Severe malaria

NJ White - Malaria journal, 2022 - Springer
Severe malaria is a medical emergency. It is a major cause of preventable childhood death
in tropical countries. Severe malaria justifies considerable global investment in malaria …

Diagnosing anemia: Challenges selecting methods, addressing underlying causes, and implementing actions at the public health level

MN Garcia‐Casal, O Dary, ME Jefferds… - Annals of the New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Accurate and affordable tools for diagnosing anemia and its main determinants are essential
for understanding the magnitude and distribution of the problem and the appropriate …

National, regional, and global estimates of anaemia by severity in women and children for 2000–19: a pooled analysis of population-representative data

GA Stevens, CJ Paciorek, MC Flores-Urrutia… - The Lancet Global …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Anaemia causes health and economic harms. The prevalence of anaemia in
women aged 15–49 years, by pregnancy status, is indicator 2.2. 3 of the UN Sustainable …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence, years lived with disability, and trends in anaemia burden by severity and cause, 1990–2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study …

GBD 2021 Anaemia Collaborators - The Lancet Haematology, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Anaemia is a major health problem worldwide. Global estimates of anaemia
burden are crucial for developing appropriate interventions to meet current international …

[HTML][HTML] Biology of anemia: a public health perspective

GM Brittenham, G Moir-Meyer, KM Abuga… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Our goal is to present recent progress in understanding the biological mechanisms
underlying anemia from a public health perspective. We describe important advances in …

Lactate modulates iron metabolism by binding soluble adenylyl cyclase

W Liu, S Zhang, Q Li, Y Wu, X Jia, W Feng, Z Li, Y Shi… - Cell Metabolism, 2023 - cell.com
Overproduction of lactate (LA) can occur during exercise and in many diseases such as
cancers. Individuals with hyperlactatemia often display anemia, decreased serum iron, and …

[HTML][HTML] Approaches to address the anemia challenge

CU Loechl, A Datta-Mitra, L Fenlason, R Green… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Anemia is a multifactorial condition; approaches to address it must recognize that the causal
factors represent an ecology consisting of internal (biology, genetics, and health) and …

Prevalence and changes of anemia among young children and women in 47 low-and middle-income countries, 2000-2018

J Sun, H Wu, M Zhao, CG Magnussen, B Xi - EClinicalMedicine, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Anemia remains a major public health issue, particularly for children and
women in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, the current prevalence and …

Iron deficiency anaemia in sub-Saharan Africa: a review of current evidence and primary care recommendations for high-risk groups

MN Mwangi, G Mzembe, E Moya… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
The epidemiology of iron deficiency anaemia in sub-Saharan Africa differs from that in other
parts of the world. The low-quality diets prevalent in this region are a poor source of iron, the …

[HTML][HTML] Fish and fish-based products for nutrition and health in the first 1000 days: a systematic review of the evidence from low and middle-income countries

KA Byrd, J Shieh, S Mork, L Pincus, L O'Meara… - Advances in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fish provide essential nutrients for the critical window of growth and development in the first
1000 d of life and are thus an attractive option for inclusion in nutrition-sensitive and nutrition …