Opinion
Shima’s Opinion: Who’s pulling your leg? Shima Gyoh celebrates big business failure to start patenting genes and whatever would have been next on the list. Shima Gyoh
Opinion
Francis’ Opinion: Governance and health outcomes. The issues are inextricably linked. Francis Omaswa observes. Francis Omaswa
Newsdesk
Newsdesk: A round-up of news including: Strengthening health workforce in Africa; HIV causes structural heart disease
Medic East Africa
Medic East and West Africa: A feast of records. Medic West Africa broke all records this year. Bryan Pearson reports, and remembers back to the early beginnings of the meeting over 25 years ago!
Yes Minister! Medic East Africa starts early. Three weeks after Lagos, the show set up again in Nairobi for what turned out to be another excellent event. BP reports.
Knowledge management
Knowledge management: Under the microscope: how to improve quality of laboratory equipment and diagnostics in Africa. David Whybrew, Technical Manager, Crown Agents
Urinary catheters
Urinary catheters: Evidence-based practice in relation to indwelling urinary catheters. Dr. Angela Savage
Medicine Publishing
Medicine Publishing: The unconscious patient. Tim Cooksley and Mark Holland
Stroke. Keith W Muir
(These articles are reproduced by kind permission of Medicine Publishing www.medicinejournal.co.uk. Copyright 2014 Published by Elsevier Ltd)
Clinical Review
Clinical Review: Medicine; Paediatrics; AIDS
Medicine Digest
Medicine Digest: Surgery; Infection; Obs & Gyn; Rheumatology; Oncology; Critical Care; Psychiatry; Paediatrics
CPD Challenge
CPD challenge: Test yourself on the articles appearing in this edition of Africa Health. Answers on page 54.
Clinical Quiz
Clinical Quiz: Just another one of life’s burdens. Answers on page 42.
Publishing Partners
Publishing Partners: An update on activities from our Publishing Partners