scholarly journals A Seminar Paper on the Review of Five well-known Medicinal Plants Used in Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
pp. 51-56
Author(s):  
Gadissa Melkamu Bulcha
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Zingiber Officinale ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Moringa Stenopetala ◽  
Plant Medicine ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Livestock Health

The indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants appeared when humans started and learned how to use the traditional knowledge of medicinal plants. The various literature available shows the significant role of medicinal plants in primary health care delivery in Ethiopia (about 70% of humans and 90% of livestock population) depend on traditional plant medicine. This is similar to many developing countries, particularly with those countries in Sub-saharan Africa. Medicinal plants provide a vital contribution to human and livestock health care. This seminar review was an attempt to present five medicinal plants (citrus lemon, caricapapaya, Moringa stenopetala, Allium sativum, Zingiber officinale).

scholarly journals Scaling-up health insurance through community- based health insurance schemes in rural sub- Saharan African communities

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ufuoma John Ejughemre
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Seek Health Care ◽  
Community Based Health Insurance ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Sub Saharan

Context: The knotty and monumental problem of health inequality and the high burden of diseases in sub-Saharan Africa bothers on the poor state of health of many of its citizens particularly in rural communities. These issues are further exacerbated by the harrowing conditions of health care delivery and the poor financing of health services in many of these communities. Against these backdrops, health policy makers in the region are not just concerned with improving peoples’ health but with protecting them against the financial costs of illness. What is important is the need to support more robust strategies for healthcare financing in these communities in sub-Saharan Africa. Objective: This review assesses the evidence of the extent to which community-based health insurance (CBHI) is a more viable option for health care financing amongst other health insurance schemes in rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa. Patterns of health insurance in sub-Saharan Africa: Theoretically, the basis for health insurance is that it allows for risk pooling and therefore ensures that resources follow sick individuals to seek health care when needed. As it were, there are different models such as social, private and CBHI schemes which could come to bear in different settings in the region. However, not all insurance schemes will come to bear in rural settings in the region. Community based health insurance: CBHI is now recognized as a community-initiative that is community friendly and has a wide reach in the informal sector especially if well designed. Experience from Rwanda, parts of Nigeria and other settings in the region indicate high acceptability but the challenge is that these schemes are still very new in the region. Recommendations and conclusion: Governments and international development partners in the region should collect- ively develop CBHI as it will help in strengthening health systems and efforts geared towards achieving the millennium development goals. This is because it is inextricably linked to the health care needs of the poor. 

scholarly journals HEALTH EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION IN NIGERIA - ISSUES AND PROSPECTS

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekpomebe Elozino ◽  
Leonard E. Ananomo ◽  
Andrew Abanum Onome Vivian
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Health Care Delivery ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
National Development ◽  
International Health ◽  
Community Mobilization ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
International Health Organizations ◽  
Sub Saharan

The significance of health to national development and poverty eradication over the centuries, in that improving health status and increasing life expectancy adds to long term economic growth. This article examined the condition of health education and community mobilization in Nigeria's health care delivery. Health literacy is imperative to power and sustains government efforts in fostering health for all. Many developing countries, particularly those in Sub-Saharan Africa, in the 1970s witnessed remarkable and improper inequalities in the provision and delivery of health services. This contributed to and explained the exploration of diverse approaches to enhance health care delivery by international health organizations.

Coercion in community mental health care: African perspectives

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atalay Alem ◽  
Catherine Manning
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Community Psychiatry ◽  
Faith Healing ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Scarcity Of Resources ◽  
First Time

Mental health care on the African continent is plagued by a number of difficulties that range from a scarcity of resources to the stigma about and misunderstanding of mental illness itself. This chapter focuses on community psychiatry in Sub-Saharan Africa in particular and considers diverse issues such as economic shortages, stigma, faith healing, and the role of the family. It is the first time that such issues have been published in such a way, collating information from a variety of countries in the region. The authors have searched for all the available literature and assimilated it into a coherent narrative of ‘where we are’ with coercion in community psychiatry in Africa.

scholarly journals Barriers to Implementing Clinical Pharmacogenetics Testing in Sub-Saharan Africa. A Critical Review

Pharmaceutics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 809
Author(s):  
Emiliene B. Tata ◽  
Melvin A. Ambele ◽  
Michael S. Pepper
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Sub Saharan

Clinical research in high-income countries is increasingly demonstrating the cost- effectiveness of clinical pharmacogenetic (PGx) testing in reducing the incidence of adverse drug reactions and improving overall patient care. Medications are prescribed based on an individual’s genotype (pharmacogenes), which underlies a specific phenotypic drug response. The advent of cost-effective high-throughput genotyping techniques coupled with the existence of Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium (CPIC) dosing guidelines for pharmacogenetic “actionable variants” have increased the clinical applicability of PGx testing. The implementation of clinical PGx testing in sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries can significantly improve health care delivery, considering the high incidence of communicable diseases, the increasing incidence of non-communicable diseases, and the high degree of genetic diversity in these populations. However, the implementation of PGx testing has been sluggish in SSA, prompting this review, the aim of which is to document the existing barriers. These include under-resourced clinical care logistics, a paucity of pharmacogenetics clinical trials, scientific and technical barriers to genotyping pharmacogene variants, and socio-cultural as well as ethical issues regarding health-care stakeholders, among other barriers. Investing in large-scale SSA PGx research and governance, establishing biobanks/bio-databases coupled with clinical electronic health systems, and encouraging the uptake of PGx knowledge by health-care stakeholders, will ensure the successful implementation of pharmacogenetically guided treatment in SSA.

scholarly journals Rural Healthcare Delivery in Sub-Saharan Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasir Faruk ◽  
N.T. Surajudeen-Bakinde ◽  
Abubakar Abdulkarim ◽  
Abdulkarim Ayopo Oloyede ◽  
Lukman Olawoyin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
Health Care Delivery System ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
World Health ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Sub Saharan

Access to quality healthcare is a major problem in Sub-Saharan Africa with a doctor-to-patient ratio as high as 1:50,000, which is far above the recommended ratio by the World Health Organization (WHO) which is 1:600. This has been aggravated by the lack of access to critical infrastructures such as the health care facilities, roads, electricity, and many other factors. Even if these infrastructures are provided, the number of medical practitioners to cater for the growing population of these countries is not sufficient. In this article, how information and communication technology (ICT) can be used to drive a sustainable health care delivery system through the introduction and promotion of Virtual Clinics and various health information systems such as mobile health and electronic health record systems into the healthcare industry in Sub-Saharan Africa is presented. Furthermore, the article suggests ways of attaining successful implementation of telemedicine applications /services and remote health care facilities in Africa.

scholarly journals Hearing health-care delivery in sub-Saharan Africa – a role for tele-audiology

2009 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
De Wet Swanepoel ◽  
Bolajoko O Olusanya ◽  
Maurice Mars
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Developmental Outcomes ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
World Health ◽  
Pilot Studies ◽  
Hearing Health ◽  
Sub Saharan

Hearing loss is the most prevalent chronic disability and a major contributor to the global burden of disease. Its effects are far-reaching and can lead to severely restricted developmental outcomes for children and limited vocational prospects for adults. The benefits of intervention are dramatic and can significantly improve developmental outcomes, especially in infants identified early. Hearing health-care services in developing regions such as sub-Saharan Africa are however severely limited, leaving affected individuals without access to secondary and tertiary intervention. Tele-audiology has potential for improved access to specialist hearing health services including identification, diagnosis and intervention. There has been limited experience so far with tele-audiology in industrialized countries. In the sub-Saharan region, the continued growth in Internet connectivity and general technological advances make tele-audiology an important approach to consider in the management of hearing loss. Pilot studies are warranted to investigate the potential obstacles to the widespread implementation of telehealth in the delivery of hearing health care in poorly-resourced communities, in line with World Health Organization initiatives.

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