Vincent Anani

OBJECTIVES: Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a chronic fibroinflammatory condition of the pancreas difficult to diagnose in early stages. Novel biomarkers useful to facilitate early diagnosis or treatment responses may be found in biofluids. Although saliva can be easily and noninvasively collected from patients, useful salivary biomarkers from CP patients have not yet been identified.

Earlier this year, the 2024 edition of the African Nations Cup (AFCON) was held in Abidjan, the Ivorian capital city, to the delight and excitement of football fans across the continent; a time of the year that was always special for many locals. While the beautiful game took centre stage, something else glared to many of the continent’s keen observers – empty or half-filled stadiums. It could have been a more pleasant sight for the continent’s biggest soccer tournament.

Sometimes in April, 1994, the world turned a blind eye to a little nation sending itself into extinction, a small country with perhaps no global significance. The world looked the other way when some blood thirsty Hutu militias decided to fete on the blood of innocent Tutsi minorities – same nation, same people, only different… Sometimes in April, 1994, the world turned a blind eye to a little nation sending itself into extinction, a small country with perhaps no global significance.