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Al Kady C, Moussally K, Chreif W, Farra A, Caluwaerts S, et al.

2024-06-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization

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To determine whether adding urine culture to urinary tract infection diagnosis in pregnant women from refugee camps in Lebanon reduced unnecessary antibiotic use.

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Gupta-Wright A, den Boon S, MacLean E, Cirillo DM, Cobelens F, et al.

2023-11-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization

The World Health Organization has developed target product profiles containing minimum and optimum targets for key characteristics for tests for tuberculosis treatment monitoring and opt...

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O’Keefe D, Samley K, Bunreth V, Marquardt T, Bobi SE, et al.

2023-04-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization

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To determine whether a nurse-led model of care for patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections can provide safe and effective diagnosis and treatment in a resource-poo...

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Ouamba JP, Fouda Mbarga N, Ciglenecki I, Ratnayake R, Tchiasso D, et al.

2023-03-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization

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To describe the implementation of case-area targeted interventions to reduce cholera transmission using a rapid, localized response in Kribi district, Cameroon.

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Elder K, Saitta B, Ducomble T, Alia M, Close R, et al.

2019-10-28 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Vaccination is an effective intervention to reduce disease, disability, death and health inequities worldwide. Over the last two decades, vaccines have become more accessible in low-inco...

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Eckenwiler L, Hunt M, Ahmad ASI, Calain P, Dawson A, et al.

2015-08-31 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization

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Fajardo E, Metcalf CJ, Piriou E, Gueguen M, Maman D, et al.

2015-06-25 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization

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To estimate the proportion of invalid results generated by a CD4+ T-lymphocyte analyser used by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in field projects and identify factors associ...

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Cox HS, Furin J, Mitnick CD, Daniels C, Cox V, et al.

2015-07-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Approximately half a million people are thought to develop multidrug-resistant tuberculosis annually. Barely 20% of these people currently receive recommended treatment and only about 10...

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Poncin M, Zulu G, Voûte C, Ferreras E, Muleya CM, et al.

2017-10-19 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization

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To describe the implementation and feasibility of an innovative mass vaccination strategy - based on single-dose oral cholera vaccine - to curb a cholera epidemic in a larg...

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Makombe SD, Jahn A, Tweya H, Chuka S, Yu JKL, et al.

2007-11-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization

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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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Tatay M, Torreele E

2019-05-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization

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Coulborn RM, Panunzi I, Spijker S, Brant WE, Trivino Duran L, et al.

2012-06-21 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Malawi has one of the world's highest rates of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (10.6%), and southern Malawi, where Thyolo district is located, bears the highest burden in th...

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Martin S, Lopez AMZ, Bellos A, Deen JL, Ali MI, et al.

2014-09-29 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization

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To describe and analyse the characteristics of oral cholera vaccination campaigns; including location, target population, logistics, vaccine coverage and delivery costs.

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Mbangombe M, Pezzoli L, Reeder B, Kabuluzi S, Msyamboza K, et al.

2018-06-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization

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With limited global supplies of oral cholera vaccine, countries need to identify priority areas for vaccination while longer-term solutions, such as water and sanitation infr...

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Isanaka S, Schaefer MM, Vasset B, Baron E, Grais RF

2012-09-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization

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Libamba E, Makombe SD, Harries AD, Schouten EJ, Yu JKL, et al.

2007-02-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization

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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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Heiden D, Tun NL, Maningding E, Heiden M, Rose-Nussbaumer J, et al.

2014-09-22 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization

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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis continues to be a neglected source of blindness in resource-poor settings. The main issue is...

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Delaunay S, Kahn P, Tatay M, Liu J

2016-04-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization

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Coetzee D, Hilderbrand K, Boulle AM, Draper B, Abdullah F, et al.

2005-07-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization

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The aim of this study was to estimate the field efficacy of the first routine programme for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of human immunodeficiency...

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Balasegaram M, Harris SR, Checchi F, Ghorashian S, Hamel C, et al.

2006-10-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization

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To compare the effectiveness of melarsoprol and eflornithine in treating late-stage Gambian trypanosomiasis in the Republic of the Congo.

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We analysed ...

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Overuse of antibiotics for urinary tract infections in pregnant refugees, Lebanon

Target product profiles: tests for tuberculosis treatment monitoring and optimization

Nurse-led initiation of hepatitis C care in rural Cambodia

Implementation of targeted cholera response activities, Cameroon

Ensuring access to affordable, timely vaccines in emergencies

Counterterrorism policies and practices: health and values at stake

Errors generated by a point-of-care CD4+ T-lymphocyte analyser: a retrospective observational study in nine countries

The need to accelerate access to new drugs for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

Implementation research: reactive mass vaccination with single-dose oral cholera vaccine, Zambia

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

Ensuring access to life-saving medicines as countries shift from Global Fund support

Feasibility of using teleradiology to improve tuberculosis screening and case management in a district hospital in Malawi

Post-licensure deployment of oral cholera vaccines: a systematic review

Oral cholera vaccine in cholera prevention and control, Malawi

Bridging the gap from knowledge to delivery in the control of childhood diarrhoea

Malawi's contribution to "3 by 5": achievements and challenges

Training clinicians treating HIV to diagnose cytomegalovirus retinitis

Knowledge sharing during public health emergencies: from global call to effective implementation

Effectiveness of the first district-wide programme for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in South Africa

Melarsoprol Versus eflornithine for treating late-stage Gambian trypanosomiasis in the Republic of the Congo