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    Strengthening surgical and anaesthetic services at district level in the African region: issues, challenges and proposed actions

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    Health care delivery systems are organized at several levels with the district hospital serving as the first referral for comprehensive care in the majority of countries worldwide. The provision of comprehensive surgical services requires several inputs and tools to be in place, among which are an adequately trained surgical, anaesthesia and obstetric healthcare workforce, infrastructure and functioning equipment, and essential medicines and supplies. These, however, are not in place in the majority of commonly received surgical cases, such as trauma, obstetric, abdominal and orthopedic emergencies, thus limiting the capacity of district hospitals to address them. Global and regional public health initiatives have traditionally neglected the necessity of the provision of surgical services despite the fact that these constitute an essential component of comprehensive primary healthcare (PHC)1. In fact, because surgery so frequently cannot be safely postponed, this deficiency prevents the transfer of patients to a secondary or tertiarylevel hospital where further care can be provided.

    Socio-cultural representation of epilepsy at the teaching hospital of point G, Mali

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    Background: Epilepsy is a significant public health concern with psychosocial impacts, including fear, stigma, and misconceptions. These factors contribute to human rights violations and discrimination. The objective of this study was to describe the sociocultural representation of epilepsy in Mali. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out from April 2015 to November 2016 at the University Hospital of Point G. Patients with epilepsy were identified prospectively, and a questionnaire was administered to each patient and their parents. Results: A total of 104 patients were enrolled with an average age of 35 years, ranging from 15 to 89 years. Males were slightly predominant, accounting for 53.85%, resulting in a sex ratio (M/F) of 1.17. In terms of occupation, workers comprised 68.27% of participants. Patients residing in urban areas represented 61.54%, and the most level of education was secondary (40.38%). The majority of patients (57.69%) and their relatives (69.23%) thought that epilepsy was caused by mystical causes. Stigma was reported by 66.35% of our patients. Conclusion: The sociocultural perception of epilepsy hinders evidence-based diagnosis and management in Africa. This study suggests a need to focus on raising awareness to change these misconceptions

    Profil à risque et pronostic néonatal de l'asphyxie périnatale en milieu hospitalier pédiatrique à Ouagadougou

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    Introduction. — La santé néonatale demeure une préoccupation dans les pays à faible revenu. Ce travail vise à analyser le profil et le pronostic néonatal de l'asphyxie périnatale dans une structure sanitaire urbaine au sud du Sahara. Patients et méthodes. — Il s'agit d'une étude prospective transversale du 1er juin au 30 novembre 2013,portant sur les nouveau-nés à terme hospitalisés pour asphyxie périnatale, dans le service de pédiatrie médicale du centre hospitalier universitaire pédiatrique Charlesde- Gaulle. Résultats. — L'asphyxie périnatale a représenté 19,8 % des admissions. Le sex-ratio était de 1,6. Le liquide amniotique était anormal dans 61 cas (71,8 %). Les signes généraux étaient dominés par la détresse respiratoire et l'hyperthermie avec respectivement 65,9 % et 45,9 % des cas. Tous les nouveau-nés ont présenté des manifestations neurologiques dominées par les anomalies des reflexes archaïques (92,9 %), suivies de l'hypotonie (88,2 %) et des convulsions (35,3 %). Selon laclassification de Sarnat, le stade 2 était dominant avec 45,9 %. Une insuffisance rénale souventtransitoire était notée chez 38 nouveau-nés (44,7 %) dont 26 (30,6 %) avaient une détresse neu-rologique de stade 2. Les troubles métaboliques étaient dominés par l'hypoglycémie (37,6 %) etl'hyperglycémie (28,2 %). Les échographies transfontanellaire et abdominale étaient anormalesavec respectivement 17 (20 %) et 6 cas (7,1 %). Le taux de mortalité était de 6 (7,1 %) avecquatre nouveau-nés en insuffisance rénale.Conclusion. — L'asphyxie périnatale reste une pathologie grave. La mortalité élevée rappellequ'il est impératif de renforcer la prévention par une préparation à une réanimation efficaceet satisfaisante
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