By Esther Hamblion, Neil J. Saad, Blanche Greene-Cramer, Adedoyin Awofisayo-Okuyelu, Dubravka Selenic Minet, Anastasia Smirnova, Etsub Engedashet Tahelew, Kaja Kaasik-Aaslav, Lidia Alexandrova...
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Liberia + 1 more
Post-epidemic health system recovery: A comparative case study analysis of routine immunization programs in the Republics of Haiti and Liberia
By Sanjana J. Ravi, Christina M. Potter, Ligia Paina, Maria W. Merritt Abstract Large-scale epidemics in resource-constrained settings disrupt delivery of core health services, such as routine...
Lethal heatwaves are challenging India’s sustainable development
Abstract Due to the unprecedented burdens on public health, agriculture, and other socio-economic and cultural systems, climate change-induced heatwaves in India can hinder or reverse the country’s...
Climate change adaptation responses among riparian settlements: A case study from Bangladesh
This article describes how climate change and extreme weather impact vulnerable riparian communities and settlements. The analysis is done by reviewing past research and empirical case studies from...
Lifesaving, cost-saving: Innovative simplified regimens for drug-resistant tuberculosis
PRETORIA (16 November, 2022) —A new study published in PLOS Global Public Health found that the BPaLM/BPaL treatment regimen that will be included in World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for...
Disaster displacement and zoonotic disease dynamics: The impact of structural and chronic drivers in Sindh, Pakistan
By Dorien H. Braam, Rafiq Chandio, Freya L. Jephcott, Alex Tasker, James L. N. Wood Abstract Projected increases in human and animal displacement driven by climate change, disasters and related...
Routine deworming during antenatal care decreases risk of neonatal mortality and low birthweight: A retrospective cohort of survey data
By Bhavneet Walia, Brittany L. Kmush, Sandra D. Lane, Timothy Endy, Antonio Montresor, David A. Larsen Abstract Background Soil transmitted helminths (STH) are a common infection among pregnant women...
An exact method for quantifying the reliability of end-of-epidemic declarations in real time
Abstract We derive and validate a novel and analytic method for estimating the probability that an epidemic has been eliminated (i.e. that no future local cases will emerge) in real time. When this...
Contraceptive use among adolescent and young women in North and South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo: A cross-sectional population-based survey
Sara E. Casey, Meghan C. Gallagher, Jessica Kakesa, Anushka Kalyanpur, Jean-Baptiste Muselemu, Raoza Vololona Rafanoharana, Nathaly Spilotros Abstract Background Adolescent girls in humanitarian...
Kenya + 1 more
A simplified, combined protocol versus standard treatment for acute malnutrition in children 6–59 months (ComPAS trial): A cluster-randomized controlled non-inferiority trial in Kenya and South Sudan
Jeanette Bailey , Charles Opondo, Natasha Lelijveld, Bethany Marron, Pamela Onyo, Eunice N. Musyoki, Susan W. Adongo, Mark Manary, André Briend, Marko Kerac Abstract Background Malnutrition underlies...
Pakistan + 4 more
Acute malnutrition recovery energy requirements based on mid-upper arm circumference: Secondary analysis of feeding program data from 5 countries, Combined Protocol for Acute Malnutrition Study (ComPAS) Stage 1
Rachel P. Chase , Marko Kerac, Angeline Grant, Mark Manary, André Briend, Charles Opondo, Jeanette Bailey Abstract Background Severe and moderate acute malnutrition (SAM and MAM) are currently...
Prioritizing options for multi-objective agricultural development through the Positive Deviance approach
By Jonathan Steinke ,Majuto Gaspar Mgimiloko,Frieder Graef,James Hammond,Mark T. van Wijk,Jacob van Etten Abstract Agricultural development must integrate multiple objectives at the same time,...
Household food insecurity and early childhood development: Longitudinal evidence from Ghana
Abstract The burden of food insecurity is large in Sub-Saharan Africa, yet the evidence-base on the relation between household food insecurity and early child development is extremely...
Prevention of child wasting: Results of a Child Health & Nutrition Research Initiative (CHNRI) prioritisation exercise
Severine Frison, Chloe Angood, Tanya Khara, Paluku Bahwere, Robert E. Black, André Briend, Nicki Connell, Bridget Fenn, Sheila Isanaka, Philip James, Marko Kerac, Amy Mayberry, Mark Myatt, Carmel...
The case-area targeted rapid response strategy to control cholera in Haiti: a four-year implementation study
Background In October 2010, Haiti was struck by a large-scale cholera epidemic. The Haitian government, UNICEF and other international partners launched an unprecedented nationwide alert-response...
Ethiopia + 1 more
Could the Supertowel be used as an alternative hand cleaning product for emergencies? An acceptability and feasibility study in a refugee camp in Ethiopia
Background Diarrhoeal diseases are a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in humanitarian crises. Handwashing with soap may reduce diarrhoea by up to 47%, however, the circumstances...
Identifying high or low risk of mother to child transmission of HIV: How Harare City, Zimbabwe is doing?
Brian Komtenza, Srinath Satyanarayana, Kudakwashe C. Takarinda, Solomon H. Mukungunugwa, Owen Mugurungi, Prosper Chonzi, Ngwarai Sithole, Talent Bvochora, Angela Mushavi Abstract Background Despite...
Patient and health-care worker experiences of an HIV viral load intervention using SMS: A qualitative study
Emilie Venables, Zibusiso Ndlovu, Dhodho Munyaradzi, Guillermo Martínez-Pérez, Elton Mbofana, Ponesai Nyika, Henry Chidawanyika, Daniela B. Garone, Helen Bygrave Abstract Background Mobile Health or...
Typhoid fever outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Case control and ecological study
Abstract During 2011 a large outbreak of typhoid fever affected an estimated 1430 people in Kikwit, Democratic Republic of Congo. The outbreak started in military camps in the city but then spread to...
“I take my pills every day, but then it goes up, goes down. I don’t know what’s going on”: Perceptions of HIV virological failure in a rural context in Mozambique - A qualitative research study
Ivan Alejandro Pulido Tarquino, Emilie Venables, Jose Manuel de Amaral Fidelis, Ruggero Giuliani, Tom Decroo Abstract Background HIV prevalence in Mozambique is estimated to be 13.2%. Routine viral...