[Factors Associated With Neonatal Mortality In Diamare, Cameroon].

Objective: To estimate the neonatal mortality rate, causes and factors associated to newborn deaths in Diamaré in Cameroon.

Patients And Methods: It was an analytical and retrospective cross-sectional study. The period of the study was from January 1 2018 to December 31 2019 in 11 health facilities in Diamaré.

Modelling control strategies for pneumococcal meningitis outbreaks in the African meningitis belt.

Introduction: Pneumococcal meningitis outbreaks occur sporadically in the African meningitis belt. Outbreak control guidelines and interventions are well established for meningococcal but not pneumococcal meningitis. Mathematical modelling is a useful tool for assessing the potential impact of different pneumococcal control strategies.

The Bacterial Meningitis Epidemic in Banalia in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2021.

Background: The Banalia health zone in the Democratic Republic of Congo reported a meningitis epidemic in 2021 that evolved outside the epidemic season. We assessed the effects of the meningitis epidemic response.

Methods: The standard case definition was used to identify cases.

Beyond the numbers: An in-depth look at Cameroon's fifth national COVID-19 vaccination campaign through geographical and gender lenses.

Background: Cameroon has been struggling with low Covid-19 vaccination coverage, with only 4.5 % of the population receiving the primary series as of November 2022. The COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership (CoVDP) conducted a high-level mission to Cameroon to assess progress and advocate for actions to address bottlenecks.

Meningococcal A conjugate vaccine coverage in the meningitis belt of Africa from 2010 to 2021: a modelling study.

Background: As of the end of 2021, twenty-four countries in the African meningitis belt have rolled out mass campaigns of MenAfriVac®, a meningococcal A conjugate vaccine (MACV) first introduced in 2010. Twelve have completed introduction of MACV into routine immunisation (RI) schedules. Although select post-campaign coverage data are published, no study currently comprehensively estimates MACV coverage from both routine and campaign sources in the meningitis belt across age, country, and time.

Improved sub-seasonal forecasts to support preparedness action for meningitis outbreak in Africa.

West African countries are hit annually by meningitis outbreaks which occur during the dry season and are linked to atmospheric variability. This paper describes an innovative co-production process between the African Centre of Meteorological Applications for Development (ACMAD; forecast producer) and the World Health Organisation Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO; forecast user) to support awareness, preparedness and response actions for meningitis outbreaks. Using sub-seasonal to seasonal (S2S) forecasts, this co-production enables ACMAD and WHO AFRO to build initiative that increases the production of useful climate services in the health sector.

Current practice of epidemiology in Africa: highlights of the 3rd conference of the African epidemiological association and 1st conference of the Cameroon society of epidemiology, Yaoundé, Cameroon, 2014.

As the study of disease occurrence and health indicators in human populations, Epidemiology is a dynamic field that evolves with time and geographical context. In order to update African health workers on current epidemiological practices and to draw awareness of early career epidemiologists on concepts and opportunities in the field, the 3(rd) African Epidemiology Association and the 1st Cameroon Society of Epidemiology Conference was organized in June 2-6, 2014 at the Yaoundé Mont Febe Hotel, in Cameroon. Under the theme«Practice of Epidemiology in Africa: Stakes, Challenges and Perspectives», the conference attracted close to five hundred guest and participants from all continents.

[Risky behavior for HIV transmission in pupils and students in Douala, Cameroon].

Background: One of the measures taken in Cameroon to respond to the infection of the human immunodeficiency virus is the organization of an annual awareness campaign called "Vacations without AIDS". During the 2011 campaign, we conducted a study involving 2509 young volunteers, with the aim to list the various residual and/or new behaviors exposing individuals to this infection, in a context characterized by a multiplication of awareness campaigns.

Materials And Methods: All persons who presented at the screening booth were included in this study.

[Risky Sexual Behavior And Prevalence Of HIV In Sex Workers In Douala In 2011].

Background: With an HIV seroprevalence of 14%, sex workers in Douala remain a population at high risk of viral infection. Many campaigns have been carried out with the objective of informing and helping to prevent the spread of infections. This study aims to identify the reoccurring and new risky sexual behaviors and to make recommendations concerning the observations.