Africa Health September 2014

Shima’s Opinion: Cure for Ebola virus disease. The fast-tracking of ZMapp for human use in the current Ebola outbreak is notable. Shima Gyoh looks into the background od this intriguing development. Shima Gyoh

Opinion

Francis’ Opinion: Let us all prepare for Ebola. Valuable lessons were learned during the Ebola outbreak in Uganda in 2000. Trying to ensure a legacy to take forward us equally important. Francis Omaswa was in the hot-seat in 2000. Francis Omaswa

Newsdesk

Newsdesk: A round-up of news including: Giant rats trained to sniff out tuberculosis; Ebola to run into 2015; fears for patients with other diseases

Medic exhibition previews

Medic exhibition previews: Medic emergence. Bryan Pearson

Ebola care

Ebola care: Ebola: management guidelines. The World Health Organization’s interim infection prevention and control guidance

Malaria treatment

Malaria treatment: From famine to feast: the transformation of the ACT malaria treatment landscape since 2004. Jean-René Kiechel, Senior Project Manager and Advisor; and Graciela Diap, Medical Coordinator, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative

Severe malaria

Severe malaria: Saving more lives from severe malaria. Christian Burri, Clinical Pharmacologist and Parasitologist, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute; and Antionette Tshefu Kitoto, Kinshasa School of Public Health, DRC

Community engagement

Community engagement: The significance of community engagement in strengthening health systems. Douglas Orr, Senior Design, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Crown Agents