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Outcomes of tuberculosis patients who start antiretroviral therapy under routine programme conditions in Malawi

Makombe SD, Harries AD, Yu JKL, Hochgesang M, Mhango E,  et al.
2007-04-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2007-04-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
SETTING: Public sector facilities in Malawi providing antiretroviral therapy (ART) to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive patients, including those with tuberculosis (TB). OBJECT...
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Risk Factors for High Early Mortality in Patients on Antiretroviral Treatment in a Rural District of Malawi

Zachariah R, Fitzgerald M, Massaquoi M, Pasulani O, Arnould L,  et al.
2006-11-28 • AIDS
2006-11-28 • AIDS
OBJECTIVES: Among adults started on antiretroviral treatment (ART) in a rural district hospital (a) to determine the cumulative proportion of deaths that occur within 3 and 6 months of s...
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A national survey of the impact of rapid scale-up of antiretroviral therapy on health-care workers in Malawi: effects on human resources and survival

Makombe SD, Jahn A, Tweya H, Chuka S, Yu JKL,  et al.
2007-11-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
2007-11-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
OBJECTIVE
To assess the human resources impact of Malawis rapidly growing antiretroviral therapy (ART) programme and balance this against the survival benefit of health-care workers ...
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Keeping health staff healthy: evaluation of a workplace initiative to reduce morbidity and mortality from HIV/AIDS in Malawi

Bemelmans M, van den Akker T, Pasulani O, Saddiq Tayub N, Hermann K,  et al.
2011-01-05 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
2011-01-05 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: In Malawi, the dramatic shortage of human resources for health is negatively impacted by HIV-related morbidity and mortality among health workers and their relative...
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Malawi's contribution to "3 by 5": achievements and challenges

Libamba E, Makombe SD, Harries AD, Schouten EJ, Yu JKL,  et al.
2007-02-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
2007-02-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
PROBLEM
Many resource-poor countries have started scaling up antiretroviral therapy (ART). While reports from individual clinics point to successful implementation, there is limited ...
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WHO Clinical Staging of HIV Infection and Disease, Tuberculosis and Eligibility for Antiretroviral Treatment: Relationship to CD4 Lymphocyte Counts

Teck R, Ascurra O, Gomani P, Manzi M, Pasulani O,  et al.
2005-03-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2005-03-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
SETTING: Thyolo district, Malawi. OBJECTIVES: To determine in HIV-positive individuals aged over 13 years CD4 lymphocyte counts in patients classified as WHO Clinical Stage III and IV an...
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Assessing the quality of data aggregated by antiretroviral treatment clinics in Malawi

Makombe SD, Hochgesang M, Jahn A, Tweya H, Hedt BL,  et al.
2008-04-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
2008-04-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
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As national antiretroviral treatment (ART) programmes scale-up, it is essential that information is complete, timely and accurate for site monitoring and national planning. T...
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Unacceptable attrition among WHO stages 1 and 2 patients in a hospital-based setting in rural Malawi: can we retain such patients within the general health system?

Tayler-Smith K, Zachariah R, Massaquoi M, Manzi M, Pasulani O,  et al.
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 conducted among HIV-positive adults in WHO clinical stages 1 and 2 was followed up at Thyolo District Hospital (rural Malawi) to report on: (1) retention and attrition before and...
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Outcomes of patients with Kaposi's sarcoma who start antiretroviral therapy under routine programme conditions in Malawi

Makombe SD, Harries AD, Yu JKL, Hochgesang M, Mhango E,  et al.
2008-01-01 • Tropical Doctor
2008-01-01 • Tropical Doctor
AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is the most common AIDS-related malignancy in sub-Saharan Africa, with a generally unfavourable prognosis. We report on six-month and 12-month cohor...