An Overview of Healthcare Systems in Comoros: The Effects of Two Decades of Political Instability.

Background: There is ongoing scientific evidence pointing out the adverse effects of conflict on population health and development. Union of Comoros has experienced nearly two decades of political instability and military rule. This comprehensive review was carried out to ask whether the health crisis in Comoros is attributable to the consequences of the chronic political instability.

A Comparative Study of the Health Care Delivery Systems in the Indian Ocean: What can Comoros Islands Learn from Mauritius and Seychelles?

In recent years, there have been significant efforts to examine the organization and performance of health systems. This study's main purpose is to compare health systems and analyze the health status of the citizens of Comoros, Mauritius, and Seychelles, with the intention of providing policy recommendations for Comoros. Peer-reviewed studies and reports published by non-governmental organizations and international agencies were systematically collected through large database searches, filtered through methodological inclusion criteria, and organized into the World Health Organization (WHO) building blocks framework.

Drinking-water nitrate and cancer risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Nitrate is an inorganic compound that occurs naturally in all surface and groundwater, although higher concentrations tend to occur only where fertilizers are used on the land. The regulatory limit for nitrate in public drinking water supplies was set to protect against infant methemoglobinemia, but other health effects were not considered. Risk of specific cancers and congenital disabilities may be increased when the nitrate is ingested, and nitrate is reduced to nitrite, which can react with amines and amides by nitrosation to form N-nitroso compounds which are known animal carcinogens.

Factors influencing treatment outcomes of tuberculosis patients attending health facilities in Galkayo Puntland, Somalia.

Aim: This study evaluated the underlying factors associated with poor tuberculosis (TB) treatment outcomes among patients attending health care facilities in Galkayo, Puntland, Somalia.

Methods: An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted between 2016 and 2017 in three selected TB clinics. Data were collected from 400 TB patients, through medical record review and structured questionnaire.

Socioeconomic Disparities in Health Outcomes and Access to Health Care across Three Islands in Comoros.

The purpose of this paper is two-fold. First, to give an overview of the size and measure trends in health inequalities in the Comoros islands (Comoros) since 1996. Second, to assess the wide differences in health and health care across rural/urban areas and islands in Comoros, by using available and comparable leading indicators, in order to promote regular monitoring of policy goals.

Major decline in malaria morbidity and mortality in the Union of Comoros between 2010 and 2014: The effect of a combination of prevention and control measures.

Background: Malaria remains a public health challenge in sub-Saharan Africa. In response to this, many countries are working towards achieving the World Health Assembly and Roll Back Malaria Partnership target of a 75% decline in malaria incidence.

Objective: To assess trends in malaria morbidity and mortality in the three islands of the Comoros Archipelago from 2010 to 2014.