Search Results - "Sanford Wesseh, Chea"
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Resilience of front-line facilities during COVID-19: evidence from cross-sectional rapid surveys in eight low- and middle-income countries
Published in Health policy and planning (02-08-2023)“…Abstract Responsive primary health-care facilities are the foundation of resilient health systems, yet little is known about facility-level processes that…”
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Disruptions in maternal and child health service utilization during COVID-19: analysis from eight sub-Saharan African countries
Published in Health policy and planning (01-08-2021)“…Abstract The coronavirus-19 pandemic and its secondary effects threaten the continuity of essential health services delivery, which may lead to worsened…”
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The 2014-2015 Ebola virus disease outbreak and primary healthcare delivery in Liberia: Time-series analyses for 2010-2016
Published in PLoS medicine (20-02-2018)“…The aim of this study is to estimate the immediate and lasting effects of the 2014-2015 Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak on public-sector primary healthcare…”
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Contact tracing performance during the Ebola epidemic in Liberia, 2014-2015
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-09-2018)“…During the Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic in Liberia, contact tracing was implemented to rapidly detect new cases and prevent further transmission. We…”
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Availability and use of personal protective equipment in low- and middle-income countries during the COVID-19 pandemic
Published in PloS one (17-07-2023)“…Availability and appropriate use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is of particular importance in Low and Middle-Income countries (LMICs) where disease…”
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Vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers in low- and middle-income countries during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from facility surveys across six countries
Published in PloS one (07-07-2023)“…Vaccine hesitancy remains a critical barrier in mitigating the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The willingness of health care workers (HCWs) to be…”
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Readiness of health facilities to provide safe childbirth in Liberia: a cross-sectional analysis of population surveys, facility censuses and facility birth records
Published in BMC pregnancy and childbirth (20-12-2022)“…The provision of quality obstetric care in health facilities is central to reducing maternal mortality, but simply increasing childbirth in facilities not…”
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Association between urban–rural location and prevalence of type 2 diabetes and impaired fasting glucose in West Africa: a cross–sectional population–based epidemiological study
Published in BMJ open (21-09-2023)“…Objectives We investigated the association between urban/rural location and both type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and pre-diabetes among populations of five…”
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Ebola interventions: listen to communities
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Vaccination Utilization and Subnational Inequities during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Interrupted Time-Series Analysis of Administrative Data across 12 Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Published in Vaccines (Basel) (24-08-2023)“…During and after the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic, many countries experienced declines in immunization that have not fully recovered to pre-pandemic levels…”
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Community health workers during the Ebola outbreak in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone
Published in Journal of global health (01-12-2018)“…The role of community health workers (CHWs) in the West Africa Ebola outbreak has been highlighted to advocate for increasing numbers of CHWs globally to build…”
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Healthcare utilization and maternal and child mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in 18 low- and middle-income countries: An interrupted time-series analysis with mathematical modeling of administrative data
Published in PLoS medicine (30-08-2022)“…The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had wide-reaching direct and indirect impacts on population health. In low- and middle-income countries,…”
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Community health workers during the Ebola outbreak in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone
Published in Journal of global health (01-12-2018)“…BACKGROUNDThe role of community health workers (CHWs) in the West Africa Ebola outbreak has been highlighted to advocate for increasing numbers of CHWs…”
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Strengthening the community health program in Liberia: Lessons learned from a health system approach to inform program design and better prepare for future shocks
Published in Journal of global health (10-03-2021)“…Arising from the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak, the 2015-2021 Investment Plan aimed to improve the health status of the Liberian population through…”
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