Swe TM, Johnson DC, Mar HT, Thit P, Homan T, et al.
2023-02-17 • Health Science Reports
2023-02-17 • Health Science Reports
BACKGROUND AND AIMS In Myanmar, public sector treatment programs for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection were nonexistent until June 2017. WHO highlights the importance of simplificati...
2022-06-10 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
Guthmann JP, Pittet A, Lesage A, Imwong M, Lindegardh N, et al.
2008-01-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2008-01-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy of chloroquine in the treatment of Plasmodium vivax malaria in in Dawei District, southern Myanmar. METHODS: Enrolled patients at Sonsinphya clinic >6 m...
Seung KJ, Khan PY, Franke MF, Ahmed SM, Aiylchiev S, et al.
2019-11-02 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
2019-11-02 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
Delamanid should be effective against highly resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but uptake has been slow globally. In the endTB (expand new drug markets for TB) Observation...
Pujades-Rodríguez M, Balkan S, Arnould L, Brinkhof MW, Calmy A
2010-07-21 • Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
2010-07-21 • Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
CONTEXT Long-term antiretroviral therapy (ART) use in resource-limited countries leads to increasing numbers of patients with HIV taking second-line therapy. Limited access to furthe...
Minetti A, Camelique O, Hsa Thaw K, Thi SS, Swaddiwudhipong W, et al.
2010-12-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2010-12-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
SETTING Although tuberculosis (TB) is a curable disease, it remains a major global health problem and an important cause of morbidity and mortality among vulnerable populations, incl...
Ousley J, Soe KT, Kyaw NTT, Anicete R, Mon PE, et al.
2018-03-21 • Public Health Action
2018-03-21 • Public Health Action
Setting: A southern Myanmar district providing isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) in one of the last countries to formally recommend it as part of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care...
Murray J, Whitehouse K, Ousley J, Bermudez E, Soe TT, et al.
2020-03-20 • BMC Infectious Diseases
2020-03-20 • BMC Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND:
Adolescents living with HIV/AIDS (ALHIV) are a particularly vulnerable but often overlooked group in the HIV response despite additional disease management challenges.
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Smithuis FM, Shahmanesh M, Kyaw MK, Savran O, Lwin S, et al.
2004-11-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2004-11-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
Multi-drug resistant falciparum malaria is widespread in Asia. In Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam the national protocols have changed largely to artesunate combined treatment regimens but...
Han WW, Saw S, Isaakidis P, Khogali MA, Hoa NB, et al.
2017-03-24 • Infectious Diseases of Poverty
2017-03-24 • Infectious Diseases of Poverty
International non-governmental organizations (INGOs) have been implementing community-based tuberculosis (TB) care (CBTBC) in Myanmar since 2011. Although the National TB Programme (NTP)...
Mesic A, Fontaine J, Aye T, Greig J, Thwe TT, et al.
2017-07-21 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
2017-07-21 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
Introduction: National AIDS Programme in Myanmar has made significant progress in scaling up antiretroviral treatment (ART) services and recognizes the importance of differentiated care ...
Ashley EA, Touabi M, Ahrer M, Hutagalung R, Htun K, et al.
2009-10-27 • Malaria Journal
2009-10-27 • Malaria Journal
BACKGROUND: In areas where non-falciparum malaria is common rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) capable of distinguishing malaria species reliably are needed. Such tests are often based on the...
Smithuis FM, Kyaw MK, van der Broek I, Katterman N, Rogers C, et al.
2013-10-11 • Malaria Journal
2013-10-11 • Malaria Journal
BACKGROUND Insecticide-treated bed nets (ITN) reduce malaria morbidity and mortality consistently in Africa, but their benefits have been less consistent in Asia. This study's object...
Nwe TW, Oo T, Wai KT, Zhou SS, van Griensven J, et al.
2017-04-25 • Infectious Diseases of Poverty
2017-04-25 • Infectious Diseases of Poverty
BACKGROUND This study examined evolving malaria profiles from January, 2010 to December, 2014 to evaluate achievements and challenges of implementing measures to prevent and control ...
Myint O, Saw S, Isaakidis P, Khogali MA, Hoa NB, et al.
2017-06-02 • Infectious Diseases of Poverty
2017-06-02 • Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Since 2005, the Myanmar National Tuberculosis Programme (NTP) has been implementing active case finding (ACF) activities involving mobile teams in hard-to-reach areas. This study reveale...
