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 …

Challenges in the diagnosis and management of IBD: a sub-Saharan African perspective

G Watermeyer, L Katsidzira, B Nsokolo… - Therapeutic …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
With the exception of South Africa, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has long been
considered uncommon in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with a dearth of peer-reviewed …

Addressing the shortage of pathologists in Africa: Creation of a MMed Programme in Pathology in Zambia

V Mudenda, E Malyangu, S Sayed… - African Journal of …, 2020 - scielo.org.za
Abstract MUDENDA, Victor; MALYANGU, Evans; SAYED, Shahin and FLEMING, Kenneth.
Addressing the shortage of pathologists in Africa: Creation of a MMed Programme in …

Transforming access to diagnostics: how to turn good intentions into action?

P Ondoa, L Oskam, MM Loembe, IN Okeke - The Lancet, 2021 - thelancet.com
Digital technologies and other innovations are proposed by the Commission to resolve
diagnostic gaps for underserved populations. But to address pervasive infrastructure needs …

Challenges to recruitment and retention of Black forensic pathologists

K Obenson, NR Jackson, H Mushumba… - Journal of the National …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Informal estimates place the number of practicing Black forensic pathologists
(BFPs) in the United States (US) at somewhere between 35 and 45 which is less than 10 …

Performances of four Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests for the identification of SARS-CoV-2 in Ethiopia

BW Hailemariam, K Zealiyas, G Gutema… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Since Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) outbreak was reported, many
commercial Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests (NAAT) have been developed all over the …

Diagnostic efficacy of leukocyte esterase dipstick in diagnosing spontaneous bacterial peritonitis among cirrhotic patients in tertiary hospitals, Dodoma, Tanzania

SA Mwinyi, E Sindato - medRxiv, 2023 - medrxiv.org
Background Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is complications of end stage liver
disease, it associated with morbidity and mortality, the gold standard for diagnosing SBP is …

Global Pathology: A Snapshot of the Problems, the Progress, and the Potential

A Chada, AJ Suleiman, Z Chanyalew… - … of pathology & …, 2024 - meridian.allenpress.com
Context.—For equitable global health care, the United Nations has outlined Sustainable
Development Goals for health in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) with the …

Towards a Knowledge Sharing Maturity Model for medical imaging departments

M Almashmoum, J Cunningham, J Ainsworth - medRxiv, 2024 - medrxiv.org
Background: Knowledge sharing in medical imaging departments is being driven by the
need to improve healthcare services, develop healthcare professionals skills, and reduce …

Accuracy of Pathologic Diagnosis in Patients With Lymphoma and Survival: A Prospective Analysis From Botswana

FE Chipidza, MKA Kayembe, I Nkele… - JCO Global …, 2021 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE With intense HIV epidemics, southern African countries have a high burden of
classic Hodgkin lymphoma (CHL) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). However, suboptimal …