Bladder cancer cases in Africa projected to surge 133% by 2050, GLOBOCAN study finds
A new GLOBOCAN 2024-based analysis estimates that bladder cancer cases in Africa will rise 133 percent and deaths 138 percent ...
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Africa’s insecticide-treated bednet coverage has stalled, 19-year analysis finds
A new spatiotemporal model estimates insecticide-treated net coverage, age and type across 44 African countries from 2006 to 2024, finding ...
Survey of 31 African referral centres reveals delayed diagnosis and scarce endoscopic care for posterior urethral valves
A survey of 31 referral centres in 17 African countries found that posterior urethral valves are usually diagnosed between 1 ...
One in Three Children in Conflict-Hit Africa Miss Every Vaccine, Review Finds
A systematic review of 12 studies finds that 36 percent of children aged 12 to 59 months in conflict-affected African ...
African Nations Chart a Path to Sustain HPV Vaccination Beyond Donor Funding
A meeting report from the fifth CHIC symposium in Nairobi details how 22 African countries plan to sustain HPV vaccination ...
Endoscopic third ventriculostomy succeeds in about 65% of African children with hydrocephalus
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 27 studies found that endoscopic third ventriculostomy, with or without choroid plexus cauterization, achieved ...
African laboratories show steady gains in antimicrobial susceptibility testing quality
African laboratories in the EQuAFRICA proficiency programme scored 83% for pathogen identification and 73% for antimicrobial susceptibility testing between 2021 ...
51-country ecological study links ART coverage with lower AIDS mortality, 2010–2024
A longitudinal ecological study of 51 African countries from 2010 to 2024 found that higher antiretroviral therapy coverage was associated ...
One in Three Camels Across Africa and Asia Show Signs of Q Fever Exposure
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 35 studies from Africa and Asia estimates that 33.37 percent of camels tested have ...
Multidrug-resistant urinary infection bacteria highly prevalent in East Africa, review finds
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 16 studies estimates that 61.4 percent of urinary tract infection bacteria in East Africa ...
Persistent symptoms common after Ebola and chikungunya across Africa, review finds
A systematic review of 65 African studies reports persistent symptoms in 17.5 to 98.6 percent of Ebola survivors and 12.1 ...
Depression and Suicidality Most Reported Mental Health Problems in HIV-Positive African Adolescents
A scoping review of 24 peer-reviewed studies finds depression and suicidality were the most frequently reported mental health problems among ...
African infectious-disease AI review finds 43 studies, uneven coverage and barriers
A systematic review found 43 studies applying artificial intelligence to infectious-disease prediction, management, surveillance or outbreak prediction in Africa between ...
Systematic review finds bacterial contamination on 79.3% of African currency notes in pooled analysis
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 12 studies involving 2,003 African currency notes estimated bacterial contamination prevalence at 79.3%, while ...
Systematic review finds sparse, heterogeneous evidence on hypertension’s economic burden in Sub-Saharan Africa
A systematic review of 22 studies found sparse and heterogeneous evidence on the economic burden of hypertension in Sub-Saharan Africa, ...
Associated factors of hepatitis B virus infection among pregnant women in Africa: an extension of a previous systematic review and meta-analysis on prevalence
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 19 observational studies identified 13 factors statistically associated with hepatitis B virus infection among ...
Systematic review finds adaptive AI-cybersecurity strategies and workforce gaps define national policy options
A systematic review of 53 studies finds that AI can support cyberdefense and create new vulnerabilities, with adaptive strategies, workforce ...
First Look at Lutefish Chromosomes Reshapes Ideas of Characin Genome Evolution
The first chromosome analysis of Afrotropical lutefishes reveals exclusively bi-armed karyotypes and challenges the assumed ancestral chromosome number of the ...
One in five on dolutegravir HIV therapy in East Africa shows hyperglycemia
Dolutegravir has transformed HIV care across the world. The integrase strand transfer inhibitor is potent, has a high genetic barrier ...
From Pilot to Bedside: Africa’s Digital Health Revolution Hits Its Hardest Test
The Digital Health Africa 2025 conference report reveals that while platforms like MomConnect and MomCare prove digital health can transform ...
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