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A comprehensive catalogue of IPHI Research publications — over 120 Africa-focused peer-reviewed articles, commentaries, perspectives, and book chapters spanning infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, tobacco harm reduction, health systems, and global health security.

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Original Research Articles
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Commentaries & Perspectives
12
Book Chapters
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High-Impact Publications
Nature

Vaccinate people in Africa's prisons against COVID-19

Adebisi YA, Okoya F, Lucero-Prisno DE. Nature. 2021;592(7853):188.
The Lancet

Antimicrobial resistance and people living with disabilities

Adebisi YA. Lancet. 2024;403(10441):2289.
The Lancet

Sexual and reproductive health rights in the era of artificial intelligence

Bolarinwa O, Adebisi YA, Ajayi KV, Boutahar R. Lancet. 2024;404(10448):120-121.
Lancet Psychiatry

The hidden mental health crisis of antimicrobial resistance

Adebisi YA, Olawade DB, Fajembola A. Lancet Psychiatry. 2023;10(8):e21-e22.
Lancet Global Health

Exposure to household air pollution from cooking fuel in Ugandan households

Abila DB, et al. The Lancet Global Health. 2022;10:S21.
BMJ Global Health

Caught between violence: Mpox virus and the perils of neglect in Africa

Evaborhene NA, et al. BMJ Glob Health. 2024;9(11).
BMJ Global Health

The Pandemic Treaty, the Pandemic Fund, and the Global Commons: our scepticism

Evaborhene NA, et al. BMJ Glob Health. 2023;8(2).
Original Research & Review Articles
50 papers
  1. 1

    R21/MATRIX malaria vaccine: awareness, perception, acceptability, and willingness to pay among caregivers of under-five children in endemic communities in Lagos, Nigeria

    Agboola P, et al. Malar J. 2026.
    2026
  2. 2

    Mortality burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in East Africa: pooled analysis of modelled estimates

    Adebisi YA, Alshahrani NZ, Uwizeyimana T. Trop Med Health. 2025;53(1):181.
    2025
  3. 3

    Leveraging a people-centred approach to combat antimicrobial resistance in Africa

    Adebisi YA, Akande-Sholabi W, Jimoh ND, et al. Trop Med Health. 2025;53(1):177.
    2025
  4. 4

    Prevalence and risk factors of hepatitis B and C among prison inmates in Nigeria: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Adepoju VA, et al. BMC Public Health. 2025;26(1):10.
    2025
  5. 5

    An Equity-Focused Systematic Analysis of Antimicrobial Resistance National Action Plans in 14 West African Countries

    Adebisi YA, et al. Trop Med Int Health. 2025.
    2025
  6. 6

    Disposal practices of unused and expired medications among healthcare practitioners in Ibadan, Nigeria

    Akande-Sholabi W, Abdul-Azeez IA, Adebisi YA, et al. BMC Health Serv Res. 2025;25(1):1262.
    2025
  7. 7

    A structured training intervention on tobacco harm reduction for mental health workers across two psychiatric hospitals in Malawi

    Kondowe T, Ngoma C, Adebisi YA, Lungu S. Intern Emerg Med. 2025.
    2025
  8. 8

    Disposal practices for unused and expired medications among outpatients in three healthcare facilities in Ibadan, Nigeria

    Akande-Sholabi W, Adebisi YA, Abdul-Azeez IA. BMC Public Health. 2025;25(1):4002.
    2025
  9. 9

    Self-medication among pregnant women in Ibadan, Nigeria

    Akande-Sholabi W, Adebisi YA, Olomo RK. Discover Public Health. 2025;22(1):391.
    2025
  10. 10

    Understanding research gaps and priorities for tobacco harm reduction in low-income and middle-income countries

    Adebisi YA, Lungu S, et al. Ethics, Medicine and Public Health. 2025;33:101117.
    2025
  11. 11

    Factors contributing to under-5 child mortality in Nigeria

    Olawade DB, et al. Medicine (Baltimore). 2025;104(1).
    2025
  12. 12

    Antimicrobial prescribing practices and factors associated with antimicrobial prescribing in hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Oyo state

    Oladunni AA, et al. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2024;4(11).
    2024
  13. 13

    Regulation of health professions education and the growth of schools in Somalia

    Hassan MM, et al. BMC Med Educ. 2024;24(1):1178.
    2024
  14. 14

    Knowledge, perception, and willingness of emerging Public Health Advocates to effectively communicate about smoking cessation and Tobacco Harm Reduction in Africa

    Oke GI, et al. Discov Psychol. 2024;4.
    2024
  15. 15

    Exploring electronic cigarette portrayals: a content and thematic analysis of African online news coverage

    Ngoma C, Adebisi YA. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy. 2023;18(1):50.
    2023
  16. 16

    Decolonizing Epidemiological Research: A Critical Perspective

    Adebisi YA. Avicenna J Med. 2023;13(2):68-76.
    2023
  17. 17

    Public Health Activities: Evaluation of Community Pharmacists' Attitude, Practice and Barriers in a Nigerian Southwestern State

    Akande-Sholabi W, et al. MJPS. 2023;21(1):135-147.
    2023
  18. 18

    Drug take-back program: assessment of knowledge, practices, and barriers to safe disposal of unused medication among healthcare students in a Nigerian university

    Akande-Sholabi W, et al. BMC Med Educ. 2023;23(1):810.
    2023
  19. 19

    Antimicrobial stewardship: community pharmacists' antibiotic dispensing practices, knowledge, and perception regarding antibiotics and antibiotic resistance

    Akande-Sholabi W, et al. J Pharm Health Serv Res. 2023.
    2023
  20. 20

    Pharmacy students' knowledge of psychotropic medicines and their attitude towards providing pharmaceutical care to patients with anxiety in Nigeria

    Akande-Sholabi W, et al. njpr. 2023;18(2):135-142.
    2023
  21. 21

    The Pandemic Treaty, the Pandemic Fund, and the Global Commons: our scepticism

    Evaborhene NA, et al. BMJ Glob Health. 2023;8(2).
    2023
  22. 22

    Exposure to household air pollution from cooking fuel in Ugandan households

    Abila DB, et al. The Lancet Global Health. 2022;10:S21.
    2022
  23. 23

    Factors influencing severity of recurrent malaria in a conflict-affected state of South Sudan

    Idris IO, et al. Confl Health. 2022;16(1):34.
    2022
  24. 24

    Socioeconomic inequalities in prostate cancer screening in low- and middle-income countries

    Abila DB, et al. J Cancer Policy. 2022;34:100360.
    2022
  25. 25

    Promoting Cessation and a Tobacco Free Future: Knowledge and Attitude of Pharmacy Students Regarding Smoking Cessation in a Nigerian University

    Akande-Sholabi W, Adebisi YA. MJPS. 2022;20(1):13-24.
    2022
  26. 26

    Revisiting the issue of access to medicines in Africa: challenges and recommendations

    Adebisi YA, et al. Public Health Challenges. 2022;1(2):e9.
    2022
  27. 27

    Nigeria's scientific contributions to COVID-19: A bibliometric analysis

    Adebisi YA, Pius M. Ann Med Surg. 2022;80:104316.
    2022
  28. 28

    Therapeutic lifestyle strategies taught in Nigerian pharmacy schools

    Adebisi YA. West African Journal of Pharmacy. 2022;33(1):1-6.
    2022
  29. 29

    Challenges facing pharmaceutical care provision in Nigerian tertiary hospitals

    Abdulwahab AA, et al. AIMS Medical Science. 2022;9(4):486-95.
    2022
  30. 30

    The use of antibiotics in COVID-19 management: a rapid review of national treatment guidelines in 10 African countries

    Adebisi YA, et al. Trop Med Health. 2021;49(1):51.
    2021
  31. 31

    How West African countries prioritize health

    Adebisi YA, et al. Trop Med Health. 2021;49(1):87.
    2021
  32. 32

    Risk communication and community engagement strategies for COVID-19 in 13 African countries

    Adebisi YA, Rabe A, Lucero-Prisno DE. Health Promot Perspect. 2021;11(2):137-147.
    2021
  33. 33

    Toward pharmacy-based smoking cessation services in Nigeria

    Akande-Sholabi W, Adebisi YA. Population Medicine. 2021;3:2.
    2021
  34. 34

    COVID-19 and Antimicrobial Resistance: A Review

    Adebisi YA, et al. Infect Dis (Auckl). 2021;14.
    2021
  35. 35

    Prevalence, risk factors and impact of cellular immunity on intestinal parasitosis among people living with HIV at Auchi, Edo State, Nigeria

    Uzairue LI, et al. Int J STD AIDS. 2021;32(12):1106-1113.
    2021
  36. 36

    COVID-19 surveillance systems in African countries

    Adebisi YA, Rabe A, Lucero-Prisno DE. Health Promot Perspect. 2021;11(4):382-392.
    2021
  37. 37

    When it is available, will we take it? Social media users' perception of hypothetical COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria

    Adebisi YA, et al. Pan Afr Med J. 2021;38:230.
    2021
  38. 38

    Can Africa achieve herd immunity?

    Lucero-Prisno DE, et al. Glob Health Res Policy. 2021;6(1):46.
    2021
  39. 39

    The role of health service delivery networks in achieving universal health coverage in Africa

    Simfukwe K, et al. SEEJPH. 2021.
    2021
  40. 40

    National health systems strengthening as the primary strategy to achieve Universal Health Coverage in African countries

    Elhadi YA, et al. SEEJPH. 2021.
    2021
  41. 41

    Towards Universal Health Coverage in Africa: Relevance of Telemedicine and Mobile Clinics

    Adedeji OJ, et al. SEEJPH. 2021.
    2021
  42. 42

    Psychosocial factors of stigma and relationship to healthcare services among adolescents living with HIV/AIDS in Kano state, Nigeria

    Oladunni AA, et al. Heliyon. 2021;7(4).
    2021
  43. 43

    Disclosure Experiences and Challenges Among Children and Adolescents Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria

    Okolo-Francis NP, et al. Int J Health Life Sci. 2021;7(4).
    2021
  44. 44

    Assessment of health budgetary allocation and expenditure toward achieving universal health coverage in Nigeria

    Adebisi YA, et al. Int J Health Life Sci. 2020;6(2).
    2020
  45. 45

    The impact of COVID-19 on pharmacy students in Sudan

    Kamil NA, et al. Pharmacy Education. 2020;20(2):276-282.
    2020
  46. 46

    Understanding female condom use, acceptance, accessibility, awareness and knowledge among female public health students in a Nigerian university

    Oke G, et al. RIMJ. 2020;1(2).
    2020
  47. 47

    Awareness, Coverage, and Barriers to COVID-19 Vaccination among Undergraduate Students in Nigeria

    Effiong FB, et al. Int J Med Stud.
  48. 48

    Burden of tuberculosis and challenges facing its eradication in West Africa

    Adebisi YA, et al. Int J Infection. 2019;6(3).
    2019
  49. 49

    Prevalence and Socio-economic Impacts of Malnutrition Among Children in Uganda

    Adebisi YA, et al. Nutr Metab Insights. 2019;12.
    2019
Commentaries, Perspectives & Viewpoints
59 papers
  1. 1

    Strengthening antimicrobial resistance surveillance across African military settings

    Adebisi YA. Int Health. 2025.
    2025
  2. 2

    Antimicrobial Resistance in Slums: A Call for Global Action

    Egwu KC, et al. Public Health Chall. 2025;4(1).
    2025
  3. 3

    Left behind no more: ensuring equitable vaccine access to curb mpox in Africa

    Bolarinwa O, et al. Int Health. 2025;17(4):594-596.
    2025
  4. 4

    XEC severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 subvariant in Africa

    Abdulrahim A, et al. J Public Health Afr. 2025;16(1):1235.
    2025
  5. 5

    Mpox as an emerging health threat for survivors of sex trafficking

    Ekerin O, et al. Trop Med Int Health. 2025;30(1):1-3.
    2025
  6. 6

    Climate change, flooding, and HIV transmission in Africa

    Oyinloye EA, et al. Public Health Chall. 2024;3(2):e192.
    2024
  7. 7

    Caught between violence: Mpox virus and the perils of neglect in Africa

    Evaborhene NA, et al. BMJ Glob Health. 2024;9(11).
    2024
  8. 8

    Broadening the Global Mpox Response: A Critical Reflection on Vulnerable Populations

    Adebisi YA. J Infect Dis. 2024.
    2024
  9. 9

    Sex Workers and the Mpox Response in Africa

    Adebisi YA, et al. J Infect Dis. 2024;230(4):786-788.
    2024
  10. 10

    Harnessing the potential of African youth for transforming health research in Africa

    Adebisi YA, et al. Global Health. 2024;20(1):35.
    2024
  11. 11

    Antimicrobial resistance and people living with disabilities

    Adebisi YA. Lancet. 2024;403(10441):2289.
    2024
  12. 12

    Sexual and reproductive health rights in the era of artificial intelligence

    Bolarinwa O, Adebisi YA, Ajayi KV, Boutahar R. Lancet. 2024;404(10448):120-121.
    2024
  13. 13

    The global antimicrobial resistance response effort must not exclude marginalised populations

    Adebisi YA, Ogunkola IO. Trop Med Health. 2023;51(1):33.
    2023
  14. 14

    Balancing the risks and benefits of antibiotic use in a globalized world: the ethics of antimicrobial resistance

    Adebisi YA. Global Health. 2023;19(1):27.
    2023
  15. 15

    Addressing Language Inequities in Global Health Science Scholarly Publishing

    Adebisi YA, et al. J Med Surg Public Health. 2023.
    2023
  16. 16

    Beyond rhetoric in the pandemic treaty: Prioritizing equity and inclusion for marginalized populations

    Adebisi YA, et al. Public Health Chall. 2023;2(3):e115.
    2023
  17. 17

    How the World Bank's Pandemic Fund can address health inequities

    Adebisi YA, et al. Public Health Chall. 2023;2(4):e138.
    2023
  18. 18

    The hidden mental health crisis of antimicrobial resistance

    Adebisi YA, Olawade DB, Fajembola A. Lancet Psychiatry. 2023;10(8):e21-e22.
    2023
  19. 19

    Decisive or impulsive? Re-examining Africa's lockdown response to COVID-19

    Alaran AJ, et al. Trop Med Health. 2022;50(1):22.
    2022
  20. 20

    The COVID-19 pandemic and health workforce brain drain in Nigeria

    Lawal L, et al. Int J Equity Health. 2022;21(1):174.
    2022
  21. 21

    Fixing Data Gaps for Population Health in Africa

    Adebisi YA, Lucero-Prisno DE. Int J Public Health. 2022;67:1605418.
    2022
  22. 22

    Strengthening Africa's capacity for vaccine research: Needs and challenges

    Owolade AJ, et al. Health Promot Perspect. 2022;12(3):282-285.
    2022
  23. 23

    Nigeria End Malaria Council: What to expect

    Sokunbi TO, et al. Ann Med Surg. 2022;82:104690.
    2022
  24. 24

    Why many African countries may not achieve the 2022 COVID-19 vaccination coverage target

    Idris IO, et al. Trop Med Health. 2022;50(1):15.
    2022
  25. 25

    Navigating the COVID-19 outbreak in Zambia

    Mwansa C, et al. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2022;16(9):1385-1389.
    2022
  26. 26

    Increasing challenges of malaria control in sub-Saharan Africa

    Oladipo HJ, et al. Ann Med Surg. 2022;81:104366.
    2022
  27. 27

    COVID-19 Highlights the Need for Inclusive Responses to Public Health Emergencies in Africa

    Adebisi YA, et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020;104(2):449-452.
    2020
  28. 28

    Towards an inclusive health agenda: people who inject drugs and the COVID-19 response in Africa

    Adebisi YA, Lucero-Prisno DE. Public Health. 2021;190:e7-e8.
    2021
  29. 29

    Sex Workers Should not Be Forgotten in Africa's COVID-19 Response

    Adebisi YA, et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020;103(5):1780-1782.
    2020
  30. 30

    SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic testing in Africa: needs and challenges

    Adebisi YA, et al. Pan Afr Med J. 2020;35(Suppl 2):4.
    2020
  31. 31

    Uneven power dynamics must be levelled in COVID-19 vaccines access and distribution

    Adebisi YA, et al. Public Health Pract. 2021;2:100096.
    2021
  32. 32

    Vaccinate people in Africa's prisons against COVID-19

    Adebisi YA, Okoya F, Lucero-Prisno DE. Nature. 2021;592(7853):188.
    2021
  33. 33

    Last fight of wild polio in Africa: Nigeria's battle

    Adebisi YA, Eliseo-Lucero Prisno D. Public Health Pract. 2020;1:100043.
    2020
  34. 34

    COVID-19 in Nigeria: Is the pharmaceutical sector spared?

    Akande-Sholabi W, Adebisi YA, et al. Public Health Pract. 2020;1:100044.
    2020
  35. 35

    The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on medicine security in Africa: Nigeria as a case study

    Akande-Sholabi W, Adebisi YA. Pan Afr Med J. 2020;35(Suppl 2):73.
    2020
  36. 36

    The status of neglected tropical diseases amidst COVID-19 in Africa

    Akinokun RT, et al. Health Promot Perspect. 2021;11(4):430-433.
    2021
  37. 37

    Proposed model for hospital and community pharmacy services during COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria

    David KB, Adebisi YA. Int J Pharm Pract. 2020;28(5):544-545.
    2020
  38. 38

    Increasing coverage of vaccination by pharmacists in Nigeria

    Wada YH, et al. Public Health Pract. 2021;2:100148.
    2021
  39. 39

    COVID-19 in a shattered health system: Case of Libya

    Iwendi GC, et al. J Glob Health. 2021;11:03058.
    2021
  40. 40

    COVID-19 and progress towards achieving universal health coverage in Africa: A case of Nigeria

    Amos OA, et al. Int J Health Plann Manage. 2021;36(5):1417-1422.
    2021
  41. 41

    Addressing COVID-19 in Malawi

    Patel P, Adebisi YA, et al. Pan Afr Med J. 2020;35(Suppl 2):71.
    2020
  42. 42

    COVID-19: A novel burden on the fragile health system of Angola

    Gyeltshen D, et al. J Glob Health. 2021;11:03059.
    2021
  43. 43

    The African continent needs to prioritise planetary health

    Oladunjoye IO, et al. Public Health Pract. 2020;2:100071.
    2020
  44. 44

    Who Will Pay for the COVID-19 Vaccines for Africa?

    Lucero-Prisno DE, et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021;104(3):794-796.
    2021
  45. 45

    Drug supply shortage in Nigeria during COVID-19

    Faiva E, et al. J Pharm Policy Pract. 2021;14(1):17.
    2021
  46. 46

    Rural communities in Africa should not be forgotten in responses to COVID-19

    Ogunkola IO, et al. Int J Health Plann Manage. 2020;35(6):1302-1305.
    2020
  47. 47

    Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on antenatal healthcare services in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Ogunkola IO, et al. Public Health Pract. 2021;2:100076.
    2021
  48. 48

    Dealing with two 'SARS' outbreaks in Nigeria

    Okereke M, et al. Public Health Pract. 2021;2:100054.
    2021
  49. 49

    COVID-19 and its impacts: The situation in Niger republic

    Nzeribe E, et al. Clin Epidemiol Glob Health. 2021;11:100797.
    2021
  50. 50

    Prison health during the COVID-19 era in Africa

    Nweze VN, et al. Public Health Pract. 2021;2:100083.
    2021
  51. 51

    Dam if You Do, Dam if You Don't: Politics and Floods in the Shadow of COVID-19 in Sudan

    Modber MAKA, et al. Health Secur. 2021;19(2):232-234.
    2021
  52. 52

    Drug shortage crisis in Sudan in times of COVID-19

    Lucero-Prisno DE, et al. Public Health Pract. 2020;1:100060.
    2020
  53. 53

    Current efforts and challenges facing responses to 2019-nCoV in Africa

    Lucero-Prisno DE, et al. Glob Health Res Policy. 2020;5:21.
    2020
  54. 54

    The formidable task of fighting COVID-19 in Sudan

    Elhadi YAM, et al. Pan Afr Med J. 2020;35(Suppl 2):137.
    2020
  55. 55

    COVID-19 calls for health systems strengthening in Africa: A case of Nigeria

    Elebesunu EE, et al. Int J Health Plann Manage. 2021;36(6):2035-2043.
    2021
  56. 56

    Pharmacoeconomics in Africa: needs, prospect and challenges

    Ben-Ajepe T, et al. J Pharm Policy Pract. 2021;14(1):47.
    2021
  57. 57

    Towards improving community pharmacy-based mental health services in Nigeria

    Bamgboye AO, et al. J Pharm Policy Pract. 2021;14(1):34.
    2021
  58. 58

    What sub-Saharan African countries can learn from malaria elimination in China

    Badmos AO, et al. Trop Med Health. 2021;49(1):86.
    2021
  59. 59

    Leveraging mobile health technology towards Achieving Universal Health Coverage in Nigeria

    Babatunde AO, et al. Public Health Pract. 2021;2:100120.
    2021
Book Chapters
12 chapters
  1. 1

    Rethinking Global Health Research: Decolonization and Equity in Epidemiology

    Adebisi YA, et al. In Handbook of Concepts in Health, Health Behavior and Environmental Health. Springer, 2025.
    2025
  2. 2

    COVID-19 Pandemic in Nigeria

    Aiyenuro AE, et al. In International and Life Course Aspects of COVID-19. Elsevier, 2024.
    2024
  3. 3

    Health inequalities and antimicrobial resistance in Africa

    Adebisi YA, et al. In Global Infection Prevention and Management in Healthcare. 2024.
    2024
  4. 4

    Exacerbation of food insecurity in Africa: A consequence of the dual threat of COVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine crisis

    Ogunkola IO, et al. In Advances in Food Security and Sustainability. Elsevier, 2024.
    2024
  5. 5

    Tobacco Control in Sub-Saharan Africa — Challenges and Recommendations

    Alaran AJ, et al. In Health Promotion. IntechOpen, 2022.
    2022
  6. 6

    The Use of Social Media in Curbing Antimicrobial Resistance in Nigeria

    Adebisi YA, et al. In Casebook on Public Health Advocacy. WFPHA, 2021.
    2021
  7. 7

    National health systems strengthening as the primary strategy to achieve Universal Health Coverage in African countries

    Elhadi YA, et al. Jacobs Publisher, 2021.
    2021
  8. 8

    The role of health service delivery networks in achieving universal health coverage in Africa

    Simfukwe K, et al. Jacobs Publisher, 2021.
    2021
  9. 9

    Towards Universal Health Coverage in Africa: Relevance of Telemedicine and Mobile Clinics

    Adedeji OJ, et al. Jacobs Publisher, 2021.
    2021
  10. 10

    Healthcare in Prisons: The Case of Sub-Saharan Africa

    Ukor NA, et al. In Casebook on Public Health Advocacy. WFPHA, 2021.
    2021
  11. 11

    Antimicrobial Resistance in Africa

    Adebisi YA, Lucero-Prisno DE, Ekpenyong A. In Case Studies in Global Health. Wuhan University, 2019.
    2019
  12. 12

    Neglected Tropical Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Adebisi YA, et al. In Case Studies in Global Health. Wuhan University, 2019.
    2019
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