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Fred BinkaProfessor of Clinical Epidemiology Verified email at uhas.edu.gh Cited by 14037 |
[HTML][HTML] A research agenda to underpin malaria eradication
The interruption of malaria transmission worldwide is one of the greatest challenges for
international health and development communities. The current expert view suggests that …
international health and development communities. The current expert view suggests that …
Malaria: current status of control, diagnosis, treatment, and a proposed agenda for research and development
Rolling back malaria is possible. Tools are available but they are not used. Several
countries deploy, as their national malaria control treatment policy, drugs that are no longer …
countries deploy, as their national malaria control treatment policy, drugs that are no longer …
Malaria eradication within a generation: ambitious, achievable, and necessary
Executive summary 50 years after a noble but flawed attempt to eradicate malaria in the mid-
20th century, the global malaria community is once again seriously considering eradication …
20th century, the global malaria community is once again seriously considering eradication …
Efficacy of pentavalent rotavirus vaccine against severe rotavirus gastroenteritis in infants in developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa: a randomised, double-blind …
GE Armah, SO Sow, RF Breiman, MJ Dallas, MD Tapia… - The Lancet, 2010 - thelancet.com
Background Rotavirus gastroenteritis causes many deaths in infants in sub-Saharan Africa.
Because rotavirus vaccines have proven effective in developed countries but had not been …
Because rotavirus vaccines have proven effective in developed countries but had not been …
Impact of permethrin impregnated bednets on child mortality in Kassena‐Nankana district, Ghana: a randomized controlled trial
A community‐based randomized, controlled trial of permethrin impregnated bednets was
carried out in a rural area of northern Ghana, between July 1993 and June 1995, to assess …
carried out in a rural area of northern Ghana, between July 1993 and June 1995, to assess …
The impact of the Navrongo Project on contraceptive knowledge and use, reproductive preferences, and fertility
C Debpuur, JF Phillips, EF Jackson… - Studies in family …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
The Navrongo Community Health and Family Planning Project is a quasi‐experimental
study designed to test the hypothesis that introducing health and family planning services in …
study designed to test the hypothesis that introducing health and family planning services in …
Ageing and adult health status in eight lower-income countries: the INDEPTH WHO-SAGE collaboration
Background: Globally, ageing impacts all countries, with a majority of older persons residing
in lower-and middle-income countries now and into the future. An understanding of the …
in lower-and middle-income countries now and into the future. An understanding of the …
The Navrongo community health and family planning project
FN Binka, A Nazzar, JF Phillips - Studies in family planning, 1995 - JSTOR
In 1994, an experiment was launched by the Navrongo Health Research Centre that will test
the demographic impact of community health and family planning services in a rural …
the demographic impact of community health and family planning services in a rural …
Profile of the Navrongo health and demographic surveillance system
Abstract Located in the Kassena-Nankana districts of northern Ghana, the Navrongo health
and demographic surveillance system (NHDSS) was established in 1992 by the Navrongo …
and demographic surveillance system (NHDSS) was established in 1992 by the Navrongo …
[PDF][PDF] Cause-specific mortality rates in sub-Saharan Africa and Bangladesh
OBJECTIVE: To provide internationally comparable data on the frequencies of different
causes of death. METHODS: We analysed verbal autopsies obtained during 1999-2002 …
causes of death. METHODS: We analysed verbal autopsies obtained during 1999-2002 …