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Can free open access resources strengthen knowledge-based emerging public health priorities, policies and programs in Africa?

Ernest Tambo, Ghislaine Madjou, Christopher Khayeka-Wandabwa, Emmanuel N Tekwu, Oluwasogo A Olalubi, Nicolas Midzi, Louis Bengyella, Ahmed A Adedeji, Jeanne Y Ngogang

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Review in F1000Research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Ernest TamboDepartment of Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universite des Montagnes, Bangangté, Cameroon; Africa Disease Intelligence and Surveillance, Communication and Response (Africa DISCoR) Foundation, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Ghislaine MadjouAfrica Disease Intelligence and Surveillance, Communication and Response (Africa DISCoR) Foundation, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Christopher Khayeka-WandabwaAfrica Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), Nairobi, Kenya.
Emmanuel N TekwuNoguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), College of Health Science, University of Ghana, Greater Accra Region, Ghana.
Oluwasogo A OlalubiDepartment of Public Health, Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, Kwara State, Nigeria.
Nicolas MidziNational Institute of Health Research, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Louis BengyellaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Basic and Biomedical Sciences, University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), Ho, Volta Region, Ghana.
Ahmed A AdedejiDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Kampala International University, Kansaga, Kampala, Uganda.
Jeanne Y NgogangService de Biochimie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU), Yaoundé, Cameroon.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tackling emerging epidemics and infectious diseases burden in Africa requires increasing unrestricted open access and free use or reuse of regional and global policies reforms as well as timely communication capabilities and strategies. Promoting, scaling up data and information sharing between African researchers and international partners are of vital importance in accelerating open access at no cost. Free Open Access (FOA) health data and information acceptability, uptake tactics and sustainable mechanisms are urgently needed. These are critical in establishing real time and effective knowledge or evidence-based translation, proven and validated approaches, strategies and tools to strengthen and revamp health systems.  As such, early and timely access to needed emerging public health information is meant to be instrumental and valuable for policy-makers, implementers, care providers, researchers, health-related institutions and stakeholders including populations when guiding health financing, and planning contextual programs.

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Africaevidencefree accessinformationinterventionOpen accesspolicyprogram

Identifiers

PMID27508058
PMCPMC4955019

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