Tackling antimicrobial resistance across sub-Saharan Africa: Current challenges and implications for the future

B Godman, A Egwuenu, E Wesangula… - Expert Opinion on …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a concern as this increases morbidity,
mortality, and costs, with sub-Saharan Africa having the highest rates globally. Concerns …

Outcomes of patients with HIV and COVID-19 co-infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

C Danwang, JJ Noubiap, A Robert… - AIDS research and therapy, 2022 - Springer
Background Data on the association of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection with
adverse outcomes in patients with COVID-19 are conflicting. This systematic review and …

[HTML][HTML] Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a …

M Naghavi, KL Ong, A Aali, HS Ababneh, YH Abate… - The Lancet, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background Regular, detailed reporting on population health by underlying cause of death
is fundamental for public health decision making. Cause-specific estimates of mortality and …

[HTML][HTML] Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

VL Feigin, BA Stark, CO Johnson, GA Roth… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Regularly updated data on stroke and its pathological types, including data on
their incidence, prevalence, mortality, disability, risk factors, and epidemiological trends, are …

Anemia prevalence in women of reproductive age in low-and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2018

D Kinyoki, AE Osgood-Zimmerman… - Nature medicine, 2021 - nature.com
Anemia is a globally widespread condition in women and is associated with reduced
economic productivity and increased mortality worldwide. Here we map annual 2000–2018 …

Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and mortality of HIV, 1980–2017, and forecasts to 2030, for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis …

TD Frank, A Carter, D Jahagirdar, MH Biehl… - The lancet HIV, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Understanding the patterns of HIV/AIDS epidemics is crucial to tracking and
monitoring the progress of prevention and control efforts in countries. We provide a …

Current rates of purchasing of antibiotics without a prescription across sub-Saharan Africa; rationale and potential programmes to reduce inappropriate dispensing …

TM Sono, E Yeika, A Cook, A Kalungia… - Expert review of anti …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global concern. Currently, the greatest
mortality due to AMR is in Africa. A key driver continues to be high levels of dispensing of …

When to update COVID-19 vaccine composition

R Grant, JA Sacks, P Abraham, S Chunsuttiwat… - Nature Medicine, 2023 - nature.com
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Global, regional, and national sex-specific burden and control of the HIV epidemic, 1990–2019, for 204 countries and territories: the Global Burden of Diseases Study …

D Jahagirdar, MK Walters, A Novotney, ED Brewer… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background The sustainable development goals (SDGs) aim to end HIV/AIDS as a public
health threat by 2030. Understanding the current state of the HIV epidemic and its change …

Ongoing efforts to improve antimicrobial utilization in hospitals among African countries and implications for the future

Z Saleem, B Godman, A Cook, MA Khan, SM Campbell… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
There are serious concerns with rising antimicrobial resistance (AMR) across countries
increasing morbidity, mortality and costs. These concerns have resulted in a plethora of …