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How can the operating environment for nutrition research be improved in Sub-Saharan Africa? : the views of African researchers Ghent University University of Antwerp

Kathleen Van Royen, Carl Lachat, Michelle Holdsworth, Karlien Smit, Joyce Kinabo, Dominique Roberfroid, Houefa Eunice Sorel Nago, Christhopher Garimoi Orach, Patrick Kolsteren
Optimal nutrition is critical for human development and economic growth. Sub-Saharan Africa is facing high levels of food insecurity and only few sub-Saharan African countries are on track to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger by 2015. Effective research capacity is crucial for addressing emerging challenges and designing appropriate mitigation strategies in sub-Saharan Africa. A clear understanding of the operating environment for nutrition ...

Geospatial disparities in survival of patients with breast cancer in sub-Saharan Africa from the African Breast Cancer-Disparities in Outcomes cohort (ABC-DO): a prospective cohort study Institute of Tropical Medicine

Joanne Kim, Peter Macharia, Valerie McCormack, Milena Foerster, Moses Galukande, Maureen Joffe, Herbert Cubasch, Annelle Zietsman, Angelica Anele, Shadrach Offiah, et al.
Background
There is an urgent need to improve breast cancer survival in sub-Saharan Africa. Geospatial barriers delay diagnosis and treatment, but their effect on survival in these settings is not well understood. We examined geospatial disparities in 4-year survival in the African Breast Cancer-Disparities in Outcomes cohort.

Methods
In this prospective cohort study, women (aged ≥18 years) newly diagnosed with breast cancer ...

African stakeholders' views of research options to improve nutritional status in sub-Saharan Africa Institute of Tropical Medicine Ghent University

Michelle HOLDSWORTH, Annamarie KRUGER, Eunice Nago, Carl Lachat, Peter MAMIRO, Karlien Smit, Chris Garimoi-Orach, Yves Kameli, Dominique Roberfroid, Patrick Kolsteren, et al.

BACKGROUND: Setting research priorities for improving nutrition in Africa is currently ad hoc and there is a need to shift the status quo in the light of slow progress in reducing malnutrition. This study explored African stakeholders' views on research priorities in the context of environmental and socio-demographic changes that will impact on nutritional status in Africa in the coming years.

METHODS: Using Multi-Criteria Mapping, ...

Antibiotic-prescribing practices for management of childhood diarrhea in 3 sub-Saharan African countries: findings from the Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa (VIDA) Study, 2015-2018 Institute of Tropical Medicine

Alex O Awuor, Billy Ogwel, Helen Powell, Jennifer R Verani, Samba O Sow, M Jahangir Hossain, John B Ochieng, Jane Juma, Leslie P Jamka, Anna Roose, et al.

BACKGROUND: Despite antibiotic prescription being recommended for dysentery and suspected cholera only, diarrhea still triggers unwarranted antibiotic prescription. We evaluated antibiotic-prescribing practices and their predictors among children aged 2-59 months in the Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa (VIDA) Study performed in The Gambia, Mali, and Kenya.

METHODS: VIDA was a prospective case-control study (May 2015-July 2018) ...

mHealth in sub-Saharan Africa and Europe: A systematic review comparing the use and availability of mHealth approaches in sub-Saharan Africa and Europe KU Leuven

Jean-Marie Aerts
BACKGROUND: mHealth can help with healthcare service delivery for various health issues, but there's a significant gap in the availability and use of mHealth systems between sub-Saharan Africa and Europe, despite the ongoing digitalization of the global healthcare system. OBJECTIVE: This work aims to compare and investigate the use and availability of mHealth systems in sub-Saharan Africa and Europe, and identify gaps in current mHealth ...

Financing Maritime Infrastructure Development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Godfrey Thuranira, Cyrus Iraya Mwangi
The African Union Integrated Maritime Strategy paper views the continent’s vast shipping sector as “the new frontier for Africa’s renaissance” with 90% of the import and export in the continent being transported by sea. The continent may, however, sacrifice growth because of insufficient port terminal infrastructure due to constrained government means and unawareness of alternative vehicles to finance its maritime development. This paper ...

Management of hypertension at the community level in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): towards a rational use of available resources Ghent University

Marc Twagirumukiza, Lucas Van Bortel
Hypertension is emerging in many developing nations as a leading cause of cardiovascular mortality, morbidity and disability in adults. In sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries it has specificities such as occurring in young and active adults, resulting in severe complications dominated by heart failure and taking place in limited-resource settings in which an individual's access to treatment (affordability) is very limited. Within this context of ...