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Original Research: The association between medical spending and health status: A study of selected African countries

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Murad Bein Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences Cyprus International University Keywords: healthcare expenditure, mortality rate, maternal deaths, HIV, tuberculosis, African countries Abstract BackgroundThe report from the World Health Organization (WHO)…

Original Research: A 14-day follow-up of adult non-malarial fever patients seen by mobile clinics in rural Malawi

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Kimberly Baltzell Institute for Global Health Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA Keywords: Non-malarial fever, Malawi, febrile illness, mobile clinics, diagnostic tools, antibiotic resistance Abstract BackgroundWhile health…

Original Research: Characteristics of interpersonal violence in adult victims at the Adult Emergency Trauma Centre (AETC) of Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital

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Shabnam Sheikh Medical Officer, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital Keywords: Interpersonal violence, Assault, Risk factors, low-and middle-income countries, Malawi Abstract IntroductionGlobally, the burden of interpersonal violence and its significant impact on mortality,…

Original Research: Emergency and critical care services in Malawi: Findings from a nationwide survey of health facilities

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Raphael Kayambankadzanja University of Malawi, College of Medicine Keywords: Malawi, Health Services, Critical Illness, Emergency care Abstract BackgroundGlobally, critical illness causes up to 45 million deaths every year. The burden is…

Original Research: Midwives’ and Medical professionals’ perspectives of collaborative practice at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital Maternity Unit, Malawi: The discovery phase of an appreciative inquiry project

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Elizabeth Chodzaza University of Malawi Kamuzu College of Nursing, Faculty of Midwifery, Neonatal and Reproductive Health Studies, Blantyre, Malawi Abstract BackgroundThis paper reports on part of a larger study, the…

Original Research: Physical activity levels among Malawian adults living with HIV and receiving anti-retroviral therapy

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Enock Chisati Keywords: Physical activity, anti-retroviral therapy (ART), people living with HIV (PLWHIV) Abstract IntroductionDespite increasing life expectancy among people living with HIV (PLWHIV), anti-retroviral therapy (ART) side effects, HIV chronic…

Original Research: A comparative evaluation of three methods for the rapid diagnosis of cryptococcal meningitis (CM) among HIV-infected patients in Northern Malawi

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Master Chisale: Mzuzu Central Hospital, Ministry of Health, Mzuzu, Malawi Abstract IntroductionCryptococcal meningitis (CM) is the most common systemic fungal infection in patients with HIV infection. Rapid diagnosis and timely…

Editorial: Is contagion having the last word?

Post published:March 16, 2021
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Adamson Muula Keywords: Respiratory, Syndrome, Corona Abstract The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the disease it causes, i.e. Covid-19 outbreak1, emerged around the same time I had…

Profile Interview: Fanuel Bickton talks to Prof. Rob Moodie about his public health career in non-communicable diseases

Post published:March 5, 2021
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Original Research: Serological survey and risk factors associated with Toxoplasma gondii infection among HIV-infected pregnant women attending Abuja Tertiary Hospital, Nigeria

Post published:March 3, 2021
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Maryam Zakari Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, Abuja, Nigeria Keywords: Toxoplasmosis, HIV coinfection, congenital anomaly, cellular immunity, sero-survey Abstract BackgroundToxoplasmosis in pregnancy could induce miscarriage,…