BACKGROUND: The burden of cardiovascular events in Africa is projected to rise significantly in the coming decade, placing additional strain on already overburdened healthcare systems. Mobile health (mHealth) technologies present a promising approach...
Mentorship plays a vital role in building research capacity, advancing evidence-based medicine, and fostering innovation in clinical practice, particularly in Africa, where Human Resources for Health (HRH) remain a persistent and complex challenge. H...
Africa's vast genetic diversity poses challenges for optimising drug treatments in the continent, which is exacerbated by the fact that drug discovery and development efforts have historically been performed outside Africa. This has led to suboptimal...
BACKGROUND: Cholera, caused by Vibrio cholerae, is a global health challenge, spreading through water in areas lacking clean water and sanitation. Since 2021, the reemergence of cholera cases has increased significantly in endemic regions in Africa. ...
The essential need to identify the most informative sources of greenhouse gas emissions (climate change drivers) impacting the food security nexus in Africa requires a comprehensive and holistic approach. Machine learning method excels in the identif...
The geographical authentication of green specialty coffee is an economically sensitive analytical task that is not yet fully resolved. We used an innovative combination of proteomic profiling with linear discriminant analysis for the authentication o...
The demographic history of the Papua New Guinean (PNG) population is a subject of interest due to its early settlement in New Guinea, its relative isolation and substantial Denisovan ancestry. Previous research suggested an admixture with an early di...
INTRODUCTION: The WHO's Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) in young infants <2 months of age includes the identification and management of signs of possible serious bacterial infection (PSBI). However, equal importance is given to all ...
Women with disabilities face significant barriers in accessing maternal healthcare, which increases their risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, particularly in Africa, where resources are limited. Artificial intelligence (AI) presents a unique opportun...
BACKGROUND: Natural language processing (NLP) has the potential to promote public health. However, applying these technologies in African health systems faces challenges, including limited digital and computational resources to support the continent'...
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