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    Clinical Features of HIV Infection in Accra
    (Ghana Medical Journal, 1987-09) Neequaye, A.R.; Ankra-Badu, G.A.; Affram, R.K.
    The clinical features of 30 patients with H.I.V. infection have been described. 18 patients had severe disease and satisfied the WHO clinical definition of AIDS in Africa. The usefulness of this definition in underdeveloped countries has been discussed. The remaining 12 patients had milder disease and the importance of identifying this group of patients in the control of HIV infection in the community has also been discussed. In the main, the clinical features of HIV infection in Accra is similar to those found in East and Central Africa.
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    Treatment of malaria in Ghana: summary of present state
    (Ghana Medical Journal, 1989-12) Ofori-Adjei, D.
    The primary objective in the control of malaria in most countries in Africa south of the Sahara is the prevention of mortality and reduction of morbidity from malaria. To achieve this demands a situation that allows for prompt diagnosis and adequate treatment of malaria cases and the protection of vulnerable groups. it also calls for the implementation of feasible preventive and control measures based on sound epidemiological data. Through the Primary Health Care System, it should be possible to develop a process through which this objective could be achieved. For such a system to succeed, there will be the need for community commitment to the objective and a well-defined referral system. It also demands that there should be adequate knowledge about the chemotherapeutic agents to be used in treating an episode of acute malaria and the recognition of complications. Treatment therefore is now an important weapon in the control of malaria.