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Targeting CD4 testing to a clinical subgroup of patients could limit unnecessary CD4 measurements, premature antiretroviral treatment and costs in Thyolo District, Malawi

Zachariah R, Teck R, Ascurra O, Humblet P, Harries AD
2006-01-01 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2006-01-01 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Malawi offers antiretroviral treatment (ART) to all HIV-positive adults who are clinically classified as being in WHO clinical stage III or IV without 'universal' CD4 testing. This study...
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Research

Implementing Joint TB and HIV Interventions in a Rural District of Malawi: Is There a Role for an International Non-Governmental Organisation?

Zachariah R, Teck R, Harries AD, Humblet P
2004-09-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2004-09-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
In a rural district in Malawi, poorly motivated health personnel, shortages of human and financial resources, weak dialogue between existing tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency ...
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Research

Challenges and successes in the implementation of option B+ to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV in southern Swaziland

Etoori D, Kerschberger B, Staderini N, Ndlangamandla M, Nhlabatsi B,  et al.
2018-03-20 • BMC Public Health
2018-03-20 • BMC Public Health
Background
Universal antiretroviral therapy (ART) for all pregnant/ breastfeeding women living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), known as Prevention of mother-to child transm...
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Research

Successes and challenges in optimizing the viral load cascade to improve antiretroviral therapy adherence and rationalize second-line switches in Swaziland

Etoori D, Ciglenecki I, Ndlangamandla M, Edwards CG, Jobanputra K,  et al.
2018-10-21 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
2018-10-21 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
As antiretroviral therapy (ART) is scaled up, more patients become eligible for routine viral load (VL) monitoring, the most important tool for monitoring ART efficacy. For HIV programme...
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Research

Community support is associated with better antiretroviral treatment outcomes in a resource-limited rural district in Malawi

Zachariah R, Teck R, Buhendwa L, Fitzerland M, Labana S,  et al.
2007-01-01 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2007-01-01 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
A study was carried in a rural district in Malawi among HIV-positive individuals placed on antiretroviral treatment (ART) in order to verify if community support influences ART outcomes....
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Research

HIV programmatic outcomes following implementation of the 'Treat-All' policy in a public sector setting in Eswatini: a prospective cohort study

Kerschberger B, Schomaker M, Jobanputra K, Kabore SM, Teck R,  et al.
2020-03-03 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
2020-03-03 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
INTRODUCTION:
The Treat-All policy - antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation irrespective of CD4 cell criteria - increases access to treatment. Many ART programmes, however, reporte...
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Editorial

The structured operational research and training initiative for strengthening health systems to tackle antimicrobial resistance and improve public health in low-and-middle income countries

Zachariah R, Stewart AG, Chakaya JM, Teck R, Khogali MA,  et al.
2022-04-11 • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2022-04-11 • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Research

Monitoring the response to antiretroviral therapy in resource-poor settings: the Malawi model

Harries AD, Gomani P, Teck R, de Teck OA, Bakali E,  et al.
2004-12-01 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2004-12-01 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
With assistance from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM), Malawi is scaling-up the delivery of antiretroviral (ARV) therapy to HIV-positive eligible patients....
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Research

Cabergoline for suppression of puerperal lactation in a prevention of mother-to-child HIV-transmission programme in rural Malawi

Buhendwa L, Zachariah R, Teck R, Massaquoi M, Kazima J,  et al.
2008-01-01 • Tropical Doctor
2008-01-01 • Tropical Doctor
This study shows that cabergoline (single oral-dose) is an acceptable, safe and effective drug for suppressing puerperal lactation. It could be of operational benefit not only for artifi...
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Commentary

Simplifying and adapting antiretroviral treatment in resource-poor settings: a necessary step to scaling-up

Calmy A, Klement E, Teck R, Berman D, Pecoul B,  et al.
2004-12-03 • AIDS
2004-12-03 • AIDS
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Research

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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Research

Resistance profiles after different periods of exposure to a first-line antiretroviral regimen in a Cameroonian cohort of HIV type-1-infected patients

Soria A, Porten K, Fampou-Toundji JC, Galli L, Mougnutou R,  et al.
2009-02-01 • Antiviral therapy
2009-02-01 • Antiviral therapy
BACKGROUND
The lack of HIV type-1 (HIV-1) viral load (VL) monitoring in resource-limited settings might favour the accumulation of resistance mutations and thus hamper second-line tr...
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Research

Can We Get More HIV-Positive Tuberculosis Patients on Antiretroviral Treatment in a Rural District of Malawi?

Zachariah R, Teck R, Ascurra O, Gomani P, Manzi M,  et al.
2005-03-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2005-03-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
The World Health Organization (WHO) has set a target of treating 3 million people with antiretroviral treatment (ART) by 2005. In sub-Saharan Africa, HIV-positive tuberculosis (TB) patie...
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Research

Programmatic outcomes and impact of rapid public sector antiretroviral therapy expansion in adults prior to introduction of the WHO treat-all approach in rural Eswatini

Kerschberger B, Schomaker M, Ciglenecki I, Pasipamire M, Mabhena E,  et al.
2019-04-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2019-04-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
To assess long-term antiretroviral therapy (ART) outcomes during rapid HIV programme expansion in the public sector of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland). This is a retrospectively establishe...
Conference Material
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Video

Investing in people; higher education programmes in MSF

Janssens B, King C, Nair P, Teck R
2021-05-20 • MSF Scientific Days International 2021: Innovation
2021-05-20 • MSF Scientific Days International 2021: Innovation
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Research

Feasibility of antiretroviral therapy initiation under the treat‐all policy under routine conditions: a prospective cohort study from Eswatini

Kerschberger B, Jobanputra K, Schomaker M, Kabore SM, Teck R,  et al.
2019-10-01 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
2019-10-01 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
Introduction
The World Health Organization recommends the Treat‐All policy of immediate antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation, but questions persist about its feasibility in resou...
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Research

The Partec CyFlow Counter could provide an option for CD4+ T-cell monitoring in the context of scaling-up antiretroviral treatment at the district level in Malawi

Fryland M, Chaillet P, Zachariah R, Barnaba A, Bonte L,  et al.
2006-10-01 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2006-10-01 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
A study was conducted in rural Malawi to verify (a) whether the Partec CyFlow Counter((R)) for CD4+ T-cell lymphocyte counting in HIV-positive individuals could be introduced into a dist...
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Research

High acceptability of voluntary counselling and HIV-testing but unacceptable loss to follow up in a prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission programme in rural Malawi: scaling-up requires a different way of acting

Manzi M, Zachariah R, Teck R, Buhendwa L, Kazima J,  et al.
2005-12-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2005-12-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
SETTING: Thyolo District Hospital, rural Malawi. OBJECTIVES: In a prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programme, to determine: the acceptability of offering 'opt-out' ...