Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) circulates worldwide, occurring seasonally in communities, and is a leading cause of acute respiratory illness in young children. There is paucity of genomic data from purposively sampled ...

Background: Respiratory viruses are primary agents of respiratory tract diseases. Knowledge on the types and frequency of respiratory viruses affecting school-children is important in determining the role of schools in ...

Background: Treatment of gonorrhea is complicated by the development of antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) to the antibiotics recommended for treatment. Knowledge on types of plasmids and the antibiotic ...

Background Herbal remedies are complex mixtures of plant extracts and natural products. Their adoption for therapeutic purposes dates back to ancient times. Despite the acceptance of these herbal remedies, there is still ...

Background: Emerging and re-emerging arboviral infections are increasing global public health concerns due to their rapid geographical spread and burden. In the East African region, knowledge of the diversity and distribution ...

Background Diabetes mellitus is a common chronic metabolic disorder in sub-Saharan Africa which is characterized by high blood glucose levels. The prevalence of this disorder in Africa is closely related to diet. Most ...

Provider payment mechanisms (PPMs) are important to the universal health coverage (UHC) agenda as they can influence healthcare provider behaviour and create incentives for health service delivery, quality and efficiency. ...

Background Tuberculosis drug resistance remains a global, regional as well as a national public health concern, and is driven by point mutations in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis genome. However, their frequencies vary ...

Background Malaria is one of the most distributed human parasitic diseases ranking first in terms of its socioeconomic and public health importance in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. It is prevalent in ...