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A United Response to COVID-19—an Artist’s Perspective by Breedlove, Byron, Cassell, Cynthia H., Raghunathan, Pratima L.

“…In that same Washington Post article, Tolia wrote about her painting, “Medicine has always been my first passion. Since my retirement as a physician, I’ve…”
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Investing in global measles and rubella elimination is needed to avert deaths and advance health equity by Raghunathan, Pratima L, Orenstein, Walter

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Illuminating Child Mortality: Discovering Why Children Die by Raghunathan, Pratima L, Madhi, Shabir A, Breiman, Robert F

“…Current understanding of the causes of under-5 childhood deaths in low- and middle-income countries relies heavily on country-level vital registration data and…”
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Integrating HIV and hypertension management in low-resource settings: Lessons from Malawi by Patel, Pragna, Speight, Colin, Maida, Alice, Loustalot, Fleetwood, Giles, Denise, Phiri, Sam, Gupta, Sundeep, Raghunathan, Pratima

“…Pragna Patel and colleagues describe the implementation of a hypertension management model for HIV-infected people in Malawi…”
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Principles of Health Equity Science for Public Health Action by Burton, Deron C., Kelly, Angele, Cardo, Denise, Daskalakis, Demetre, Huang, David T., Penman-Aguilar, Ana, Raghunathan, Pratima L., Zhu, Bao-Ping, Bunnell, Rebecca

“…Health equity is the state in which everyone has fair and just opportunity to attain their highest level of health, and no one is disadvantaged from achieving…”
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Mortality Surveillance Methods to Identify and Characterize Deaths in Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance Network Sites by Salzberg, Navit T, Sivalogan, Kasthuri, Bassat, Quique, Taylor, Allan W, Adedini, Sunday, El Arifeen, Shams, Assefa, Nega, Blau, Dianna M, Chawana, Richard, Cain, Carrie Jo, Cain, Kevin P, Caneer, J Patrick, Garel, Mischka, Gurley, Emily S, Kaiser, Reinhard, Kotloff, Karen L, Mandomando, Inacio, Morris, Timothy, Nyamthimba Onyango, Peter, Sazzad, Hossain M S, Scott, J Anthony G, Seale, Anna C, Sitoe, Antonio, Sow, Samba O, Tapia, Milagritos D, Whitney, Ellen A, Worrell, Mary Claire, Zielinski-Gutierrez, Emily, Madhi, Shabir A, Raghunathan, Pratima L, Koplan, Jeffrey P, Breiman, Robert F

“…Despite reductions over the past 2 decades, childhood mortality remains high in low- and middle-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. In these…”
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Global Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic by Cassell, Cynthia H, Raghunathan, Pratima L, Henao, Olga, Pappas-DeLuca, Katina A, Rémy, Whitney L, Dokubo, Emily Kainne, Merrill, Rebecca D, Marston, Barbara J

“…The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its global partners adapted health systems and programs originally developed for other purposes,…”
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Development and Implementation of Multiplex TaqMan Array Cards for Specimen Testing at Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance Site Laboratories by Diaz, Maureen H, Waller, Jessica L, Theodore, M Jordan, Patel, Nishi, Wolff, Bernard J, Benitez, Alvaro J, Morris, Timothy, Raghunathan, Pratima L, Breiman, Robert F, Whitney, Cynthia G, Blau, Dianna M, Winchell, Jonas M

“…Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) laboratories are employing a variety of laboratory methods to identify infectious agents…”
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Overview and Development of the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance Determination of Cause of Death (DeCoDe) Process and DeCoDe Diagnosis Standards by Blau, Dianna M, Caneer, J Patrick, Philipsborn, Rebecca P, Madhi, Shabir A, Bassat, Quique, Varo, Rosauro, Mandomando, Inácio, Igunza, Kitiezo Aggrey, Kotloff, Karen L, Tapia, Milagritos D, Johnstone, Siobhan, Chawana, Richard, Rahman, Afruna, El Arifeen, Shams, Onyango, Dickens, Kaiser, Reinhard, Seale, Anna C, Assefa, Nega, Morris, Timothy, Raghunathan, Pratima L, Breiman, Robert F

“…Mortality surveillance and cause of death data are instrumental in improving health, identifying diseases and conditions that cause a high burden of…”
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Unraveling Specific Causes of Neonatal Mortality Using Minimally Invasive Tissue Sampling: An Observational Study by Madhi, Shabir A, Pathirana, Jayani, Baillie, Vicky, Izu, Alane, Bassat, Quique, Blau, Dianna M, Breiman, Robert F, Hale, Martin, Mathunjwa, Azwifarwi, Martines, Roosecelis B, Nakwa, Firdose L, Nzenze, Susan, Ordi, Jaume, Raghunathan, Pratima L, Ritter, Jana M, Solomon, Fatima, Velaphi, Sithembiso, Wadula, Jeannette, Zaki, Sherif R, Chawana, Richard

“…Postmortem minimally invasive tissue sampling (MITS) is a potential alternative to the gold standard complete diagnostic autopsy for identifying specific…”
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An Observational Pilot Study Evaluating the Utility of Minimally Invasive Tissue Sampling to Determine the Cause of Stillbirths in South African Women by Madhi, Shabir A, Pathirana, Jayani, Baillie, Vicky, Cutland, Clare, Adam, Yasmin, Izu, Alane, Bassat, Quique, Blau, Dianna M, Breiman, Robert F, Hale, Martin, Johnstone, Siobhan, Martines, Roosecelis B, Mathunjwa, Azwifarwi, Nzenze, Susan, Ordi, Jaume, Raghunathan, Pratima L, Ritter, Jana M, Solomon, Fatima, Wadula, Jeannette, Zaki, Sherif R, Chawana, Richard

“…Despite approximately 2.6 million stillbirths occurring annually, there is a paucity of systematic biological investigation and consequently knowledge on the…”
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Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems Within the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance Network by Cunningham, Solveig A, Shaikh, Nida I, Nhacolo, Ariel, Raghunathan, Pratima L, Kotloff, Karen, Naser, Abu Mohd, Mengesha, Melkamu M, Adedini, Sunday A, Misore, Thomas, Onuwchekwa, Uma U, Worrell, Mary Claire, El Arifeen, Shams, Assefa, Nega, Chowdhury, Atique I, Kaiser, Reinhard, Madhi, Shabir A, Mehta, Ashka, Obor, David, Sacoor, Charfudin, Sow, Samba O, Tapia, Milagritos D, Wilkinson, Amanda L, Breiman, Robert F

“…Health and demographic surveillance systems (HDSSs) provide a foundation for characterizing and defining priorities and strategies for improving population…”
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Potential of Minimally Invasive Tissue Sampling for Attributing Specific Causes of Childhood Deaths in South Africa: A Pilot, Epidemiological Study by Chawana, Richard, Baillie, Vicky, Izu, Alane, Solomon, Fatima, Bassat, Quique, Blau, Dianna M, Breiman, Robert F, Hale, Martin, Houpt, Eric R, Lala, Sanjay G, Martines, Roosecelis B, Mathunjwa, Azwifarwi, Nzenze, Susan, Pathirana, Jayani, Petersen, Karen L, Raghunathan, Pratima L, Ritter, Jana M, Wadula, Jeannette, Zaki, Sherif R, Madhi, Shabir A

“…Current estimates for causes of childhood deaths are mainly premised on modeling of vital registration and limited verbal autopsy data and generally only…”
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Using Participatory Workshops to Assess Alignment or Tension in the Community for Minimally Invasive Tissue Sampling Prior to Start of Child Mortality Surveillance: Lessons From 5 Sites Across the CHAMPS Network by Blevins, John, O'Mara Sage, Elizabeth, Kone, Ahoua, Maixenchs, Maria, Raghunathan, Pratima L, Guilaze, Rui A, Cossa, Saquina, Girma, Zerihun, Zegeye, Yosef, Ackley, Caroline, Hussain, Faruqe, Islam, Saiful, Myburgh, Nellie, Ngwenya, Noni, Madhi, Shabir A, Otieno, Peter, Ochola, Kennedy, Munguambe, Khátia, Breiman, Robert F

“…The Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) program is a 7-country network (as of December 2018) established by the Bill & Melinda Gates…”
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Implementation and Operational Research: Evolution of Couplesʼ Voluntary Counseling and Testing for HIV in Rwanda: From Research to Public Health Practice by Karita, Etienne, Nsanzimana, Sabin, Ndagije, Felix, Wall, Kristin M, Mukamuyango, Jeannine, Mugwaneza, Placidie, Remera, Eric, Raghunathan, Pratima L, Bayingana, Roger, Kayitenkore, Kayitesi, Bekan-Homawoo, Brigitte, Tichacek, Amanda, Allen, Susan

“…BACKGROUND:Couplesʼ voluntary HIV counseling and testing (CVCT) is a WHO-recommended intervention for prevention of heterosexual HIV transmission which very…”
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Investigating the Feasibility of Child Mortality Surveillance With Postmortem Tissue Sampling: Generating Constructs and Variables to Strengthen Validity and Reliability in Qualitative Research by O'Mara Sage, Elizabeth, Munguambe, Khátia R, Blevins, John, Guilaze, Rui, Kosia, Baindu, Maixenchs, Maria, Bassat, Quique, Mandomando, Inácio, Kaiser, Reinhard, Kone, Ahoua, Jambai, Amara, Myburgh, Nellie D, Ngwenya, Noni, Madhi, Shabir A, Degefa, Ketema, Ackley, Caroline, Breiman, Robert F, Raghunathan, Pratima L

“…The Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) network aims to generate reliable data on the causes of death among children aged <5 years…”
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Transitioning to Country Ownership of HIV Programs in Rwanda by Binagwaho, Agnes, Kankindi, Ida, Kayirangwa, Eugenie, Nyemazi, Jean Pierre, Nsanzimana, Sabin, Morales, Fernando, Kadende-Kaiser, Rose, Scott, Kirstin Woody, Mugisha, Veronicah, Sahabo, Ruben, Baribwira, Cyprien, Isanhart, Leia, Asiimwe, Anita, El-Sadr, Wafaa M, Raghunathan, Pratima L

“…Agnes Binagwaho and colleagues describe how Rwanda achieved country ownership of its HIV programs…”
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Evolution of Couples Voluntary Counseling and Testing for HIV in Rwanda: From Research to Public Health Practice by Karita, Etienne, Nsanzimana, Sabin, Ndagije, Felix, Wall, Kristin M, Mukamuyango, Jeannine, Mugwaneza, Placidie, Remera, Eric, Raghunathan, Pratima L, Bayingana, Roger, Kayitenkore, Kayitesi, Bekan-Homawoo, Brigitte, Tichacek, Amanda, Allen, Susan

“…BACKGROUND:Couples’ Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing (CVCT) is a WHO-recommended intervention for prevention of heterosexual HIV transmission which very…”
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COVID-19 Case Investigation and Contact Tracing in the US, 2020 by Lash, R Ryan, Moonan, Patrick K, Byers, Brittany L, Bonacci, Robert A, Bonner, Kimberly E, Donahue, Matthew, Donovan, Catherine V, Grome, Heather N, Janssen, Julia M, Magleby, Reed, McLaughlin, Heather P, Miller, James S, Pratt, Caroline Q, Steinberg, Jonathan, Varela, Kate, Anschuetz, Greta L, Cieslak, Paul R, Fialkowski, Veronica, Fleischauer, Aaron T, Goddard, Clay, Johnson, Sara Jo, Morris, Michelle, Moses, Jill, Newman, Allison, Prinzing, Lauren, Sulka, Alana C, Va, Puthiery, Willis, Matthew, Oeltmann, John E

“…Contact tracing is a multistep process to limit SARS-CoV-2 transmission. Gaps in the process result in missed opportunities to prevent COVID-19. To quantify…”
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Attitudes about vaccines to prevent Ebola virus disease in Guinea at the end of a large Ebola epidemic: Results of a national household survey by Irwin, Kathleen L., Jalloh, Mohamed F., Corker, Jamaica, Alpha Mahmoud, Barry, Robinson, Susan J., Li, Wenshu, James, Nyuma E., Sellu, Musa, Jalloh, Mohammad B., Diallo, Alpha Ahmadou, Tracy, LaRee, Hajjeh, Rana, VanSteelandt, Amanda, Bunnell, Rebecca, Martel, Lise, Raghunathan, Pratima L., Marston, Barbara

“…•This household survey found that >84% would accept safe, effective Ebola vaccines.•Acceptance was higher in persons aware of Ebola cases and epidemic response…”
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