African countries mobilize to battle invasive caterpillar

Prevalence of hepatitis A across various countries in the Middle East, African and Eastern European countries

Access to the Electronic Publishing in African Countries: Some Reflections

This text presents a set of reflections about the use of electronic publishing in African countries, as a means of access to scientific information. It includes brief remarks about electronic publishing, their advantages and benefits. The text continues with a discussion about the need to find solutions to the problem of the different degrees of access to scientific and technological informatio...

An approach to modeling ICT educational policies in African countries

This paper aims at creating a model of an ICT educational policy. The geographic scope of the study includes countries of sub-Saharan Africa. First, the components of an ICT educational policy have been identified. Second, country-related parameters have been identified based on available sources of the statistical information. Third, the links between the components of ICT educational policy a...

West African countries plan to strengthen health systems after Ebola.

The health facilities and infrastructure put in place to help Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea contain the Ebola virus disease epidemic should form the basis of a new health system, the World Health Organization has urged. At a high level meeting on building resilient health systems at WHO’s headquarters in Geneva, many delegates said that the equipment and resources provided by non-government...

Adherence to Cancer Prevention Guidelines in 18 African Countries

BACKGROUND Cancer rates in Africa are projected to double by 2030 due to aging and increased exposure to cancer risk factors, including modifiable risk factors. We assessed adherence to 5 modifiable cancer risk factors across 18 African countries. METHODS Data on adults 18 years and older were obtained from the 2002-2004 World Health Survey. Adherence to current World Cancer Research Fund gui...