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pro vyhledávání: '"John Phuka"'
Autor:
Mariana Gasparoto Pereira Valerio, Beverly Laher, John Phuka, Guilherme Lichand, Daniela Paolotti, Onicio Leal Neto
Publikováno v:
JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, Vol 10, p e49539 (2024)
BackgroundCholera-like diarrheal disease (CLDD) outbreaks are complex and influenced by environmental factors, socioeconomic conditions, and population dynamics, leading to limitations in traditional surveillance methods. In Malawi, cholera is consid
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/7b2c38a323be42d3bcf1295e41586675
Autor:
Ghanshyam Sethy, Mike Nenani Chisema, Lokesh Sharma, Sanjay Singhal, Krupal Joshi, Patrick Omar Nicks, Beverly Laher, Kondwani Chidzammbuyo Mamba, Kunal Deokar, Tedla Damte, John Phuka
Publikováno v:
Expert Review of Vaccines, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 180-185 (2023)
Objectives To boost COVID-19 vaccine uptake, an innovative ‘vaccinate my village’ (VMV) strategy using door-to-door vaccination by Health Surveillance Assistants (HSA) was adopted. In this study, we assessed the impact of the ‘vaccinate my vill
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/6cf7939967ec415b8974d5063f5b4ca8
Autor:
Monique S. Oliff, Pamela Muniina, Kenneth Babigumira, John Phuka, Hans Rietveld, John Sande, Humphreys Nsona, Maud M. Lugand
Publikováno v:
Malaria Journal, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2023)
Abstract Background Rectal artesunate (RAS) is a World Health Organization (WHO) recommended intervention that can save lives of children 6 years and younger suffering from severe malaria and living in remote areas. Access to RAS and a referral syste
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/e0070a16750a4df28327b6a651c9f5dc
Autor:
Upendo L. Mseka, Jonathan Mandolo, Kenneth Nyoni, Oscar Divala, Dzinkambani Kambalame, Daniel Mapemba, Moses Kamzati, Innocent Chibwe, Marc Y.R. Henrion, Kingsley Manda, Deus Thindwa, Memory Mvula, Bright Odala, Raphael Kamng'ona, Nelson Dzinza, Khuzwayo C. Jere, Nicholas Feasey, Antonia Ho, Abena S. Amoah, Melita Gordon, Todd D. Swarthout, Amelia Crampin, Robert S. Heyderman, Matthew Kagoli, Evelyn Chitsa-Banda, Collins Mitambo, John Phuka, Benson Chilima, Watipaso Kasambara, Kondwani C. Jambo, Annie Chauma-Mwale
Publikováno v:
EClinicalMedicine, Vol 56, Iss , Pp 101800- (2023)
Summary: Background: The B.1.1.529 (Omicron) variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has resulted in the fourth COVID-19 pandemic wave across the southern African region, including Malawi. The seroprevalence of SARS-Co
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/d886e6a896034979824c21646a6c6ea9
Autor:
Winner Chawinga, Wales Singini, John Phuka, Nathaniel Chimbatata, Collins Mitambo, Clara Sambani, Dzinkambani Kambalame
Publikováno v:
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp e1-e9 (2023)
Background: Owing to their detachment from urban areas, people living in rural areas of Malawi are on the receiving end of health services and socio-economic benefits. The study therefore explored how Malawians living in these areas are adhering to c
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/13694408ad7947eea7d26f1540e77784
Autor:
Isabel Kazanga Chiumia, Benjamin Azariah Mosiwa, Joe Nkhonjera, Betty Kazanga, Alistair Shingirai Mukondiwa, Aisha Twalibu, John Phuka, Don Eliseo Lucero‐Prisno III
Publikováno v:
Public Health Challenges, Vol 1, Iss 4, Pp n/a-n/a (2022)
Abstract The ongoing COVID‐19 pandemic has posed new and has aggravated already existing public health challenges in Malawi and worldwide. Having a better understanding of these challenges can help facilitate the identification of solutions and des
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/1da79493966740739096dd9fc6c76d61
Autor:
Ghanshyam Sethy, Mike Nenani Chisema, Lokesh Sharma, Olamide Folorunso, Dereje Haile, Zeinab Reda Berri, Krupal Joshi, Mphatso Ntenje, Collins Mitambo, Beverly Laher, Sanjay Singhal, Samuel Chirwa, Tedla Damte, Flint Zulu, Antoinette Eleonore Ba, Michelle Seidel, John Phuka
Publikováno v:
Vaccine: X, Vol 12, Iss , Pp 100239- (2022)
Objectives: A country’s immunization system's effectiveness depends on its supply chain's efficacy. To assess the challenges of maintaining an efficient vaccine supply chain, Malawi conducted its assessment using The EVM2.0 tool (Effective Vaccine
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/795f8092492f4d59b11b9b9a0550edc5
Autor:
Laura Ozella, Daniela Paolotti, Guilherme Lichand, Jorge P. Rodríguez, Simon Haenni, John Phuka, Onicio B. Leal-Neto, Ciro Cattuto
Publikováno v:
EPJ Data Science, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-17 (2021)
Abstract Measuring close proximity interactions between individuals can provide key information on social contacts in human communities and related behaviours. This is even more essential in rural settings in low- and middle-income countries where th
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/7dd7cc06fe26402f84cc3ccb35238299
Autor:
Isabel Kazanga‐Chiumia, Symon Fidelis Nayupe, Betty Kazanga, Steven Munharo, Parth Patel, Phatisan Bango Jassi, John Phuka
Publikováno v:
Public Health Challenges, Vol 1, Iss 3, Pp n/a-n/a (2022)
Abstract Since, the last polio case was in 1992, health authorities in Malawi declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) on 17 February 2022. A 3‐year‐old girl was diagnosed with WPV1 in the country's capital, Lilongwe, after getting p
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/a9a3cf53308048a9972f171e0cb8a202
Publikováno v:
Frontiers in Nutrition, Vol 9 (2022)
Population-level assessment of zinc deficiency remains a challenge due to the lack of suitable biomarkers. Spot urinary zinc concentration (UZC) has the potential to provide information on population zinc status in large-scale surveys, but there is n
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/12d17520ba8844a9b2017e53ba405bb8