Al-Neelain University

Cancer care in a fragile health system: effects of armed conflict on access, continuity, and mental health in Sudan

Armed conflict severely disrupts cancer care, particularly in low- and middle-income countries with fragile health systems. Since April 2023, the war in Sudan has crippled oncology services, yet empirical evidence on its impact on cancer patients remains scarce. Therefore, this s...

Awareness of Community Members in Sudan Toward Stroke in 2024

ABSTRACT Background Sudan ranks 27th globally in stroke‐related deaths, with an age‐adjusted death rate of 136.47 per 100,000 people. Adequate knowledge among the population, particularly during times of conflict, can improve stroke outcomes. Objectives To assess the Sudanese pop...

Bedside Screening for Airway Obstruction in Asthma: Forced Expiratory Time as a Simple Approach in Khartoum, Sudan

Background: Prolonged Forced Expiratory Time (FET) is a simple, non-invasive measure that may serve as a useful indicator of airway obstruction. However, its optimal threshold for detecting obstruction remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between FET...

Prevalence of malaria in the United Villages region, Northern Khartoum State, during armed conflict

Malaria remains a major public health concern in sub-Saharan Africa, where under-resourced health systems and environmental conditions continue to facilitate transmission. In Sudan, the situation has been further aggravated by the ongoing armed conflict that began in April 2023,...

DICD-IE: an expert-annotated benchmark for evaluating pretrained biomedical language models in dental implant literature and clinical knowledge extraction

Dental implant literature contains clinically important information on risk factors, treatments, outcomes, and, in rare cases, co-occurrences with oral cancer have been reported. However, this information is typically embedded in concise narrative statements, which complicates au...

Antibiotic susceptibility of genital tract isolates in pregnant women with premature pre-labour rupture of membranes (PPROM) in a low-resource setting

Premature pre - labour rupture of membranes (PPROM) is a significant obstetric complication that contributes to preterm births, maternal infections, and neonatal morbidity. The role of genital tract infections in the etiology of PPROM is well established, yet data on microbial is...

Phytochemical profiling, bioactivity and in silico studies of Capparis decidua Edgew (Forssk.) root bark extracts

Capparis decidua (Forssk.) Edgew., a perennial shrub prevalent in arid Africa and Asia, holds prominent status in Sudanese traditional medicine for inflammation, infections, and scorpion stings. Despite extensive ethnomedicinal use, particularly of root bark, comprehensive scient...