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Case report (118)

Le “limb body Wall complex”: à propos d’une observation assez particulière   Internal supravesical hernia - a rare cause of intestinal obstruction: report of two cases   Endométrite tuberculeuse post-ménopausique simulant un cancer de l’endomètre: à propos d’un cas   Le syndrome de Cri du Chat: à propos d’une observation   La rupture intra péritonéale d’un kyste hydatique au cours de la grossesse: à propos d’un cas rare   Thrombasthénie de Glanzmann et grossesse: à propos d’un cas et revue de la littérature   Cardiomyopathie hypertrophique néonatale de diagnostic étiologique difficile   Le kyste hydatique du cordon spermatique : une localisation exceptionnelle   Intussusception caused by an inverted Meckel diverticulum: a rare cause of small bowel obstruction in adults   A rare cause of proximal intestinal obstruction in adults: annular pancreas: a case report   Une fistule recto-vaginale rentrant dans le cadre d’un syndrome de Currarino   Eviscération transanale de l’intestin grêle chez l’enfant secondaire à une contusion de l’abdomen: à propos d’un cas   Une tumeur exceptionnelle du doigt: la tumeur fibreuse solitaire   Malaria complicated by gangrene: a case presentation and review   Métastase splénique d’un adénocarcinome colique - à propos d’un cas et revue de la littérature   La syphilis congénitale révélée par une fracture spontanée   Mesenteric dermoid cyst in a child   Missed appendicitis after self-induced abortion   Une cryptococcose disséminée compliquant un traitement par prednisone et azathioprime d’un pemphigus vulgaire   Exceptional cause of bowel obstruction: rectal endometriosis mimicking carcinoma of Rectum - a case report   Rupture diaphragmatique droite avec passage total et isolé du foie en intra-thoracique   Quand la biopsie cutanée peut étiqueter une épilepsie   Snake bite on scrotum – a case report   Intestinal subocclusion due to colonic lipoma: a case report   Don’t be scared: insert a mesh!   Piqures massives par un essaim d’abeilles chez un enfant   Giant urethral diverticulum’s caused by traumatic vesicle catheterization in children: a case report   Arthropathie destructrice des épaules au cours d’une acromégalie   Fasciite nécrosante orbito-palpébrale, compliquant une pansinusite chez une patiente diabétique   Hemichorea-hemiballismus as an initial manifestation in a Moroccan patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and toxoplasma infection: a case report and review of the literature   Association pityriasis rubra pilaire et myasthénie   Kyste hydatique du foie rompu dans la paroi abdominale et dans le muscle psoas: à propos d’une rare observation   Hématome sous capsulaire de foie compliquant une pré-éclampsie: à propos de 6 cas   Giant cystic lymphangioma of the small bowel mesentery: case report   Arthroplastie totale du coude sur séquelles d’ostéoarthrite négligée - à propos d’un cas   Giant aneurysm of the right intra thoracic sub-clavian artery presenting as a dysphonia   Disseminated infections due to Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome after Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy - Report of 3 cases from Nigeria   Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhydrosis: report of a family case   Nail patella syndrome: a rare cause of renal failure in a young adult   Giant lipoma: an unusual cause of carpal tunnel syndrome   Human nasal rhinosporidiosis: a case report from Malawi   Maladie de hodgkin et cancer colique secondaire: à propos d’un cas   Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in a spontaneous pregnancy with invasive mole: report of a case   Rupture de la rate au cours de l’accouchement: à propos d’un cas   Un cas de trichobezoard gastrique   Sciatica leading to the discovery of a renal cell carcinoma   Lymphome malin non Hodgkinien primitif du larynx: à propos d’un cas   Un cas isolé de tuberculose appendiculaire   Corps étranger de l’urètre et dépression mélancolique, les implications diagnostiques aux urgences - à propos d’un cas clinique   Textilome abdominal: à propos d’un cas   Kyste hydatique du foie rompu dans la veine cave inférieure   Une tumeur rare de la paroi thoracique: le synovialosarcome   La miliaire hépatique : une présentation échographique rare de la tuberculose hépatique découverte chez un adolescent immuno-compétent   Successful management of primary non Hodgkin’s lymphoma of the cranial vault   Liposarcome dédifférencie du cordon spermatique: difficultés thérapeutiques des grosses tumeurs   Dystocie d’expulsion sur jumeaux conjoints thoracopage à l’hôpital de base de Talangai, République du Congo   Spondylodiscite tuberculeuse compliquée d’une ischémie aigue des membres inférieurs - à propos d’un cas   Vertebral cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent patient - a case report   Osteoblastoma of scaphoid of the carpus: a case report   Omphalolith: Une présentation déroutante   Excellente réponse à la radiothérapie externe d’un synovialosarcome primitif de la glande parotide   Les conduites addictives en anesthésie réanimation: à propos d’un cas   Gastrointestinal stromal tumor causing ileo-ileal intussusception in an adult patient – a rare presentation with review of literature   Médiastinite compliquant une cellulite cervicale à porte d’entrée dentaire: à propos d’un cas et revue de la littérature   Sarcoidose et spondylarthrite ankylosante: une association rare   Les tumeurs malignes primitives de l’intestin grêle: Aspects cliniques et thérapeutiques de 27 patients   Acute myocardial infarction in young adults with Antiphospholipid syndrome: report of two cases and literature review   A cardiac hydatid cyst underlying pulmonary embolism: a case report   Envenimation mortelle par morsure de serpent chez une femme enceinte   Full-term pregnancy in umbilical hernia   Ostéome ostéoïde intra-articulaire de la hanche: deux observations et revue de la littérature   Péritonite sur corps étranger intra rectal: à propos d’un cas   A ruptured uterus in a pregnant woman not in labor   Suspicion de Purpura rhumatoïde post vaccination antigrippale A (H1N1) compliqué d’invagination intestinale aiguë chez un enfant de quatre ans   Appendicite aigue à manifestation clinique gauche sur mésentère commun complet: à propos d’un cas   L’Atrésie colique: à propos de deux cas   Zona chez le nourrisson: à propos d’un cas   Uncommon mimics of appendicitis: giant mucocele   Association myélome multiple – maladie de Kaposi : à propos d’un cas   Trichobezoar gastrique - à propos de deux cas   Une tumeur neuroectodermique primitive périphérique à localisation gastrique primaire: à propos d’un nouveau cas   Cause rare d’hypoplasie sévère: la transformation gélatineuse de la moelle osseuse   Pneumatose kystique iléale révélée par un volvulus du grêle   Ostéite costale tuberculeuse   Mélanome endobronchique   Systemic sclerosis in a patient with pityriasis rubra pilaris   Choc anaphylactique au cours de la chirurgie de kyste hydatique du foie : à propos d’un cas   Neuroendocrine differentiation in a case of cervical cancer   Bilateral invasive lobular breast cancer in a female teenager: a rare finding of a common disease - case report and review of literature   Perforation iléale iatrogène: complication mécanique exceptionnelle de la pose du cathéter d’hémodialyse au niveau du site fémoral   Dislocation of temporo-mandibular joint - an uncommon circumstance of occurrence: vaginal delivery   Diffuse pulmonary hemorrhage as presenting syndrome of HIV disease   Phéochromocytome et grossesse - Gestion péri opératoire et conduite à tenir obstétricale: a propos d’un cas clinique et revue de littérature   Duplication iléale chez l’adulte révélée par une perforation   Quality care in vesico-vaginal obstetric fistula: case series report from the regional hospital of Maroua-Cameroon   Foreign body causing perforation of the appendix in an African boy   Breast cancer in pregnancy: case report   Accident vasculaire cérébral ischémique révélant une maladie coeliaque   Frey’s syndrome - unusually long delayed clinical onset post-parotidectomy: a case report   Fistule bilio-pleurale post traumatique: à propos d’un cas   Neurological manifestations in speech after snake bite: a rare case   Traumatisme isolé du pancréas, à propos de 5 cas   Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma revealed by an ilio-colic intussusception in a Moroccan patient: a case report   Iléus biliaire avec évacuation spontanée d’un gros calcul : a propos d’un cas   La dysplasie ectodermique anhydrotique : à propos d’un cas au Centre Mère et Enfant de la Fondation Chantal Biya, Yaoundé, Cameroun   Bilateral thinning of the parietal bones: a case report and review of radiological features   Hernie de Spiegel: a propos d’un cas   Upper extremity deep vein thrombosis in a 25 years old apparently healthy man   La tuberculose des amygdales palatines   Late presentation of rheumatic heart disease: a justification for renewal of preventive methods?   Burns in pregnancy: a case report from Buea Regional Hospital, Cameroon   Muscle cell membrane damage by very low serum sodium   Les tumeurs desmoides de la paroi thoracique : à propos de 12 cas   Congenital pulmonary arteriovenous malformation: a rare cause of cyanosis in childhood   Meckel’s diverticulum: a case report from the University Hospital Center Yaoundé, Cameroon   Extrathoracic heart in northern Cameroon: a case report   Pregnancy follow-up in a patient with mechanical valve: possible in sub-Saharan Africa?   Locked in Syndrome in a Nigerian male with Multiple Sclerosis: a case report and literature review

Case series (16)

Hypertension artérielle pulmonaire au cours de la sclérodermie à propos de 12 cas   Syndromes microdélétionnels (syndrome de Williams et syndrome de la délétion 22q11) au CHU Hassan II de Fès: à propos de 3 observations   Les kystes hydatiques du foie rompus dans les voies biliaires: à propos de 120 cas   Les aspergillomes pulmonaires: à propos de 37 cas à Madagascar   Angioplastie coronaire percutanée chez la femme : particularités cliniques, procédurales et pronostiques   The renal hydatid cyst: report on 4 cases   Un mode de révélation rare du kyste hydatique hépatique: la rupture intrapéritonéale, à propos de 5 cas   Le mal de Pott: à propos de 82 cas   Intoxication par la paraphényléne-diamine (takaout) au Maroc: à propos de 24 cas   Intoxication aiguë sévère par les pesticides organophosphorés: à propos de 28 cas   Prise en charge multidisciplinaire des abcès amibiens du foie au CHU de Yopougon, Abidjan-Côte d’Ivoire   Carcinome adénoïde kystique tracheal   Endocardite infectieuse en milieu cardiologique Dakarois: étude descriptive à propos de 39 cas   Carcinomes hépatocellulaires en milieu africain burkinabè: contribution de l’échographie à propos de 58 cas   Les dysthyroïdies chez l’hémodialysé chronique   Les complications chirurgicales de la transplantation rénale à partir du donneur vivant: expérience du CHU Ibn Sina de Rabat

Commentary (1)

Inauguration of the Cameroonian Society of Human Genetics

Editorial (8)

Africa 2010 in retrospect: hits and misses   The Golden Fountain - Is urine the miracle drug no one told you about?   From control to elimination: the research agenda for measles   Provider Initiated Testing and Counseling (PITC) for HIV in resource-limited clinical settings: important questions unanswered   Improving communication for immunisation in Africa: contribution of the Vaccines for Africa website   Pan African Medical Journal (Pamj) and African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET): A partnership for the future of medical publishing in Africa   Antiretroviral prophylaxis to prevent post-natal transmission of HIV through breastfeeding   Performance, priorities, and future of biomedical research publications in Africa: Need for nerworks between scientists in developed and developing countries.

Essay (6)

From a dream to a resounding reality: the inception of a doctors’ union in Kenya   Controlling sickle cell disease in Ghana – ethics and options   Ethical quandaries in spiritual healing and herbal medicine: A critical analysis of the morality of traditional medicine advertising in southern African urban societies   The effect of multidisciplinary team care on cancer management   Cost challenges for laboratory medicine automation in Africa   Are physicians´strikes ever morally justifiable? A call for a return to tradition

Letter to the editors (8)

Health worker migration and universal health care in Sub-Saharan Africa   The first coronary by-pass grafting surgery done in western and central Africa   Les soins palliatifs en hématologie: quel avenir en Afrique?   Providing dermatologic care in Botswana   Sero-prevalence of HIV infection among tuberculosis patients in a rural tuberculosis referral clinic in northern Nigeria   Polyradiculoneuritis revealing an acute monoblastic leukemia 5   L’implication des organisations non gouvernementales dans les systèmes de santé des pays du Sud: l’exemple du Shisong Cardiac Centre   Immunological role of nasal staphylococcus aureus carriage in patients with persistent allergic rhinitis

Opinion (4)

Scaling up health intervention: is planning in Nigeria becoming evidence based?   Reporting epidemics: newspapers, information dissemination and the story of Ebola in the Ugandan district of Luweero   Appel pour une allocation intelligente dans le financement du système de santé au Cameroun   When one can infect two: a reflection on the impact of HIV discordance on child HIV infection

Reaction (2)

Réaction à El M’rabet FZ et al. : Métastase splénique d’un adénocarcinome colique - à propos d’un cas et revue de la littérature   Open-heart surgery and coronary artery bypass grafting in Western Africa

Research (122)

Assessment of biosafety precautions in Khartoum state diagnostic laboratories, Sudan   First report of HIV-related oral manifestations in Mali   The frequency and magnitude of growth failure in a group of HIV-infected children in Cameroon   Purchasing power of civil servant health workers in Mozambique   Determining the prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Associated nephropathy (HIVAN) using proteinuria and ultrasound findings in a Nigerian paediatric HIV population   Prévalence de l’hypotension orthostatique et ses facteurs favorisants chez les hypertendus noirs africains traités   Physical activity and cardiovascular disease risk factors among young and middle-aged men in urban Mwanza, Tanzania   The epidemiological features of lymphoid malignancies in Benin City, Nigeria: a 15 years study   Normotensive offspring of hypertensive Nigerians have increased Left ventricular mass and abnormal geometric patterns   Trends in Performance of the National Measles Case-Based Surveillance System, Ministry of Health and Child Welfare, Zimbabwe (1999 - 2008)   Qualité des certificats de coups et blessures volontaires sur adultes à Dakar et Diourbel, Sénégal   Epidemiological characteristics of Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1-2009) in Zhanjiang, China   Contraception awareness and practice among antenatal attendees in Uyo, Nigeria   Diagnostic evaluation of primary cervical adenopathies in a developing country   Microbial keratitis in Gujarat, Western India: findings from 200 cases   Risk factors for non-communicable diseases in rural Uganda: a pilot surveillance project among diabetes patients at a referral hospital clinic   Dépression et niveau de fardeau chez les aidants familiaux des sujets déments en Tunisie   Rural Kenyan men’s awareness of danger signs of obstetric complications   Complementary medicine use among Moroccan patients with cancer: A descriptive study   Prevalence of onchocerciasis in the Fundong Health District, Cameroon after 6 years of continuous community-directed treatment with ivermectin   Rehabilitation needs of persons discharged from an African trauma center   The challenges of managing malignant head and neck tumors in a tropical tertiary health center in Nigeria   WHO recommended collaborative TB/HIV activities: evaluation of implementation and performance in a rural district hospital in Cameroon   Rapid assessment of home management of malaria among caregivers in parts of south eastern Nigeria   Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programs in sub-Saharan Africa from 2004 to 2010: need, the process and prospects   HIV knowledge and sexual risk behavior among street adolescents in rehabilitation centres in Kinshasa, DRC: gender differences   Knowledge of risk factors, beliefs and practices of female healthcare professionals towards breast cancer, Morocco   Rappels vaccinaux hors programme élargi de vaccination dans deux écoles de l’éducation de base de Yaoundé, Cameroun   Faible taux de succès du sevrage tabagique à court et moyen termes au décours d’un infarctus aigu du myocarde dans un service de cardiologie de Dakar au Sénégal   Using community volunteers to promote exclusive breastfeeding in Sokoto State, Nigeria   Development and validation of a clinical score for prognosis stratification in patients requiring antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa: a prospective open cohort study   Plasmodium falciparum malaria in children at a tertiary teaching hospital: ABO blood group is a risk factor   Rural and urban differences in metabolic profiles in a Cameroonian population   A Kenyan perspective on the use of animals in science education and scientific research in Africa and prospects for improvement   Transfusion transmitted infections – A retrospective analysis from the National Blood Transfusion Service in Eritrea   Under-two child mortality according to maternal HIV status in Rwanda: assessing outcomes within the National PMTCT Program   An exploratory study of the views of Ugandan women and health practitioners on the use of sonography to establish fetal sex   Etiologies des pleurésies exsudatives: à propos de 424 cas à Madagascar   Atopic dermatitis in Tunisian schoolchildren   Surveillance of acute flaccid paralysis in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria 2004-2009   Predictors of malignancy in pancreatic head mass: a prospective study   Health effects of agrochemicals among farm workers in commercial farms of Kwekwe district, Zimbabwe, 2006   Pattern of respiratory diseases seen among adults in an emergency room in a resource-poor nation health facility   Validation of the use of POSSUM score in enteric perforation peritonitis - results of a prospective study   Sources of drug information and their influence on the prescribing behaviour of doctors in a teaching hospital in Ibadan, Nigeria   From DOTS to the Stop TB Strategy: DOTS coverage and trend of tuberculosis notification in Ebonyi, southeastern Nigeria, 1998 – 2009   Variabilities of gallbladder contraction indices and a simple regression model for gallbladder and gastric emptying ratio   Knowledge and practices relating to malaria in a semi-urban area of Cameroon: choices and sources of antimalarials, self-treatment and resistance   Baseline CD4+ T lymphocyte cell counts, hepatitis B and C viruses seropositivity in adults with Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection at a tertiary hospital in Nigeria   Pattern of irritable bowel syndrome and its impact on quality of life in primary health care center attendees, Suez governorate, Egypt   Determinants of nondisclosure of HIV status among women attending the prevention of mother to child transmission programme, Makonde district, Zimbabwe, 2009   Evaluation de la satisfaction des patientes hospitalisées au service de gynécologie obstétrique de Sousse, Tunisie   HIV exposure and related newborn morbidity and mortality in the University Teaching Hospital of Yaoundé, Cameroon   Lack of pre-antiretroviral care and competition from traditional healers, crucial risk factors for very late initiation of antiretroviral therapy for HIV - A case-control study from eastern Uganda   The impact of health education on the prevalence of faecal-orally transmitted parasitic infections among school children in a rural community in Cameroon   Transmission of human African trypanosomiasis in the Komo-Mondah focus, Gabon   Le traitement chirurgical des adénocarcinomes de la jonction œsogastrique: Expérience marocaine à travers une série de 149 cas   Evaluation of request forms submitted to the haematology laboratory in a Ghanaian tertiary hospital   Audit of deaths from cervical cancer in a palliative care centre, Central-East Malawi [Retracted]   Nurses and challenges faced as clinical educators: a survey of a group of nurses in Cameroon   Stress among Mansoura (Egypt) baccalaureate nursing students   The Prevalence and pattern of HPV-16 immunostaining in uterine cervical carcinomas in Ethiopian women: a pilot study   Factors associated with severity of road traffic injuries, Thika, Kenya   Perceived barriers and attitudes of health care providers towards Provider-Initiated HIV Testing and Counseling in Mbeya region, southern highland zone of Tanzania   Risk factors and birth prevalence of birth defects and inborn errors of metabolism in Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia   Occurrence, aetiology and challenges in the management of congestive heart failure in sub-saharan Africa: experience of the Cardiac Centre in Shisong, Cameroon   Health related quality of life among adolescents with sickle cell disease in Saudi Arabia   Determinants of perinatal mortality in Marondera district, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe, 2009: a case control study   Antibiotic sensitivity pattern of Staphylococcus aureus from clinical isolates in a tertiary health institution in Kano, Northwestern Nigeria   Epidémie de choléra au Burkina Faso en 2005: aspects épidémiologiques et diagnostiques   Utilisation of obstetric sonography at a peri-urban health centre in Uganda   Challenges of vascular access in a new dialysis centre – Uyo experience   The expression of Beta Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin (beta-HCG) in human urothelial carcinoma   Bilan d’hospitalisation du service de dermatologie-vénérologie du CHU Ibn Sina Rabat Maroc   Predictors of emergency contraceptive use among regular female students at Adama University, Central Ethiopia   Caractéristiques socio-démographiques et sémiologiques de la sphère ORL des patients avec infection par le VIH/SIDA à Kinshasa, RD Congo   Natural occurrence of aflatoxin residues in fresh and sun-dried meat in Nigeria   Prolonged elevation of viral loads in HIV-1-infected children in a region of intense malaria transmission in Northern Uganda: a prospective cohort study   Postoperative nausea and vomiting in a gynecological and obstetrical population in South Eastern Nigeria   Mechanisms of trauma at a rural hospital in Uganda   Knowledge, attitude and practices related to diabetes among community members in four provinces in Kenya: a cross-sectional study   How accurate is ultrasound in evaluating palpable breast masses?   L’infarctus du myocarde du jeune adulte -Analyse rétrospective des cas colligés au CHU de Dakar   Prevalence of helicobacter pylori among Nigerian patients with dyspepsia in Ibadan   La prise en charge des suicides par précipitation en traumatologie   La fibrillation atriale, fréquence, facteurs étiologiques, évolution et traitement dans un service de cardiologie de Dakar, Sénégal   Pattern of systemic lupus erythematosus in Egyptian patients: the impact of disease activity on the quality of life   Daycase urology at Ibadan, Nigeria: a ten year review   An audit of intensive care unit admission in a pediatric cardio-thoracic population in Enugu, Nigeria   Prevalence and risk factors for obstructive respiratory conditions among textile industry workers in Zimbabwe, 2006   Abcès appendiculaires: analyse de 19 cas traités au Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire de Yaoundé et déductions pratiques   Kystes hydatiques de la rate: chirurgie radicale ou conservatrice?   Specialty preferences among medical students in a Kenyan university   The burden experienced by family caregivers of patients with epilepsy attending the Government Psychiatric Hospital, Kaduna, Nigeria   Regular vitamin c supplementation during pregnancy reduces hospitalization: outcomes of a Ugandan rural cohort study   Microbial evaluation and public health implications of urine as alternative therapy in clinical pediatric cases: health implication of urine therapy   Current knowledge, attitudes and practices of women on breast cancer and mammography at Mulago hospital   L´érythrocytose après transplantation rénale : étude rétrospective à propos de 11 receveurs   Knowledge and practice of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV among traditional birth attendants in Lagos State, Nigeria   The phenomenology of premenstrual syndrome in female medical students: a cross sectional study   Left ventricular hypertrophy, geometric patterns and clinical correlates among treated hypertensive Nigerians   Monocular blindness in Bayelsa state of Nigeria   Chronic suppurative otitis media: Socio-economic implications in a tertiary hospital in Northern Nigeria   Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in sickle cell patients in Niger   Current knowledge, attitudes and practices of expectant women toward routine sonography in pregnancy at Naguru health centre, Uganda   The African Teledermatology Project: Providing access to dermatologic care and education in sub-Saharan Africa   Male breast cancer: 22 case reports at the National Hospital of Niamey, Niger   Morbidity patterns in general practice settings of the province of Sousse, Tunisia   Setting-up nurse-led pilot clinics for the management of non-communicable diseases at primary health care level in resource-limited settings of Africa   Can donor aid for health be effective in a poor country? Assessment of prerequisites for aid effectiveness in Uganda   A review of anaesthesia for emergency laparotomy in paediatric intestinal obstruction in Enugu, Nigeria   Have tsetse flies disappeared from Brazzaville town?   The influence of gender on the primary care management of diabetes in Tunisia   A study on antimicrobial susceptibility pattern in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus in Eritrea   Fibroadenoma in women in Ghana   Retained sponge after abdominal surgery: experience from a third world country   The impact of pre-menarcheal training on menstrual practices and hygiene of Nigerian school girls   Eclampsia and seasonal variation in the tropics - a study in Nigeria   Epidemiology of orofacial clefts in Africa: Methodological challenges in ascertainment.   The effects of exclusive versus non-exclusive breastfeeding on specific infant morbidities in Conakry (Guinea)   Determinants of retention in care in an antiretroviral therapy (ART) program in urban Cameroon, 2003-2005   Recommandations nutritionnelles pratiques avec exemples de menus pour personnes vivant avec le VIH/SIDA en Afrique Noire

Review (6)

The development of cardiac surgery in West Africa - the case of Ghana   Elimination of Leprosy as a public health problem by 2000 AD: an epidemiological perspective   Childhood Diarrhoea: Failing Conventional Measures, what Next?   Overview of international teledermatology   Scimitar syndrome and evolution of managements   A review on laboratory liver function tests

Short communication (8)

Mortality associated with cardiovascular diseases in three hospitals of Lomé-city   Virological profile of pregnant HIV positive women with high levels of CD4 count in low income settings: Can viral load help as eligibility criteria for maternal triple ARV prophylaxis (WHO 2010 option B)?   Influenza preparedness and response: Involvement of African Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programs, 2009   One of a Kind - The Pan African Clinical Trials Registry, a regional registry for Africa   Using giant African pouched rats to detect tuberculosis in human sputum samples: 2010 findings   False-positive urine pregnancy tests – clinicians as detectives   The African Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Network: a vaccine advocacy initiative   E-Learning and North-South collaboration: the experience of two public health schools in France and Benin

Special feature (2)

The Cardiac Center of Shisong Hospital, the first cardio-surgical center in West and Central Africa is inaugurated   Epi Info: Now an Open-source application that continues a long and productive "life" through CDC support and funding

Workshop report (4)

The National Cardiothoracic Centre, Accra Ghana: Proceedings of the second International Update Course in Cardiology – improving the coverage of cardiology services   A workshop report on HIV mHealth synergy and strategy meeting to review emerging evidence-based mHealth interventions and develop a framework for scale-up of these interventions   A workshop report on promoting HIV/AIDS understanding through a capacity building train-the-trainer educational intervention   An introduction to systematic reviews and meta-analysis: A workshop report on promoting evidence based medical practice through capacity building in research synthesis