Search Results - "Rony Zachariah"

HIV and tuberculosis in prisons in sub-Saharan Africa by Telisinghe, Lilanganee, Dr, Charalambous, Salome, PhD, Topp, Stephanie M, PhD, Herce, Michael E, MD, Hoffmann, Christopher J, MD, Barron, Peter, FFCH, Schouten, Erik J, MD, Jahn, Andreas, PhD, Zachariah, Rony, PhD, Harries, Anthony D, Prof, Beyrer, Chris, Prof, Amon, Joseph J, PhD

“…Summary Given the dual epidemics of HIV and tuberculosis in sub-Saharan Africa and evidence suggesting a disproportionate burden of these diseases among…”
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Operational research to strengthen evidence-based interventions to tackle antimicrobial resistance in the Region of the Americas by Celis, Yamile, Esparza, German, Zachariah, Rony, Pérez, Freddy

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Task shifting for antiretroviral treatment delivery in sub-Saharan Africa: not a panacea by Philips, Mit, MD, Zachariah, Rony, MD, Venis, Sarah, MSc

“…Task shifting is common in high-income countries, examples include nurse practitioners in the USA, nurse clinicians in Sweden,1 and expert patients for…”
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Ebola outbreak in rural West Africa: epidemiology, clinical features and outcomes by Dallatomasina, Silvia, Crestani, Rosa, Sylvester Squire, James, Declerk, Hilde, Caleo, Grazia Marta, Wolz, Anja, Stinson, Kathryn, Patten, Gabriela, Brechard, Raphael, Gbabai, Osman Bamba‐Moi, Spreicher, Armand, Van Herp, Michel, Zachariah, Rony

“…Objective To describe Ebola cases in the district Ebola management centre of in Kailahun, a remote rural district of Sierra Leone, in terms of geographic…”
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Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and the health-related Millennium Development Goals: time for a public health approach by Schouten, Erik J, Dr, Jahn, Andreas, PhD, Midiani, Dalitso, BSc, Makombe, Simon D, Dipl Clin Med, Mnthambala, Austin, MPH, Chirwa, Zengani, MBCh, Harries, Anthony D, Prof, van Oosterhout, Joep J, Prof, Meguid, Tarek, MD, Ben-Smith, Anne, PhD, Zachariah, Rony, PhD, Lynen, Lutgarde, PhD, Zolfo, Maria, MD, Van Damme, Wim, Prof, Gilks, Charles F, Prof, Atun, Rifat, Prof, Shawa, Mary, PhD, Chimbwandira, Frank, MBBS

“…The logistics of delivery will be improved, the risks of running out of stocks lessened, the need for multiple guidelines and training eliminated, and the…”
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The HIV-associated tuberculosis epidemic—when will we act? by Harries, Anthony D, Prof, Zachariah, Rony, PhD, Corbett, Elizabeth L, PhD, Lawn, Stephen D, MD, Santos-Filho, Ezio T, MSc, Chimzizi, Rhehab, MCommH, Harrington, Mark, BA, Maher, Dermot, DM, Williams, Brian G, PhD, De Cock, Kevin M, Prof

“…Summary Despite policies, strategies, and guidelines, the epidemic of HIV-associated tuberculosis continues to rage, particularly in southern Africa. We focus…”
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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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High level of infection prevention and control in surveyed hospitals in Colombia, 2021 by Corredor, Sandra Milena, Abrahamyan, Arpine, Thekkur, Pruthu, Reyes, Jorge, Celis, Yamile, Cuellar, Claudia, Zachariah, Rony

“…This study aimed to determine the performance of infection prevention and control (IPC) programs in eight core components in level 2 and level 3 hospitals…”
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Providing universal access to antiretroviral therapy in Thyolo, Malawi through task shifting and decentralization of HIV/AIDS care by Bemelmans, Marielle, Van Den Akker, Thomas, Ford, Nathan, Philips, Mit, Zachariah, Rony, Harries, Anthony, Schouten, Erik, Hermann, Katharina, Mwagomba, Beatrice, Massaquoi, Moses

“…Objective To describe how district‐wide access to HIV/AIDS care was achieved and maintained in Thyolo District, Malawi. Method In mid‐2003, the Ministry of…”
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Operational research in low-income countries: what, why, and how? by Zachariah, Rony, Dr, Harries, Anthony D, FRCP, Ishikawa, Nobukatsu, MD, Rieder, Hans L, MD, Bissell, Karen, PhD, Laserson, Kayla, MD, Massaquoi, Moses, MD, Van Herp, Micheal, MD, Reid, Tony, MD

“…Summary Operational research is increasingly being discussed at institutional meetings, donor forums, and scientific conferences, but limited published…”
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Risk factors for high early mortality in patients on antiretroviral treatment in a rural district of Malawi by ZACHARIAH, Rony, FITZGERALD, Margaret, MASSAQUOI, Moses, PASULANI, Olesu, ARNOULD, Line, MAKOMBE, Simon, HARRIES, Anthony D

“…Among adults started on antiretroviral treatment (ART) in a rural district hospital (a) to determine the cumulative proportion of deaths that occur within 3…”
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The Ebola-effect in Guinea 2014-15: Tangled trends of malaria care in children under-five by Kolie, Delphin, Camara, Bienvenu S, Delamou, Alexandre, Béavogui, Abdoul H, Hermans, Veerle, Edwards, Jeffrey K, Benedetti, Guido, Muller, Claude P, Griensven, Johan van, Zachariah, Rony

“…The 2014-15 Ebola outbreak in West Africa was disruptive for the general health services in the affected countries. This study assessed the impact of the…”
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Ebola: lessons learned and future challenges for Europe by Quaglio, GianLuca, Dr, Goerens, Charles, MEP, Putoto, Giovanni, MD, Rübig, Paul, MEP, Lafaye, Pierre, PhD, Karapiperis, Theodoros, PhD, Dario, Claudio, MD, Delaunois, Paul, MPH, Zachariah, Rony, PhD

“…Summary The Ebola virus epidemic has topped media and political agendas for months; several countries in west Africa have faced the worst Ebola epidemic in…”
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A global framework for action to improve the primary care response to chronic non-communicable diseases: a solution to a neglected problem by Maher, Dermot, Harries, Anthony D, Zachariah, Rony, Enarson, Don

“…Although in developing countries the burden of morbidity and mortality due to infectious diseases has often overshadowed that due to chronic non-communicable…”
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What can National TB Control Programmes in low- and middle-income countries do to end tuberculosis by 2030? [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Harries, Anthony D, Lin, Yan, Kumar, Ajay M.V, Satyanarayana, Srinath, Takarinda, Kudakwashe C, Dlodlo, Riitta A, Zachariah, Rony, Olliaro, Piero L

“…The international community has committed to ending the tuberculosis (TB) epidemic by 2030. This will require multi-sectoral action with a focus on…”
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Bloodstream infections and antibiotic resistance at a regional hospital, Colombia, 2019-2021 by Saavedra, Julio C, Fonseca, Deisy, Abrahamyan, Arpine, Thekkur, Pruthu, Timire, Collins, Reyes, Jorge, Zachariah, Rony, Agudelo, Lorena G

“…To assess antibiotic susceptibility of World Health Organization (WHO) priority bacteria ( spp., , and ) in blood cultures at the Orinoquía regional hospital…”
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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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Nationalizing Operational Research Capacity Building: Necessity or Luxury? by Zachariah, Rony, Khogali, Mohammed, Kumar, Ajay M V, Harries, Anthony D, Reeder, John C

“…A practical definition of operational research is the “search for knowledge on interventions, strategies and tools that can improve the performance of health…”
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A crisis of protection and safe passage: violence experienced by migrants/refugees travelling along the Western Balkan corridor to Northern Europe by Arsenijević, Jovana, Schillberg, Erin, Ponthieu, Aurelie, Malvisi, Lucio, Ahmed, Waeil A Elrahman, Argenziano, Stefano, Zamatto, Federica, Burroughs, Simon, Severy, Natalie, Hebting, Christophe, de Vingne, Brice, Harries, Anthony D, Zachariah, Rony

“…Pushed by ongoing conflicts and pulled by the desire for a better life, over one million migrants/refugees transited Balkan countries and arrived in Europe…”
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Antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory infections among children in rural China: a cross-sectional study of outpatient prescriptions by Zhang, Zhitong, Hu, Yanhong, Zou, Guanyang, Lin, Mei, Zeng, Jun, Deng, Simin, Zachariah, Rony, Walley, John, Tucker, Joseph D., Wei, Xiaolin

“…Background: Overuse of antibiotics contributes to the development of antimicrobial resistance. Objective: This study aims to assess the condition of antibiotic…”
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