The impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on service delivery and treatment outcomes in people living with HIV: a systematic review

SA SeyedAlinaghi, P Mirzapour, Z Pashaei… - AIDS Research and …, 2023 - Springer
Introduction The COVID-19 epidemic and various control and mitigation measures to combat
the widespread outbreak of the disease may affect other parts of health care systems. There …

Paying for performance to improve the delivery of health interventions in low‐and middle‐income countries

K Diaconu, J Falconer, A Verbel… - Cochrane Database …, 2021 - cochranelibrary.com
Background There is growing interest in paying for performance (P4P) as a means to align
the incentives of healthcare providers with public health goals. Rigorous evidence on the …

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 …

Impact of coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) on HIV testing and care provision across four continents

F Rick, W Odoke, J Van Den Hombergh… - HIV …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) pandemic has been associated with
severe disruptions in health care services, and nonpharmacological measures such as …

COVID-19 burden on HIV patients attending antiretroviral therapy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a multicenter cross-sectional study

D Chilot, Y Woldeamanuel, T Manyazewal - Frontiers in medicine, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background There has been promising progress toward screening, testing, and retaining
patients with HIV in care in Ethiopia. Concern exists that possible disruptions in HIV …

Utilization of SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance in Africa—a rapid review

T Dzinamarira, G Murewanhema… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Wastewater-based epidemiology for SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection in wastewater is desirable
for understanding COVID-19 in settings where financial resources and diagnostic facilities …

Digital technologies and COVID-19: Reconsidering lockdown exit strategies for Africa

I Chitungo, M Mhango, E Mbunge, M Dzobo… - Pan African Medical …, 2021 - ajol.info
Widespread vaccination provides a means for countries to lift strict COVID-19 restrictions
previously imposed to contain the spread of the disease. However, to date, Africa has …

[HTML][HTML] Brain drain: An ever-present; significant challenge to the Zimbabwean public health sector

T Dzinamarira, G Musuka - Public Health in Practice, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen developed countries relax immigration procedures for
health workers seeking new work opportunities elsewhere. Our letter outlines the risks to the …

COVID-19 response in Zimbabwe: the need for a paradigm shift?

I Chitungo, T Dzinamarira, N Tungwarara, M Chimene… - COVID, 2022 - mdpi.com
Zimbabwe reported its first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on 20 March 2020
and the country's response has largely adhered to international protocols. From the outset of …

PEPFAR's role in protecting and leveraging HIV services in the COVID-19 response in Africa

CW Holtzman, C Godfrey, L Ismail, E Raizes… - Current HIV/AIDS …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review We describe the impact of COVID-19 on PEPFAR programs in
Africa and how PEPFAR adapted and leveraged its interventions to the changing landscape …