PAMJ supplements

African Case Studies in Public Heath

In Africa, public health curricula have relied on United States-specific exercises owing to the dearth of analogous examples tailored to African contexts. This supplement introduces 11 new case study exercises based on real events in African contexts and written by experienced Africa-based public health trainers and practitioners. These case studies represent the most up-to-date and context-appropriate case study exercises for African public health training programs. These exercises are designed to reinforce and instill competencies for addressing health threats in the future leaders of public health in Africa.

Guest editors: Olivia Namusisi, Scott JN McNabb, Ghada N Farhat, Joseph Asamoah Frimpong

Contact: Olivia Namusisi (AFENET) - Scott JN McNabb (Case Study Design and Development, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University)

Graphic design: Sorie Dumbuya (Case Study Design and Development, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University)

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Table of contents


Case Studies in Applied Epidemiology (Editorial)

Richard C Dicker

Pan African Medical Journal. 28 May 2017. 27(1): 1

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Overview of the design and development of public health case studies (Editorial)

Ghada N Farhat, Olivia Namusisi, Scott JN McNabb

Pan African Medical Journal. 28 May 2017. 27(1): 2

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Unexplained Haemorrhagic Fever in Rural Ethiopia (Case Study)

Zegeye Hailemariam, Doreen Tuhebwe, Meeyoung Mattie Park, Casey Daniel Hall

Pan African Medical Journal. 28 May 2017. 27(1): 3

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Cholera Outbreak in Homa Bay County, Kenya, 2015 (Case Study)

Jane Njoki Githuku, Waqo Gufu Boru, Casey Daniel Hall, Zeinab Gura, Elvis Oyugi, Rogath Saika Kishimba, Innocent Semali, Ghada Nadim Farhat, Meeyoung Mattie Park

Pan African Medical Journal. 28 May 2017. 27(1): 4

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Investigating an outbreak of measles in Margibi County, Liberia, October 2015 (Case Study)

Joseph Asamoah Frimpong, Maame Pokuah Amo-Addae, Peter Adebayo Adewuyi, Meeyoung Mattie Park, Casey Daniel Hall, Thomas Knue Nagbe

Pan African Medical Journal. 28 May 2017. 27(1): 5

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An epidemic of spastic paraparesis of unknown aetiology in Northern Mozambique (Case Study)

Cátia Luciana Abdulfattáhe Taibo, Julie Cliff, Hans Rosling, Casey Daniel Hall, Meeyoung Mattie Park, Joseph Asamoah Frimpong

Pan African Medical Journal. 28 May 2017. 27(1): 6

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Response to an Unusual Outbreak in a High-risk Situation (Case Study)

Mahmood Muazu Dalhat, Olufunmilayo Ibitola Fawole, Patrick Mboya Nguku, Meeyoung Mattie Park, Casey Daniel Hall, Nasir Sani-Gwarzo

Pan African Medical Journal. 28 May 2017. 27(1): 7

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Contact Tracing Following Outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in Urban Settings in Nigeria (Case Study)

Olufunmilayo Ibitola Fawole, Mahmood Muazu Dalhat, Meeyoung Park, Casey Daniel Hall, Patrick Mboya Nguku, Peter Adebayo Adewuyi

Pan African Medical Journal. 28 May 2017. 27(1): 8

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Detecting, reporting, and analysis of priority diseases for routine public health surveillance in Liberia (Case Study)

Joseph Asamoah Frimpong, Meeyoung Mattie Park, Maame Pokuah Amo-Addae, Peter Adebayo Adewuyi, Thomas Knue Nagbe

Pan African Medical Journal. 28 May 2017. 27(1): 9

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Conducting a surveillance data quality audit in Grand Bassa County, Liberia, November 2015 (Case Study)

Joseph Asamoah Frimpong, Maame Pokuah Amo-Addae, Peter Adebayo Adewuyi, Casey Daniel Hall, Meeyoung Mattie Park, Thomas Knue Nagbe

Pan African Medical Journal. 28 May 2017. 27(1): 10

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Conducting a surveillance problem analysis on poor feedback from Reference Laboratory, Liberia, February 2016 (Case Study)

Joseph Asamoah Frimpong, Maame Pokuah Amo-Addae, Peter Adebayo Adewuyi, Meeyoung Mattie Park, Casey Daniel Hall, Thomas Knue Nagbe

Pan African Medical Journal. 28 May 2017. 27(1): 11

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From one to the other: responding to Ebola cases on either side of the line (Case Study)

Rebecca Day Merrill, Sarah Elizabeth Ward, Marydale Cauble Oppert, Dana Allison Schneider

Pan African Medical Journal. 28 May 2017. 27(1): 12

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Antiretroviral therapy outcomes among HIV infected clients in Gweru City, Zimbabwe 2006-2011: a cohort analysis (Case Study)

Gerald Shambira, Notion Tafara Gombe, Casey Daniel Hall, Meeyoung Mattie Park, Joseph Asamoah Frimpong

Pan African Medical Journal. 28 May 2017. 27(1): 13

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