Mera - Medical Education Resource Africa

This publication aims to be a premier journal of continuing medical education in Africa. Mera is published six times per year and brings together a rotation of journals into a single volume educational resource. Each volume of Mera includes the international section and the Africa Health journal. This is followed by the rotations, which include Tropical Doctor, African Health Sciences, Journal Choice, Diabetes International, and the African Journal of Respiratory Medicine.

The international section provides an opportunity for international organisations to communicate with Africa's health professionals about projects they are involved in or outcomes of significant research that needs disseminating further. Topics covered have included updates on malaria from the Roll Back Malaria campaign; news from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) & Malaria; a supplement on advances in child health; and an article on drug resistant TB in diabetes mellitus.

Africa Health is a review journal covering letters, news, a clinical quiz, key research abstracts, and selected papers.

Tropical Doctor includes a mix of original and review papers; short reports and case reports; a special section on methods and devices; and letters, news and book reviews.

Journal Choice aims to help provide greater profile and presence to medical journals originating from within Africa. A guest reviewer is appointed for each edition, and he or she selects articles of interest from a range of journals submitted. The articles are then reproduced in full text, plus a short promotional listing about the journal of origin and how to subscribe etc.

According to the journal's website, also has an enhanced distribution network that incorporates the use of local mail as well as harnessing other means such as via Ministries, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), professional associations, mission groups, and industry.

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