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Mashup Score: 6Rapid diagnostic test: a critical need for outbreak preparedness and response for high priority pathogens - 1 day(s) ago
Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are critical for preparedness and response against an outbreak or pandemic and have been highlighted in the 100 Days Mission, a global initiative that aims to prepare the world for the next epidemic/pandemic by driving the development of diagnostics, vaccines and therapeutics within 100 days of recognition of a novel Disease X threat. RDTs play a pivotal role in early case identification, surveillance and case management, and are critical for initiating deployment of vaccine and monoclonal antibodies. Currently available RDTs, however, have limited clinical sensitivity and specificity and inadequate validation. The development, validation and implementation of RDTs require adequate and sustained financing from both public and private sources. While the World Health Assembly recently passed a resolution on diagnostic capacity strengthening that urges individual Member States to commit resources towards this, the resolution is not binding and implementation
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Mashup Score: 9
In October 2021, the WHO recommended the world’s first malaria vaccine—RTS,S/AS01—to prevent malaria in children living in areas with moderate-to-high transmission in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). A second malaria vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, was recommended for use in October 2023 and added to the WHO list of prequalified vaccines in December 2023. This study analysis assessed the country status of implementation and delivery strategies for RTS,S/AS01 by searching websites for national malaria policies, guidelines and related documents. Direct contact with individuals working in malaria programmes was made to obtain documents not publicly available. 10 countries had documents with information relating to malaria vaccine implementation, 7 referencing RTS,S/AS01 and 3 (Burkina Faso, Kenya and Nigeria) referencing RTS,S/AS01 and R21/Matrix-M. Five other countries reported plans for malaria vaccine roll-out without specifying which vaccine. Ghana, Kenya and Malawi, which piloted RTS,S/AS01, have no
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Mashup Score: 16
Introduction The Health and Social Development Program of the Mopti Region (PADSS2) project, launched in Mali’s Mopti region, targeted Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The project addressed demand-side barriers by offering an additional subsidy to household contributions, complementing existing State support (component 1). Component 2 focused on supply-side improvements, enhancing quality and coverage. Component 3 strengthened central and decentralised capacity for planning, supervision and UHC reflection, integrating gender mainstreaming. The study assessed the impact of the project on maternal and child healthcare use and explored how rising terrorist activities might affect these health outcomes. Methods The impact of the intervention on assisted births, prenatal care and curative consultations for children under 5 was analysed from January 2016 to December 2021. This was done using an interrupted time series analysis, incorporating a comparison group and spline regression. Results
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Mashup Score: 5Daughter circumcision and maternal life satisfaction: a cultural moderation effect revealed across two multicountry studies - 5 day(s) ago
Introduction The present paper assessed the relationship between maternal life satisfaction (MLS) and the intergenerational transmission of female genital cutting (FGC, female circumcision). It was hypothesised that the association would be more strongly positive in countries in which FGC is more prevalent (ie, culturally normative), suggesting a practice that is socially reinforcing within sociocultural contexts in which it is common. Methods Across two studies with more than 85 000 participants in 15 African and Asian countries, mothers completed surveys reporting on their own FGC experiences and those of their daughters’ and on their educational history and socioeconomic status. Results The association between MLS and daughter circumcision was weak but positive for the full sample. Contrary to predictions, in countries in which FGC is uncommon, it was more positively associated with MLS, and in countries in which it is common, it was weakly or negatively associated with MLS. Conclus
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Mashup Score: 3Impact Stories in Public Health - 7 day(s) ago
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Let’s hear from Prof. Paul Hunter about this 2018 article that has now received more than 70 academic citations & garnered 45 citations in Policy Documents and Clinical Guidelines. Read more: https://t.co/qtLZDfp0Co #openaccess #publichealth @EPR_HPRU @uniofeastanglia @LSHTM https://t.co/QnpVLsW88s
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Mashup Score: 19
This blog focuses on the imminent risk of famine in the Gaza strip amidst the current humanitarian crisis.
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Mashup Score: 3Lack of children’s hospitals: challenge in delivering comprehensive care for children in LMICs. - BMJ Global Health blog - 20 day(s) ago
This blog highlights the lack of children’s hospitals in low and middle-income countries, with a specific reflection on Ethiopia.
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Mashup Score: 4
In this blog, the author reflects on their experiences and approaches to research mentoring.
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Mashup Score: 4Editorial announcement: Dr Seye Abimbola - BMJ Global Health blog - 2 month(s) ago
 Dr Seye Abimbola has decided to step down from his role as Editor in Chief of BMJ Global Health after nearly 9 years and two terms in post. Under Dr Abimbola’s leadership, the title, which launched in 2016, has become one of the leading journals in global health, with a strong focus on promoting equity in […]Read More…
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Mashup Score: 4Editorial announcement: Dr Seye Abimbola - BMJ Global Health blog - 2 month(s) ago
 Dr Seye Abimbola has decided to step down from his role as Editor in Chief of BMJ Global Health after nearly 9 years and two terms in post. Under Dr Abimbola’s leadership, the title, which launched in 2016, has become one of the leading journals in global health, with a strong focus on promoting equity in […]Read More…
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"Vaccine development projects are getting the largest funding support among medical countermeasures... [But] pandemic preparedness will be incomplete without parallel investment in diagnostics and therapeutics." 📣 New Analysis ➡️ https://t.co/1AYWsw9L2o https://t.co/CxUon29wB9