scholarly journals Sustaining Hand Hygiene and Sanitation Campaign in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Glowing Tribute to Ignaz Semmelweis

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. x
Author(s):  
G T Jombo ◽  
J O Tsor ◽  
A Orinya
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Puerperal Fever ◽  
Strong Association ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Maternal Deaths ◽  
Avoidable Deaths ◽  
Sub Saharan

Ignaz Semmelweis the father of hand hygiene made this startling discovery of strong association of contaminated hands with incidence of puerperal fever and deaths in 1847 and embarked on aggressive campaign to stem the tide of maternal deaths at that time and eventually succumbed to death due to septicaemia in 1865. At present about 171 years since this discovery, the entire humanity is yet to fully embrace the full practice of hand hygiene and reduce as much as half of the morbidities and mortalities from communicable diseases across the globe. Sub-Saharan Africa remains the last stronghold of millions of avoidable deaths from poor hand hygiene and 156 million people from Nigeria are yet to have access to facilities for hand hygiene.  Facilities for hand hygiene should be adequately provided in all hospitals and clinics, schools and all settings experiencing assemblage of crowds while health education and advocacy is stepped. This will serve as a mark of honour to Ignaz Semmelweis, the man that paid the supreme price saving the lives of millions across the globe in defence of hand hygiene.

scholarly journals Digital platforms and non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. e158-e159
Author(s):  
Elaine Okanyene Nsoesie ◽  
Olubusola Oladeji ◽  
Moinina David Sengeh
Keyword(s):  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Sub Saharan

scholarly journals Physiotherapy in the management of non-communicable diseases: facing the challenge

2005 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Frantz
Keyword(s):  
Burden Of Disease ◽  
Health Resources ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Global Burden Of Disease ◽  
Global Burden ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Epidemiological Changes ◽  
Rising Incidence ◽  
Sub Saharan

There is mounting evidence of the rising incidence and prevalence of non-communicable diseases in developing countries. Governments are facing serious challenges in health care due to the rising trends in non-communicable diseases as a result of demographic and epidemiological changes, as well as economic globalization. Cardiovascular disease, cancers, diabetes, respiratory disease, obesity andother non-communicable conditions now account for 59 percent of the 56.5 million global deaths annually, and almost half, or 46 percent, of the global burden of disease. It is estimated that by 2020, non-communicable diseases will account for 60% of the global burden of disease. The burden of non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa is already substantial, and patients with these conditions make significant demands on health resources. How do these changes affect physiotherapists? This paper aims to highlight the need for physiotherapists to shift their focus from curative to preventive care in order to face the challenge of non-communicable diseases.

Making primary healthcare responsive to non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 114 (4) ◽  
pp. 229-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Baiden
Keyword(s):  
Primary Healthcare ◽  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Premature Mortality ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Formal Integration ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Non Communicable Disease

Abstract Primary healthcare (PHC) meets the needs of people's health throughout their lives and empowers individuals and communities to oversee their own health. Most of the community-based activities currently undertaken in PHC in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) address child and maternal health. Non-communicable diseases are now major causes of morbidity and premature mortality in SSA. In this paper, I propose the formal integration of community-based, non-communicable disease prevention and early detection into PHC activities. I offer practical suggestions on how this can be achieved to ensure a continuum of care.

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