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Different Challenges, Different Approaches and Related Expenditures of Community-Based Tuberculosis Activities by International Non-Governmental Organizations in Myanmar

Han WW, Saw S, Isaakidis P, Khogali MA, Hoa NB,  et al.
2017-03-24 • Infectious Diseases of Poverty
2017-03-24 • Infectious Diseases of Poverty
International non-governmental organizations (INGOs) have been implementing community-based tuberculosis (TB) care (CBTBC) in Myanmar since 2011. Although the National TB Programme (NTP)...
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Malaria profiles and challenges in artemisinin resistance containment in Myanmar

Nwe TW, Oo T, Wai KT, Zhou SS, van Griensven J,  et al.
2017-04-25 • Infectious Diseases of Poverty
2017-04-25 • Infectious Diseases of Poverty
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This study examined evolving malaria profiles from January, 2010 to December, 2014 to evaluate achievements and challenges of implementing measures to prevent and control ...
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Active Case-Finding for Tuberculosis by Mobile Teams in Myanmar: Yield and Treatment Outcomes

Myint O, Saw S, Isaakidis P, Khogali MA, Hoa NB,  et al.
2017-06-02 • Infectious Diseases of Poverty
2017-06-02 • Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Since 2005, the Myanmar National Tuberculosis Programme (NTP) has been implementing active case finding (ACF) activities involving mobile teams in hard-to-reach areas. This study reveale...
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International Non-Governmental Organizations' Provision of Community-Based Tuberculosis Care for Hard-To-Reach Populations in Myanmar, 2013-2014

Soe KT, Saw S, van Griensven J, Zhou SS, Win L,  et al.
2017-03-24 • Infectious Diseases of Poverty
2017-03-24 • Infectious Diseases of Poverty
National tuberculosis (TB) programs increasingly engage with international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), especially to provide TB care in complex settings where community invol...
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Assessment of household ownership of bed nets in areas with and without artemisinin resistance containment measures in Myanmar

Maung TM, Oo T, Wai KT, Hlaing TM, Owiti P,  et al.
2018-03-23 • Infectious Diseases of Poverty
2018-03-23 • Infectious Diseases of Poverty
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Myanmar lies in the Greater Mekong Subregion where there is artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria. As the artemisinin compound is the pillar of effective ant...
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Knowledge, Access and Utilization of Bed-Nets Among Stable and Seasonal Migrants in an Artemisinin Resistance Containment Area of Myanmar

Phyo Than W, Oo T, Wai KT, Thi AM, Owiti P,  et al.
2017-09-14 • Infectious Diseases of Poverty
2017-09-14 • Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Myanmar lies in the Greater Mekong sub-region of South-East Asia faced with the challenge of emerging resistance to artemisinin combination therapies (ACT). Migrant populations are more ...
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Engagement of Public and Private Medical Facilities in Tuberculosis Care in Myanmar: Contributions and Trends Over an Eight-Year Period

Nwe TW, Saw S, Le Win L, Mon MM, van Griensven J,  et al.
2017-09-01 • Infectious Diseases of Poverty
2017-09-01 • Infectious Diseases of Poverty
As part of the WHO End TB strategy, national tuberculosis (TB) programs increasingly aim to engage all private and public TB care providers. Engagement of communities, civil society orga...
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The contribution of a non-governmental organisation's community based tuberculosis care programme to case finding in Myanmar: trend over time

Maung YNM, Saw S, Isaakidis P, Khogali MA, Reid AJ,  et al.
2017-04-03 • Infectious Diseases of Poverty
2017-04-03 • Infectious Diseases of Poverty
BACKGROUND
It is estimated that the standard, passive case finding (PCF) strategy for detecting cases of tuberculosis (TB) in Myanmar has not been successful: 26% of cases are missin...