African health sciences
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African health sciences · Jun 2016
Is facility based neonatal care in low resource setting keeping pace? A glance at Uganda's National Referral Hospital.
To identify reasons for neonatal admission and death with the aim of determining areas needing improvement. ⋯ Mortality rate in SCBU is high. Prematurity and its complications were major contributors to mortality. The management of hypothermia and respiratory distress needs scaling up. A step down unit for monitoring stable at risk neonates is needed in order to decongest SCBU.
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African health sciences · Jun 2016
Intestinal ameliorative effects of traditional Ogi-tutu, Vernonia amygdalina and Psidium guajava in mice infected with Vibrio cholera.
Cholera, a severe acute watery diarrhea caused by Vibrio cholerae is endemic in Nigeria with most cases occurring in the rural areas. In South West Nigeria, some individuals resort to alternative treatments such as Ogi-tutu, Psidium guajava and Vernonia amygdalina during infections. The effectiveness of these alternatives in the prevention and treatment of V. cholerae infection requires experimental investigation. ⋯ V. amygdalina gave the best ameliorative effects in the prevention and treatment of V. cholerae infection.