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Enhancing Pharmacovigilance in Sub‑Saharan Africa Through Training and Mentoring: A GSK Pilot Initiative in Malawi

Jusot, V.; Chimimba, F.; Dzabala, N. et al. Drug Safety (2020) CC

Introduction Pharmacovigilance (PV) systems to monitor drug and vaccine safety are often inadequate in sub-Saharan Africa. In Malawi, a PV enhancement initiative was introduced to address major barriers to PV. Objective The objective of this initiative was to improve reporting of adverse events (A... more

The availability, prices and affordability of essential medicines in Malawi: A cross-sectional study

Khuluza, F.; Haefele-Abah, C. PLoS ONE (2019) CC

The Malawian government recently introduced cost-covering consultation fees for self-referral patients in tertiary public hospitals. Previously, patients received medicines free of charge in government-owned health facilities, but must pay elsewhere. Before the government implements a payment policy... more

Home visits versus fixed-site care by community health workers and child survival: a cluster-randomized trial, Mali

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2024) C_WHO

Despite recent global declines, under-five mortality remains high in many of the poorest countries. Barriers to timely quality care, including user fees, distance to facilities and the availability of trained health workers and medical supplies, hinder progress in further reducing morbidity and m... more

Community health workers to improve uptake of maternal healthcare services: A clusterrandomized pragmatic trial in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Geldsetzer, P.; Mboggo, E.; Larson, E.; et al. (2019) CC2

PLoS Med 16(3): e1002768. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002768 Home delivery and late and infrequent attendance at antenatal care (ANC) are responsible for substantial avoidable maternal and pediatric morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. This cluster-randomized trial aimed to de... more

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Prise en charge nutritionnelle des enfants et des adultes atteints de maladie à virus Ebola dans les centres de traitement

Organisation Mondiale de la Santé OMS (2015) C_WHO

Ces lignes directrices provisoires présentent quelques principes de base en matière de prise en charge nutritionnelle adaptée aux patients adultes et pédiatriques pendant leur traitement et leur convalescence dans les unités de traitement Ebola, dans les centres de soins communautaires et autre... more

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Zika virus and safety of substances of human origin – A guide for preparedness activities in Europe

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (2016) CC

The objective of this document is to guide the preparation and implementation of national preparedness plans for the safety of substances of human origin during outbreaks of Zika virus infection, both in affected and non-affected areas.

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Community Health Workers as Social Marketers of Injectable Contraceptives: A Case Study from Ethiopia

Karen Weidert, Amanuel Gessessew, Suzanne Bellet al. (2017) CC

Glob Health Sci Pract; March 24, 2017, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 44-56

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Improving access to child health services at the community level in Zambia: a country case study on progress in child survival, 2000–2013

Aaron M Kipp, Margaret Maimbolwa, Marie A Brault et al. (2017) CC

Health Policy Plan (2017) 32 (5): 603-612; 10 pp. 318 kB

Remoteness and maternal and child health service utilization in rural Liberia: A population–based survey

Avi Kenny, Gaurab Basu, Madeleine Ballard et al. (2017) C1

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Recommendacónes para o manejo da coinfeccáo TB-HIV em servicos de actencáo especializada a pessoas vivendo com HIV/AIDS

Ministério da saúde; TB HIV; Junitos pelo fin da Tuberculose (2013) C2

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Accelerating WHO FCTC Implementation in the WHO South-East Asia Region: A Practical Approach

World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office for South-East-Asia (2017) C_WHO

The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (‎WHO FCTC)‎ is an evidence-based treaty that reaffirms the right of all people to the highest standard of health and was developed in response to the globalization of the tobacco epidemic. Member States of the WHO South-East Asia Region have made... more

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Resilience and mental health in children and adolescents living in areas of armed conflict – a systematic review of findings in low- and middle-income countries

Tol, Wietse A. , Song, Suzan, Jordans, Mark J. D. The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (2018) C1

Researchers focused on mental health of conflict-affected children are increasingly interested in the concept of resilience. Knowledge on resilience may assist in developing interventions aimed at improving positive outcomes or reducing negative outcomes, termed promotive or protective interventions... more

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Long-acting injectable vs oral antipsychotics for relapse prevention in schizophrenia: a meta-analysis of randomized trials

Kishimoto T., Robenzadeh A, Leucht C, et al. (2014) CC

Schizophr Bull. 2014 Jan;40(1):192-213. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbs150. Epub 2012 Dec 17.

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Clinical and epidemiological characteristics associated with unfavorable tuberculosis treatment outcomes in TB-HIV co-infected patients in Brazil: a hierarchical polytomous analysis

T. N. do Pradoa; J.t V. Rajand; A. E. Miranda; et al. The Brazilian Journal of infectious diseases; Elsevier Editora Ltda. (2016) C2

braz j infect dis 2 0 1 7;2 1(2):162–170 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjid.2016.11.006 1413-8670/© 2016 Sociedade Brasileira de Infectologia. Published by Elsevier Editora Ltda. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

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The impact of HIV and antiretroviral therapy on TB risk in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

P. J. Dodd; A. J. Prendergas; C. Beecroft; et al. BMJ Journals (2017) CC

BMJ,Dodd PJ, et al. Thorax 2017;72:559–575. doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-209421

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Survival rate and mortality risk factors among TB–HIV co-infected patients at an HIV-specialist hospital in Myanmar: A 12-year retrospective follow-up study

Z. Z. Aunga; Y. M. Saw; T. N. Saw; et al. International Journal of Infectious Diseases; Elsevier; International Society for infectious diseases (2019) C2

International Journal of Infectious Diseases 80 (2019) 10–15 journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/ijid

Responding to COVID-19 in Africa: using data to find a balance part II

African Union, African CDC, World Health Organisation (2020) C_WHO

Six months in, the indirect impacts of COVID-19 take a toll on health, social and economic outcomes.

Life expectancy, death, and disability in Haiti, 1990- 2017: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Fene, F.; et al. (2020) CC

7. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2020;44:e13 Haiti faces a double burden of disease. Infectious diseases continue to be an issue, while non-communicable diseases have become a significant burden of disease. More attention must also be focused on the increase in worrying public health issues such as road... more

Therapeutic efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine against uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a high-transmission area in northwest Ethiopia

Teklemariam M., Assefa A., Kassa M., et al. Plos One (2017) C1

Published: April 26, 2017 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0176004

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Community health workers’ efforts to build health system trust in marginalised communities: a qualitative study from South Africa

Watkins, J:W.; F. Griffiths, and J. Goudge BMJ Open (2021) C1

Community health workers (CHWs) enable marginalised communities, often experiencing structural poverty, to access healthcare. Trust, important in all patient–provider relationships, is difficult to build in such communities, particularly when stigma associated with HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and now ... more