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Unregulated usage of labour-inducing medication in a region of Pakistan with poor drug regulatory control: characteristics and risk patterns

Shah SK, Van der Bergh R, Prinsloo JR, Rehman G, Bibi A,  et al.
2016-03-01 • International Health
2016-03-01 • International Health
BACKGROUND
In developing countries such as Pakistan, poor training of mid-level cadres of health providers, combined with unregulated availability of labour-inducing medication can c...
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Early onset of neurological features differentiates two outbreaks of Lassa fever in Ebonyi state, Nigeria during 2017-2018

Chika Igwenyi N, Harrison RE, Psarra C, Gil Cuesta J, Gulamhusein M,  et al.
2021-03-08 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2021-03-08 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Lassa fever (LF) is an acute viral haemorrhagic illness with various non-specific clinical manifestations. Neurological symptoms are rare at the early stage of the disease, but may be se...
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A standardised phase III clinical trial framework to assess therapeutic interventions for Lassa fever

Olayinka A, Bourner J, Akpede GO, Okoeguale J, Abejegah C,  et al.
2022-01-06 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2022-01-06 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
BACKGROUND
Only one recommendation currently exists for the treatment of Lassa fever (LF), which is ribavirin administered in conjunction with supportive care. This recommendation is...
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Assessment of two malaria rapid diagnostic tests in children under five years of age, with follow-up of false-positive pLDH test results, in a hyperendemic falciparum malaria area, Sierra Leone

Gerstl S, Dunkley S, Mukhtar A, de Smet M, Baker S,  et al.
2010-01-21 • Malaria Journal
2010-01-21 • Malaria Journal
BACKGROUND
Most malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) use HRP2 detection, including Paracheck-Pf(R), but their utility is limited by persistent false positivity after treatment. PLDH...
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Challenges in mass drug administration for treating lymphatic filariasis in Papua, Indonesia

Bhullar N, Maikere J, Grais RF
2010-08-11 • Parasites and Vectors
2010-08-11 • Parasites and Vectors
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) Global Program to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis relies on mass drug administration (MDA) of two drugs annually for 4 to 6 years...
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Long-lasting insecticide-treated net usage in eastern Sierra Leone - the success of free distribution

Gerstl S, Dunkley S, Mukhtar A, Maes P, de Smet M,  et al.
2010-04-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2010-04-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
OBJECTIVE
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) runs a malaria control project in Bo and Pujehun districts (population 158 000) that includes the mass distribution, routine delivery and dem...
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Offering mental health services in a conflict affected region of Pakistan: who comes, and why?

Shah SK, Van der Bergh R, Van Bellinghen B, Severy N, Sadiq S,  et al.
2014-06-25 • PLOS One
2014-06-25 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND
North West Pakistan is an area ravaged by conflict and population displacement for over three decades. Recently, drone attacks and military operations have aggravated unde...
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Implementation of a triage score system in an emergency room in Timergara, Pakistan

Dalwai MK, Tayler-Smith K, Trelles M, Jemmy J-P, Maikere J,  et al.
2013-03-21 • Public Health Action
2013-03-21 • Public Health Action
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Reliability and accuracy of the South African Triage Scale when used by nurses in the emergency department of Timergara Hospital, Pakistan

Dalwai MK, Twomey M, Maikere J, Said S, Wakeel M,  et al.
2014-03-26 • South African Medical Journal
2014-03-26 • South African Medical Journal
Background. Triage is one of the core requirements for the provision of effective emergency care and has been shown to reduce patient mortality. However, in low- and middle-income countr...
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Association between cholera treatment outcome and nutritional status in children aged 2-4 years in Nigeria

Bragança Lima MV, Hinderaker SG, Ogundipe OF, Owiti P, Kadai B,  et al.
2021-06-21 • Public Health Action
2021-06-21 • Public Health Action
SETTING
Cholera can aggravate or precipitate malnutrition, and children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) have a higher incidence and longer duration of diarrhoea.

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Successful introduction of artesunate combination therapy is not enough to fight malaria: results from an adherence study in Sierra Leone

Gerstl S, Dunkley S, Mukhtar A, Baker S, Maikere J
2010-05-01 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2010-05-01 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
A study to measure adherence to artesunate and amodiaquine (AS+AQ) therapy in patients treated for uncomplicated malaria in community health centres (CHC) was conducted in Sierra Leone. ...
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Scaling up community ART groups in Mozambique

Decroo T, Lara J, Rasschaert F, Bermudez-Aza EH, Couto AM,  et al.
2013-10-31 • International STD Research and Reviews
2013-10-31 • International STD Research and Reviews
AIMS
To describe the stepwise implementation and roll out of Community ART Groups (CAG) in Mozambique.

STUDY DESIGN
Descriptive study

PLACE AND DURATION OF ST...
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Efficacy of chloroquine, sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and amodiaquine for treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria among children under five in Bongor and Koumra, Chad

Grandesso F, Bachy C, Donam I, Ntambi J, Habimana J,  et al.
2006-05-01 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2006-05-01 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
We report two 28-day in-vivo antimalarial efficacy studies carried out in the urban centres of Bongor and Koumra, southern Chad. We assess chloroquine (CQ), sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP...
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Implementation of a triage score system in an emergency room in Timergara, Pakistan

Dalwai MK, Tayler-Smith K, Trelles M, Jemmy J-P, Maikere J,  et al.
2013-03-21 • Public Health Action
2013-03-21 • Public Health Action
Following implementation of the South African Triage Scale (SATS) system in the emergency department (ED) at the District Headquarter Hospital in Timergara, Pakistan, we 1) describe the ...