In Africa, although emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) represents a serious threat in countries severely affected by the HIV epidemic, most countries lack drug-resistant TB data.
Measles epidemics in West Africa cause a significant proportion of vaccine-preventable childhood mortality.
Providing abandoned children the necessary medical and psychological care as possible after their institutionalization may minimize developmental delays.
Despite impressive gains in measles control globally, measles epidemics continue to occur in countries with insufficient vaccination coverage.
OBJECTIVE: Viral load testing is used in the HIV programme of Chiradzulu, Malawi, to confirm the diagnosis of immunological failure to prevent unnecessary switching to second-line therapy.
BACKGROUND: Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) are the mainstay for the management of uncomplicated malaria cases.
BACKGROUND: There is little evidence to describe the feasibility and outcomes of services for the care of street children and youth in low-income countries.
BACKGROUND: The performance of routine and supplemental immunization activities is usually measured by the administrative method: dividing the number of doses distributed by the size of the target population.
BACKGROUND: From the time of CTX-M emergence, extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing enterobacteria (ESBL-E) have spread worldwide in community settings as well as in hospitals, particularly in developing countries.
