Adoption and use of immunotherapy in breast cancer management in Africa: barriers and prospect - a narrative review.

Breast cancer (BC) is the world's most frequently diagnosed cancer in women, with 7.8 million women diagnosed with BC in the past 5 years. BC has the highest incidence rate of all cancers in women worldwide (1.

Strengthening monkeypox diagnostics and healthcare amidst Covid-19 realities: A call to action.

Monkeypox virus is a zoonotic DNA virus related to the virus that causes smallpox. It was first isolated and identified in 1958 but its first confirmed human case was in 1970 when the virus was isolated from a child in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Since then, several cases have been reported within the African continent and globally.

Medical Use of Cannabis in Africa: The Pharmacists' Perspective.

Cannabis is indigenous to many African countries. Despite this, the legalization of cannabis for industrial, medical, and economic purposes is not uniform. However, there is a growing interest in cannabis use for medical purposes in Africa.

Diabetes and depression in Africa: Causality, relationship and clinical implications.

The public health threats posed by diabetes and depression individually have been well emphasised globally. However, it is increasingly important to understand these diseases' causes, relationships, and implications in comorbid states. Depression, anxiety, and diabetes are the top 10 causes of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in countries worldwide.

Pharmacoeconomics in Africa: needs, prospect and challenges.

Africa as a continent has experienced a continuous increase in the cost of healthcare as its demands increase. With many of these African countries living below the poverty threshold, Africans continue to die from preventable and curable diseases. Population increases have led to an increase in demands for healthcare, which unfortunately have been met with inequitable distribution of drugs.

Uneven power dynamics must be levelled in COVID-19 vaccines access and distribution.

COVID-19 is one of the major global health threats of the 21st century, causing unprecedented humanitarian crises worldwide. Despite concerted efforts to curb the spread of the disease, the pandemic continues to strain healthcare systems globally and a safe, highly effective, and globally acceptable and equitable vaccination program, together with pre-existing precautionary measures, is essential to effectively contain the outbreak. We commented on the need to level any uneven power dynamics in COVID-19 vaccines access and distribution.