Background Drylands, which are among the biosphere's most naturally limiting and
environmentally variable ecosystems, constitute three-quarters of the African continent. As a …

Objectives We aim to describe the relationships between climate variables and climate-
sensitive diseases (CSDs) in semi-arid regions, highlighting the different main groups of …

The study examined the reliability of indigenous knowledge and science-based predictors of
climate and how this influences smallholder farmers' practices and adaptations in Ghana's …

This paper addresses how contemporary Zanzibaris perceive the relationship between the
mazingira (roughly translated as “environment”) and the malady of malaria. More broadly …

Background Community engagement (CE) models have provided much needed guidance
for researchers to conceptualise and design engagement strategies for research projects …

Background Zimbabwe has the highest teenage pregnancy rate in Sub Saharan Africa.
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) …

Background Although there has been a decline in the number of malaria cases in Zimbabwe
since 2010, the disease remains the biggest public health threat in the country. Gwanda …

Malaria remains a public health burden in many sub-Saharan African countries. Integrating
mobile phones to reduce the burden is inevitable as they assist in reporting malaria …

Malaria continues to burden the Zimbabwe health system, especially rural healthcare
services delivery. The rural population living in high malarial areas experience several …

This study investigates the capability of regional climate models (RCMs) in simulating four
extreme precipitation indices on an annual and monthly scale over West Africa during the …