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. 2023 Dec;23(4):i–iv. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v23i4.1

Editorial: Infections, non-communicable diseases, and reproductive health issues in a world beset by conflict and climate change

James K Tumwine
PMCID: PMC11225478  PMID: 38974250

Welcome to this December issue of African Health Sciences in which we have selected for you papers on infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, and sexual reproductive health issues.

Infectious diseases covered in this treatise include tuberculosis1-6; COVID-197-18; and others including bacterial, fungal and viral illnesses19-26.

Communicable diseases, on the other hand, cover breast cancer27-29, hypertension30-33, diabetes mellitus34-36 and others. Others cover a host of subjects ranging from goiter37, alloimmunization38, kidney diseases39 and trauma40. The next set of papers, is on sexual reproductive health41-52. The rest are on nutrition53-55, mental health56-58 and a couple of hybrid issues59-62.

This issue is being released when the international climate change conference (COP28) is being held in the Middle East which, paradoxically, is a theater of un precedented conflict. One hopes that the goodwill shown at COP28 can permeate through our planet earth ushering in peace and common sense as mother earth tinkers on the verge of catastrophic extinction. We wish you fruitful reading and a peaceful festive season.

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