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Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Heatwave-Related Hospitalizations: A Case Study in Matam, Senegal Open

Mory Touré, Ibrahima Sy, Ibrahima Diouf, Oumou Kalsom Gueye, E. Bekele , et al. · 2025

This study assesses the impact of heatwaves on hospital admissions in the Matam region of Senegal by combining climatic indices with machine learning methods. Using daily maximum temperature (TMAX) and heat index (HI), heatwave events were…

Machine Learning‐Based Prediction of Heatwave‐Related Hospitalizations: A Case Study in Matam, Senegal Open

Mory Touré, Wassila M. Thiaw, Ibrahima Sy, E. Bekele, Oumou Kalsom Gueye , et al. · 2025

This study analyzes the impact of heatwaves on hospital admissions in the Matam region, Senegal, by integrating climate modeling and advanced machine-learning techniques. Given the increasing frequency and severity of heatwaves, particular…

Beyond physical accessibility, bypassing health facilities offering caesarean section: insights from women in Dakar’s slums Open

El Hadji Malick Sylla, Ndèye Awa Fall, Winfred Dotse‐Gborgbortsi, Arsène Brunelle Sandie, Barrel Sow Guèye , et al. · 2025

Objective The study examines the geographic accessibility of Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric Care (CEmONC) among women residing in the slums of Dakar. Design The study is a cross-sectional geographic analysis of caesarean care utilisatio…

Situational analysis of the quality of maternal, child, and adolescent health data in the health districts of Thiès, Mbour, Kédougou, and Saraya in Senegal Open

Fatoumata Binetou Diongue, Adama Faye, Cheikh Loucoubar, Ndèye Marème Sougou, Ibrahima Sy , et al. · 2025

Assessment of data quality in the districts studied shows shortcomings in terms of completeness and timeliness. Many factors influence the SMEA data quality situation, including knowledge or application of RHIS policies, standards, and pro…

Pay for a free service, access to cesarean section in the slums of Dakar Open

El Hadji Malick Sylla, Ndèye Awa Fall, Barrel Sow Guèye, Arsène Brunelle Sandie, Birane Cissé , et al. · 2024

Spatial and Socioeconomic Inequalities in Cesarean Section Deliveries in Urban Settings in Dakar, Senegal Open

Ibrahima Sy, Arsène Brunelle Sandie, Elhadji Malick Sylla, Birane Cissé, Ndèye Awa Fall , et al. · 2024

Heat waves and health impacts in the northern part of Senegal: implementation of an early warning system to support Health National Adaptation Plan (HNAP) Open

Ibrahima Sy, Birane Cissé, Babacar Ndao, Mory Touré, Abdoul Aziz Diouf , et al. · 2024

The Sahelian zone of Senegal experienced heat waves in the previous decades, such as 2013, 2016 and 2018 that were characterised by temperatures exceeding 45°C for up to 3 successive days. The health impacts of these heat waves are no…

Assessing climate change impacts on public health in Haiti: a comprehensive study of disease distribution, modeling, and adaptation strategies Open

Ibrahima Diouf, Ibrahima Sy, Moussa Diakhaté · 2024

This study examines the relationship between climate change and public health in Haiti, a country already facing socioeconomic challenges. The well-being of Haiti’s vulnerable population is expected to be further affected by climate change…

Community Resilience: Integrating Local Approaches into Senegal's Climate Change Adaptation Agenda Open

Ibrahima Sy · 2024

Explore the vital role of locally-led adaptation in Senegal's climate response, as highlighted in the research project 'Climate Change Adaptation: Strategies, Initiatives, and Practices,' urging national and global recognition and support …

Efektivitas Penertiban Pedagang Kaki Lima di Kota Bukittinggi Open

Ibrahima Sy, Mayarni Mayarni · 2023

Effectiveness is a measure of task results or success in achieving goals. The Civil Service Police Unit is a regional apparatus organization that has duties stand up rules area and organize peace and public order as well as community prote…

A New Multiple Imputation Approach Using Machine Learning to Enhance Climate Databases in Senegal Open

Mory Touré, Nana Ama Browne Klutse, Mamadou Adama Sarr, Annine Duclaire Kenne, Md Abul Ehsan Bhuiyanr , et al. · 2023

This study aims at enhancing climate data in Senegal using information from the Global Surface Summary of the Day (GSOD). It uses data from 1991 to 2022 from major secondary synoptic stations in Senegal. These data are subject to missing v…

Heatwaves and Health Risks in The Northern Part of Senegal: Analysing The Distribution of Temperature Related Diseases and Associated Risk Factors Open

Ibrahima Sy, Birane Cissé, Babacar Ndao, Mory Touré, Abdoul Aziz Diouf , et al. · 2022

Backgrond: The Sahelian zone of Senegal is marked by heatwave events due to temperatures increase especially in 2013 exceeding 45 ° C with an impact on morbidity and mortality rise. In order to document health impacts of recurrent extreme …

Heatwaves and Health Risks in the Northern Part of Senegal: Analysing the Distribution of Temperature Related Diseases and Associated Risk Factors Open

Ibrahima Sy, Birane Cissé, Babacar Ndao, Abdoul Aziz Diouf, Mamadou Adama Sarr , et al. · 2021

Backgrond: The Sahelian zone of Senegal is marked by heatwave events due to temperatures increase especially in 2013 exceeding 45 ° C with an impact on morbidity and mortality rise. In order to document health impacts of recurrent extreme …

Impact of regional water supply, sanitation et hygiene (WASH) program in Senegal on rural livelihoods and sustainable development Open

Ibrahima Sy, Ansoumana Bodian, Mamadou Abdoulaye Konté, Lamine Diop, Papa Ndiaye , et al. · 2021

In 2006, Senegal benefited from the African Development Bank's (AfDB) Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative (RWSSI) a WASH sub-program for 17,100 households in rural areas in the regions of Louga, Ziguinchor and Kolda. A project res…

Current needs for climate services in West Africa: Results from two stakeholder surveys Open

Benjamin Sultan, Quentin Lejeune, Inga Menke, Gina Maskell, K. Lee , et al. · 2020

Climate services have been criticised in the past for their tendency to only disseminate results from climate research, rather than to seek to understand and tailor to the needs of their target audiences. Two surveys have been conducted wi…

No barrier breakdown between human and cattle schistosome species in the Senegal River Basin in the face of hybridisation Open

Nele Boon, Moustapha Mbow, Linda Paredis, Pieter Moris, Ibrahima Sy , et al. · 2019

Impact of climate variability on the transmission risk of malaria in northern Côte d'Ivoire Open

Richard K. M’Bra, Brama Koné, Dramane Soro, Raymond T. A. S. N’krumah, Nagnin Soro , et al. · 2018

Since the 1970s, the northern part of Côte d'Ivoire has experienced considerable fluctuation in its meteorology including a general decrease of rainfall and increase of temperature from 1970 to 2000, a slight increase of rainfall since 200…

Risk factors for schistosomiasis in an urban area in northern Côte d’Ivoire Open

Richard K. M’Bra, Brama Koné, Yapi Gregoire Yapi, Kigbafori D. Silué, Ibrahima Sy , et al. · 2018

Urbanisation and its effect on risk factors associated with childhood diarrhoea in Mbour, Senegal: A visualisation Open

Sokhna Thiam, Samuel Fuhrimann, Aminata Niang Diène, Ibrahima Sy, Ousmane Faye , et al. · 2017

Rapid urbanisation, particularly in secondary cities in Africa, brings along specific challenges for global health, including the prevention and control of infectious diseases such as diarrhoea. Our purpose was to visualise urbanisation tr…

Land-Surface Characteristics and Climate in West Africa: Models’ Biases and Impacts of Historical Anthropogenically-Induced Deforestation Open

Souleymane Sy, Nathalie de Noblet‐Ducoudré, Benjamín Quesada, Ibrahima Sy, Amadou Moctar Dièye , et al. · 2017

Land Use Land-Cover Change (LULCC), such as deforestation, affects the climate system and land-atmosphere interactions. Using simulations carried out within the LUCID (Land Use and Climate, IDentification of robust Impacts) project framewo…

Comparison of Malaria Simulations Driven by Meteorological Observations and Reanalysis Products in Senegal Open

Ibrahima Diouf, Belén Rodríguez‐Fonseca, Abdoulaye Dème, Cyril Caminade, Andrew P. Morse , et al. · 2017

The analysis of the spatial and temporal variability of climate parameters is crucial to study the impact of climate-sensitive vector-borne diseases such as malaria. The use of malaria models is an alternative way of producing potential ma…

Association between Childhood Diarrhoeal Incidence and Climatic Factors in Urban and Rural Settings in the Health District of Mbour, Senegal Open

Sokhna Thiam, Aminata Niang Diène, Ibrahima Sy, Mirko S. Winkler, Christian Schindler , et al. · 2017

We assessed the association between childhood diarrhoeal incidence and climatic factors in rural and urban settings in the health district of Mbour in western Senegal. We used monthly diarrhoeal case records among children under five years…

Prevalence of diarrhoea and risk factors among children under five years old in Mbour, Senegal: a cross-sectional study Open

Sokhna Thiam, Aminata Niang Diène, Samuel Fuhrimann, Mirko S. Winkler, Ibrahima Sy , et al. · 2017

We found a high prevalence of diarrhoea in children under the age of five in Mbour, with the highest prevalence occurring in the central and peri-central areas. These findings underscore the need for public health interventions to alleviat…

Évaluation intra-saisonnière de la production fourragère des parcours naturels du Sénégal Open

Abdoul Aziz Diouf, Sarr, Taîbou Ba, Simon Taugourdeau, Alassane Dièye , et al. · 2017

L'évaluation du disponible fourrager de fin de saison au Sénégal se fait par régression linéaire entre l'indice de végétation intégré (NDVI) sur la saison de croissance et les données de biomasse végétale de terrain. Compte tenu de certain…

Correction: Reconstructing Colonization Dynamics of the Human Parasite Schistosoma mansoni following Anthropogenic Environmental Changes in Northwest Senegal Open

Frederik Van den Broeck, Gregory E. Maes, Maarten Larmuseau, David Rollinson, Ibrahima Sy , et al. · 2015

Reconstructing Colonization Dynamics of the Human Parasite Schistosoma mansoni following Anthropogenic Environmental Changes in Northwest Senegal Open

Frederik Van den Broeck, Gregory E. Maes, Maarten Larmuseau, David Rollinson, Ibrahima Sy , et al. · 2015

Our results show that S. mansoni parasites are very successful in colonizing new areas without significant loss of genetic diversity. Maintaining high levels of diversity guarantees the adaptive potential of these parasites to cope with se…

Introduction Open

Pascal Handschumacher, Fabrice Courtin, Ibrahima Sy · 2015

Peu de concepts se révèlent aussi polysémiques que ceux d’environnement et de santé. Quand de plus ils se voient associés, le résultat peut conduire à une multiplicité de sens possibles. Environnement et santé comme apposition de deux cham…

Qualités de l’eau et santé en contexte urbain sahélien et semi-aride Open

Ibrahima Sy, Doulo Traoré, Brama Koné, Aminata Niang Diène, Baïdy Lô , et al. · 2015

L'accès à une eau potable en quantité suffisante représente un enjeu majeur de santé publique dans une ville sahélienne semi-aride à l'instar de Nouakchott en Mauritanie où le faible taux de raccordement des ménages au réseau d'adduction c…

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