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The Impact of Public Financing, Economic Growth, and Corruption on Immunization Performance: Evidence from 37 Sub-Saharan African Countries

Oct 2025 DOI 10.14302/issn.2693-1176.ijgh-25-5729
Gbadebo Collins AdeyanjuCorresponding author

Background In sub-Saharan Africa, where many countries continue to experience high burdens of vaccine-preventable diseases, increasing immunization access have been a priority for the governments and international organizations such as Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. Over 40 Gavi-supported African count…

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GIS Based Approach for Analysis of Habitat Suitability and wildlife conservation for African Buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) at Dhati Welel National Park, Ethiopia

Oct 2023 DOI 10.14302/issn.2997-2248.jwl-23-4539
Tekalign Ketema BahiruCorresponding author

Wildlife management is a crucial issue to maintain the sustainability of an ecosystem whereas habitat suitability analysis is very important for better conservation and management of species like the African Buffalo. Therefore, the effort of this study was to analyze habitat suitability for African…

A Long-Term Polydromic Function to Disentangle Personal Remittance, Migration and Employment in Agriculture in Order to Raise the GDP of the Donor aid Ratio in Five African Countries

Nov 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2639-3166.jar-21-4004
Ebrima K. CeesayCorresponding author

Economic statistics concerning the quinquennial features of Agriculture employment (A), net Migration (M), Donor aid (D) and Personal remittances (P), available for over forty years from five West African countries have here been related to the GDP (G). The overall results of a multilinear regressio…

Colorectal Cancer in Africa: Causes, Dietary Intervention, and Lifestyle Change

Oct 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-21-3908
Oluwatoyin B. OluwoleCorresponding author

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a menace in the global public health system. According to GLOBOCAN reports, colorectal cancer is the second most diagnosed cancer in the world with more than 1.9 million cases and 935,000 deaths in 2020 alone. Diet plays a key role in exposing humans to environmental carci…

Insecticidal Activity of Cyperus rotundus L. and Datura stramonium L. Co-Administered with Sesame Oil Against African Bollworm Helicoverpa armigera Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Jun 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2639-3166.jar-21-3816
Waleed Elamin ElhajCorresponding author

African bollwormis a worldwide-spread species that shows a high degree of polyphagia and it is considered as one of the main agricultural pests in the world. Laboratory experiments were conducted in the Research Laboratory, College of Agricultural Studies, Sudan University of Science and Technology…

Topic: Assesses the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Social-Economic Situation in Africa

Dec 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-20-3671
Ebrima K. CeesayCorresponding author

Assesses the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the social and economic situation in Africa. The data use in this paper was generated from online survey questionnaire, in which the participants were asked about certain questions in which covid-19 affect their social-economic live. The questionnaire was…

Potential Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on Education, Staff Development and Training in Africa

Dec 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-20-3670
Ebrima K. CeesayCorresponding author

Purpose This paper assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Education, Staff development and Training in Africa. Online Research Methodology/Approach The data use in this paper was generated from online survey questionnaire, in which the participants were asked about certain questions in which covi…

How Africa Should Engage Ubuntu Ethics and Artificial Intelligence

Dec 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-4538.jphi-20-3427
Simon K. LangatCorresponding author

Automation of human tasks has taken place for a long time now. Humans have in earlier periods dreamed of a world where machines capable of mimicking decision making would be created with some works of fiction describing in caricature, how machines would take over the human space in the world. Artifi…

Favourable Outcome in Pediatric Neurosurgery for Extra Dural Hematoma in Sub Sahara Africa: Report of Parakou University Hospital in the Benin Republic

Dec 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2470-5020.jnrt-20-3629
K QuenumCorresponding author Neurosurgery Departement of Parakou University Chud/Ba, Republic of Benin

Introduction The extra dural hematoma is a blood collection between the cranial vault and the dura mater. It is a neurosurgical emergency whose statistical data are poorly known in the Republic of Benin. Objective The aims of this study are to assess epidemiology, therapeutic and outcome of traumati…

Perceived Effect of Knowledge Level and Socio-Demographics on COVID-19 Risk Exposure: the Africa Experience

Nov 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-20-3620
Obioma AzuonwuCorresponding author Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Medical Bacteriology / Virology / Parasitology Unit, Rivers State University, Nkpolu – Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.

COVID-19 remains a global public health emergency till date. It is eminent that the transmission of the disease is subjective to people’s readiness to implement public health preventative strategies and these are often related to knowledge. Proper public knowledge about COVID-19 plus its predisposin…

Survival Rate and Growth Performances on Pre-Grossing of the African Cyprinidae LabeobarbusBatesii (Boulenger, 1903) According to the Level of Dietary Protein

Nov 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2691-6622.ijar-20-3605
Amidou Kpoumie NsangouCorresponding author

In order to contribute to the domestication of Labeobabusbatesii, the survival and growth performances in pre-grossing according to the dietary protein level were studied between January and April 2020. A total of 400 fry (0.8 ± 0.02g), divided into four batches and distributed randomly in 8 happas…

Assessment of Heavy Metals Contamination of Water and Cupscale Grass (Sacciolepisafricana) along the Epie Creek in Bayelsa State, Nigeria

Nov 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2637-6075.jpae-19-3074
Ayobami AigberuaCorresponding author

This study was conducted to investigate the concentration of three heavy metals; iron, chromium and lead in surface water and plant (Sacciolepisafricana) tissues along the Epie creek. This was aimed at determining the heavy metal loading of surface waters and the extent of bioaccumulation in the mos…

Rosenthal's Disease (Hemophilia C or factor XI Deficiency) Revealed by Chronic Epistaxis: The First Observation in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Aug 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2372-6601.jhor-19-2982
Essohana PadaroCorresponding author

Objective Rosenthal's disease (RD) is a rare constitutional hemorrhagic disorder defined by factor XI deficiency. It is clinically characterized by the presence of minimal haemorrhage. We report the first observation of RD in Togo. Observation Mrs. G. A., 45 years old with no particular pathological…

Behavioral Response and Acute Toxicity of Fingerlings of African Cat Fish, Clarias Gariepinus Exposed to Paraquat Dichloride

May 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2637-6075.jpae-19-2779
Sylvester Chibueze IzahCorresponding author

This study evaluated the behavioural response and toxicity of paraquat dichloride to fingerlings of Clariasgariepinus. The fishes were acclimatized for 14 days and exposed to sublethal concentration of 0.00 ppm, 16.56 ppm, 22.08 ppm, 27.60 ppm, 33.12 ppm and 38.64 ppm. A 24 hours’ renewal bioassay w…

Molecular Composition of and Potential Health Benefits Offered by Natural East African Virgin Sunflower Oil Products: A 400 MHz 1H NMR Analysis Study

Mar 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-19-2677
Martin GrootveldCorresponding author

Objectives: Sunflower oil (SFO) is regularly employed for cosmetic, emollient and food frying purposes, the latter representing its foremost use globally. Therefore, full investigations of the molecular composition and quality of SFO products are a major requirement. In this study high-field 1H NMR…

Effect of Replacement of Fishmeal With Lima Bean Meal on the Zootechnical Performances of African Catfish (Clarias Gariepinus) in the Batié Sub-Division, West Region of Cameroun

Nov 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2691-6622.ijar-18-2463
Emile MiégouéCorresponding author

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of the substitution of fishmeal by Lima bean flouron the growth performance, survival rate and feed cost of Clariasgariepinusbetween March and May 2018 within the AIO ICG of the Batié District. It also aimed to contribute to the development of alternat…

Physical Activity and Risk Factors Screening for Ischaemic Heart Disease in South African Individuals Living with HIV

Feb 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2324-7339.jcrhap-13-255
Ronel RoosCorresponding author

People living with HIV (PLWH) are at risk of developing chronic lifestyle diseases such as ischaemic heart disease (IHD). Physical inactivity is a modifiable risk factor for IHD. The level of ambulation physical activity in individuals living with HIV in a South African context is unknown. The aim o…

Sociocultural Issues as Barriers to HIV-Infected Orphan Care in Southern Africa

Jun 2014 DOI 10.14302/issn.2324-7339.jcrhap-13-239
Corinne LehmannCorresponding author

As advances in treatment and prevention are starting to decrease the magnitude of the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa, the number of orphans and children surviving Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection is growing. To date, little research has been cond…

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Disclosure of HIV Diagnosis to Infected Children Receiving Antiretroviral Treatment in Public Health Care Facilities in Gauteng, South Africa

Jun 2013 DOI 10.14302/issn.2324-7339.jcrhap-12-74
Sphiwe MadibaCorresponding author

HIV infected children who started antiretroviral therapy (ART) in public health facilities in South Africa have survived to older age and disclosure has become an essential part of their care. Available data on HIV disclosure to children were collected much earlier in the provision of ART in South A…

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