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Scaling up antiretroviral therapy in Africa: learning from tuberculosis control programmes-the case of Malawi [State of the Art Series. HIV infection in low-income, high-burden settings. Edited by J. F. Murray. Number 6 in the series] by LIBAMBA, E, MAKOMBE, S, HARRIES, A. D, CHIMZIZI, R, SALANIPONI, F. M, SCHOUTEN, E. J, MPAZANJE, R

“…The rapid and massive scale-up of antiretroviral drug therapy (ART) so needed in sub-Saharan Africa will not be possible using a 'medicalised' model. A more…”
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Outcomes of tuberculosis patients who start antiretroviral therapy under routine programme conditions in Malawi by MAKOMBE, S. D, HARRIES, A. D, YU, J. K-L, HOCHGESANG, M, MHANGO, E, WEIGEL, R, PASULANI, O, FITZGERALD, M, SCHOUTEN, E. J, LIBAMBA, E

“…SETTING: Public sector facilities in Malawi providing antiretroviral therapy (ART) to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive patients, including those…”
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Scaling up HIV/AIDS and joint HIV-TB services in Malawi [Notes from the Field] by CHIMZIZI, R, HARRIES, A. D, MPAZANJE, R, GAUSI, F, GOLOMBE, C, MANDA, E, KHONYONGWA, A, SALANIPONI, F. M, LIBAMBA, E, SCHOUTEN, E. J, MWANSAMBO, A

“…Two country-wide surveys were undertaken to assess progress in scaling up human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune-deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and…”
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Scaling up antiretroviral treatment in resource-poor settings by Harries, Anthony D, Schouten, Erik J, Libamba, Edwin

“…The plan for new patients is not based on some fanciful idea; it is based on a realistic assessment of the 60 sites in the public sector now delivering ART, a…”
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A Public Health Approach to Rapid Scale-Up of Antiretroviral Treatment in Malawi During 2004-2006 by Lowrance, David W, Makombe, Simon, Harries, Anthony D, Shiraishi, Ray W, Hochgesang, Mindy, Aberle-Grasse, John, Libamba, Edwin, Schouten, Erik, Ellerbrock, Tedd, Kamoto, Kelita

“…BACKGROUND:Approximately 1 million people are infected with HIV in Malawi, where AIDS is the leading cause of death in adults. By December 31, 2007, more than…”
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Lower Early Mortality Rates Among Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Treatment at Clinics Offering Cotrimoxazole Prophylaxis in Malawi by Lowrance, David, Makombe, Simon, Harries, Anthony, Yu, Joseph, Aberle-Grasse, John, Eiger, Odette, Shiraishi, Ray, Marston, Barbara, Ellerbrock, Tedd, Libamba, Edwin

“…OBJECTIVE:To determine whether Malawi antiretroviral treatment (ART) clinics providing cotrimoxazole (CTX) prophylaxis had lower early mortality rates compared…”
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Supervision, monitoring and evaluation of nationwide scale-up of antiretroviral therapy in Malawi by LIBAMBA, Edwin, MAKOMBE, Simon, MHANGO, Eustice, DE ASCURRA TECK, Olga, LIMBAMBALA, Eddie, SCHOUTEN, Erik J, HARRIES, Anthony D

“…To describe the supervision, monitoring and evaluation strategies used to assess the delivery of antiretroviral therapy during nationwide scale-up of treatment…”
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Expanding antiretroviral therapy in Malawi: drawing on the country's experience with tuberculosis by Harries, Anthony D, Libamba, Edwin, Schouten, Erik J, Mwansambo, Andrina, Salaniponi, Felix M, Mpazanje, Rex

“…The DOTS (“directly observed treatment, short course”) strategy has been successfully used in developing countries to provide effective control of…”
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Antiretroviral therapy for children in the routine setting in Malawi

“…Malawi is scaling up antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV-infected patients. Using a fixed-dose combination of stavudine + lamivudine + nevirapine (‘Triomune’)…”
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Monitoring the response to antiretroviral therapy in resource-poor settings: the Malawi model by Harries, Anthony D., Gomani, Patrick, Teck, Roger, de Teck, Olga Ascurra, Bakali, Edwin, Zachariah, Rony, Libamba, Edwin, Mwansambo, Andrina, Salaniponi, Felix, Mpazanje, Rex

“…With assistance from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM), Malawi is scaling-up the delivery of antiretroviral (ARV) therapy to…”
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