HIV/AIDS Workforce Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Leveraging Opportunity for Long-Term Human Development

In the chapter, Haq gives a snapshot of the human progress of South Asia, comparing it with other regions. He was worried about the region beginning to lag behind all other regions, including Sub-Saharan Africa. He highlights the role of the two largest economies in the region, India and Pakistan, in financing the major investment in education, health and nutrition for the people. Haq advocates some fiscal and monetary reforms are suggested to invest in human development.

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Mapping of affordability levels for photovoltaic-based electricity generation in the solar belt of sub-Saharan Africa, East Asia and South Asia

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-021-82638-x ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Sándor Szabó ◽

Irene Pinedo Pascua ◽

Daniel Puig ◽

Magda Moner-Girona ◽

Mario Negre ◽

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Keyword(s):

East Asia ◽

South Asia ◽

Electricity Generation ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Solar Photovoltaic ◽

Term Operation ◽

Sub Saharan ◽

High Level ◽

Do So

AbstractLack of access to modern forms of energy hampers efforts to reduce poverty. The provision of electricity to off-grid communities is therefore a long-standing developmental goal. Yet, many off-grid electrification projects neglect mid- and long-term operation and maintenance costs. When this is the case, electricity services are unlikely to be affordable to the communities that are the project’s primary target. Here we show that, compared with diesel-powered electricity generation systems, solar photovoltaic systems are more affordable to no less than 36% of the unelectrified populations in East Asia, South Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa. We do so by developing geo-referenced estimates of affordability at a high level of resolution (1 km2). The analysis illustrates the differences in affordability that may be found at the subnational level, which underscores that electrification investments should be informed by subnational data.

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Pandemics and Burden of Stroke and Epilepsy in Sub-Saharan Africa: Experience from a Longstanding Health Programme

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18052766 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (5) ◽

pp. 2766

Author(s):

Massimo Leone ◽

Fausto Ciccacci ◽

Stefano Orlando ◽

Sandro Petrolati ◽

Giovanni Guidotti ◽

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Keyword(s):

Neurological Disorders ◽

Combined Treatment ◽

Cerebrovascular Disorders ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Noncommunicable Diseases ◽

People Living With Hiv ◽

Sub Saharan ◽

Health Programme ◽

Excess Deaths ◽

Hiv Aids

Eighty percent of people with stroke live in low- to middle-income nations, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where stroke has increased by more than 100% in the last decades. More than one-third of all epilepsy−related deaths occur in SSA. HIV infection is a risk factor for neurological disorders, including stroke and epilepsy. The vast majority of the 38 million people living with HIV/AIDS are in SSA, and the burden of neurological disorders in SSA parallels that of HIV/AIDS. Local healthcare systems are weak. Many standalone HIV health centres have become a platform with combined treatment for both HIV and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), as advised by the United Nations. The COVID-19 pandemic is overwhelming the fragile health systems in SSA, and it is feared it will provoke an upsurge of excess deaths due to the disruption of care for chronic diseases such as HIV, TB, hypertension, diabetes, and cerebrovascular disorders. Disease Relief through Excellent and Advanced Means (DREAM) is a health programme active since 2002 to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS and related disorders in 10 SSA countries. DREAM is scaling up management of NCDs, including neurologic disorders such as stroke and epilepsy. We described challenges and solutions to address disruption and excess deaths from these diseases during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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Minimizing the long-term impact of COVID-19 on environmental pollution in Sub-Saharan Africa

Sustainability Science Practice and Policy ◽

10.1080/15487733.2020.1857571 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 82-85

Author(s):

Abdul Wahid Arimiyaw ◽

Kabila Abass ◽

Anthony Kwame Morgan

Keyword(s):

Environmental Pollution ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Sub Saharan ◽

Long Term Impact

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A cholera outbreak among semi-nomadic pastoralists in northeastern Uganda: epidemiology and interventions

Epidemiology and Infection ◽

10.1017/s0950268811001956 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 140 (8) ◽

pp. 1376-1385 ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

M. J. CUMMINGS ◽

J. F. WAMALA ◽

M. EYURA ◽

M. MALIMBO ◽

M. E. OMEKE ◽

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Keyword(s):

Female Gender ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Cholera Outbreak ◽

Community Based ◽

Nomadic Pastoralists ◽

Sub Saharan ◽

Water And Sanitation Infrastructure ◽

Sanitation Infrastructure ◽

Village Health Teams

SUMMARYIn sub-Saharan Africa, many nomadic pastoralists have begun to settle in permanent communities as a result of long-term water, food, and civil insecurity. Little is known about the epidemiology of cholera in these emerging semi-nomadic populations. We report the results of a case-control study conducted during a cholera outbreak among semi-nomadic pastoralists in the Karamoja sub-region of northeastern Uganda in 2010. Data from 99 cases and 99 controls were analysed. In multivariate analyses, risk factors identified were: residing in the same household as another cholera case [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 6·67, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2·83–15·70], eating roadside food (aOR 2·91, 95% CI 1·24–6·81), not disposing of children's faeces in a latrine (aOR 15·76, 95% CI 1·54–161·25), not treating drinking water with chlorine (aOR 3·86, 95% CI 1·63–9·14), female gender (aOR 2·43, 95% CI 1·09–5·43), and childhood age (10–17 years) (aOR 7·14, 95% CI 1·97–25·83). This is the first epidemiological study of cholera reported from a setting of semi-nomadic pastoralism in sub-Saharan Africa. Public health interventions among semi-nomadic pastoralists should include a two-faceted approach to cholera prevention: intensive health education programmes to address behaviours inherited from insecure nomadic lifestyles, as well as improvements in water and sanitation infrastructure. The utilization of community-based village health teams provides an important method of implementing such activities.

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