In developing countries, ear infections and deafness are usually neglected conditions due to insufficient funds, work force, facilities, and knowledge. This paper highlights the socio-economic burden of chronic suppurative otitis media on a northern Nigerian population with suggestions on ways to reduce this burden. Seventy-four patients presenting to the Otorhinolaryngology unit, Department of surgery, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Plateau state, Nigeria with chronic suppurative otitis m ...
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We report the results of our experience on laparoscopic cholecystectomy in sickle cell disease patients in Niger, which is included in the sickle cell belt. A prospective study covering a period of 45 months, from July 2004 to March 2008. We included all sickle cell disease patients that underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Blood transfusion was done for patients with haemoglobin (Hb) levels less than 9g/dl. Homozygous and composite heterozygous patients were admitted in intensive care unit ...
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Karim Ibn Majdoub Hassani, Fatimzohra Zahid, Hicham Anoune, Imane Toughrai, Said Ait Laalim, Khalid Mazaz
La hernie de Spiegel ou hernie ventrale latérale est une déhiscence inhabituelle apparaissant sur la ligne ou fascia semi-lunaire de Spiegel. C’est une entité clinique rare, représente 0.10 ŕ 1% des h..
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Joseph Becker, Landry Tsague, Peter Twyman, Ruben Sahabo - 04 September 2009
Testing is the gateway to HIV care and support services, and efforts to broaden treatment must include a proactive and inclusive approach to testing. Provider Initiated Testing and Counseling (PITC) for HIV utilizes the opportunity afforded by the clinical encounter for the care provider to make a clinical recommendation that the patient have a voluntary HIV test. It is hoped that by broadening testing by such strategies as PITC more patients may be identified and linked to treatment and support. However, there exist multiple challenges and questions regarding the provision of routine HIV testing and counseling in clinical facilities. In order to support further PITC efforts and scale up of current testing programs, a research agenda that addresses the ethical, social and operational components of PITC programming in health facilities, is critically needed to further guide its expansion.
Sr Appolonia Budzee, Jacques Cabral Tantchou Tchoumi, Jean Claude Ambassa, Alessandro Gimberti, Sylvia Cirri, Alessandro Frigiola, Gianfranco Butera - 29 January 2010
The only cardiac centre in the Central African Sub-region was officially inaugurated in Shisong (Cameroon) on November 19, 2009 by the Cameroon Minister of Public Health. This health facility brings hope to 37,000 children and 500,000 adults with congenital cardiac disorders in Cameroon and the sub-region
A consortium of six universities (Harvard, Yale, Brown, Boston Univ, the University of Pennsylvania, Oregon Health & Science University and AUTM) and the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) announced their endorsement of a far-reaching “Statement of Principles and Strategies for the Equitable Dissemination of Medical Technologies” in the developing world. More
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Playing The Enemy: Nelson Mandela and The Game That Made a Nation
By John Carlin
As we celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Nelson Mandela liberation from 27 years of captivity, this book will give you both an exceptional recap of the milestones toward this historical event, but more, you will have a unique opportunity to live through Mandela´s first year presidency (1994), and learn how he used his inspirational leadership and political genius to unite a Nation close to chaos. Madiba picked one of the more far-fetched causes imaginable: the Springboks, the national rugby team, who would host the sport´s World Cup in 1995. Available from Penguin Press (2008)
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