[Upper Digestive Endoscopy at Zinder National Hospital: Indications and Results].

Objective: to determine the indications and results of upper digestive endoscopy (EDH) at the Zinder National Hospital.

Materials And Methods: this is a retrospective analysis of EDH reports, from digestive endoscopy registers from January 1, 2020 to February 28, 2021, covering 667 examinations, or a monthly frequency of 48 EDH.

Results: the average age of patients was 38.

Polymicrogyria, aventriculy, polydactyly, encephalocele, callosal agenesis (PAPEC): a new syndrome?

Introduction: Aventriculy is a very rare observation and is generally associated with holoprosencephaly. We report here a case of polymalformation affecting the brain, hands, and feet observed in a highly consanguineous family in Niger.

Case Report: A boy was born from a highly consanguineous family presenting multiple malformations (aventriculy, extreme microcephaly, polydactyly, polymicrogyria, callosal agenesis, and parietal encephalocele).

[Upper Digestive Endoscopy at Zinder National Hospital: Indications and Results].

Objective: to determine the indications and results of upper digestive endoscopy (EDH) at the Zinder National Hospital.

Materials And Methods: this is a retrospective analysis of EDH reports, from digestive endoscopy registers from January 1, 2020 to February 28, 2021, covering 667 examinations, or a monthly frequency of 48 EDH.

Results: the average age of patients was 38.

"Assessing Today for a Better Tomorrow": An observational cohort study about quality of care, mortality and morbidity among newborn infants admitted to neonatal intensive care in Guinea.

Background: Neonatal mortality in Guinea accounts for about 30% of all fatalities in children younger than five years. Countrywide, specialized neonatal intensive care is provided in one single clinic with markedly limited resources. To implement targeted measures, prospective data on patient characteristics and factors of neonatal death are needed.

Assessment of dental caries prevention program applied to a cohort of elementary school children of Kebemer, a city in Senegal.

Objective: Dental caries is frequently observed in children, particularly among those residing in developing countries. The most adapted strategies against this pathology remains prevention based on information, education, and communication (IEC), as well as on early diagnosis and treatment. We carried out a study that aimed to analyze the development of dental caries in a cohort of school children followed during their primary education.