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Phillip Wanduru

Makerere University and Karolinska Institutet
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Maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response in low-and middle-income countries: a scoping review of implementation factors

MV Kinney, DR Walugembe, P Wanduru… - Health policy and …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response (MPDSR), or any form of maternal
and/or perinatal death review or audit, aims to improve health services and pre-empt future …

The performance of community health workers in the management of multiple childhood infectious diseases in Lira, northern Uganda–a mixed methods cross …

P Wanduru, M Tetui, D Tuhebwe, M Ediau… - Global health …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background Community health workers (CHWs) have the potential to reduce child mortality
by improving access to care, especially in remote areas. Uganda has one of the highest …

Implementation of maternal and perinatal death reviews: a scoping review protocol

MV Kinney, DR Walugembe, P Wanduru, P Waiswa… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response (MPDSR), or any
related form of audit, is a systematic process used to prevent future maternal and perinatal …

Institutionalizing a regional model for improving quality of newborn care at birth across hospitals in eastern Uganda: a 4-year story

P Waiswa, P Wanduru, M Okuga, D Kajjo… - … Health: Science and …, 2021 - ghspjournal.org
Introduction: Despite the rapid increase in facility deliveries in Uganda, the number of
adverse birth outcomes (eg, neonatal and maternal deaths) has remained high. We aimed to …

[HTML][HTML] Psychosocial effects of adverse pregnancy outcomes and their influence on reporting pregnancy loss during surveys and surveillance: narratives from …

D Kwesiga, P Wanduru, L Eriksson, M Malqvist… - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background In 2021, Uganda had an estimated 25,855 stillbirths and 32,037
newborn deaths. Many Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes (APOs) go unreported despite …

[HTML][HTML] Working with what you have: How the East Africa Preterm Birth Initiative used gestational age data from facility maternity registers

L Miller, P Wanduru, N Santos, E Butrick, P Waiswa… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Objective Preterm birth is the primary driver of neonatal mortality worldwide, but it is defined
by gestational age (GA) which is challenging to accurately assess in low-resource settings …

The 'decolonization of global health'agenda in Africa: harnessing synergies with the continent's strategic aspirations

A Ssennyonjo, P Wanduru, E Omoluabi… - European Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
‘decolonization of global health’ agenda in Africa: harnessing synergies with the continent’s
strategic aspirations | European Journal of Public Health | Oxford Academic Skip to Main …

[HTML][HTML] “Even when people live just across the road… they won't go”: Community health worker perspectives on incentivized delays to under-five care-seeking in …

AW Blasini, P Waiswa, P Wanduru, L Amutuhaire… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Although under-five (U5) mortality in Uganda has dropped over the past two
decades, rates in urban slum neighborhoods remain high. As part of a broader verbal and …

[HTML][HTML] Mothers' perceptions and experiences of caring for sick newborns in Newborn Care Units in public hospitals in Eastern Uganda: a qualitative study

P Wanduru, C Hanson, P Waiswa… - Reproductive …, 2023 - Springer
Introduction Mothers' participation in the care of their sick newborns in Newborn Care Units
(NCUs) has been linked to several advantages including earlier discharge, fewer …

[HTML][HTML] Adapting the preterm birth phenotyping framework to a low-resource, rural setting and applying it to births from Migori County in western Kenya

L Miller, CN Schmidt, P Wanduru, A Wanyoro… - BMC Pregnancy and …, 2023 - Springer
Background Preterm birth is the leading cause of neonatal and under-five mortality
worldwide. It is a complex syndrome characterized by numerous etiologic pathways shaped …