One-third of children falter in cognitive development by pre-school age. Iron plays an
important role in many neurodevelopmental processes, and animal studies suggest that iron …

Background Delay in receiving treatment for uncomplicated malaria (UM) is often reported to
increase the risk of developing severe malaria (SM), but access to treatment remains low in …

Anaemia is a major public health problem in developing countries, contributing significantly
to morbidity and mortality in children less than five years of age. It is considered to be a …

Incorporating a Rapid-Impact Package for Neglected Tropical Diseases with Programs for
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Background. Globally, about 47.4% of children under five are suffering from anemia. In
Ethiopia, 60.9% of children under two years are suffering from anemia. Anemia during …

Objective To review the evidence on the link between malaria and poverty. Methods Review
of the published and grey literature to identify (i) the data available on the socio‐economic …

Anemia is one of the commonest and most intractable public health problems in Africa. This
paper illustrates how, in areas of stable malaria transmission, anemia is apparent from the …

ContextThere are concerns that malaria control measures such as use of insecticide-treated
bed nets, by delaying acquisition of immunity, might result in an increase in the more severe …

Severe malaria is manifest by a variety of clinical syndromes dependent on properties of
both the host and the parasite. In young infants, severe malarial anemia (SMA) is the most …

Background Anaemia is a major public health problem in developing countries, contributing
significantly to morbidity and mortality amongst children under-five years of age. About 43 …