BACKGROUND: Point-of-care (POC) tests have become increasingly available and more widely used in recent years.
OBJECTIVE: The current qualitative study aimed to identify gender, social and cultural influences on the management and use of unconditional cash transfers as part of a prospective intervention study in Niger.
Neonatal deaths comprise a growing proportion of global under-five mortality. However, data from the highest-burden areas is sparse.
BACKGROUND: Safely burying Ebola infected individuals is acknowledged to be important for controlling Ebola epidemics and was a major component of the 2013-2016 West Africa Ebola response.
The Ebola epidemic in West Africa was stopped by an enormous concerted effort of local communities and national and international organizations.
Northern Uganda hosts a large population of refugees from South Sudan, and malaria is one of the major health problems in the area.
OBJECTIVES: Estimating HIV incidence is critical for identifying groups at risk for HIV infection, planning and targeting interventions, and evaluating these interventions over time.
Community-based management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) has been shown to be safe and cost-effective, but program coverage remains low.
Poor specificity may negatively impact rapid diagnostic test (RDT)-based diagnostic strategies for malaria.
