From The Desk of The Editor-in-ChiefNOVEMBER 2023 NEWSLETTER | Dear Colleague, It is my pleasure to present the Journal newsletter for November 2023. I appreciate the authors, reviewers, and the two colleges (West African College of Physicians and West African College of Surgeons) for their continuous support. The book of abstracts of the 47th Annual General and Scientific Meeting of the Nigerian Chapter of the West African College of Physicians held in Bauchi, Bauchi State, Nigeria between the 11th and 15th of July, 2023 and the 47th Annual General and Scientific Meeting of the West African College of Physicians which was held at Lomé, Togo between November and December 2023 has been published by the West African College of Physicians. The Togo, Lome AGSM abstracts are available on PUBMED and can be accessed via the following link: http://wajmeditor.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-book-of-abstracts-of-47th-agsm-of.html The full e-copy can be accessed and downloaded on the journal website by following this link: https://wajmed.com/Journal-WAJM_December_2023_Book_of_Abstracts.pdf The full e-copy can be accessed and downloaded on the journal website by following this link: https://wajmed.com/Journal-WAJM_November_2023_Book_of_Abstracts.pdf The Nigerian Chapter AGSM abstracts are available on PUBMED and can be accessed via the following link: http://wajmeditor.blogspot.com/2023/11/the-book-of-abstracts-of-47th-annual.html WAJM VOLUME 40, NUMBER 10, OCTOBER 2023 The printed copies of this edition are available at the West African Journal of Medicine (WAJM) office at 6, Taylor Drive, Edmund Crescent, Medical Compound, Yaba, Lagos State. Complimentary copies have been sent to the corresponding authors by courier service. Authors and those interested in copies of this edition can request it at the journal office or send an email to the Editor-in-Chief through wajmeditorinchief@gmail.com | | | WAJM VOLUME 40, NUMBER 11 NOVEMBER 2023 The contents of the current issues are listed below. The free abstract-text content of this edition can be accessed on the journal website and on PubMed Central amongst others. | | EDITORIAL Time to Treat the Climate and Nature Crisis as One Indivisible Global Health Emergency Kamran Abbasi, Parveen Ali, Virginia Barbour, Thomas Benfield, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Stephen Hancocks, Richard Horton, Laurie Laybourn-Langton, Robert Mash, Peush Sahni, Wadeia Mohammad Sharief, Paul Yonga, Chris Zielinski West Afr J Med. November 2023; 40 (11): 1139-1141 PMID: 38085852 | EDITORIAL (French Translation) LE Moment Est Venu de Considerer la Crise Climatque et Celle de la Nature Comme une Seule et Meme Urgence Sanitaire Mondiale Indivisible Kamran Abbasi, Parveen Ali, Virginia Barbour, Thomas Benfield, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Stephen Hancocks, Richard Horton, Laurie Laybourn-Langton, Robert Mash, Peush Sahni, Wadeia Mohammad Sharief, Paul Yonga, Chris Zielinski West Afr J Med. November 2023; 40 (11): 1142-1144 PMID: 38085887 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PROCESSING AND PUBLICATION FEESGiven the prevailing economic conditions, the increasing production costs, and the fluctuating exchange rates, we kindly request authors to submit payments in US Dollars (USD) for all processing and publication fees. Kindly be informed that from January 2024, manuscripts accepted for publication will be rescheduled for the subsequent edition if publication fees are not settled within the designated payment period. If any author encounters challenges making payments in USD, please don't hesitate to contact the Editor-in-Chief via email. - wajmeditorinchief@gmail.com or WhatsApp (08068925934) The current fees are as stated below:Processing Fee: $60.00 Publication Fee: $150.00 Payment in Dollars (Domiciliary Account) Account Name: West African Journal Medicine Account Number: 0483489788 Bank: GT Bank Swift Code: GTBINGLA Sort Code: 058194010 | DECEMBER 2023 EDITIONThis edition is currently in the final stages of publishing. Corresponding authors of manuscripts are advised to kindly pay the statutory charges on or before 22nd December, 2023 to expedite the process. Please, note that the publishing fees should be paid ONLY into the WAJM Account. Evidence of payment should be forwarded to the Editor-In-Chief’s email - wajmeditorinchief@gmail.com.The following articles have been listed for the DECEMBER 2023 edition. | | EDITORIAL Safeguarding Healthcare Ecosystems in West Africa: The Need for Urgent Policy Reforms G. E. Erhabor | | | ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ALANINE AMINO-TRANSFERASE, HYPERTENSION AND OBESITY IN NIGERIANS Dele-Ojo Bolade Folashade, Dada Samuel Ayokunle, Fadare Joseph Olusesan, Ajayi David Daisi, Ajayi Ebenezer Adekunle, Raimi Taiwo Hussean, Ajayi Akande Oladimeji | | PRECISE PEDIATRIC CANCER DIAGNOSIS USING IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY: REDUCING COST OF CARE AND IMPROVING OUTCOMES IN LOW AND MIDDLE-INCOME SETTINGS Akinsete AM, Fakile O.U, Joseph O.A, Akinjo A.O, Fashola O.T, Ajose A, Oladipo T.A, Akinsulie A | | ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS, CHANGES IN HEMATOLOGIC AND CLINICAL CHEMISTRY TO TWO ACTS: ARTEMISININ-PIPERAQUINE (AP) AND ARTEMETHER-LUMEFANTRINE (AL) AMONG NIGERIAN CHILDREN WITH ACUTE UNCOMPLICATED MALARIA Oluwafunmibi E. Anjorin, Catherine Falade, Ibukun A. Anjorin | FROM THE BREAST TO THE FINGER- A CASE REPORT ON ACROMETASTASIS Ita O.I, Mustapha B, Adesunkanmi A.O, Aderounmu A.A, Adefidipe A.A, Aderibigbe A.S, Wuraola F.O | | SEROPREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS B AND C VIRUS INFECTIONS AMONG HEALTHCARE SEEKERS AT A TERTIARY HEALTH FACILITY IN NORTH-CENTRAL NIGERIA: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY Onubi J, Eseigbe P, Agyema JPA, Chima AAG | | IMPACT OF SEASONAL CHANGES ON ASTHMA CONTROL IN NORTH-WESTERN NIGERIA Aminu Abbas, J.U Okpapi, C.H Njoku, A.A Abba | | SIDE EFFECTS OF PERMANENT RADIOACTIVE IODINE-125 IMPLANTS BRACHYTHERAPY FOR PROSTATE CANCER IN NIGERIA Oludare Folajimi Adeyemi, El Bentefour | | BREAST CANCER STAGE AT DIAGNOSIS IN A NIGERIAN HOSPITAL: TREND OVER A DECADE Olalekan Olasehinde, Adewale Aderounmu, Funmilola Wuraola, Akinbolaji Akinkuolie, Tajudeen Mohammed, Adewale Adisa, Olusegun Alatise | | FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE ACCEPTANCE OF NEEDLE BIOPSY OF THE LIVER AT A TERTIARY HOSPITAL IN NIGERIA Adekanle O, Kolawole OJ, Ijarotimi O, Ndububa DA | | CHALLENGES TO THROMBOLYSIS IN A RESOURCE-POOR SETTING Adebimpe F. Ogunmodede, Ahmad A. Sanusi, Ahmed O. Idowu, Uchenna C. Eke, Adeniyi S. Aderibigbe, Michael B Fawale, Morenikeji A Komolafe | | ESWATINI WOMEN´S KNOWLEDGE ABOUT CERVICAL CANCER, DATA FROM A PREVENTION AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGN 2021: A COMMUNITY-BASED CROSS-SECTIONAL CAMPAIGN Teluleko N. Maseko, Joyce M Tsoka -Gwegweni, James Ndirangu | | SEXUAL MATURATION OF FEMALE ADOLESCENT PATIENTS WITH SICKLE CELL ANAEMIA IN LAGOS, NIGERIA Ananti Chinenye Helen, Oyenusi Elizabeth Eberechi, Oduwole AO, Temiye Edamisan Olusoji, Njokanma Olisamedua Fidelis | | A NON-INFERIORITY STUDY OF COMBINATION OF LATANOPROST AND TIMOLOL FORMULATION TO THEIR SEPARATE USE IN DRUG-NAIVE PRIMARY OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA AND OCULAR HYPERTENSION NIGERIAN PATIENTS. {RCT 93803536 (NIGERIA CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRY) Abikoye O. P., Abesin O. O., Onabolu O. O., Ajibode H. A., Adepoju F. G., Musibau R. O | | PREVALENCE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH STRESS, ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION AMONGST PRIMARY CARE PATIENTS WITH HEPATITIS B AND C INFECTIONS IN NIGERIA Rachel Atnazhin Barminas, Akinfemi Joel Fatusin, Samuel Ateya, Emmanuel Ogwuche, Ponmwa Shedip Kla, Mani James Barminas, Makambo Mohilo Gaspard, Pius Ogenyi Ameh | | KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTIONS OF CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING IN NHLAMBENI, ESWATINI: UNDERSTANDING FACILITATORS AND BARRIERS FOR PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS Teluleko N. Maseko, Joyce M Tsoka -Gwegweni, James Ndirangu | | JANUARY 2024 EDITION This edition is at the final stages of publishing. Corresponding authors of manuscripts are advised to kindly pay the statutory charges on or before 22nd December 2023 to expedite the process. Please, note that the publishing fees should be paid ONLY into the WAJM Account. Evidence of payment should be forwarded to the Editor-In-Chief’s email - wajmeditorinchief@gmail.com. The following articles have been listed for the JANUARY 2024 edition. | INTRATHORACIC TRANSPOSITION OF A PEDICLED LATISSIMUS DORSI MUSCLE FLAP FOR COMPLICATED CHRONIC EMPYEMA THORACIS: A PLEA FOR ITS POPULARITY IN OUR SUBREGION Alioke I. I, Ayongo V. T | | FIRST AND SECOND WAVES OF COVID-19: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND OUTCOME AMONG HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS IN LAGOS NIGERIA O A Adejumo, S Adesola, B I Adebayo, W B Mutiu, I A Abdus-Salam, B A Saka, T Ogunniyan, O D Oladokun, O B Oluwadun, J O. Bamidele, A V. Adetola, O A Osundaro, F O Ogunsakin, E B Agbana, T Femi-Adebayo, O M Oyadotun, A Bowale | | DIFFERENTIAL CLUBBING AND A TRIAD OF PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS, VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECT AND SUPRAVALVULAR RING MITRAL STENOSIS: A CASE REPORT Christopher O. Osagie, Okechukwu S. Ogah, Akinyemi Aje, Adewole A. Adebiyi, Abiodun M. Adeoye, Bosede E. Adebayo | | KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF THE REFERRAL SYSTEM UNDER THE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME AMONG MEDICAL AND DENTAL PRACTITIONERS OF A LARGE-ACCREDITED FACILITY IN KANO, NIGERIA Godpower C. Michael, Auwalu Umar Gajida, Bukar A. Grema, Idris Sulaiman Abubakar, Ibrahim Aliyu, Kelvin Uchenna Omeje, Ismail Mohammed Inuwa, Abdulrazak Ajiya, Musbahu Sani Kurawa, Mansur Aliyu Ramalan, Salihu Tanko Tanimu, Abdullahi Kabir Suleiman | | ASSESSMENT OF RIGHT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC FUNCTION USING TRICUSPID ANNULAR PLANE SYSTOLIC EXCURSION (TAPSE) AMONG HIV PATIENTS ON HAART AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH VIRAL LOAD AND CD4 CELL COUNT Musa Mohammed Baba, Faruk Buba, Mohammed Abdullahi Talle, Musa A. Garbati and Habu Abdul | | KIDNEY FUNCTION IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY I. N Mba, B. Basil, B. Myke-Mbata, O. A Olayanju, A. Faleye, S. A. Adebisi | | EXPOSURE HISTORY, POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS USE, AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HUMAN RABIES CASES: A TWELVE-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW AT A TERTIARY FACILITY IN GHANA P. Puplampu, A. Asare, N.A.H Seneadza, V.J Ganu | | SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA OF THE SUPRAGLOTTIS PRESENTING AS HOARSENESS Tobe Momah, Lijofi, Olusegun | | RISK FACTORS OF METABOLIC SYNDROME AMONG NORMAL WEIGHT ADOLESCENTS IN LAGOS, NIGERIA Olaolu Aziza Moronkola, Elizabeth Eberechi Oyenusi, Abiola Olufunmilayo Oduwole, Usman Abiola Sanni | | IS THE LASSA FEVER EPIDEMIC RESPONSE OVERSHADOWED BY THE COVID -19 PANDEMIC? A CASE FOR STRENGTHENING NIGERIA’S PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE SYSTEM TOWARDS INFECTIOUS DISEASE OUTBREAKS Tobin EA, Edeawe O, Abah, S | | INFLUENCE OF ADHESIVE INCISE DRAPE USE ON SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS RATES IN CONTAMINATED AND DIRTY ABDOMINAL OPERATIONS A. A. Adeleke, O. Olasehinde, A. O. Adisa | | TYPHOID FEVER PRESENTING WITH ILEAL PERFORATION AND GASTRIC PERFORATION Muhammed Murtala Muhammed, Kefas John Bwala, John Okoruwa | | HAEMATOLOGICAL INDICES AND IRON STATUS IN PRE-DIALYSIS CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE PATIENTS I. R. Edeki, E. I. Unuigbe, E. I. Okaka | | RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LIFESTYLE INDICATORS AND UN-INVESTIGATED DYSPEPSIA AMONG ADULT PATIENTS IN A PRIMARY CARE SETTING IN NORTHERN NIGERIA Bolatito. B Fatusin, Akinfemi.J Fatusin, Burka.A Grema, Omolara.T Lewechi-Uke, Abubarkar Ahmad, Sunday Apanisile, Mustapha Baura, Zaharadeen Danninas | | COMPLIANCE WITH GUIDELINES ON SEASONAL MALARIA CHEMOPREVENTION IN KWARA STATE, NORTHCENTRAL NIGERIA C. O. Agomo, E. Shekarau, N. C. Ogbulafor, N. Abdullahi, B Oyetunji, C Okoronkwo, P. Uhomoibhi, O. A. Mokuolu | | ADVERT Advertise your brand, products and events (conferences, exhibitions and workshops) in our esteemed journal and reach out to healthcare professionals and institutions worldwide. 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