MenAfriCar_Household_Serology
MenAfriCar household follow up carriage and serology data. Analysed to investigate correlates of protection against carriage. For details of MenAfriCar please see: doi: 10.1111/tmi.12125
African National Anthems: Their Value System and Normative 'Potential'
Arguably, a national anthem defines a country’s identity. Globally, it it regarded as a symbol of national unity. In Africa, they assert a country’s independence from colonial imperialism. Despite their strong symbolism and nationalistic ingenuity, national anthems have remained latent in both academic and policy discourses. Moreover, they not only...
Franchising in the healthcare sector: The case of Child and Family Wellness clinics in Kenya
Franchising has been growing in most countries and most industries, and it is now growing in social sectors, e.g., healthcare, education, the provision of water. The aim of this paper is to understand and assess, using the case study of Child and Family Wellness clinics (CFW), the business model used by franchisors in the social sector; i.e., how f...
Africa waves some leaders goodbye: but is the democratic deficit any narrower?
At a time where Africa has seen a few long-standing leaders exit, the issue of change in power is occupying minds of citizens as well as those in leadership positions...
Traditional consumption of and rearing edible insects in Africa, Asia and Europe.
Published in Critical reviews in food science and nutrition
The traditional consumption of edible insects is common in one third of the world's population, mostly in Latin America, Africa and Asia. There are over one thousand identified species of insects eaten in some stage of their life cycle; and they play important roles in ensuring food security. The most common way to collect insects are from the wild...
With a busy election schedule, Africa needs a reversal of the old order
The winds of change may blow in several directions across Africa this year as a host of countries prepare for elections. But a change in power isn’t always synonymous with change in governance. In Africa, very often, a new face in power doesn’t signal change of the system of governance...
African media coverage of tobacco industry corporate social responsibility initiatives.
Published in Global public health
Guidelines for implementing the World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) recommend prohibiting tobacco industry corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, but few African countries have done so. We examined African media coverage of tobacco industry CSR initiatives to understand whether and how such initiat...
Abortion in two francophone African countries: a study of whether women have begun to use misoprostol in Benin and Burki...
Published in Contraception
Although no pharmaceutical company that produces misoprostol has as yet tried to obtain marketing authorization in either Burkina Faso or Benin for gynecological-obstetric indications, making its use more potential than actual for the time being, international advocacy for access to medical abortion is growing rapidly and is likely to lead to many ...
Analysing the effects of information and communication technologies (ICTs) on the integration of East African farmers in...
Published in Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsgeographie
Insufficient access to markets, limited financial transactions, and a lack of information and knowledge often restrict opportunities for small-scale farmers to link up with commercial value chains in Sub-Saharan Africa. Advances in information and communication technologies (ICTs), especially mobile phones and the internet, have expanded the possib...
An Efficient, Large-Scale Survey of Hepatitis C Viremia in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Using Dried Blood Spots....
...Published in Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
DBS-based HCV testing represents a useful tool for the diagnosis and surveillance of HCV viremia and can easily be incorporated into specimen referral systems. Among adults ≥40 years of age in the DRC, 100000-200000 may have active infection and be eligible for treatment.
