South African Journal of Information Management

1. Epidemiological surveillance of emerging infectious diseases in sub-Saharan Africa and priorities for strengthening
Naima Ibrahim Ahmed, Yakub Burhan Abdullahi, Sharmake Gaiye Bashir, Mohamed Sharif Abdi, Marian Muse Osman, Mustafa Yusuf Ahmed, Yusuf Hared Abdi
Discover Public Health  vol: 23  issue: 1  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1186/s12982-026-02063-1

2. Strengthening Preparedness for Infectious Disease Outbreaks in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons from Recent Outbreaks
Vivian Nwokedi, Idris Olumide Orenolu, ⁠Morayo Anne Ajobiewe, ⁠Samuel Z Kidane, Temitope Emmanuel Alo, Evelyn Foster-Pagaebi, Yetunde Oluwatoyin Awofolajin, ⁠Damilola Timilehin Ogunniran
Epidemiology and Health Data Insights  vol: 1  issue: 3  first page: ehdi010  year: 2025  
doi: 10.63946/ehdi/16853

3. A review on the impact of big data analytics in transforming agricultural practices, food processing, and preservation strategies
Jelili Babatunde Hussein, Tilahun Seyoum Workneh, Alaika Kassim, Khuthadzo Ntsowe, Sileshi F. Melesse, Hany S. El-Mesery
Applied Food Research  vol: 5  issue: 2  first page: 101234  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1016/j.afres.2025.101234

4. Integrating neurological expertise into One Health strategies for pediatric neurocysticercosis-associated epilepsy control in Sub-Saharan Africa: a narrative review
Franck Katembo Sikakulya, Olivier Kambere Kavulikirwa, Simon Binezero Mambo, Hervé Monka Lekuya, Larrey Kasereka Kamabu, Jeannot Baanitse Munihire, Fatuma Djuma Sonia, Claude Kasereka Masumbuko, Amir Abdallah Mbonde, David Kitya, Patrick Kyamanywa, Amanda Ash, Malcolm K. Jones
One Health Outlook  vol: 7  issue: 1  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1186/s42522-025-00176-2

5. Enhancing disease surveillance in Nigeria through machine learning: opportunities, challenges and strategic recommendations
Lukman Jibril Aliyu, Abbas Bashir Umar, Saifuddeen Kamfut Sani, Usman Abubakar Haruna, Ahmed Haruna Danjuma, Mubarak Zubairu, Hafsat Yahaya
BMC Artificial Intelligence  vol: 2  issue: 1  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1186/s44398-026-00036-7

6. Navigating the Underutilisation of AI in African Healthcare: Applications, Challenges, and Ethical Considerations: A Systematic Literature Review
Irewole Dorcas Ibinaiye, Abubakar Aliyu Lawan, Neil Davies Evans
Mousaion: South African Journal of Information Studies  vol: 43  issue: 3  year: 2025  
doi: 10.25159/2663-659X/19251

7. Can artificial intelligence revolutionize healthcare in the Global South? A scoping review of opportunities and challenges
Syed Ali Hussain, Mary Bresnahan, Jie Zhuang
DIGITAL HEALTH  vol: 11  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1177/20552076251348024

8. Radio Coverage Assessment and Indoor Communication Enhancement in Hospitals: A Case Study at CHUCB
Óscar Silva, Emanuel Bordalo Teixeira, Ana Corceiro, Antonio D. Reis, Fernando J. Velez
Sensors  vol: 25  issue: 16  first page: 4933  year: 2025  
doi: 10.3390/s25164933

9. Infectious Diseases Surveillance System in Nigeria: Lesson From COVID‐19 Pandemic
Tolulope Joseph Ogunniyi, Ujunwa P. Dike, Justice Kwadwo Turzin, Priscilla Nengi Paul‐Worika
Public Health Challenges  vol: 4  issue: 2  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1002/puh2.70057

10. Equitable Data Sharing in Collaborative Health Research in Sub‐Saharan Africa: A Translational Bioethics Perspective
Pamela Andanda, Johannes Machinya, Takudzwa Mutomba
Ethics & Human Research  vol: 47  issue: 3  first page: 40  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1002/eahr.60023

11. Burden of diarrheal diseases among children under five in East Africa, 2000–2023: insights from the global burden of disease 2023 study
Hiba Abdi Salad, Sharmake Gaiye Bashir
BMC Infectious Diseases  vol: 26  issue: 1  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1186/s12879-026-13344-0

12. Public genomic visibility of Lassa virus in West Africa: mapping sequence availability, ecological risk, and surveillance gaps
Jude Oluwapelumi Alao
Critical Public Health  vol: 36  issue: 1  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1080/09581596.2026.2676344

13. Digital health in clinical pharmacy practice: transforming precision medicine and pharmacometrics in Africa
Sumaiah J. Alarfaj, Engy Wahsh, Khaled Saad, Eman S. Sawan
Frontiers in Pharmacology  vol: 17  year: 2026  
doi: 10.3389/fphar.2026.1924654

14. Feasibility of AI-driven disease surveillance systems at international airports in sub-Saharan Africa: a narrative review
Elizabeth Ezekiel Malingumu, Dotto Daniel Kisendi, Rasabs Wende Pierre Kabore, Onacis Yeremon Guerde, Moses Mugerwa, Qun He
Frontiers in Public Health  vol: 14  year: 2026  
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1834330

15. Artificial intelligence in the battle against epidemics: A review of techniques, developments, performance constraints, and solutions with a focus on lassa fever
Henry O. Ohize, Emmanuel T. Umaru, Adeiza James Onumanyi, Moses P. Chingle, Sakinat O. Folorunso, James G. Ambafi, Idris Yusuf, Akagu E. Eneojo, Stephen O. Ohize
Discover Artificial Intelligence  vol: 6  issue: 1  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1007/s44163-025-00739-2