagnosis of cardiomyopathy: A systematic review

Wang Zhaohui - Wuhan Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong, University of Science and Technology, China Keywords: Cardiac magnetic resonance, dilated cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, ischemic cardiomyopathy, late gadolinium enhancement. Abstract…

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Systematic Review: Funding Paediatric surgery procedures in sub-Saharan Africa.

Sebastian O Ekenze - Sub-Department of Paediatric Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Enugu 400001, Nigeria. Keywords: Healthcare financing, paediatric surgery, challenges, sub-Saharan Africa. Abstract BackgroundIn sub-Saharan Africa,…

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