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A universal testing and treatment intervention to improve HIV control: One-year results from intervention communities in Zambia in the HPTN 071 (PopART) cluster-randomised trial
BACKGROUND: The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 90-90-90 targets require that, by 2020, 90% of those living with …
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A new cascade of HIV care for the era of “treat all”
Now that the World Health Organization has recommended antiretroviral therapy for all people infected with HIV regardless of their CD4 …
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Governing multisectoral action for health in low- and middle-income countries
The focus of the health sector in most countries remains almost exclusively on health care services, and the potential of …
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Hope for HIV control in southern Africa: The continued quest for a vaccine
In a Perspective, Linda-Gail Bekker and Glenda Gray discuss HIV vaccine development.
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Serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) polymorphism and susceptibility to a home-visiting maternal-infant attachment intervention delivered by community health workers in South Africa: Reanalysis of a randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND: Clear recognition of the damaging effects of poverty on early childhood development has fueled an interest in interventions aimed …
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Evidence for scaling up HIV treatment in sub-Saharan Africa: A call for incorporating health system constraints
The ever-growing HIV treatment programs in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) present local policy makers with complex decision dilemmas, as international guidelines …
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Estimated impact on birth weight of scaling up intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy given sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance in Africa: A mathematical model
BACKGROUND: Malaria transmission has declined substantially in the 21st century, but pregnant women in areas of sustained transmission still require …
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Delays and loss to follow-up before treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis following implementation of Xpert MTB/RIF in South Africa: A retrospective cohort study
BACKGROUND: South Africa has a large burden of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (RR-TB), with 18,734 patients diagnosed in 2014. The number of …
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Housing Improvements and Malaria Risk in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Multi-Country Analysis of Survey Data
BACKGROUND: Improvements to housing may contribute to malaria control and elimination by reducing house entry by malaria vectors and thus …
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Bolstering Community Cooperation in Ebola Resurgence Protocols: Combining Field Blood Draw and Point-of-Care Diagnosis
On May 9, 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Liberia to be free of known Ebola virus transmission following …
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Evaluating Hospital-Based Surveillance for Outbreak Detection in Bangladesh: Analysis of Healthcare Utilization Data
BACKGROUND: The International Health Regulations outline core requirements to ensure the detection of public health threats of international concern. Assessing …
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Priority-Setting for Novel Drug Regimens to Treat Tuberculosis: An Epidemiologic Model
BACKGROUND: Novel drug regimens are needed for tuberculosis (TB) treatment. New regimens aim to improve on characteristics such as duration, …
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Population Pharmacokinetic Properties of Piperaquine in Falciparum Malaria: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis
BACKGROUND: Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) are the mainstay of the current treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria, but ACT resistance …
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The World Health Organization Fetal Growth Charts: A Multinational Longitudinal Study of Ultrasound Biometric Measurements and Estimated Fetal Weight
BACKGROUND: Perinatal mortality and morbidity continue to be major global health challenges strongly associated with prematurity and reduced fetal growth, …
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