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19 July 2016

Tanzania: an appeal in The Lancet on behalf of mothers and children

2016-07-19T12:10:18+02:0019 July 2016|

A letter from Doctors with Africa CUAMM was recently published in The Lancet. A public health appeal calling for policies that can bring about better outcomes for mothers and children, it aimed to focus attention on the issue of maternal mortality in Tanzania, a country where – paradoxically – an excess of rural delivery sites lowers the quality of the health care services provided. An interview of Manuela Straneo by Chiara Di Benedetto, Doctors with Africa CUAMM

26 June 2016
2016

Failed conservative management of a case of aplasia cutis congenita in a low-incomecountry

2016-06-26T10:25:56+02:0026 June 2016|

Wingi O., Cappellesso R., Arego R., Cuppini E., Muhelo A., Putoto G., Da Dalt L., Pizzol D.
Clinical Case Reports, 2016 June

Aplasia cutis congenita (ACC) is a rare disease characterized by the congenital absence of skin layers. While most commonly seen on the scalp, the disease can affect other parts of the body as well. Because safe, effective treatment for ACC has not yet been identified, managing the disease in newborns continues to be problematic. Moreover, surgery [...]

17 June 2016

Care of premature newborns: woolen caps in addition to the Kangaroo Mother care method

2016-06-17T12:16:53+02:0017 June 2016|

The weeks after birth are critical for the health of mothers and premature newborns; the highest rate of infant mortality is usually reported in this period due to neonatal hypothermia associated with morbidity and mortality. Earlier studies have shown the reduction of neonatal hypothermia through the use of simple woolen caps during Kangaroo Mother Care. [...]

17 June 2016

Examining C-section using the Robson Classification System

2016-06-17T12:15:43+02:0017 June 2016|

The use of Cesarean sections is on the rise worldwide. However, especially in the low- and middle-income countries, the reasons for its use are controversial and not always to the benefit of maternal health. The research aims to analyze the effect of Cesarean sections at a hospital in Chiulo, Angola using the Robson classification system. [...]

17 June 2016

Snakebite poisoning

2016-06-17T12:13:09+02:0017 June 2016|

Snakebites cause death or severe disability, both physical and psychological. However, its recognition as aninternational public health problem has been hindered by inadequate epidemiological data. There is indeed very little data about the severity of snakebites in sub-Saharan Africa and in South Sudan areas. The study's goal is to observe the number, clinical profiles, and [...]

17 June 2016

Determining heart rate in newborns in need of resuscitation

2016-06-17T11:46:32+02:0017 June 2016|

In countries with limited resources, stethoscopes are rarely available and heart rates are usually detected by palpitating the umbilical cord. Previous studies on dummies and healthy infants have shown that this method is somewhat inaccurate. The hypothesis is that umbilical cord palpation might underestimate the heart rate, in particular when used on infants with bradycardia. [...]

17 June 2016

Surgical infections in HIV patients

2016-06-17T11:33:12+02:0017 June 2016|

The incidence of HIV in Mozambique is still high and causes thousands of deaths every year. Most studies in Mozambique were conducted retrospectively, and there is still no data on the main surgical diseases affecting patients with HIV. We do not even know what the possible risk factors of these diseases. The research aim is [...]

17 June 2016

Diabetes diagnoses in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis

2016-06-17T11:24:35+02:0017 June 2016|

Diabetes mellitus (DM) seems to occur in correlation with tuberculosis, having a serious impact on the care of patients suffering from TB. The primary research objective is to estimate the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in new patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis. The next step will be to evaluate the treatment of TB in its different [...]