Cancer in sub-Saharan Africa: a lancet oncology commission

W Ngwa, BW Addai, I Adewole, V Ainsworth… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Summary In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), urgent action is needed to curb a growing crisis in
cancer incidence and mortality. Without rapid interventions, data estimates show a major …

Lateral flow test engineering and lessons learned from COVID-19

J Budd, BS Miller, NE Weckman, D Cherkaoui… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
The acceptability and feasibility of large-scale testing with lateral flow tests (LFTs) for clinical
and public health purposes has been demonstrated during the COVID-19 pandemic. LFTs …

Revisiting the issue of access to medicines in Africa: challenges and recommendations

YA Adebisi, IB Nwogu, AJ Alaran… - Public Health …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Access to safe, effective, affordable, and quality medicines is an essential
component of the right to health and is also one of the targets in the global development …

Barriers to COVID-19 health products in low-and middle-income countries during the COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review and evidence synthesis

E Boro, B Stoll - Frontiers in public health, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has intensified the
urgency in addressing pressing global health access challenges and has also laid bare the …

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection and pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa: a 6-country retrospective cohort analysis

JB Nachega, NA Sam-Agudu… - Clinical Infectious …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Few data are available on COVID-19 outcomes among pregnant women in sub-
Saharan Africa (SSA), where high-risk comorbidities are prevalent. We investigated the …

COVID-19 vaccines and the pandemic: lessons learnt for other neglected diseases and future threats

PJ Hotez, S Gilbert, M Saville, L Privor-Dumm… - BMJ Global …, 2023 - gh.bmj.com
Through the experiences gained by accelerating new vaccines for both Ebola virus infection
and COVID-19 in a public health emergency, vaccine development has benefited from a …

Differential effect of vaccine effectiveness and safety on COVID-19 vaccine acceptance across socioeconomic groups in an international sample

S Kerekes, M Ji, SF Shih, HY Chang, H Harapan… - Vaccines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Controlling the spread of SARS-CoV-2 will require high vaccination coverage, but
acceptance of the vaccine could be impacted by perceptions of vaccine safety and …

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: assessing the prevalence, predictors, and effectiveness of a community pharmacy based counseling intervention

J Kiptoo, J Isiiko, TM Yadesa, T Rhodah, PE Alele… - BMC Public Health, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine hesitancy is a global
challenge. In low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), the problem has persisted despite …

Prioritizing pregnant women for coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination in African countries

JB Nachega, NA Sam-Agudu… - Clinical Infectious …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in pregnancy is associated with excess
maternal and infant morbidity and mortality in both African and higher-resource settings …

African national public health institutes responses to COVID-19: innovations, systems changes, and challenges

S Binder, AR Ario, H Hien, N Mayet, IV Jani… - Health …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
National public health institutes (NPHIs)—science-based governmental agencies typically
part of, or closely aligned with, ministries of health—have played a critical part in many …