Publications by authors named "Bara I Diop"
Many parts of the developing world, especially Sub-Saharan Africa, completely lack access to cardiac pacing. The authors initiated a multinational program to implement cardiac pacing in 14 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (1996 to 2018), aiming to eventually build self-sustainable capacity in each country. This was based on an "on-site training" approach of performing procedures locally and educating local health care teams to work within resource-limited settings, with prospective evaluation of the program.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Hypertension results in more deaths than any other risk factor and has been on the rise in sub-Saharan Africa over the past few decades. Generic drugs have helped improve accessibility and affordability of antihypertensive therapy in developing countries. However, assessment of quality standards of these products is important.
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- A study was conducted to assess the quality of seven common cardiovascular medications across ten Sub-Saharan African countries, focusing on the risks of poor quality and counterfeit drugs.
- The research involved collecting 3,468 samples from both licensed pharmacies and unlicensed street markets between 2012 and 2014, using advanced laboratory methods to analyze the active ingredients.
- The findings revealed that 16.3% of tested samples were of poor quality, with significantly higher rates observed in certain drugs and those produced in Asia, particularly in street markets where the rate soared to 50%.