INTRODUCTION
Lassa fever (LF), a viral haemorrhagic disease, poses a significant public health chall...
OBJECTIVE
To ...
BACKGROUND
International recommendations advise against the use of intravenous rehydration therapy in children with severe acute malnutrition because of the con...
The HPV-Automated Visual Evaluation (PAVE) Consortium is validating a cervical screening strategy enabling accurate cervical screening in resource-limited settings. A rapid, low-cost ...
BACKGROUND
Con...
Lassa fever is a viral haemorrhagic fever with few options for diagnosis and treatment; it is also under-researched with knowledge gaps on its epidemiology. A point-of-car...
BACKGROUND
Abortion-related complications remain a main cause of maternal mortality. There is little evidence on the availability and quality of post-abortion c...
BACKGROUND
Noma is a gangrenous infection of the face that results in severe facial deformity, occurring primarily in malnourished and impoverished populations.
OBJ...
Diphtheria is an infection of the upper respiratory tract characterized by the production of an extracellular toxin. Individuals with incomplete immunization or low levels...
Hypothermia is a major risk factor for high neonatal mortality. In January, night-time temperatures in Kano State can drop below 20°C. We conducted a study ...
Over 50,000 children in Nigeria’s Gombe state have moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) and are at risk of deteriorating to severe acute malnutrition (SAM). An...