Nafisat Dasola Jimoh

TL;DR: In this article, the authors conducted a rapid review of national treatment guidelines for COVID-19 in 10 African countries (Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Liberia, Ethiopia, and Rwanda) and examined its implication for antimicrobial resistance response on the continent.

TL;DR: The need for inclusive responses to public health emergencies in Africa using COVID-19 as a case example is argued and strengthened the healthcare systems of African countries through increased political will, increased funding to health care, collaboration and cooperation among stakeholders, and effective leadership remains essential.

TL;DR: To curb AMR in prisons, there is a need for diagnosis-specific monitoring of antimicrobial use combined with evidence-based prison-focused antimicrobial stewardship policies, which will allow for the development of a tailored strategy to combat antimicrobial resistance.

TL;DR: The current tobacco control measures have extensively promoted the abstinence-only (quit or die) approach to curb smoking, making it difficult for smokers to obtain reliable and evidence-based information on other nicotine delivery alternatives in order for them to make informed choices.

TL;DR: A rapid bibliometric analysis revealed a major knowledge gap regarding self-medication practices among seafarers and an urgent need to address this paucity of data and formulate appropriate interventions.