Singing the African continent

Continent-wide attack launched on African trypanosomiasis.

Priority pharmacogenetics for the African continent: Focus on Cytochrome P450

Countries in Africa have a high burden of communicable disease, and are experiencing an increase in non-communicable diseases due to the effects of globalization, industrialization and urbanization. The costs incurred through adverse drug reactions and non-responsiveness to therapy further aggravate the situation, and the application of pharmacogenetic principles is likely to provide some relie...

Surveillance and management of influenza on the African continent.

EVALUATION OF: Yazdanbakhsh M, Kremsner PG. Influenza in Africa. PLoS Med. 6(12), e1000182 (2009). The African continent is burdened with a very heavy load of communicable diseases over and above other severe health problems. Not surprisingly, influenza has received relatively little attention on the continent even though it is, in its own right, a major cause of morbidity and mortality--to a m...

Continent-wide survey reveals massive decline in African savannah elephants

African elephants (Loxodonta africana) are imperiled by poaching and habitat loss. Despite global attention to the plight of elephants, their population sizes and trends are uncertain or unknown over much of Africa. To conserve this iconic species, conservationists need timely, accurate data on elephant populations. Here, we report the results of the Great Elephant Census (GEC), the first conti...

The FDI African Strategy for Oral Health: addressing the specific needs of the continent.

The FDI World Dental Federation has defined a strategy for the development of oral health in Africa during the "African Summit" held in Cape Town, South Africa. The summit gathered presidents from 16 African National Dental Associations, FDI stakeholders, the World Health Organisation and government delegates. The outcomes of this summit were stated in a Declaration, defining the functional pri...