Review Articles Results  

17 Nov 2008

The role of brain-drain and inequitable partnerships in perpetuating Africa’s weak health systems

Sub-Saharan Africa has a huge burden of disease, estimated by some to be five times higher than that of established market economies […].
Source: TropIKA.net
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14 Nov 2008

Complexities of assessing the disease burden attributable to leishmaniasis

Assessing the burden of disease due to leishmaniasis is problematic. The authors of this review suggest how it may be more accurately estimated and how improvements can be made in monitoring the effectiveness of control programmes.
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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31 Oct 2008

Training of front-line health workers for tuberculosis control: Lessons from Nigeria and Kyrgyzstan

Study identifies key training-related issues for TB control.
Source: Human Resources for Health
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30 Oct 2008

Yaws: A Second (and Maybe Last?) Chance for Eradication

‘Some diseases are neglected; others are simply forgotten. Yaws belongs to the second group.’
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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15 Oct 2008

Managing drug resistant tuberculosis

A clinical review.
Source: BMJ
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6 Oct 2008

Dealing with drug-resistant tuberculosis in Africa

A look at the situation in South Africa and Kenya.
Source: Lancet
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2 Oct 2008

The Neglected Tropical Diseases of Latin America and the Caribbean: A Review of Disease Burden and Distribution and a Roadmap for Control and Elimination

A call for an intersectoral approach to control the forgotten infections of this region,
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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25 Sep 2008

MalVac: Database of malarial vaccine candidates

Description of a new web server, intended to facilitate the identification of probable vaccine candidates, which can be freely accessed.
Source: Malaria Journal
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25 Sep 2008

Trypanosomiasis vector control in Africa and Latin America

The vectors of sleeping sickness and Chagas’ disease are described as being ‘exquisitely vulnerable’ to currently available control techniques.
Source: Parasites & Vectors
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23 Sep 2008

Strategies to Reduce Mortality from Bacterial Sepsis in Adults in Developing Countries

Insufficient attention is given to the prevention and treatment of this serious condition, which is most common in low-resource settings.
Source: PLoS Medicine
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