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Feasibility, enablers and challenges of using timeliness metrics for household contact tracing and TB preventive therapy in Pakistan by Jamil, Bushra, Nair, Divya, Thekkur, Pruthu, Laeeq, Neelofar, Adil, Anum, Khogali, Mohammed, Zachariah, Rony, Dar Berger, Selma, Satyanarayana, Srinath, Kumar, Ajay M V, Bochner, Aaron, McClelland, Amanda, Fatima, Razia, Harries, Anthony D

“…Screening household contacts of TB patients and providing TB preventive therapy (TPT) is a key intervention to end the TB epidemic. Global and timely…”
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Building Global Capacity for Conducting Operational Research Using the SORT IT Model: Where and Who? by Zachariah, Rony, Rust, Stefanie, Berger, Selma Dar, Guillerm, Nathalie, Bissell, Karen, Delaunois, Paul, Reid, Anthony J, Kumar, Ajay M V, Olliaro, Piero L, Reeder, John C, Harries, Anthony D, Ramsay, Andrew

“…Research capacity is weakest in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) where operational research is highly relevant and needed. Structured Operational…”
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Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on TB and HIV Programme Services in Selected Health Facilities in Lilongwe, Malawi: Operational Research in Real Time by Thekkur, Pruthu, Tweya, Hannock, Phiri, Sam, Mpunga, James, Kalua, Thokozani, Kumar, Ajay M. V., Satyanarayana, Srinath, Shewade, Hemant D., Khogali, Mohammed, Zachariah, Rony, Rusen, I. D., Berger, Selma Dar, Harries, Anthony D.

“…When the COVID-19 pandemic was announced in March 2020, there was concern that TB and HIV programme services in Malawi would be severely affected. We set up…”
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Investing in Operational Research Capacity Building for Front-Line Health Workers Strengthens Countries' Resilience to Tackling the COVID-19 Pandemic by Zachariah, Rony, Dar Berger, Selma, Thekkur, Pruthu, Khogali, Mohammed, Davtyan, Karapet, Kumar, Ajay M V, Satyanarayana, Srinath, Moses, Francis, Aslanyan, Garry, Aseffa, Abraham, Harries, Anthony D, Reeder, John C

“…(1) Introduction. The Structured Operational Research and Training IniTiative (SORT IT) supports countries to build operational research capacity for improving…”
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Characteristics, utilisation and influence of viewpoint articles from the Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative (SORT IT) - 2009-2020 [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Khogali, Mohammed, Tayler-Smith, Katie, Harries, Anthony D, Zachariah, Rony, Kumar, Ajay, Davtyan, Hayk, Satyanarayana, Srinath, Denisiuk, Olga, van Griensven, Johan, Reid, Anthony, Saw, Saw, Dar Berger, Selma, Hermans, Veerle, Aseffa, Abraham, Reeder, John C

“…Background: The Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative (SORT IT) teaches the practical skills of conducting and publishing operational…”
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Testing wastewater to detect severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in communities by Harries, Anthony D, dar Berger, Selma, Satyanarayana, Srinath, Thekkur, Pruthu, Kumar, Ajay M V

“…Abstract Research groups around the world are starting to analyse whether wastewater surveillance is a useful tool to monitor the presence of severe acute…”
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Assessing the Real-Time Impact of COVID-19 on TB and HIV Services: The Experience and Response from Selected Health Facilities in Nairobi, Kenya by Mbithi, Irene, Thekkur, Pruthu, Chakaya, Jeremiah Muhwa, Onyango, Elizabeth, Owiti, Philip, Njeri, Ngugi Catherine, Kumar, Ajay M.V., Satyanarayana, Srinath, Shewade, Hemant D., Khogali, Mohammed, Zachariah, Rony, Rusen, I. D., Berger, Selma Dar, Harries, Anthony D.

“…There was concern that the COVID-19 pandemic would adversely affect TB and HIV programme services in Kenya. We set up real-time monthly surveillance of TB and…”
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Operational Research to Assess the Real-Time Impact of COVID-19 on TB and HIV Services: The Experience and Response from Health Facilities in Harare, Zimbabwe by Thekkur, Pruthu, Takarinda, Kudakwashe C., Timire, Collins, Sandy, Charles, Apollo, Tsitsi, Kumar, Ajay M. V., Satyanarayana, Srinath, Shewade, Hemant D., Khogali, Mohammed, Zachariah, Rony, Rusen, I. D., Berger, Selma Dar, Harries, Anthony D.

“…When COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, there was concern that TB and HIV services in Zimbabwe would be severely affected. We set up real-time monthly…”
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Primary Health Care System Strengthening Project in Sri Lanka: Status and Challenges with Human Resources, Information Systems, Drugs and Laboratory Services by Thekkur, Pruthu, Fernando, Manoj, Nair, Divya, Kumar, Ajay M V, Satyanarayana, Srinath, Chandraratne, Nadeeka, Chandrasiri, Amila, Attygalle, Deepika Eranjanie, Higashi, Hideki, Bandara, Jayasundara, Berger, Selma Dar, Harries, Anthony D

“…A Primary Healthcare-System-Strengthening Project (PSSP) is implemented by the Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka, with funding support from the World Bank for…”
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Outcomes and Challenges in Noncommunicable Disease Care Provision in Health Facilities Supported by Primary Health Care System Strengthening Project in Sri Lanka: A Mixed-Methods Study by Nair, Divya, Thekkur, Pruthu, Fernando, Manoj, Kumar, Ajay M V, Satyanarayana, Srinath, Chandraratne, Nadeeka, Chandrasiri, Amila, Attygalle, Deepika Eranjanie, Higashi, Hideki, Bandara, Jayasundara, Berger, Selma Dar, Harries, Anthony D

“…The Primary Healthcare System Strengthening Project in Sri Lanka focuses on improving noncommunicable disease (NCD) care provision at primary medical care…”
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Empanelment of the Population to the Primary Medical Care Institution of Sri Lanka: A Mixed-Methods Study on Outcomes and Challenges by Thekkur, Pruthu, Nair, Divya, Fernando, Manoj, Kumar, Ajay M V, Satyanarayana, Srinath, Chandraratne, Nadeeka, Chandrasiri, Amila, Attygalle, Deepika Eranjanie, Higashi, Hideki, Bandara, Jayasundara, Berger, Selma Dar, Harries, Anthony D

“…The registration of individuals with designated primary medical care institutions (PMCIs) is a key step towards their empanelment with these PMCIs, supported…”
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Does the Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative (SORT IT) continue to influence health policy and/or practice? by Tripathy, Jaya Prasad, Kumar, Ajay MV, Guillerm, Nathalie, Berger, Selma Dar, Bissell, Karen, Reid, Anthony, Zachariah, Rony, Ramsay, Andrew, Harries, Anthony D

“…Background: The Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative (SORT IT) is a successful model of integrated operational research and capacity…”
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Managing comorbidities, determinants and disability at start and end of TB treatment under routine program conditions in China by Liu, Yuhong, Lin, Yan, Sun, Yuxian, Thekkur, Pruthu, Cheng, Changhao, Li, Yuecui, Shi, Yunzhen, Jiang, Jun, Liao, Jiong, Nie, Chuangui, Sun, Wenyan, Liang, Chengyuan, Zhang, Xiaojuan, Liu, Sang, Ma, Yan, Berger, Selma Dar, Satyanarayana, Srinath, Kumar, Ajay M V, Khogali, Mohammed, Zachariah, Rony, Golub, Jonathan E, Li, Liang, Harries, Anthony D

“…Many patients with tuberculosis (TB) have comorbidities, risk determinants and disability that co-exist at diagnosis, during and after TB treatment. We…”
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Real-Time Operational Research: Case Studies from the Field of Tuberculosis and Lessons Learnt by Harries, Anthony D., Thekkur, Pruthu, Mbithi, Irene, Chakaya, Jeremiah Muhwa, Tweya, Hannock, Takarinda, Kudakwashe C., Kumar, Ajay M. V., Satyanarayana, Srinath, Berger, Selma Dar, Rusen, I. D., Khogali, Mohammed, Zachariah, Rony

“…Real-time operational research can be defined as research on strategies or interventions to assess if they are feasible, working as planned, scalable and…”
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Quality, equity and partnerships in mixed methods and qualitative research during seven years of implementing the structured operational research and training initiative in 18 countries by Zachariah, Rony, Abrahamyan, Arpine, Rust, Stefanie, Thekkur, Pruthu, Khogali, Mohammed, Kumar, Ajay M V, Davtyan, Hayk, Satyanarayana, Srinath, Shewade, Hemant D, Delamou, Alexandre, Zolfo, Maria, Hermans, Veerle, Berger, Selma Dar, Reid, Anthony, Aseffa, Abraham, Dongre, Amol R, Harries, Anthony D, Reeder, John C

“…Introduction: Qualitative studies are often inadequately reported, making it difficult to judge their appropriateness for decision making in public health. We…”
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Quality, Equity and Utility of Observational Studies during 10 Years of Implementing the Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative in 72 Countries by Zachariah, Rony, Rust, Stefanie, Thekkur, Pruthu, Khogali, Mohammed, Kumar, Ajay Mv, Davtyan, Karapet, Diro, Ermias, Satyanarayana, Srinath, Denisiuk, Olga, Griensven, Johan van, Hermans, Veerle, Berger, Selma Dar, Saw, Saw, Reid, Anthony, Aseffa, Abraham, Harries, Anthony D, Reeder, John C

“…Observational studies are often inadequately reported, making it difficult to assess their validity and generalizability and judge whether they can be included…”
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Feasibility, enablers and challenges of using timeliness metrics for household contact tracing and TB preventive therapy in Pakistan by Bushra Jamil, Divya Nair, Pruthu Thekkur, Neelofar Laeeq, Anum Adil, Mohammed Khogali, Rony Zachariah, Selma Dar Berger, Srinath Satyanarayana, Ajay M. V. Kumar, Aaron Bochner, Amanda McClelland, Razia Fatima, Anthony D. Harries

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Quality, equity and utility of observational studies during 10 years of implementing the structured operational research and training initiative in 72 countries by Rony Zachariah, Stefanie Rust, Pruthu Thekkur, Mohammed Khogali, Ajay MV Kumar, Karapet Davtyan, Ermias Diro, Srinath Satyanarayana, Olga Denisiuk, Johan van Griensven, Veerle Hermans, Selma Dar Berger, Saw Saw, Anthony Reid, Abraham Aseffa, Anthony D Harries, John C Reeder

“…Observational studies are often inadequately reported, making it diffcult to assess their validity and generalizability and judge whether they can be included…”
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Investing in operational research capacity building for front-line health workers strengthens countries' resilience to tackling the COVID-19 pandemic by Rony Zachariah, Selma Dar Berger, Pruthu Thekkur, Mohammed Khogali, Karapet Davtyan, Ajay MV Kumar, Srinath Satyanarayana, Francis Moses, Garry Aslanyan, Abraham Aseffa, Anthony D Harries, John C Reeder

“…Introduction. The Structured Operational Research and Training IniTiative (SORT IT) supports countries to build operational research capacity for improving…”
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