Search Results - "Mirwais Rahimzai"
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Improving TB case notification in northern Uganda: evidence of a quality improvement-guided active case finding intervention
Published in BMC health services research (12-12-2018)“…Strategies to identify and treat undiagnosed prevalent cases that have not sought diagnostic services on their own, are necessary to treat TB in patients…”
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Prevalence of protective tetanus antibodies and immunological response following tetanus toxoid vaccination among men seeking medical circumcision services in Uganda
Published in PloS one (31-12-2018)“…Tetanus infection associated with men who had male circumcision has been reported in East Africa, suggesting a need for tetanus toxoid-containing vaccines…”
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Evaluation of a quality improvement intervention for obstetric and neonatal care in selected public health facilities across six states of India
Published in BMC pregnancy and childbirth (02-05-2017)“…While increase in the number of women delivering in health facilities has been rapid, the quality of obstetric and neonatal care continues to be poor in India,…”
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Quality improvement as a framework for behavior change interventions in HIV-predisposed communities: a case of adolescent girls and young women in northern Uganda
Published in AIDS research and therapy (25-01-2018)“…Despite the conventional approaches to HIV prevention being the bedrock for early reductions in HIV infections in Uganda, innovations that demonstrate…”
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Multivariate analysis of covariates of adherence among HIV-positive mothers with low viral suppression
Published in AIDS research and therapy (31-03-2018)“…As part of efforts to improve the prevention of mother-to-child transmission in Northern Uganda, we explored reasons for poor viral suppression among 122…”
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Managing hundreds of improvement teams [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]
Published in F1000 research (2018)“…Recognizing the notable scale of USAID Applying Science to Strengthen and Improve Systems (ASSIST) Project activities and sizable number of improvement teams,…”
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Reducing cases of Postpartum hemorrhage by 6% within five months at Dokolo HCIV in Northern Uganda / Reduciendo de los casos de hemorragia posparto en un 6% en cinco meses en Dokolo HCIV en Uganda del norte
Published in International journal of integrated care (17-11-2015)Get full text
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Saving Mothers, Giving Life Approach for Strengthening Health Systems to Reduce Maternal and Newborn Deaths in 7 Scale-up Districts in Northern Uganda
Published in Global health science and practice (11-03-2019)“…Uganda's maternal and newborn mortality remains high at 336 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births and 27 newborn deaths per 1,000 live births. The Saving…”
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Improving Integrated Management of Newborn and Childhood Illnesses in Northern Uganda
Published in International journal of integrated care (11-07-2017)“…Introduction: Globally, pneumonia, diarrhea and malaria are the leading causes of death among children under five years. Despite available evidence on…”
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Engaging frontline health providers in improving the quality of health care using facility-based improvement collaboratives in Afghanistan: case study
Published in Conflict and health (22-10-2014)“…Doc number: 21 Abstract Background: Access to health services in Afghanistan has expanded in the last decade; however, gaps in care quality and outcomes of…”
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Integrating family planning into postpartum care through modern quality improvement: experience from Afghanistan
Published in Global health science and practice (01-05-2014)“…To address low contraceptive use in Afghanistan, we supported 2 large public maternity hospitals and 3 private hospitals in Kabul to use modern quality…”
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Using quality improvement to improve the utilisation of GeneXpert testing at five lab hubs in Northern Uganda
Published in BMJ open quality (01-12-2017)Get full text
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Afghanistan's national strategy for improving quality in health care
Published in International journal for quality in health care (01-07-2013)“…Quality problem or issue. When the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan began reconstructing the health system in 2003, it…”
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Reducing cases of Postpartum hemorrhage by 6% within five months at Dokolo HCIV in Northern Uganda / Reduciendo de los casos de hemorragia posparto en un 6% en cinco meses en Dokolo HCIV en Uganda del norte
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