Gaps in child mortality between rich and poor countries are unacceptably wide and in some
areas are becoming wider, as are the gaps between wealthy and poor children within most …

Background Few studies have been done to assess socioeconomic inequities in health in
African countries. We sought evidence of inequities in health care by sex and socioeconomic …

Background Although antenatal care coverage in Tanzania is high, worrying gaps exist in
terms of its quality and ability to prevent, diagnose or treat complications. Moreover, much less …

Background There is evidence that the age-pattern of Plasmodium falciparum malaria varies
with transmission intensity. A better understanding of how this varies with the severity of …

Asymptomatic carriage of malaria parasites occurs frequently in endemic areas and the
detection of parasites in a blood film from a febrile individual does not necessarily indicate …

Background Early and frequent antenatal care attendance during pregnancy is important to
identify and mitigate risk factors in pregnancy and to encourage women to have a skilled …

Objective To review the impact of malaria control on haemoglobin (Hb) distributions and
anaemia prevalences in children under 5 in malaria‐endemic Africa. Methods Literature review …

Background Recent years have seen an unprecedented increase in funds for procurement of
health commodities in developing countries. A major challenge now is the efficient delivery …

Background Low birth weight and prematurity are amongst the strongest predictors of
neonatal death. However, the extent to which they act independently is poorly understood. Our …

Objective: To assess the impact of a social marketing programme for distributing nets treated
with insecticide on malarial parasitaemia and anaemia in very young children in an area of …