Transitioning the COVID-19 response in the WHO African region: a proposed framework for rethinking and rebuilding health systems

T Balde, B Oyugi, J Byakika-Tusiime, O Ogundiran… - BMJ global …, 2022 - gh.bmj.com
The onset of the pandemic revealed the health system inequities and inadequate
preparedness, especially in the African continent. Over the past months, African countries …

Integration of HIV infant testing into immunization programmes: a systematic review

D Chamla, C Luo, G Adjorlolo-Johnson… - Paediatrics and …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Integration of HIV infant testing into immunization sessions is one of the
strategies designed to increase coverage of early infant diagnosis. Objective: To determine …

[HTML][HTML] Getting to 90–90–90 targets for children and adolescents HIV in low and concentrated epidemics: bottlenecks, opportunities, and solutions

A Kisesa, D Chamla - Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Combating HIV has seen some of the greatest achievement in the history of global health,
for example, reaching 15 million people with antiretroviral therapy (ART) is one of the …

Investing in preparedness for rapid detection and control of epidemics: analysis of health system reforms and their effect on 2021 Ebola virus disease epidemic …

M Keita, A Talisuna, D Chamla, B Burmen… - BMJ Global …, 2023 - gh.bmj.com
The 2014–2016 West Africa Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Epidemic devastated Guinea's
health system and constituted a public health emergency of international concern. Following …

[HTML][HTML] Geographical information system and access to HIV testing, treatment and prevention of mother-to-child transmission in conflict affected Northern Uganda

DD Chamla, O Olu, J Wanyana, N Natseri, E Mukooyo… - Conflict and …, 2007 - Springer
Abstract Objectives Using Geographical Information System (GIS) as a tool to determine
access to and gaps in providing HIV counselling and testing (VCT), treatment (ART) and …

A step towards reinvigorating the COVID-19 response: an intra-action review of the WHO Regional Office for Africa Incident Management Support Team

T Balde, B Oyugi, EO Daniel, J Okeibunor… - BMJ global …, 2023 - gh.bmj.com
The WHO Regional Office for Africa (AFRO) COVID-19 Incident Management Support Team
(IMST) was first established on 21 January 2020 to coordinate the response to the pandemic …

[HTML][HTML] Lessons learnt from coordinating emergency health response during humanitarian crises: a case study of implementation of the health cluster in northern …

O Olu, A Usman, S Woldetsadik, D Chamla, O Walker - Conflict and Health, 2015 - Springer
Background Between the late 1980s and 2000s, Northern Uganda experienced over twenty
years of armed conflict between the Government of Uganda and Lord's Resistance Army …

Sexual violence–related pregnancy among internally displaced women in an internally displaced persons camp in northeast Nigeria

O Oladeji, B Oladeji, D Chamla… - Journal of …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Sexual violence is quite common in conflict situations and puts women at risk of unintended
pregnancies. In the northeast region of Nigeria with the ongoing insurgency, a substantial …

Integrating immunization services into nutrition sites to improve immunization status of internally displaced persons' children living in Bentiu protection of civilian site …

O Oladeji, P Campbell, C Jaiswal, D Chamla… - Pan African Medical …, 2019 - ajol.info
Introduction: the protracted war in South Sudan has led to severe humanitarian crisis with
high level of malnutrition and disruption of the health systems with continuous displacement …

[HTML][HTML] Analysing the implementation of infection prevention and control measures in health care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic in the African Region

L Kabego, T Balde, D Barasa, B Ndoye, OB Hilde… - BMC Infectious …, 2023 - Springer
Background The declaration of SARS-CoV-2 as a public health emergency of international
concern in January 2020 prompted the need to strengthen infection prevention and control …