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Providing universal access to antiretroviral therapy in Thyolo, Malawi through task shifting and decentralization of HIV/AIDS care

Bemelmans M, van den Akker T, Ford NP, Philips M, Zachariah R,  et al.
2010-12-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2010-12-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
Objective  To describe how district-wide access to HIV/AIDS care was achieved and maintained in Thyolo District, Malawi. Method  In mid-2003, the Ministry of Health and Médecins Sans Fro...
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HIV and Tuberculosis in Prisons in Sub-Saharan Africa

Telisinghe L, Charalambous S, Topp SM, Herce ME, Hoffmann CJ,  et al.
2016-07-14 • Lancet
2016-07-14 • Lancet
Given the dual epidemics of HIV and tuberculosis in sub-Saharan Africa and evidence suggesting a disproportionate burden of these diseases among detainees in the region, we aimed to inve...
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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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Viewpoint: Why do we need a point-of-care CD4 test for low-income countries?

Zachariah R, Reid SE, Chaillet P, Massaquoi M, Schouten EJ,  et al.
2010-11-02 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2010-11-02 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
In this paper, we discuss the reasons why we urgently need a point-of-care (POC) CD4 test, elaborate the problems we have experienced with the current technology which hampers CD4-count ...
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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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Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and the health-related Millennium Development Goals: time for a public health approach

Schouten EJ, Jahn A, Midiani D, Makombe SD, Mnthambala A,  et al.
2011-07-16 • Lancet
2011-07-16 • Lancet
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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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Mortality reduction associated with HIV/AIDS care and antiretroviral treatment in rural Malawi: evidence from registers, coffin sales and funerals

Mwagomba B, Zachariah R, Massaquoi M, Misindi D, Manzi M,  et al.
2010-05-04 • PLOS One
2010-05-04 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND: To report on the trend in all-cause mortality in a rural district of Malawi that has successfully scaled-up HIV/AIDS care including antiretroviral treatment (ART) to its popu...
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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
PROBLEM
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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Commentary

Using touchscreen electronic medical record systems to support and monitor national scale-up of antiretroviral therapy in Malawi

Douglas GP, Gadabu OJ, Joukes S, Mumba S, McKay MV,  et al.
2010-08-10 • PLOS Medicine
2010-08-10 • PLOS Medicine
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Supervision, monitoring and evaluation of nationwide scale-up of antiretroviral therapy in Malawi

Libamba E, Makombe SD, Mhango E, de Ascurra Teck O, Limbambala E,  et al.
2006-04-13 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
2006-04-13 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
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To describe the supervision, monitoring and evaluation strategies used to assess the delivery of antiretroviral therapy during nationwide scale-up of treatment in Malawi. <...
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Retention and attrition during the preparation phase and after start of antiretroviral treatment in Thyolo, Malawi, and Kibera, Kenya: implications for programmes?

Zachariah R, Tayler-Smith K, Manzi M, Massaquoi M, Mwagomba B,  et al.
2011-08-01 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2011-08-01 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Among adults eligible for antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Thyolo (rural Malawi) and Kibera (Nairobi, Kenya), this study (a) reports on retention and attrition during the preparation phas...
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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...
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Keeping health facilities safe: one way of strengthening the interaction between disease-specific programmes and health systems

Harries AD, Zachariah R, Tayler-Smith K, Schouten EJ, Chimbwandira F,  et al.
2010-12-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2010-12-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
The debate on the interaction between disease-specific programmes and health system strengthening in the last few years has intensified as experts seek to tease out common ground and fin...
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Diagnosis and management of antiretroviral-therapy failure in resource-limited settings in sub-Saharan Africa: challenges and perspectives

Harries AD, Zachariah R, van Oosterhout JJ, Reid SE, Hosseinipour MC,  et al.
2010-01-01 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
2010-01-01 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
Despite the enormous progress made in scaling up antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa, many challenges remain, not least of which are the identification and management of p...
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Antiretroviral drug supply challenges in the era of scaling up ART in Malawi

Schouten EJ, Jahn A, Ben-Smith A, Makombe SD, Harries AD,  et al.
2011-07-06 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
2011-07-06 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
The number of people receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART) has increased considerably in recent years and is expected to continue to grow in the coming years. A major challenge is to ...