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Autor:
Kiara Bautista, Yi-Fang Ashley Lee, Colleen R Higgins, Petra Procter, Sara Rushwan, Abraham Baidoo, Kofi Issah, Chris Opoku Fofie, A Metin Gülmezoglu, Lester Chinery, Sachiko Ozawa
Publikováno v:
PLOS Global Public Health, Vol 4, Iss 6, p e0003181 (2024)
Uterotonics are essential in preventing postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), the leading direct cause of maternal death worldwide. However, uterotonics are often substandard in low- and middle-income countries, contributing to poor maternal health outcomes.
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/0beab05e74454fabaa6fba4df968d850
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 18, Iss 1, p e0268661 (2023)
The prevalence of substandard and falsified medicines in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is a major global public health concern. Multiple screening technologies for post-market surveillance of medicine quality have been developed but there
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/8c48346ef2094ab4a83e89d9c81ae381
Autor:
Kathryn D. Jackson, Colleen R. Higgins, Sarah K. Laing, Chiluba Mwila, Tamaki Kobayashi, Matthew M. Ippolito, Sean Sylvia, Sachiko Ozawa
Publikováno v:
BMC Public Health, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2020)
Abstract Background Many countries are striving to become malaria-free, but global reduction in case estimates has stagnated in recent years. Substandard and falsified medicines may contribute to this lack of progress. Zambia aims to eliminate their
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/446f120e62da4651a2c6a09f8f5da6bc
Publikováno v:
Malaria Journal, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2019)
Abstract Background Global efforts to address the burden of malaria have stagnated in recent years with malaria cases beginning to rise. Substandard and falsified anti-malarial treatments contribute to this stagnation. Poor quality anti-malarials dir
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/328db1c828ea4ecbb912fcc7663a0196
Autor:
Sachiko Ozawa, Colleen R Higgins, Tatenda T Yemeke, Jude I Nwokike, Lawrence Evans, Mustapha Hajjou, Victor S Pribluda
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 7, p e0232966 (2020)
ObjectiveTo assess the importance of ensuring medicine quality in order to achieve universal health coverage (UHC).MethodsWe developed a systems map connecting medicines quality assurance systems with UHC goals to illustrate the ensuing impact of qua
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/20d08f663bad420c853566f0fd1ae01f
Publikováno v:
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 107:14-20
Substandard and falsified medicines are harmful to patients, causing prolonged illness, side effects, and preventable deaths. Moreover, they have an impact on the health system and society more broadly by leading to additional care, higher disease bu
Autor:
Sarah M Beargie, Colleen R Higgins, Daniel R Evans, Sarah K Laing, Daniel Erim, Sachiko Ozawa
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 14, Iss 8, p e0217910 (2019)
IntroductionSubstandard and falsified medications pose significant risks to global health. Nearly one in five antimalarials circulating in low- and middle-income countries are substandard or falsified. We assessed the health and economic impact of su
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/851f3ee967af4cdea73ad9a5c8894f87
Autor:
Colleen R. Higgins, Taiwo Abimbola, Patrick T. Wedlock, Sarah Wood Pallas, Tatenda T. Yemeke, Aaron S. Wallace, Sarah M. Bartsch, Bruce Y. Lee, Hui Han Chen, Sachiko Ozawa, Elizabeth A. Mitgang
Publikováno v:
Vaccine. 39:4437-4449
Introduction Understanding the costs to increase vaccination demand among under-vaccinated populations, as well as costs incurred by beneficiaries and caregivers for reaching vaccination sites, is essential to improving vaccination coverage. However,
Autor:
Colleen R. Higgins, Taiwo Abimbola, Bruce Y. Lee, Elizabeth A. Mitgang, Sachiko Ozawa, Hui-Han Chen, Tatenda T. Yemeke, Sarah Wood Pallas, Sarah M. Bartsch, Aaron S. Wallace, Patrick T. Wedlock
Publikováno v:
Vaccine. 39:4598-4610
Introduction Economic evidence on how much it may cost for vaccinators to reach populations is important to plan vaccination programs. Moreover, knowing the incremental costs to reach populations that have traditionally been undervaccinated, especial
Publikováno v:
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 106(6)
Substandard and falsified medicines are often reported jointly, making it difficult to recognize variations in medicine quality. This study characterized medicine quality based on active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) amounts reported among substand