Health service utilisation during the COVID-19 pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa in 2020: a multicountry empirical assessment with a focus on maternal, newborn and child health services.

Introduction: There are concerns about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the continuation of essential health services in sub-Saharan Africa. Through the Countdown to 2030 for Women's, Children's and Adolescents' Health country collaborations, analysts from country and global public health institutions and ministries of health assessed the trends in selected services for maternal, newborn and child health, general service utilisation.

Methods: Monthly routine health facility data by district for the period 2017-2020 were compiled by 12 country teams and adjusted after extensive quality assessments.

Peoples' attitude toward COVID-19 vaccine, acceptance, and social trust among African and Middle East countries.

To end the COVID-19 pandemic, a large part of the world must be immune to the virus by vaccination. Therefore, this study aimed to gauge intent to be vaccinated against COVID-19 among ordinary people and to identify attitudes towards vaccines and barriers for vaccine acceptance. The study population comprises 1880 people residing in different countries that answer a prepared questionnaire.

Fighting COVID-19 in the West Africa after experiencing the Ebola epidemic.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) dissemination occurred from December 2019 and quickly spread to all countries. Infected patients with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms, ranging from mild to severe illness. The most mortality was observed in patients with underlying disease and over 45 years.

A Coordinated Public Health Laboratory Response to COVID-19 in Mali.

Ability to rapidly and accurate diagnose pathogens during disease outbreaks is essential for public health. Diagnosis depends largely on laboratory capacity, which can be challenging in resource limited settings. We report Mali's experience involving four research laboratories in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[Clinical and epidemiological characteristic of COVID-19 deaths in Mali].

Introduction: Mali recorded its first COVID-19's death related case on March 26, 2020. The aim of this study was to evaluate the comorbidity of COVID-19's death related cases in the Malian context.

Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted between March 25 and October 11, 2020.

[Study on the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of the first 1030 cases of covid-19 in Mali].

Aims: Since the confirmation of the first cases of COVID-19 in Mali in March 2020 and the outbreakspreading to the whole country, clinical and epidemiological data fromaffected patients are used to characterize the disease. This study was to describe the clinica lsigns and epidemiologicalparameters of COVID-19 in the Malian context.

Materials And Methods: This is a cross-sectional study.

[Factors associated to the implementation of compulsory health insurance at the CHC level in Kalaban Coro, Kati, Mali].

Objective: To identify the factors influencing the implementation of compulsory health insurance in two community health centers (CHC) in the health district of Kalaban Coro in Kati.

Material Methods: It was a cross-sectional descriptive study from July 1, 2017 to October 31, 2018 in both CHC of Koulouba and Kalaban Coro central. We conducted a literature review and in-depth interviews with 20 people.

Screening for acute childhood malnutrition during the National Nutrition Week in mali increases treatment referrals.

Objective: To evaluate a pilot intervention designed to integrate mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) screening for acute malnutrition into the semi-annual Child Nutrition Week (Semaine d'Intensification des Activités de Nutrition, or "SIAN") activities carried out in June 2008.

Design: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Kolokani and Nara, two health districts in the Koulikoro region of Mali, 4-5 months after the SIAN, using a population-proportionate, multi-stage random sample of: 1) health centers, and 2) households in communities linked to each of the selected health centers. Caregivers of 1543 children who were 6-59 months of age at the time of the SIAN, 17 community-based volunteers and 45 health center staff members were interviewed.

Nutritional value of locally produced foods and potential for developing age-appropriate complementary foods for children under 2 years of age in Mali.

Background: Promotion of dietary diversity using locally available nutritious foods is an effective approach in low-income areas to improve the quality of young children's diet and, hence, their growth and development.

Objective: To identify the nutritional values of locally acceptable, feasible, affordable, and sustainable foods and develop a number of recipes that could be used to complement effectively nutrient intakes provided through breastfeeding to children 6 to 23 months of age in Bandiagara, Mali.

Methods: Structured questionnaires were used to obtain lists of all locally available foods during village assembly meetings and identify the food basket of households and child feeding practices during interviews with mothers and fathers.