Opinion
Shima’s Opinion: Homeopathy: the lure of the unknown. Shima Gyoh yearns for better primary care services to persuade people away from traditional and homeopathic medicine. Shima Gyoh
Opinion
Francis’ Opinion: On the right track. Francis Omaswa reports from the 67th Session of the World Health Organization Regional Committee for Africa. Francis Omaswa
Newsdesk
Newsdesk: A round-up of news including: Point-of-care diagnosis of tuberculosis may reduce patients’ time to treatment; Better patient communication gets more people admitting adherence issues; Rapid response to cholera outbreak in north-eastern Nigeria.
Bed nets
Bed nets: The challenge of using and misusing insecticide-treated bed nets. William R Brieger
Clinical trials and Filovirus outbreaks
Clinical trials and Filovirus outbreaks:
Clinical trials: Conducting clinical trials during epidemic. Keith P.W. J. McAdam, Gerald T. Keusch, Fred Wabwire-Mangen, Olayemi Omatade
Filovirus outbreaks: Strenthening capacity for responding to filovirus outbreaks. Mohammed Lamorde, Richard Walwema, Richard Brough
Leadership
Leadership: Developing effective leadership from the modern physician. Liam Fisher Jones
Rectal artesunate
Rectal artesunate: Increasing uptake of rectal artesunate to buy time against severe malaria. Pierre Hugo and Elizabeth Poll
Medicine Publishing
Medicine Publishing: Acquired disorders of coagulation. Vickie McDonald
(These articles are reproduced by kind permission of Medicine Publishing www.medicinejournal.co.uk. Copyright 2017 Published by Elsevier Ltd)
Clinical Review
Clinical Review: STI; Medicine; Paediatrics
Medicine Digest
Medicine Digest: Obs & Gyn; Infection; Paediatrics; Diabetes; Gastroenterology; Misc
CPD Challenge
CPD Challenge: Test yourself on the articles appearing in this edition of Africa Health. Answers on page 39.
Clinical Quiz
Clinical Quiz: A spoonful of sugar. Answers on page 34.
