Mitigation of aflatoxin contamination of maize, groundnut, and sorghum by commercial biocontrol products in farmers' fields across Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and Togo.

Background: Aflatoxin contamination by section Flavi fungi poses a significant threat to food security and public health in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Maize, groundnut, and sorghum are staple crops frequently contaminated with aflatoxins, sometimes at dangerous levels. Despite its detrimental effects, many farmers in SSA lack access to effective tools for mitigating aflatoxin contamination.

A Pilot Study Using a Standardized Trauma Assessment Tool After Tactical Combat Casualty Care Course: A Comparison of the United States and Ghana.

Introduction: Assessment, monitoring, and evaluation have been a required part of Global Health Engagement but difficult to accomplish. The current assessment, monitoring, and evaluation frameworks require implementation at the start of the project and are not designed to use for already existing programs. Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) is a standardized course now offered in 89 countries, but there has not been a standardized method of evaluating the quality across programs.

Sustainable Tactical Combat Casualty Care Implementation in Ghana: A Model for Future Development.

Introduction: Department of Defense policy for Global Health Engagement (GHE) activities prioritizes interoperability and sustainability within security cooperation, yet these elements, along with monitoring and evaluation, are not well reported.

Materials And Methods: In this case study reviewing 1 year after the implementation of a Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) program in Ghana, the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has conducted five independent TCCC Medical Provider Tier courses and four All Service Member Tier courses. They have certified 240 students, 21 instructors, and appointed 2 affiliate faculty members with the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT).

The current insecticide resistance status of Anopheles gambiae (s.l.) (Culicidae) in rural and urban areas of Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire.

Background: Several studies were carried out in experimental hut station in areas surrounding the city of Bouaké, after the crisis in Côte d'Ivoire. They reported increasing resistance levels to insecticide for malaria transmiting mosquitoes. The present work aims to evaluate the current resistance level of An.

Effectiveness of permanet in Côte d'Ivoire rural areas and residual activity on a knockdown-resistant strain of Anopheles gambiae.

The effectiveness of long-lasting preimpregnated nets of Permanet type (deltamethrin, 50 mg/m2) erected in households in rural areas of Côte d'Ivoire was tested on two laboratory strains of Anopheles gambiae s.s.: the Kisumu susceptible strain and the Vk per pyrethroids resistant strain with >70% kdr allelic frequency.