Pub Date : 2023-12-15DOI: 10.1097/gh9.0000000000000388
Rana Muhammad Umer Nasrullah, M. Siddiq, Muhammad Anas Khilji, Abdullah Mussarat, Hiba Azhar, Syed Taha Ahmed, M. O. Oduoye
{"title":"New deadly strain of gonorrhea resistant to antibiotics: is it a start of a new pandemic?","authors":"Rana Muhammad Umer Nasrullah, M. Siddiq, Muhammad Anas Khilji, Abdullah Mussarat, Hiba Azhar, Syed Taha Ahmed, M. O. Oduoye","doi":"10.1097/gh9.0000000000000388","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/gh9.0000000000000388","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":306111,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Surgery: Global Health","volume":"67 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139000036","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-15DOI: 10.1097/gh9.0000000000000389
Zainab Nazir, Ashna Habib, Tooba Ali, Faiqa Manzoor, M. O. Oduoye
{"title":"Continuous Glucose Monitors; a replacement for standard Blood Glucose Monitor","authors":"Zainab Nazir, Ashna Habib, Tooba Ali, Faiqa Manzoor, M. O. Oduoye","doi":"10.1097/gh9.0000000000000389","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/gh9.0000000000000389","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":306111,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Surgery: Global Health","volume":"43 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138998626","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-15DOI: 10.1097/gh9.0000000000000387
S. Ogunleye, M. Olorunshola, A. Aborode, O. C. Akinsulie
{"title":"Diphtheria in Nigeria: the participatory epidemiology we need","authors":"S. Ogunleye, M. Olorunshola, A. Aborode, O. C. Akinsulie","doi":"10.1097/gh9.0000000000000387","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/gh9.0000000000000387","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":306111,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Surgery: Global Health","volume":"299 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138996732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-14DOI: 10.1097/GH9.0000000000000391
Merlin Antunez, Caroline G. Bae, Darren Eblovi, Donald S. Bae, Peter J. Daly
Short-term experiences in global health (STEGHs) provide the opportunity to improve individual patient care and build systemic capacity in under-resourced communities. While most STEGHs are conducted by teams of clinical practitioners and/or trainees, there are some organizations in which nonclinical family members of medical/surgical volunteers participate. One World Surgery is an example of an organization that encourages family member participation in its short-term volunteer trips to Honduras. Through careful pretrip orientation, on-site supervision, and consistent educational programs, One World Surgery has developed a program which promotes safe and effective participation of family members. A recent survey of preprofessional volunteers confirmed that participants felt appropriately supervised and well prepared for their STEGH duties; as a testament to their experience, 100% of these volunteers indicated they would like to return for another One World Surgery experience. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the benefits of family member participation in STEGHs and share the experience of one organization in which family member participation has been developed to provide ethical, beneficial, and sustainable care.
全球健康短期体验（STEGHs）提供了在资源匮乏的社区改善个人病人护理和建设系统能力的机会。虽然大多数短期全球医疗体验是由临床从业人员和/或受训人员组成的团队开展的，但也有一些组织让医疗/外科志愿者的非临床家庭成员参与其中。例如，"一个世界的外科手术 "组织就鼓励家庭成员参与其在洪都拉斯的短期志愿者旅行。通过仔细的行前指导、现场监督和持续的教育计划，"一个世界的外科手术 "组织制定了一项计划，促进家庭成员安全有效地参与。最近对职业前志愿者进行的一项调查证实，参与者认为他们得到了适当的监督，并为 STEGH 的任务做好了充分准备；作为他们经历的证明，100% 的志愿者表示愿意再次参加 One World Surgery 的活动。本文旨在强调家庭成员参与 STEGHs 的益处，并分享一个组织的经验，在该组织中，家庭成员参与提供了合乎道德、有益和可持续的护理。
{"title":"Ethics and benefits of family participation in global surgery: a review of the One World Surgery experience","authors":"Merlin Antunez, Caroline G. Bae, Darren Eblovi, Donald S. Bae, Peter J. Daly","doi":"10.1097/GH9.0000000000000391","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/GH9.0000000000000391","url":null,"abstract":"Short-term experiences in global health (STEGHs) provide the opportunity to improve individual patient care and build systemic capacity in under-resourced communities. While most STEGHs are conducted by teams of clinical practitioners and/or trainees, there are some organizations in which nonclinical family members of medical/surgical volunteers participate. One World Surgery is an example of an organization that encourages family member participation in its short-term volunteer trips to Honduras. Through careful pretrip orientation, on-site supervision, and consistent educational programs, One World Surgery has developed a program which promotes safe and effective participation of family members. A recent survey of preprofessional volunteers confirmed that participants felt appropriately supervised and well prepared for their STEGH duties; as a testament to their experience, 100% of these volunteers indicated they would like to return for another One World Surgery experience. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the benefits of family member participation in STEGHs and share the experience of one organization in which family member participation has been developed to provide ethical, beneficial, and sustainable care.","PeriodicalId":306111,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Surgery: Global Health","volume":"7 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138975045","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-14DOI: 10.1097/GH9.0000000000000383
Sagar Maharjan, R. Shrestha, Pramit R. Shrestha, Suyash Acharya, S. K. Khadka, Sangharsha Thapa, A. Chaudhary
Background: A health camp is a stationary or mobile short-term medical intervention done for target communities in order to provide medical check-ups and medications to the people in the community. A specialized health camp focuses on a certain group of people for detailed workup and hence better results. Such specialized health camps have not been conducted for orthopedics in Nepal yet. Methods: This is a retrospective cross-sectional study conducted from 2016 to 2019. Data recorded on a proforma were stored on an Excel spreadsheet and later analyzed using SPSS 16.0. Chief complaints and other relevant demographic data were analyzed. Results: A total of 1554 patients were seen with a mean age group of 49.9 years. The most common complaints were knee pain 544 (35.00%) followed by back pain 513 (33.01%). Conclusion: A specialized health camp is beneficial to a community as it results in early diagnosis and prompt management of a disease. It also leads to increased awareness among people belonging to a rural community.
{"title":"A specialized health camp (Orthopedics) in rural set up: an experience from a tertiary care institution in Nepal","authors":"Sagar Maharjan, R. Shrestha, Pramit R. Shrestha, Suyash Acharya, S. K. Khadka, Sangharsha Thapa, A. Chaudhary","doi":"10.1097/GH9.0000000000000383","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/GH9.0000000000000383","url":null,"abstract":"Background: A health camp is a stationary or mobile short-term medical intervention done for target communities in order to provide medical check-ups and medications to the people in the community. A specialized health camp focuses on a certain group of people for detailed workup and hence better results. Such specialized health camps have not been conducted for orthopedics in Nepal yet. Methods: This is a retrospective cross-sectional study conducted from 2016 to 2019. Data recorded on a proforma were stored on an Excel spreadsheet and later analyzed using SPSS 16.0. Chief complaints and other relevant demographic data were analyzed. Results: A total of 1554 patients were seen with a mean age group of 49.9 years. The most common complaints were knee pain 544 (35.00%) followed by back pain 513 (33.01%). Conclusion: A specialized health camp is beneficial to a community as it results in early diagnosis and prompt management of a disease. It also leads to increased awareness among people belonging to a rural community.","PeriodicalId":306111,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Surgery: Global Health","volume":"2 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138971633","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-14DOI: 10.1097/GH9.0000000000000390
Amna Iqbal, Rabia Owais, A. Sheikh, A. Nashwan
{"title":"The Naegleria fowleri outbreak in Pakistan: an emerging threat due to climate change","authors":"Amna Iqbal, Rabia Owais, A. Sheikh, A. Nashwan","doi":"10.1097/GH9.0000000000000390","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/GH9.0000000000000390","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":306111,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Surgery: Global Health","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139001564","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-07DOI: 10.1097/GH9.0000000000000381
Sameer Abdul Rauf, Aleena Aftab, Tooba Hussain, Rameez Hussain, Tirth Dave, Hussain Haider Shah
{"title":"First case of monkeypox in Pakistan: WHO’s response and steps to prevent an outbreak","authors":"Sameer Abdul Rauf, Aleena Aftab, Tooba Hussain, Rameez Hussain, Tirth Dave, Hussain Haider Shah","doi":"10.1097/GH9.0000000000000381","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/GH9.0000000000000381","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":306111,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Surgery: Global Health","volume":"16 23","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138591572","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-07DOI: 10.1097/GH9.0000000000000382
Bashiru Muhammad Auwal, Abdullahi Adeyemi Adegoke, Habiba Zafar, Zainab Noor, M. O. Oduoye
Measles is a highly contagious viral infection caused by the measles virus, a single-stranded enveloped RNA virus belonging to the genus Morbillivirus in the family Paramyxoviridae. Measles, also known as rubeola, is transmitted through close contact with an infected person or via airborne particles. It is a vaccine-preventable disease and is more common in children under the age of 5. The clinical signs usually appear after 9 – 19 days, and the typical symptoms are fever, cough, coryza, conjunctivitis, and Koplik ’ s spots on the buccal cavity [1] . It is among the top causes of death for children under the age of 5 in African countries [2] . Fighting measles is a serious public health concern for developing countries, including Ethiopia. There is an increase in the number of measles cases in Ethiopia, which is an alarming situation for the public health sector [3] . Despite the availability of vaccines, communities are vulnerable to measles outbreaks. We are writing this article to address the challenges that hinder vaccination progress in Ethiopia. Our aim through this correspondence is to critically analyze the problems related to vaccine programs and provide recommendations so that children in Ethiopia can receive measles vaccination and lead a healthy life.
{"title":"Breaking the vaccination challenges to fight measles in Ethiopia","authors":"Bashiru Muhammad Auwal, Abdullahi Adeyemi Adegoke, Habiba Zafar, Zainab Noor, M. O. Oduoye","doi":"10.1097/GH9.0000000000000382","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/GH9.0000000000000382","url":null,"abstract":"Measles is a highly contagious viral infection caused by the measles virus, a single-stranded enveloped RNA virus belonging to the genus Morbillivirus in the family Paramyxoviridae. Measles, also known as rubeola, is transmitted through close contact with an infected person or via airborne particles. It is a vaccine-preventable disease and is more common in children under the age of 5. The clinical signs usually appear after 9 – 19 days, and the typical symptoms are fever, cough, coryza, conjunctivitis, and Koplik ’ s spots on the buccal cavity [1] . It is among the top causes of death for children under the age of 5 in African countries [2] . Fighting measles is a serious public health concern for developing countries, including Ethiopia. There is an increase in the number of measles cases in Ethiopia, which is an alarming situation for the public health sector [3] . Despite the availability of vaccines, communities are vulnerable to measles outbreaks. We are writing this article to address the challenges that hinder vaccination progress in Ethiopia. Our aim through this correspondence is to critically analyze the problems related to vaccine programs and provide recommendations so that children in Ethiopia can receive measles vaccination and lead a healthy life.","PeriodicalId":306111,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Surgery: Global Health","volume":"31 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138591067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-07DOI: 10.1097/gh9.0000000000000379
Azra Khan Afridi, Fakhra Shafiq, Muhammad Ali Muzammil, M. O. Oduoye
{"title":"Pink eye on the rise: understanding the conjunctivitis surge in Karachi","authors":"Azra Khan Afridi, Fakhra Shafiq, Muhammad Ali Muzammil, M. O. Oduoye","doi":"10.1097/gh9.0000000000000379","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/gh9.0000000000000379","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":306111,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Surgery: Global Health","volume":"35 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138591031","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-07DOI: 10.1097/gh9.0000000000000377
Afsheen Khan, Rumaisa Riaz, Qazi Shurjeel, Aymar Akilimali
{"title":"Dengue outbreak amidst poverty and floods in Pakistan: the herbal medicine conundrum","authors":"Afsheen Khan, Rumaisa Riaz, Qazi Shurjeel, Aymar Akilimali","doi":"10.1097/gh9.0000000000000377","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/gh9.0000000000000377","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":306111,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Surgery: Global Health","volume":"10 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138591378","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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