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Augustus Osborne

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Sex disparities in current cigarette smoking prevalence among individuals aged 15 years and older in 39 African countries: a descriptive study using the World Health Organization Health Equity Assessment Toolkit

ABSTRACT Background Cigarette smoking remains a major preventable cause of disease and mortality. Comparable sex-disaggregated estimates are needed to describe smoking patterns across African countries and support tobacco control planning. Objective To provide a multi-country descriptive summary of the current prevalen...

Augustus Osborne, Umaru Sesay, Abdirasak Sharif Ali · Global Health Action · 0 citations

Review Open access Aug 2026

Substandard and Falsified Medicines, Regulatory Capacity and Public Health: A Narrative Review With a Focus on Africa

ABSTRACT Background Weak medicines regulation contributes to the circulation of substandard and falsified medicines, undermining treatment outcomes, accelerating antimicrobial resistance and eroding public trust in health systems. This review synthesised evidence on regulatory structures and functions, mapped regional...

Ahmed Vandy, Nancy Oluwakemi Samai, O. Abiri et al. · Public Health Challenges · 0 citations

Open access Aug 2026

Digital health in pursuit of universal health coverage and equity challenges

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of digital health technologies worldwide, positioning them as pivotal tools in the pursuit of universal health coverage (UHC). This commentary critically examines the dual potential of digital health: while innovations such as telemedicine, mobile health applications,...

Augustus Osborne, Abdirasak Sharif Ali, Umaru Sesay · Discover Social Science and... · 0 citations