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Malaria exploded this year in the Ethiopian city of Dire Dawa, which saw more than 10 times as many cases between January and May as it did in all of 2019. What made this spike in cases unusual is that it happened outside the rainy season, when malaria typically surges across Africa, and in an…
Continent's rapidly growing cities at higher risk
"Ultimately, reinforcing a narrative of cohesion and shared commitment is critical to building a social movement to end the pandemic." Data from a survey early in the COVID-19 pandemic suggested that people in Côte d'Ivoire had high awareness of the recommended prevention behaviours, but compliance was influenced to a greater extent by individuals'
"...ideations like knowledge (cognitive), beliefs (cognitive), self-efficacy (emotional) and social influence (social) under the cognitive, emotional and social ideational dimensions provide significant insights for SBC [social and behaviour change] programs and policy makers to improve health behaviors around breastfeeding practices..."
"There is an urgent need for health care professionals worldwide to access, share, and apply evidence-based and experiential knowledge to enhance health systems, achieve health and development objectives, and, ultimately, improve people's health and lives."