Introduction Africa has a higher burden of malaria-related cases and deaths globally.
Children under five accounted for over two-thirds of all malaria deaths in sub-Saharan Africa …

Background Early diagnosis and timely treatment of malaria is recognized as a fundamental
element to the control of the disease. Although access to health services in Tanzania is …

Background Early diagnosis and prompt malaria treatment is essential to reduce
progression of the illness to severe disease and, therefore, decrease mortality particularly …

We studied associations between delayed care seeking, demographic, socioeconomic, and
geographic factors and likelihood of severe malaria in Ugandan children. The study was …

Background Nigeria has one of the highest child mortality rates in the world, with an
estimated 750,000 deaths annually among children under age five. The majority of these …

Background Despite available, inexpensive and effective treatments, malaria, diarrhoea,
and pneumonia still contribute the majority of the global burden of childhood morbidity and …

Background Malaria remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children under 5
years of age in Equatorial Guinea. Early appropriate treatment can reduce progression of …

Background Imported malaria cases continue to pose major challenges in China as well as
in other countries having achieved elimination. Our study aims to identify the factors …

Background Early diagnosis and treatment of childhood fever are essential for controlling
disease progression and death. However, the Treatment-seeking behaviour of caregivers is …

Drug resistant infections are increasing across the world and urgent action is required to
preserve current classes of antibiotics. Antibiotic use practices in low-and-middle-income …