First palaeoneurological study of a sauropod dinosaur from France and its phylogenetic significance by Fabien Knoll, Stephan Lautenschlager, Xavier Valentin, Verónica Díez Díaz, Xabier Pereda Suberbiola, Géraldine Garcia

“…The data currently available regarding the palaeoneurology of titanosaurs is strongly biased towards Gondwanan forms (Argentina above all, but also India, Malawi and Australia). In contrast, the palaeoneurology of Laurasian titanosaurs is known only from a few taxa from Spain and Uzbekistan, despite the discovery in other countries of Laurasia of a number of neurocranial remains that would lend themselves well to investigations of this kind. …”
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Ultrasound findings in Kaposi sarcoma patients: overlapping sonographic features with disseminated tuberculosis by Michaela Aurelia Maria Huson, Tapiwa Kumwenda, Joe Gumulira, Ethel Rambiki, Claudia Wallrauch, Tom Heller

“…Methods We performed a prospective observational study at Lighthouse clinic at Kamuzu Central Hospital, Lilongwe, Malawi, in consecutive patients with newly diagnosed KS, without known diagnosis of TB, referred for paclitaxel treatment. …”
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Bioresources in Organic Farming: Implications for Sustainable Agricultural Systems by Akinlolu Olalekan Akanmu, Olumayowa Mary Olowe, Austin Tenthani Phiri, Drocelle Nirere, Adeyinka John Odebode, Noëlla Josiane Karemera Umuhoza, Michael Dare Asemoloye, Olubukola Oluranti Babalola

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“We are the ones who should make the decision” – knowledge and understanding of the rights-based approach to maternity care among women and healthcare providers by Yasmin Jolly, Mamuda Aminu, Florence Mgawadere, Nynke van den Broek

“…Methods This was a qualitative study assessing the continuum of maternity care (antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care) at the Maternity Unit of Bwaila Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi. Focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted separately for mothers attending antenatal clinic and those attending postnatal clinic. …”
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Introduction of the first antimalarial vaccine: A step towards Malaria eradication? by Abyaz Asmar, Hareem Farooq, Muhammad Aemaz Ur Rehman

“…In early October, the World Health Organization (WHO) made the historic recommendation of RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine against P. falciparum, for children in moderate to high transmission areas. (3) Many malaria cases over a 3-4 year period were prevented by the vaccine as per the results of phase 3 trials conducted in Africa. (4) With the help of national ministries, a pilot program is currently underway (2019-2023) in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi. (5) The encouraging preliminary results of this program have led to the guidelines regarding the widespread use of the vaccine. (3) Outside tropical Africa, 80% of malaria cases are reportedly found in Asia. (1) With 3.5 million suspected and confirmed annual malaria cases, Pakistan is listed as a moderate malaria-endemic country where 60% of the population is at risk of developing the disease. (6) Hence, in addition to the proper implementation of pre-existing prevention and treatment strategies against malaria, developing a national vaccine program is the need of the hour. …”
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Lessons learnt from implementing the Good Governance for Medicines Programme in Zimbabwe by Charles Chiedza Maponga, Takudzwa Chikwinya, Ropa Hove, Newman Madzikwa, Fine Mazambara, Stanley M Midzi, Forward Mudzimu, Misheck Ndlovu, William Ngirande, Ndanatseyi Vengesayi, Alison T Mhazo

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Exploring associations between household environmental factors and handwashing with essential agents in sub-Saharan Africa by Aiggan Tamene, Aklilu Habte, Mihretu Tagesse, Fitsum Endale, Tamirat Melis, Zablon Wale Sewalem, Abel Afework

“…<h4>Result</h4> Only one in three households 34.84%, practiced handwashing with essential agents, with the highest prevalence in Angola (70.2%) and the lowest in Malawi (6.5%). Educational status [aOR = 1.77; 95%(CI = 1.68–1.86)], female headship[aOR = 1.09; 95%(CI = 1.06–1.2)], household wealth[aOR = 4.08; 95%(CI = 3.84–4.33)], not sharing toilets with other homes[aOR = 1.13; 95%(CI = 1.10–1.17)], having a fixed place for hand washing[aOR = 1.49; 95%(CI = 1.45–1.54)], not having regular access to water [aOR = 0.09; 95%(CI = 0.095–0.10)]and being a rural resident [aOR = 0.85; 95%(CI = 0.82–0.88)] were associated with handwashing. …”
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Facilitators and Barriers to the Sustainability of eHealth Solutions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Descriptive Exploratory Study by Adane Mamuye, Araya Mesfin Nigatu, Moges Asressie Chanyalew, Lamia Ben Amor, Sihem Loukil, Chris Moyo, Samuel Quarshie, Konstantinos Antypas, Binyam Tilahun

“…ResultsA total of 49 key informant interviews (10 from Tunisia, 15 from Ethiopia, 13 from Ghana, and 11 from Malawi) were conducted. About 40.8% (20/49) of the study participants were between the ages of 26 and 35 years; 73.5% (36/49) of them were male participants; and 71.4% (35/49) of them had a master’s degree or higher in their educational background. …”
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Selenium status in adults and children in Lusaka, Zambia by Kanekwa Zyambo, Phoebe Hodges, Kanta Chandwe, Caroline Cleopatra Chisenga, Sebean Mayimbo, Beatrice Amadi, Paul Kelly, Violet Kayamba

“…Widespread Se deficiency has been noted in populations of some sub-Saharan African countries including Ethiopia and Malawi. As a first step towards developing a fuller understanding of problems with the availability of Se in the diet in Lusaka province, Zambia, we measured plasma Se in adults and children in this geographic area. …”
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COVID-19 Impact on DTP Vaccination Trends in Africa: A Joinpoint Regression Analysis by Ines Aguinaga-Ontoso, Sara Guillen-Aguinaga, Laura Guillen-Aguinaga, Rosa Alas-Brun, Luc Onambele, Enrique Aguinaga-Ontoso, Francisco Guillen-Grima

“…There were 26 countries (Angola, Cabo Verde, Comoros, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eswatini, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, and Zimbabwe) where the vaccine coverage during the two years decreased. …”
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Beyond translations, perspectives for researchers to consider to enhance comprehension during consent processes for health research in sub-saharan Africa: a scoping review by Nkosi Busisiwe, Janet Seeley, Ann Strode, Michael Parker

“…Results Out of the 50 studies included most were multi-country (n = 13) followed by single country studies in South Africa (n = 12); Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda (n = 5) each; Gambia, Ghana and Nigeria (n = 2)each ; and one each for Botswana, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique. We identified three areas of focus: (1) socio-cultural factors affecting IC; (2) gaps in the ethical and legal frameworks guiding the IC process; and (3) strategies used to improve participants’ understanding of IC. …”
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Abordando la crisis de los Recursos Humanos para la Salud: ¿Hasta dónde hemos llegado? ¿Qué podemos esperar lograr al 2015? by Manuel M. Dayrit, Carmen Dolea, Norbert Dreesch

“…Asimismo, se presenta la experiencia de ocho países: Malawi, Perú, Etiopía, Brasil, Tailandia, Zambia y Mali. …”
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Contribution of remote M.tuberculosis infection to tuberculosis disease: A 30-year population study. by Judith R Glynn, Palwasha Khan, Themba Mzembe, Lifted Sichali, Paul E M Fine, Amelia C Crampin, Rein M G J Houben

“…Our objective was to assess rates of tuberculosis over 30 years by M.tuberculosis infection status at baseline in Karonga District, Northern Malawi.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Population-based surveys of tuberculin skin testing (TST) from the 1980s were linked with follow-up and TB surveillance in Karonga district. …”
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Measurement of and training for NCD guideline implementation in LMICs: a scoping review protocol by Oluwafemi Adeagbo, Blandina Mmbaga, Tobias Chirwa, Joel M Francis, Elissa Faro, Mafuno Grace Mpinganjira, Beatrice Matanje, Mary Mayige, Bazil Baltazar Kavishe

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Global neurosurgery over a 60-year period: Conceptual foundations, time reference, emerging Co-ordinates and prospects for collaborative interventions in low and middle income coun... by E.O. Uche, Jimmy Sundblom, Uko Kalu Uko, Patrick Kamalo, Alvin Nah Doe, Linn Eriksson, Ulrika Sandvik, David F Revesz, Mats Ryttlefors, Magnus Tisell

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Crop type mapping by using transfer learning by Artur Nowakowski, John Mrziglod, Dario Spiller, Rogerio Bonifacio, Irene Ferrari, Pierre Philippe Mathieu, Manuel Garcia-Herranz, Do-Hyung Kim

“…Thanks to the transferred knowledge, the proposed models can successfully classify the studied crop types with high overall accuracy for two considered cases, achieving up to almost 83% for the Malawi dataset and up to 90% for the Mozambique dataset. …”
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Assessing the feasibility of interrupting the transmission of soil-transmitted helminths through mass drug administration: The DeWorm3 cluster randomized trial protocol. by Kristjana Hrönn Ásbjörnsdóttir, Sitara S Rao Ajjampur, Roy M Anderson, Robin Bailey, Iain Gardiner, Katherine E Halliday, Moudachirou Ibikounle, Khumbo Kalua, Gagandeep Kang, D Timothy J Littlewood, Adrian J F Luty, Arianna Rubin Means, William Oswald, Rachel L Pullan, Rajiv Sarkar, Fabian Schär, Adam Szpiro, James E Truscott, Marleen Werkman, Elodie Yard, Judd L Walson, DeWorm3 Trials Team

“…Study sites (population ≥80,000) have been identified in Benin, Malawi and India. Each site will be divided into 40 clusters, to be randomized 1:1 to three years of twice-annual community-wide MDA or standard-of-care MDA, typically annual school-based deworming. …”
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Enhancing malaria detection in resource-limited areas: A high-performance colorimetric LAMP assay for Plasmodium falciparum screening. by Tuyet Kha Nguyen, Hojong Jun, Johnsy Mary Louis, Ernest Mazigo, Wang-Jong Lee, Hyun Cher Youm, Jieun Shin, Douglas K Lungu, Creto Kanyemba, Md Atique Ahmed, Fauzi Muh, Se Jin Lee, Sunghun Na, Wanjoo Chun, Won Sun Park, Joo Hwan No, Min-Jae Kim, Eun-Taek Han, Jin-Hee Han

“…Under optimal reaction condition, the new primer sets showed the sensitivity (100%, 95% CI: 80.49-100%) and specificity (100%, 95% CI: 94.64-100%) with 100% (95% CI: 95.70-100%) accuracy on the detection of dried blood spots from Malawi (n = 84). Briefly, the newly designed primer set for P. falciparum detection exhibited high sensitivity and specificity compared to referenced primers. …”
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A new tool to measure approaches to supervision from the perspective of community health workers: a prospective, longitudinal, validation study in seven countries by Frédérique Vallières, Philip Hyland, Eilish McAuliffe, Ilias Mahmud, Olivia Tulloch, Polly Walker, Miriam Taegtmeyer

“…Phase 2 employed structural equation modelling with 741 CHWs in six countries (Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique), to assess the factorial validity, predictive validity, and internal reliability of the questions at three time-points, over 8-months. …”
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Associations of depressive symptoms and chronic diseases with activities of daily living among middle-aged and older population in China: A population-based cohort study by Yingyun Hu, Feixiang Zhou, Atipatsa Chiwanda Kaminga, Atipatsa Chiwanda Kaminga, Shipeng Yan, Zhao Hu

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