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Environmental and Social Management Framework (Final Report) for the COVID-19 Emergency Preparedness and Response Project

Ministry pf Health and Sanitation Sierra Leone (2021) CC

The Impacts of Dietary Change on Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Land Use, Water Use, and Health: A Systematic Review

Aleksandrowicz L., Green R., Joy E., et al. (2016) CC

PlosOne https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0165797; Food production is a major driver of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, water and land use, and dietary risk factors are contributors to non-communicable diseases. Shifts in dietary patterns can therefore potentially provide benefits for both the en... more

Molecular and Clinical Aspects of Chronic Manifestations in Chagas Disease: A State-of-the-Art Review

Medina-Rincón, G.; Gallo-Bernal, S.; Jiménez, P.; et al. (2021) CC

Pathogens . 2021 Nov 16;10(11):1493.doi: 10.3390/pathogens10111493 .Chronic manifestations of Chagas disease present as disabling and life-threatening condi-tions affecting mainly the cardiovascular and gastrointestinal systems. Although meaningful research has outlined the different molecular mech... more

Ambient air pollution and non-communicable respiratory illness in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of the literature

Glenn, B. E.; Espira, L. M.; Larson, M. C.; Larson, P. S. BMC (2022) CC2

Aerosol pollutants are known to raise the risk of development of non-communicable respiratory diseases (NCRDs) such as asthma, chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and allergic rhinitis. Sub-Saharan Africa’s rapid pace of urbanization, economic expansion, and population growt... more

The burden of severe asthma in sub-Saharan Africa: Findings from the African Severe Asthma Project

Kirenga, B.J.; Chakaya, J.; Yimer, G. et al. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: Global (2024) CC

Severe asthma is associated with high morbidity, mortality, and health care utilization, but its burden in Africa is unknown. This article wants to determine the burden (prevalence, mortality, and activity and work impairment) of severe asthma in 3 countries in East Africa: Uganda, Kenya, and Ethio... more

The impact of HIV and antiretroviral therapy on TB risk in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

P. J. Dodd; A. J. Prendergas; C. Beecroft; et al. BMJ Journals (2017) CC

BMJ,Dodd PJ, et al. Thorax 2017;72:559–575. doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-209421

Mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection and its associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

G. M. Kassa BMC Infectious Diseases; PubMed.gov (2018) CC

Kassa BMC Infectious Diseases (2018) 18:216 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-018-3126-5

Stunting as a Risk Factor of Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis in Children: A Literature Review

Fauziah, N.; Ar-Rizqi, M.A.; Hana, S. et al. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases (2022) CC

As a high-burden neglected tropical disease, soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections remain a major problem in the world, especially among children under five years of age. Since young children are at high risk of being infected, STH infection can have a long-term negative impact on their life, i... more

Building Health System Capacity Through Implementation Research: Experience of INSPIRE—A Multi-country PMTCT Implementation Research Project

M. Newman Owiredu; N. B. Bellareet; C. C. Chakanyuka Musanhu al. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr; Wolters Kluwer Health (2017) C2

Supplement Article J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Volume 75, Supplement 2, June 1, 2017 Building Health Systems through Implementation Research Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

The link between the West African Ebola outbreak and health systems in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone: a systematic review

Haitham Shoman, Emilie Karafillakis and Salman Rawaf (2017) CC

Shoman et al. Globalization and Health (2017) 13:1 DOI 10.1186/s12992-016-0224-2

The Impact of Tuberculosis among Immigrants: Epidemiology and Strategies of Control in High-Income Countries—Current Data and Literature Review

C. Contini, M. Maritari, M. die Nuzzo, et al. INTECH (2017) CC

World's largest Science, Technology & Medicine Open Access book publisher Chapter 7 from the book People's Movements in the 21st Century - Risks, Challenges and Benefits

Interventions to improve antiretroviral therapy adherence among adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review of the literature

K. Ridgeway; L. S. Dull K. R. Murray; et al. PLOS ONE (2018) CC

Research Article PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0189770 January 2, 2018

Status and methodology of publicly available national HIV care continua and 90-90-90 targets: A systematic review

R. Granich; S. Gupta; I. Hall; et al. Plos Medicine (2017) CC

Research Article PLOS Medicine | DOI:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002253 April 4, 2017

Delivering mental health and psychosocial support interventions to women and children in conflict settings: a systematic review

Kamali M, Munyuzangabo M, Siddiqui FJ, et al. (2020) CC

BMJ Global Health2020;5:e002014. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2019-002014

Strengthening Nutrition Information Systems in Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Uganda and Zambia (EC-NIS Project)

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Africa (2022) C_WHO

Clinical utlity of peptide microarrys in the serodiagnosis of neglected tropical diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: protocol for a diagnostic test accuracy sytematic review

Vengesai A., Naicker T., Kasambala M., et al. (2021) C2

BMJ Open 2021;11:e042279. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042279. Neglected tropical diseases tend to cluster in the same poor populations, and to make progress with their control, they will have to be dealt with in an integrated manner. Peptide microarrays may be a solution to tese problems, where diagnos... more

Infrastructure, policy and regulatory interventions to increase physical activity to prevent cardiovascular diseases and diabetes: a systematic review

Durão, S.; Burns, J.; Schmidt, B. et al. BMC Public Health (2023) CC

Background Noncommunicable diseases are major contributors to morbidity and mortality worldwide. Modifying the risk factors for these conditions, such as physical inactivity, is thus essential. Addressing the context or circumstances in which physical activity occurs may promote physical activity a...t a population level. We assessed the effects of infrastructure, policy or regulatory interventions for increasing physical activity. Methods We searched PubMed, Embase and clinicaltrials.gov to identify randomised controlled trials (RCTs), controlled before-after (CBAs) studies, and interrupted time series (ITS) studies assessing population-level infrastructure or policy and regulatory interventions to increase physical activity. We were interested in the effects of these interventions on physical activity, body weight and related measures, blood pressure, and CVD and type 2 diabetes morbidity and mortality, and on other secondary outcomes. Screening and data extraction was done in duplicate, with risk of bias was using an adapted Cochrane risk of bias tool. Due to high levels of heterogeneity, we synthesised the evidence based on effect direction. Results We included 33 studies, mostly conducted in high-income countries. Of these, 13 assessed infrastructure changes to green or other spaces to promote physical activity and 18 infrastructure changes to promote active transport. The effects of identified interventions on physical activity, body weight and blood pressure varied across studies (very low certainty evidence); thus, we remain very uncertain about the effects of these interventions. Two studies assessed the effects of policy and regulatory interventions; one provided free access to physical activity facilities and showed that it may have beneficial effects on physical activity (low certainty evidence). The other provided free bus travel for youth, with intervention effects varying across studies (very low certainty evidence). Conclusions Evidence from 33 studies assessing infrastructure, policy and regulatory interventions for increasing physical activity showed varying results. The certainty of the evidence was mostly very low, due to study designs included and inconsistent findings between studies. Despite this drawback, the evidence indicates that providing access to physical activity facilities may be beneficial; however this finding is based on only one study. Implementation of these interventions requires full consideration of contextual factors, especially in low resource settings. more

Combined Use of Delamanid and Bedaquiline to Treat Multidrug-Resistant and Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: A Systematic Review

G. B. Migliori, E. Pontali, G. Sotgiu, et al. International Journal of Molecular Scienes (2017) C2

Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2017, 18, 341, 1 - 10

Infection Rates and Risk Factors for Infection Among Health Workers During Ebola and Marburg Virus Outbreaks: A Systematic Review

Saranya A, Selvaraj E Lee, Mason Harrell, et al. (2018) CC

The Journal of Infectious Diseases, jiy435, https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiy435. Many outbreaks reported high proportions of infected HWs. Similar HW infection rates and exposure risk factors in both past and recent EVD and MVD outbreaks emphasize the need to improve the implementation of approp... more