ABSTRACT: Kenya's post-election violence in early 2008 created considerable problems for health services, and in particular, those providing HIV care. It was feared that the disruptions ...
de Plecker E, Zachariah R, Kumar AMV, Trelles M, Caluwaerts C, et al.
2017-02-07 • PLOS One
2017-02-07 • PLOS One
OBJECTIVES In a rural district hospital in Burundi offering Emergency Obstetric care-(EmOC), we assessed the a) characteristics of women at risk of, or with an obstetric complication...
Tayler-Smith K, Zachariah R, Manzi M, van den Boogaard W, Vandeborne A, et al.
2013-08-21 • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
2013-08-21 • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
BACKGROUND In Burundi, the annual incidence of obstetric fistula is estimated to be 0.2-0.5% of all deliveries, with 1000-2000 new cases per year. Despite this relatively high incide...
Harries K, Zachariah R, Manzi M, Firmenich P, Mathela R, et al.
2009-09-23 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2009-09-23 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
In an urban district hospital in Burkina Faso we investigated the relative proportions of HIV-1, HIV-2 and HIV-1/2 among those tested, the baseline sociodemographic and clinical characte...
Makelele JPK, Ade S, Takarinda KC, Manzi M, Gil Cuesta J, et al.
2020-09-21 • Public Health Action
2020-09-21 • Public Health Action
Setting: In 1995, a rapid response project for humanitarian and medical emergencies, including outbreak responses, named ‘Pool d’Urgence Congo’ (PUC), was implemented in the Democratic R...
Benedetti G, Mossoko M, Nyakio Kakusu JP, Nyembo J, Mangion JP, et al.
2016-06-21 • Public Health Action
2016-06-21 • Public Health Action
SETTING The Democratic Republic of Congo suffers from an amalgam of disease outbreaks and other medical emergencies. An efficient response to these relies strongly on the national su...
Tayler-Smith K, Zachariah R, Manzi M, van den Boogaard W, Nyandwi G, et al.
2013-02-18 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2013-02-18 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
OBJECTIVES: To estimate the reduction in maternal mortality associated with the emergency obstetric care provided by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and to compare this to the fifth Mille...
Chu KM, Manzi M, Zuniga I, Biot M, Ford NP, et al.
2012-06-01 • International Journal of STD and AIDS
2012-06-01 • International Journal of STD and AIDS
To describe the frequency, risk factors, and clinical signs and symptoms associated with hepatotoxicity (HT) in patients on nevirapine- or efavirenz-based antiretroviral therapy (ART), w...
2022-05-13 • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2022-05-13 • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Implementing and monitoring infection prevention and control (IPC) measures at immigration points of entry (PoEs) is key to preventing infections, reducing excessive use of antimicrobial...
Loko Roka J, Van der Bergh R, Au S, de Plecker E, Zachariah R, et al.
2014-10-20 • PLOS One
2014-10-20 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND Outcomes of sexual violence care programmes may vary according to the profile of survivors, type of violence suffered, and local context. Analysis of existing sexual viole...
Enbiale W, Baynie TB, Ayalew A, Gebrehiwot TG, Getanew T, et al.
2020-06-29 • Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
2020-06-29 • Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
INTRODUCTION In 2018, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health embarked on a Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaign that involved over 9 million people in Ethiopia - the largest scabies MDA...
Yambasu EE, Reid AJ, Owiti P, Manzi M, Sia Murray MJ, et al.
2017-12-31 • Pan African Medical Journal
2017-12-31 • Pan African Medical Journal
INTRODUCTION Transmissible blood-borne infections are a serious threat to blood transfusion safety in West African countries; and yet blood remains a key therapeutic product in the c...
Davtyan K, Zachariah R, Davtyan H, Ramsay AR, Denisiuk O, et al.
2014-10-21 • Public Health Action
2014-10-21 • Public Health Action
We assessed the performance of decentralised tuberculosis (TB) out-patient centres in tuberculosis (TB) case notification and treatment success in Armenia. An average threshold case noti...
Singh SN, Bingwor F, Tayler-Smith K, Manzi M, Marks GB
2013-02-03 • Journal of Tropical Medicine
2013-02-03 • Journal of Tropical Medicine
Setting. A nationwide study in Fiji. Objective. To describe the incidence of congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) and its relationship to the incidence of notified cases of rubella in Fiji ...
Zuniga I, Van der Bergh R, Ndelema B, Bulckaert D, Manzi M, et al.
2013-12-21 • Public Health Action
2013-12-21 • Public Health Action
SETTING A Médecins Sans Frontières emergency obstetric and neonatal care facility specialising as a referral centre for three districts for women with complications during pregnancy ...
Tekalign S, Adera C, den Boer ML, Miecha H, Zewde A, et al.
2020-06-30 • Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
2020-06-30 • Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Introduction: In three health care facilities in the Oromia region, the aim of this study is to report on 1) the number of VL cases registered over time (2013-2018) and 2) the clinical p...
