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OP25. 10: Fetal biometrics, umbilical and uterine artery Doppler studies among malaria infected and not infected pregnant women
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2011)Placental malaria contributes to maternal morbidity and low birth weight in malaria endemic countries. Intermittent anti‐malarial prophylaxis given twice during pregnancy has been shown to decrease the prevalence of low ... -
Functional promoter haplotypes of interleukin-18 condition susceptibility to severe malarial anemia and childhood mortality
(American Society for Microbiology, 2011)Severe malarial anemia (SMA) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children residing in regions where Plasmodium falciparum transmission is holoendemic. Although largely unexplored in children with SMA, ... -
Effects of global financial crisis on funding for health development in nineteen countries of the WHO African Region
(BioMed Central, 2011)There is ample evidence in Asia and Latin America showing that past economic crises resulted in cuts in expenditures on health, lower utilization of health services, and deterioration of child and maternal nutrition and ... -
Health financing in Africa: overview of a dialogue among high level policy makers
(BioMed Central, 2011)Even though Africa has the highest disease burden compared with other regions, it has the lowest per capita spending on health. In 2007, 27 (51%) out the 53 countries spent less than US$50 per person on health. Almost 30% ... -
Africa's health: could the private sector accelerate the progress towards health MDGs?
(BioMed Central, 2011)Out of 1.484 billion disability-adjusted life years lost globally in 2008, 369.1 million (25%) were lost in the WHO African Region. Despite the heavy disease burden, the majority of countries in the Region are not on track ... -
Perceptions and viewpoints on proceedings of the Fifteenth Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union Debate on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and Development, 25–27 July 2010, Kampala, Uganda
(BioMed Central, 2011)Out of 358000 maternal deaths that occurred globally in 2008, 57.8% occurred in continental Africa.Africa had a maternal mortality ratio of 590 compared to 14 in developed regions, 68 in Latin America and Caribbean, and ... -
Postepidemic analysis of Rift Valley fever virus transmission in northeastern Kenya: a village cohort study
(Public Library of Science, 2011)Background: In endemic areas, Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is a significant threat to both human and animal health. Goals of this study were to measure human anti-RVFV seroprevalence in a high-risk area following the ... -
The essence of governance in health development
(BioMed Central, 2011)Governance and leadership in health development are critically important for the achievement of the health Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and other national health goals. Those two factors might explain why many ... -
OP25. 10: Fetal biometrics, umbilical and uterine artery Doppler studies among malaria infected and not infected pregnant women
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2011)Placental malaria contributes to maternal morbidity and low birth weight in malaria endemic countries. Intermittent anti‐malarial prophylaxis given twice during pregnancy has been shown to decrease the prevalence of low ... -
Age-stratified serum cytokine profile (il-6, Il-10, Tnf-<) in Kenyan children with early: 1.3-041schistosoma haematobium: 1.3-041infection: 1.3-041
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Antenatal infection with helminths and malaria increases susceptibility to malaria in Kenyan children: 1.1-063
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Health Strategy for Kenya: a situation analysis.
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Technical efficiency of primary health units in Kailahun and Kenema districts of Sierra Leone
(BioMed Central, 2011)The objectives of the study reported in this paper were to (i) estimate the technical efficiency of samples of community health centres (CHCs), community health posts (CHPs) and maternal and child health posts (MCHPs) in ... -
Malaria control in the African Region: perceptions and viewspoints on proceedings of the Africa Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA)
(BioMed Central, 2011)In 2009 a total of 153,408 malaria deaths were reported in Africa. Eleven countries showed a reduction of more than 50% in either confirmed malaria cases or malaria admissions and deaths in recent years. However, many ... -
OP25. 09: Early fetal growth in malaria infected pregnancies
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Impact of insecticide-treated bed nets on malaria transmission indices on the south coast of Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2011)Besides significantly reducing malaria vector densities, prolonged usage of bed nets has been linked to decline of Anopheles gambiaes.s. relative to Anopheles arabiensis, changes in host feeding preference of malaria ... -
Measuring Fitness of Kenyan Children with Polyparasitic Infections Using the 20-Meter Shuttle Run Test as a Morbidity Metric
(Public Library of Science, 2011)To date, there has been no standardized approach to the assessment of aerobic fitness among children who harbor parasites. In quantifying the disability associated with individual or multiple chronic infections, accurate ... -
Resource flows for health care: Namibia reproductive health sub-accounts
(BioMed Central, 2011)Implementing initiatives to achieve the targets of MDG 5 requires sufficient financial resources that are mobilized and utilized in an equitable, efficient and sustainable manner. Informed decision making to this end ... -
EVALUATION OF CLINICAL TRAINING IN NURSING IN KENYA
(Baraton Interdisciplinary Research Journal, 2011)This research evaluated clinical training provided by academic institutions that offer the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) program. The purpose of the study was to describe the adequacy of clinical training and the ... -
Socio-economic and geographic differences in acceptability of community-based health insurance
(Elsevier, 2011)This study investigated the level of acceptability of community-based health insurance (CBHI) among different population groups. The main focus of CBHI is capturing the majority of the population that depend on ...