Hospital Systems
Mosquito net coverage and non-use among children in DR Congo
From the abstract: “A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2025 in 156 health facilities across six provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).”
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Hospital Systems
Patient satisfaction with pharmacy services at Yekatit 12 Hospital
From the abstract: “This study aims to assess client satisfaction levels and their determinants in pharmacy services at Yekatit 12 Hospital, Addis Ababa.”
Hospital Systems
Workplace violence against nurses in Enugu’s public tertiary hospitals
From the abstract: “This study assessed the prevalence, characteristics, and determinants of workplace violence among nurses in public tertiary hospitals in Enugu State, Nigeria.”
Public Health
Views on minimally invasive post-mortem sampling in rural South Africa
From the abstract: “This qualitative study was conducted in the rural Agincourt Health and socio-Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) site in Mpumalanga, South Africa.”
Research & Evidence
HIV diversity and resistance in Benin before dolutegravir
From the abstract: “Study aimed to assess the prevalence of virological failure (VL > 3log copies/mL) and review genetic diversity and antiretroviral resistance mutations in patients on antiretroviral treatment for at least 12 months before dolutegravir Era in Benin.”
Hospital Systems
Respiratory virus circulation among adults with acute illness in metropolitan Kampala
From the abstract: “This study aimed to characterize the epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2, influenza, and RSV co-circulation among patients with ARI in Uganda’s central business districts.”
Hospital Systems
Evaluating Sidama’s disease surveillance and response system
From the abstract: “This study assessed the implementation of the IDSR system in Sidama Region to identify performance gaps and inform improvements.”
Research & Evidence
Testing poultry by-product and yeast feed for African catfish
From the abstract: “This study evaluates a dual dietary strategy in African catfish (Clarias gariepinus): optimizing fishmeal replacement and assessing unbalanced, low-cost feeding risks.”
Public Health
Modelling supplementary malaria larviciding in south-eastern Tanzania
From the abstract: “The model was parameterized using district-level field-data on mosquito mortality collected before (2016–2017) and after (2019–2021) larviciding implementation.”
Research & Evidence
Alcohol use and HIV risk among young women in South African communities
From the abstract: “Using this theory, we aimed to test and explore the relationship between alcohol use and HIV risk and infection amongst AGYW in high HIV-burdened communities in South Africa.”