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The Pan African Medical Journal

WebPan African Medical Journal. We believe that scientific work done in Africa should be rapidly and freely made available to all researchers worldwide. Aim: To create, stimulate and …

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Improving access, quality and efficiency in health care delivery in

WebProviding equitable access to health care for every Nigerian is central in the country´s National Health Act. But the Nigerian Health System ranks poorly in terms of …

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Addressing One Health in Nigeria; Challenges and …

WebOne Health speculates that disease needs to be managed with a balanced view of how it connects humans, animals and the environment. It will mean application of …

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Driving the implementation of the National Health Act of Nigeria …

WebThe Nigerian government has previously implemented policies to achieve universal health coverage, however, only few are health insured. In 2022, the President …

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Health: redefined

WebFor many years the definition of 'health' has remained unchanged as a narrow concept, encompassing physical wellbeing from a medical context. This …

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Malnutrition and the mental health of children: the sub-Saharan …

WebChild malnutrition has been a notably significant health challenge over the years especially in Africa where the prevalence is high. The World Health Organization …

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Improving child health care in Botswana: what can be done

WebChild health is a significant aspect of life that cannot be over-emphasized. An unwell child has poor growth, community integration, poor cognitive development and …

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Determinants to late antenatal clinic start among pregnant …

WebINTRODUCTION: To improve maternal health, barriers that limit access to quality maternal health services must be identified and addressed at all levels of the …

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Postoperative wound Infection prevention practices and …

WebINTRODUCTION: Postoperative wound management is crucial to prevent the most frequent types of preventable hospital-acquired infections, leading to severe and …

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Health care seeking behaviors of pregnant women in rural Amhara

WebINTRODUCTION: In Ethiopia, there are high rates of maternal and newborn deaths that could be prevented by access to basic antenatal-neonatal health services. …

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Public health surveillance system evaluation: case of rabies

WebINTRODUCTION: Public health surveillance is ongoing, systematic collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of data regarding a health-related …

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Determinants of primary healthcare services utilisation in an under

WebPrimary health care (PHC) was first recognized globally in 1978 as a veritable tool for achieving health for all peoples of the world and for addressing the main health …

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A catastrophic flood in Nigeria, its impact on health facilities and

WebFlooding is one type of meteorological occurrence that is becoming more frequent and severe due to global climate change. One-half of all weather-related …

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Prevalence and determinants of common mental illness among …

WebMental illness is a public health problem in developed as well as developing countries [].Globally, neuropsychiatric conditions account for 9.8% burden of the …

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Reproductive health education: a qualitative study of health …

WebStudy design: the study utilized qualitative research design informed by a thematic analysis [] to understand the reproductive health-seeking behaviour of in-school …

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A novel coronavirus outbreak: a teaching case-study

WebThe contents of PAMJ is intended to professionals in the field or medicine, public health, and other professionals in the biomedical field. The PAMJ and associated products are …

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A Novel Coronavirus Outbreak: A Teaching Case-Study

Webhealth care workforce working in the national and sub-national departments of epidemiology and public health surveillance whose formal training may be as medical doctors, nurses, …

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COVID-19 pandemic and the widening oral health inequality in …

WebThe inequality in access to oral health care in Nigeria is driven by the low numbers of trained health care workers, disproportionate distribution of oral health …

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African Case Studies for Public Health Volume 2

WebIn this supplement of the Pan African Medical Journal, we introduce the second series of African case studies for public health. The first series was published in May 2017 and …

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Essential health services delivery in Zimbabwe during the COVID …

WebZimbabwe reported its first case of COVID-19 on 20 March 2020, and since then the number has increased to over 4,000. To contain the spread of the causative …

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