Developing excellence in biostatistics leadership, training and science in Africa: How the Sub-Saharan Africa Consortium for Advanced Biostatistics (SSACAB) training unites experti... by Tobias F. Chirwa, Zvifadzo Matsena Zingoni, Pascalia Munyewende, Samuel O. Manda, Henry Mwambi, Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala, Samson Kinyanjui, Taryn Young, Eustasius Musenge, Jupiter Simbeye, Patrick Musonda, Michael Johnson Mahande, Patrick Weke, Nelson Owuor Onyango, Lawrence Kazembe, Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye, Khangelani Zuma, Nonhlanhla Yende-Zuma, Marie-Claire Omanyondo Ohambe, Emmanuel Nakua Kweku, Innocent Maposa, Birhanu Ayele, Thomas Achia, Rhoderick Machekano, Lehana Thabane, Jonathan Levin, Marinus J.C. Eijkemans, James Carpenter, Charles Chasela, Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch, Jim Todd

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International virtual confidential reviews of infection-related maternal deaths and near-miss in 11 low- and middle-income countries – case report series and suggested actions by Obiageli Okafor, Nathalie Roos, Abdulfetah Abdulkadir Abdosh, Olubukola Adesina, Zaynab Alaoui, William Arriaga Romero, Bouchra Assarag, Olufemi Aworinde, Luc de Bernis, Rigoberto Castro, Hassan Chrifi, Louise Tina Day, Rahel Demissew, María Guadalupe Flores Aceituno, Luis Gadama, Biruck Gashawbeza, Sourou Goufodji Keke, Philip Govule, George Gwako, Kapila Jayaratne, Evelyne Béwendin Komboigo, Bredy Lara, Mugove Gerald Madziyire, Matthews Mathai, Rachid Moulki, Iatimad Moutaouadia, Stephen Munjanja, Carlos Alberto Ochoa Fletes, Edgar Ivan Ortiz, Henri Gautier Ouedraogo, Zahida Qureshi, Zenaida Dy Recidoro, Hemantha Senanayake, Priya Soma-Pillay, Khaing Nwe Tin, Pascal Sedami, Dawit Worku, Mercedes Bonet, on behalf of the WHO Global Maternal Sepsis Study- Maternal Death and Near-miss Review Working Group

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Chronic disease outcomes after severe acute malnutrition in Malawian children (ChroSAM): a cohort study by Dr. Natasha Lelijveld, PhD, Andrew Seal, PhD, Prof. Jonathan C Wells, PhD, Jane Kirkby, PhD, Charles Opondo, PhD, Emmanuel Chimwezi, Dip, James Bunn, MRCP, Robert Bandsma, PhD, Prof. Robert S Heyderman, PhD, Prof. Moffat J Nyirenda, PhD, Marko Kerac, MRCPCH

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Response to the Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19) Pandemic Across Africa: Successes, Challenges, and Implications for the Future by Olayinka O. Ogunleye, Olayinka O. Ogunleye, Debashis Basu, Debashis Basu, Debjani Mueller, Jacqueline Sneddon, R. Andrew Seaton, R. Andrew Seaton, R. Andrew Seaton, Adesola F. Yinka-Ogunleye, Joshua Wamboga, Nenad Miljković, Julius C. Mwita, Godfrey Mutashambara Rwegerera, Amos Massele, Okwen Patrick, Okwen Patrick, Loveline Lum Niba, Loveline Lum Niba, Melaine Nsaikila, Wafaa M. Rashed, Mohamed Ali Hussein, Rehab Hegazy, Adefolarin A. Amu, Baffour Boaten Boahen-Boaten, Zinhle Matsebula, Prudence Gwebu, Bongani Chirigo, Nongabisa Mkhabela, Tenelisiwe Dlamini, Siphiwe Sithole, Sandile Malaza, Sikhumbuzo Dlamini, Daniel Afriyie, George Awuku Asare, Seth Kwabena Amponsah, Israel Sefah, Israel Sefah, Margaret Oluka, Anastasia N. Guantai, Sylvia A. Opanga, Tebello Violet Sarele, Refeletse Keabetsoe Mafisa, Ibrahim Chikowe, Felix Khuluza, Dan Kibuule, Francis Kalemeera, Mwangana Mubita, Joseph Fadare, Joseph Fadare, Laurien Sibomana, Gwendoline Malegwale Ramokgopa, Gwendoline Malegwale Ramokgopa, Carmen Whyte, Carmen Whyte, Tshegofatso Maimela, Tshegofatso Maimela, Johannes Hugo, Johannes Hugo, Johanna C. Meyer, Natalie Schellack, Enos M. Rampamba, Enos M. Rampamba, Adel Visser, Abubakr Alfadl, Abubakr Alfadl, Elfatih M. Malik, Elfatih M. Malik, Oliver Ombeva Malande, Oliver Ombeva Malande, Aubrey C. Kalungia, Chiluba Mwila, Trust Zaranyika, Blessmore Vimbai Chaibva, Ioana D. Olaru, Ioana D. Olaru, Nyasha Masuka, Janney Wale, Lenias Hwenda, Regina Kamoga, Regina Kamoga, Ruaraidh Hill, Corrado Barbui, Tomasz Bochenek, Amanj Kurdi, Amanj Kurdi, Stephen Campbell, Stephen Campbell, Antony P. Martin, Antony P. Martin, Thuy Nguyen Thi Phuong, Binh Nguyen Thanh, Brian Godman, Brian Godman, Brian Godman, Brian Godman

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Potential health risks due to in-car aerosol exposure across ten global cities by Prashant Kumar, Sarkawt Hama, Rana Alaa Abbass, Thiago Nogueira, Veronika S. Brand, K.V. Abhijith, Maria de Fatima Andrade, Araya Asfaw, Kosar Hama Aziz, Shi-Jie Cao, Ahmed El-Gendy, Mukesh Khare, Adamson S. Muula, S.M. Shiva Nagendra, Aiwerasia Vera Ngowi, Khalid Omer, Yris Olaya, Abdus Salam

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Modifiers of the effect of maternal multiple micronutrient supplementation on stillbirth, birth outcomes, and infant mortality: a meta-analysis of individual patient data from 17 r... by Emily R Smith, ScD, Anuraj H Shankar, ScD, Lee S-F Wu, MHS, Said Aboud, PhD, Seth Adu-Afarwuah, PhD, Hasmot Ali, MPH, Rina Agustina, PhD, Shams Arifeen, DrPH, Per Ashorn, PhD, Zulfiqar A Bhutta, PhD, Parul Christian, DrPH, Delanjathan Devakumar, PhD, Kathryn G Dewey, PhD, Henrik Friis, PhD, Exnevia Gomo, PhD, Piyush Gupta, MD, Pernille Kæstel, PhD, Patrick Kolsteren, PhD, Hermann Lanou, MD, Kenneth Maleta, PhD, Aissa Mamadoultaibou, MS, Gernard Msamanga, ScD, David Osrin, PhD, Lars-Åke Persson, PhD, Usha Ramakrishnan, PhD, Juan A Rivera, PhD, Arjumand Rizvi, MSC, H P S Sachdev, FRCPCH, Willy Urassa, PhD, Keith P West, Jr, DrPH, Noel Zagre, PhD, Lingxia Zeng, PhD, Zhonghai Zhu, MSc, Wafaie W Fawzi, DrPH, Dr Christopher R Sudfeld, ScD

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Acceptability and perception of COVID-19 vaccines among foreign medical students in China: A cross-sectional study by Clement Arthur, Clement Arthur, Clement Arthur, Clement Arthur, Zhen Dong, Zhen Dong, Zhen Dong, Hermas Abudu, MengLu Li, MengLu Li, MengLu Li, George N. Chidimbah Munthali, Chunming Zhang, Chunming Zhang, Chunming Zhang, Sen Zhang, Sen Zhang, Sen Zhang, Rui Han, Rui Han, Rui Han, Stephen Ogbordjor, Amos Dormocara, Lina Ja, Lina Ja, Lina Ja, Di Zhang, Haili Zhang, Haili Zhang, Haili Zhang, Hui Huangfu, Hui Huangfu, Hui Huangfu

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Spatiotemporal variation in risk of Shigella infection in childhood: a global risk mapping and prediction model using individual participant data by Hamada S Badr, PhD, Josh M Colston, PhD, Nhat-Lan H Nguyen, BA, Yen Ting Chen, MD, Eleanor Burnett, MPH, Syed Asad Ali, MPH, Ajit Rayamajhi, MD, Syed M Satter, MPH, Nguyen Van Trang, PhD, Daniel Eibach, PD, Ralf Krumkamp, DrPH, Jürgen May, MD, Ayola Akim Adegnika, PhD, Gédéon Prince Manouana, PhD, Peter Gottfried Kremsner, MD, Roma Chilengi, MSc, Luiza Hatyoka, PhD, Amanda K Debes, PhD, Jerome Ateudjieu, PhD, Abu S G Faruque, MPH, M Jahangir Hossain, MSc, Suman Kanungo, PhD, Karen L Kotloff, MD, Inácio Mandomando, PhD, M Imran Nisar, PhD, Richard Omore, PhD, Samba O Sow, MSc, Anita K M Zaidi, SM, Nathalie Lambrecht, PhD, Bright Adu, PhD, Nicola Page, MPH, James A Platts-Mills, MD, Cesar Mavacala Freitas, MD, Tuula Pelkonen, PhD, Per Ashorn, PhD, Kenneth Maleta, PhD, Tahmeed Ahmed, PhD, Pascal Bessong, PhD, Zulfiqar A Bhutta, PhD, Carl Mason, MD, Estomih Mduma, PhD, Maribel P Olortegui, MPH, Pablo Peñataro Yori, MPH, Aldo A M Lima, PhD, Gagandeep Kang, PhD, Jean Humphrey, ScD, Robert Ntozini, MPH, Andrew J Prendergast, DPhil, Kazuhisa Okada, PhD, Warawan Wongboot, PhD, Nina Langeland, PhD, Sabrina J Moyo, PhD, James Gaensbauer, MD, Mario Melgar, MD, Matthew Freeman, PhD, Anna N Chard, MPH, Vonethalom Thongpaseuth, MD, Eric Houpt, MD, Benjamin F Zaitchik, PhD, Margaret N Kosek, MD

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Uptake of same-day initiation of HIV treatment in Malawi, South Africa, and Zambia as reported in routinely collected data: the SPRINT retrospective cohort study [version 2; peer r... by Bevis Phiri, Alana T. Brennan, Lloyd Mulenga, Timothy Tcherini, Hilda Shakwelele, Prudence Haimbe, Andrews Gunda, Bilaal Wilson Matola, Rose Nyirenda, Sydney Rosen, Kamban Hirasen, Amy Huber

“…Conclusions: As of 2020, SDI of ART was widespread, if not nearly universal, in Malawi and Zambia but considerably less common in South Africa. …”
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