[HTML][HTML] The impact of COVID-19 on communicable and non-communicable diseases in Africa: a narrative review

B Formenti, N Gregori, V Crosato… - Le Infezioni in …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has disproportionately
impacted global human health, economy, and security. Because of weaker health-care …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 vaccine roll-out in South Africa and Zimbabwe: urgent need to address community preparedness, fears and hesitancy

T Dzinamarira, B Nachipo, B Phiri, G Musuka - Vaccines, 2021 - mdpi.com
South Africa became one of the first African countries to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. As
the rest of Africa prepares to receive COVID-19 vaccines, most countries in Africa have set …

[HTML][HTML] Safeguarding gains in the sexual and reproductive health and AIDS response amidst COVID-19: The role of African civil society

R Eghtessadi, Z Mukandavire, F Mutenherwa… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
This article outlines the role of African civil society in safeguarding gains registered to date in
sexual and reproductive health and the response to HIV. The case is made for why civil …

[HTML][HTML] Barriers and enablers for adherence to antiretroviral therapy among people living with HIV/AIDS in the era of COVID-19: a qualitative study from Pakistan

A Ahmed, JA Dujaili, M Jabeen, MM Umair… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background: With the increased availability of safe antiretroviral therapy (ART) in recent
years, achieving optimal adherence and patient retention is becoming the biggest challenge …

The syndemic burden of HIV/AIDS in Africa amidst the COVID‐19 pandemic

O Uwishema, C Taylor, L Lawal… - Immunity …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction: The human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome
(HIV/AIDS) has long affected millions of individuals across the globe. Historically, the …

[HTML][HTML] Inappropriate antibiotic use in Zimbabwe in the COVID-19 Era: a perfect recipe for antimicrobial resistance

I Chitungo, T Dzinamarira, TK Nyazika, H Herrera… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The global COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an upsurge in antimicrobial use. The
increase in use is multifactorial, and is particularly related to the empirical treatment of SARS …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the real-time impact of COVID-19 on TB and HIV services: the experience and response from selected health facilities in Nairobi, Kenya

I Mbithi, P Thekkur, JM Chakaya, E Onyango… - Tropical medicine and …, 2021 - mdpi.com
There was concern that the COVID-19 pandemic would adversely affect TB and HIV
programme services in Kenya. We set up real-time monthly surveillance of TB and HIV …

[HTML][HTML] The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV testing utilization among men who have sex with men in China: cross-sectional online survey

KC Zhang, Y Fang, H Cao, H Chen… - JMIR public health …, 2022 - publichealth.jmir.org
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has created disruptions in HIV prevention and sexual
health services for men who have sex with men (MSM). Objective This study compared HIV …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on TB and HIV programme services in selected health facilities in Lilongwe, Malawi: operational research in real time

P Thekkur, H Tweya, S Phiri, J Mpunga… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2021 - mdpi.com
When the COVID-19 pandemic was announced in March 2020, there was concern that TB
and HIV programme services in Malawi would be severely affected. We set up real-time …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the potential impact of immunity waning on the dynamics of COVID-19 in South Africa: an endemic model of COVID-19

M Rabiu, SA Iyaniwura - Nonlinear Dynamics, 2022 - Springer
We developed an endemic model of COVID-19 to assess the impact of vaccination and
immunity waning on the dynamics of the disease. Our model exhibits the phenomenon of …