Diarrhoea, pneumonia and malaria are the largest contributors to childhood mortality in sub-
Saharan Africa. While supply side efforts to deliver effective and affordable interventions are …

Background Increasing access to health care services is considered central to improving the
health of populations. Existing reviews to understand factors affecting access to health care …

Background Vignettes are short stories about a hypothetical person, traditionally used within
research (quantitative or qualitative) on sensitive topics in the developed world. Studies …

Background The literature on health care seeking behaviour in sub-Saharan Africa for
children suffering from malaria is quite extensive. This literature, however, is predominately …

Background Capacity strengthening of rural communities, and the various actors that
support them, is needed to enable them to lead their own malaria control programmes. Here …

Background Global prioritization of single-disease eradication programs over improvements
to basic diagnostic capacity in the Global South have left the world unprepared for …

Background Convulsions is one of the key signs of severe malaria among children under
five years of age, potentially leading to serious complications or death. Several studies of …

Background Recent research in two cholera-endemic communities of Zanzibar has shown
that a majority (∼ 94%) of the adult population was willing to receive free oral cholera …

Abstract Background Ghana is a Buruli ulcer (BU) endemic country yet there is paucity of
socio-cultural research on BU. Examining distinctive experiences and meanings for pre …

Malaria is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among children in Ghana. As part of the
effort to inform local and national decision-making in preparation for possible malaria …