Financing & Policy
Childhood adversity and multimorbidity among older Nigerian adults
From the abstract: “This study examined whether cumulative ACE exposure predicts multimorbidity among older adults in North-Central Nigeria.”
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Hospital Systems
Childhood pneumonia recovery in Tigray’s public hospitals, 2025
From the abstract: “A prospective follow-up study was conducted among 305 children using consecutive sampling to select the study participants from December 20, 2024, to February 20, 2025.”
Hospital Systems
Serious bacterial infection signs among newborns admitted to Kenyan hospitals
From the abstract: “This study’s objective was to identify sepsis clusters using signs of possible Serious Bacterial Infection (pSBI) readily available at the time of admission, and to assess the clusters performance in predicting mortality.”
Technology & Industry
Mapping land degradation vulnerability in Ethiopia’s southern Rift
From the abstract: “This study was conducted to assess and map the spatial patterns of soil erosion and land degradation vulnerability in the salinized and hydrothermally stressed region of the Southern Main Ethiopian Rift using integrated multi-source earth observation data and machine learning frameworks.”
Technology & Industry
Mapping gaps in Africa’s antimicrobial resistance data
From the abstract: “Public datasets from the WHO Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) and the Fleming Fund’s Mapping Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Use Partnership (MAAP) were incorporated for 2016–2020, together with published AMR studies conducted between 2010 and 2024.”
Financing & Policy
Mapping flood-prone areas in Nsanje, Malawi
From the abstract: “This study applied a Geographic Information System-based multi-criteria analysis using the Analytical Hierarchy Process to identify flood-prone areas in Nsanje district, Malawi.”
Research & Evidence
Sexually transmitted infections among unmarried university undergraduates
From the abstract: “This survey used a convenience sampling method to recruit a large number of undergraduate university students from Ghana.”
Research & Evidence
Family-led malnutrition screening with two-way SMS in western Kenya
From the abstract: “Eighteen program staff and healthcare workers from three facilities in western Kenya participated in in-depth interviews.”
Research & Evidence
Tracking experimental PPR virus spread among goats with sensors
From the abstract: “To estimate its propagation speed and the role of inter-individual contacts, we conducted PPR virus transmission experiments in goats that were equipped with Ultra-Wideband (UWB) sensors to continuously track inter-individual distances alongside clinical and virological monitoring.”
Research & Evidence
Medical students’ teaching preferences at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University
From the abstract: “This study investigated the perceptions and preferences of medical students at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) regarding various teaching methods, including lectures, problem-based learning (PBL), team-based learning (TBL), practical demonstrations, and digital learning tools.”