Disease control priorities: improving health and reducing poverty

DT Jamison - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
In addition to developing essential packages some DCP3 volumes identify one or more
“augmented” packages that delineate next steps after the essential interventions are …

HIV and noncommunicable disease comorbidities in the era of antiretroviral therapy: a vital agenda for research in low-and middle-income country settings

KMV Narayan, PG Miotti, NP Anand… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
In this special 2014 issue of JAIDS, international investigator teams review a host of
noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) that are often reported among people living and aging …

[HTML][HTML] Pediatric malignancies, treatment outcomes and abandonment of pediatric cancer treatment in Zambia

JS Slone, C Chunda-Liyoka, M Perez, N Mutalima… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background There exist significant challenges to the receipt of comprehensive oncologic
treatment for children diagnosed with cancer in sub-Saharan Africa. To better define those …

HIV, tuberculosis, and noncommunicable diseases: what is known about the costs, effects, and cost-effectiveness of integrated care?

EP Hyle, K Naidoo, AE Su, WM El-Sadr… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Unprecedented investments in health systems in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs)
have resulted in more than 8 million individuals on antiretroviral therapy. Such individuals …

[HTML][HTML] Combination prevention: new hope for stopping the epidemic

SH Vermund, RJ Hayes - Current Hiv/aids Reports, 2013 - Springer
HIV research has identified approaches that can be combined to be more effective in
transmission reduction than any 1 modality alone: delayed adolescent sexual debut, mutual …

Bringing cancer care to the poor: experiences from Rwanda

LN Shulman, T Mpunga, N Tapela, CM Wagner… - Nature Reviews …, 2014 - nature.com
The knowledge and tools to cure many cancer patients exist in developed countries but are
unavailable to many who live in the developing world, resulting in unnecessary loss of life …

PEPFAR transitions to country ownership: review of past donor transitions and application of lessons learned to the Eastern Caribbean

A Vogus, K Graff - Global Health: Science and Practice, 2015 - ghspjournal.org
The US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has shifted from an
emergency response to a sustainable, country-owned response. The process of transition to …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of PEPFAR funding policy change on HIV service delivery in a large HIV care and treatment network in Nigeria

B Banigbe, CM Audet, P Okonkwo, OO Arije, E Bassi… - Plos one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
The transition to PEPFAR 2.0 with its focus on country ownership was accompanied by
substantial funding cuts. We describe the impact of this transition on HIV care in a large …

[HTML][HTML] Poor clinical outcomes for HIV infected children on antiretroviral therapy in rural Mozambique: need for program quality improvement and community …

SH Vermund, M Blevins, TD Moon, E José, L Moiane… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Residents of Zambézia Province, Mozambique live from rural subsistence
farming and fishing. The 2009 provincial HIV prevalence for adults 15–49 years was 12.6 …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of loss of PEPFAR support on HIV services at health facilities in low-burden districts in Uganda

H Zakumumpa, L Paina, J Wilhelm… - BMC health services …, 2021 - Springer
Background Although donor transitions from HIV programs are more frequent, little research
exists seeking to understand the perceptions of patients and providers on this process …