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Can malawi's poor afford free tuberculosis services? Patient and household costs associated with a tuberculosis diagnosis in Lilongwe by KEMP, Julia R, MANN, Gillian, NHLEMA SIMWAKA, Bertha, SALANIPONI, Felix M. L, BERTEL SQUIRE, Stephen

“…To assess the relative costs of accessing a TB diagnosis for the poor and for women in urban Lilongwe, Malawi, a setting where public health services are…”
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Acceptability and effectiveness of the storekeeper-based TB referral system for TB suspects in sub-districts of Lilongwe in Malawi by Simwaka, Bertha Nhlema, Theobald, Sally, Willets, Annie, Salaniponi, Felix M L, Nkhonjera, Patnice, Bello, George, Squire, Stephen Bertel

“…Early access to tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment remains a challenge in developing countries. General use of informal providers such as storekeepers is…”
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New Policies, New Technologies : Modelling the Potential for Improved Smear Microscopy Services in Malawi by Ramsay, A, Cuevas, L. E, Mundy, C. J, Nathanson, C. M, Chirambo, P, Dacombe, R, Squire, S. B, Salaniponi, F. M, Munthali, S

“…BACKGROUND: To quantify the likely impact of recent WHO policy recommendations regarding smear microscopy and the introduction of appropriate low-cost…”
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Deaths from tuberculosis in sub-Saharan African countries with a high prevalence of HIV-1 by Harries, Anthony D, Hargreaves, Nicola J, Kemp, Julia, Jindani, Amina, Enarson, Donald A, Maher, Dermot, Salaniponi, Felix M

“…Through the efforts of WHO and partners, nearly 50% of the global population and more than 60% of the African population now has access to a directly observed…”
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Voluntary counselling, HIV testing and adjunctive cotrimoxazole reduces mortality in tuberculosis patients in Thyolo, Malawi by Zachariah, Rony, Spielmann, Marie-Paule L, Chinji, Christina, Gomani, Patrick, Arendt, Victor, Hargreaves, Nicola J, Salaniponi, Felix M, Harries, Anthony D

“…To assess the feasibility and effectiveness of voluntary counselling, HIV testing and adjunctive cotrimoxazole in reducing mortality in a cohort of…”
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Operational research in Malawi: making a difference with cotrimoxazole preventive therapy in patients with tuberculosis and HIV by Harries, Anthony D, Zachariah, Rony, Chimzizi, Rhehab, Salaniponi, Felix, Gausi, Francis, Kanyerere, Henry, Schouten, Erik J, Jahn, Andreas, Makombe, Simon D, Chimbwandira, Frank M, Mpunga, James

“…In Malawi, high case fatality rates in patients with tuberculosis, who were also co-infected with HIV, and high early death rates in people living with HIV…”
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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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Highly active antiretroviral therapy and tuberculosis control in Africa: synergies and potential by Harries, Anthony D, Hargreaves, Nicola J, Chimzizi, Rehab, Salaniponi, Felix M

“…HIV/AIDS (human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) and TB (tuberculosis) are two of the world's major pandemics, the brunt of which…”
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Resources for controlling tuberculosis in Malawi by HARRIES, Anthony D, KWANJANA, John H, HARGREAVES, Nicola J, VAN GORKOM, Jeroen, SALANIPONI, Felix M. L

“…To document resources for controlling tuberculosis (TB) in Malawi. We performed a countrywide study of all 43 hospitals (3 central, 22 district and 18 mission)…”
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The missing cases of tuberculosis in Malawi: the contribution from cross-border registrations by Salaniponi, Felix M, Gausi, Francis K, Chimzizi, Rhehab B, Harries, Anthony D

“…Low case detection rates of new smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) patients globally are a cause for concern. The aim of this study was to determine…”
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Management and outcome of TB suspects admitted to the medical wards of a central hospital in Malawi by Friend, Jeremy H, Mason, Shirin, Harries, Anthony D, Salaniponi, Felix M, Neuhann, Florian

“…In a study conducted in the medical wards of Lilongwe Central Hospital, Malawi, 84 (18%) of 470 medical admissions were TB suspects. Of these, 21 (25%) had the…”
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The diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Malawi by Harries, Anthony D, Hargreaves, Nicola J, Kwanjana, John H, Salaniponi, Felix M

“…There is little information on a country-wide basis in sub-Saharan Africa about how the diagnosis of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is made. A…”
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The use of a monitoring tool to assess counselling and HIV testing in the public health sector in Malawi by Chimzizi, Rhehab B, Harries, Anthony D, Manda, Eluby, Khonyongwa, Angela, Killam, William P, Salaniponi, Felix M

“…Scaling up of counselling and HIV testing (VCT) services requires a system of regular monitoring and evaluation. AVCT monitoring tool was developed through a…”
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AIDS and tuberculosis in medical inpatients in Malawi by Weismuller, Menco M, Meijnen, Sander, Claessens, Niels J M, Salaniponi, Felix M, Harries, Anthony D

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Can Malawi's poor afford free tuberculosis services? Patient and household costs associated with a tuberculosis diagnosis in Lilongwe by Kemp, Julia R, Mann, Gillian, Simwaka, Bertha Nhlema, Salaniponi, Felix ML, Squire, Stephen Bertel

“…OBJECTIVE: To assess the relative costs of accessing a TB diagnosis for the poor and for women in urban Lilongwe, Malawi, a setting where public health…”
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Evidence for changes in behaviour leading to reductions in HIV prevalence in urban Malawi by Bello, George, Simwaka, Bertha, Ndhlovu, Tchaka, Salaniponi, Felix, Hallett, Timothy B

“…At the epicentre of the HIV epidemic in Eastern Africa, HIV prevalence has appeared to stabilise in most countries. However, there are indications that the HIV…”
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Improving health workers' performance in low-resource settings by Harries, Anthony D, Salaniponi, Felix

“…In 2003, with financial and technical support from the STOP-TB department of WHO, we did a 12-month operational research study in Malawi to determine whether…”
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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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The role of cotrimoxazole in HIV-coinfected TB patients: some concerns by Kalk, Andreas

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Reply from National TB Control Programme by Salaniponi, Felix, Harries, Anthony

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