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        Major Reduction in Anti-Malarial Drug Consumption in Senegal after Nation-Wide Introduction of Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests 

        Thiam, Sylla; Thior, Moussa; Faye, Babacar; Ndiop, Me´doune; Diouf, Mamadou Lamine; Diouf, Mame Birame; Diallo, Ibrahima; Fall, Fatou Ba; Ndiaye, Jean Louis; Albertini, Audrey; Lee, Evan; Jorgensen, Pernille; Gaye, Oumar; Bell, David (PLoS ONE, 4/6/2011)
        Background: While WHO recently recommended universal parasitological confirmation of suspected malaria prior to treatment, debate has continued as to whether wide-scale use of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) can achieve this ...
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        Making Aid effective at the Community Level: The AMREF Experience 

        Ojakaa, David; Okoth, Elizabeth; Wangila, Sam; Ndirangu, Meshack; Mwangi, Naomi; Ilako, Festus (Taylor & Francis, 2011-09)
        Effective use of donor aid is critical in achieving the sixth Millennium Development Goal –reversing the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2015. The Paris Declaration of 2005 identified five key principles for aid effectiveness: ...
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        Male involvement in antenatal care redefined: A cross-sectional survey of married men in Lang’ata district, Kenya. 

        Matiang'i, Micah; Mojola, Aloo; Githae, Margret (Mag Online Library, 9/23/2013)
        Although the World Health Organization (WHO) has recognised the role of male involvement in maternal and child health (MNCH), its uptake is still low (WHO, 2001; Ramirez-Ferrero et al, 2012). Kenya's division for reproductive ...
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        Management of Psychosocial and Sexual Complains Among Cancer Patients in the African Context: A Scoping Review 

        Ramlachan, Padaruth; Tammary, Esho; Joachim, Osur; Edward, Ireri Mugambi; Magueye, Serigne (Elsevier Inc., 2022-01-14)
        Background: There is a lack of specialised psychosocial and sexual therapies for cancer patients in the African context. Aim: This paper aims to highlight gaps in capacities of health care providers to address psychosocial ...
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        Measles Incidence in South Africa: a Six-Year Review, 2015-2020 

        Yousif, Mukhlid; Hong, Heather; Malfeld, Susan; Smit, Sheilagh; Makhathini, Lillian; Motsamai, Tshepo; Otwombe, Kennedy (2022-08)
        In 2012 the World Health Organization (WHO) aimed to eliminate measles in five regions by 2020. This retrospective descriptive study reviewed measles surveillance data in South Africa for the period 2015-2020 to document ...
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        Mental and Sexual Health Outcomes Associated with FGM/C in Africa: A Systematic Narrative Synthesis 

        Esho, Tammary; Manasi, Kumasi (eClinicalMedicine, 2023-01-10)
        There are gaps in evidence regarding mental and sexual outcomes and associated interventions for women with Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) living in Africa. This study employed a narrative synthesis to ...
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        Mental Distress and Human Rights Violations During COVID-19: A Rapid Review of the Evidence Informing Rights, Mental Health Needs, and Public Policy 

        Rahman, Muhammad; Ahmed, Rabab; Moitra, Modhurima; Damschroder, Laura; Brownson, Ross; Chorpita, Bruce; Idele, Priscilla; Gohar, Fatima; Yen Huang, Keng; Saxena, Shekhar; Lai, Joanna; Swartling Peterson, Stefan; Harper, Gary; McKay, Mary; Amugune, Beatrice; Esho, Tammary; Ronen, Keshet; Othieno, Caleb; Kumar, Manasi (Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021-01-08)
        Background: COVID-19 prevention and mitigation efforts were abrupt and challenging for most countries with the protracted lockdown straining socioeconomic activities. Marginalized groups and individuals are particularly ...
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        Midwives’ Job Satisfaction and Intention to Leave their Current Position in Developing Regions of Ethiopia 

        Muluneha, Muluken Dessalegn; Mogesa, Geteneh; Abebec, Sintayehu; Hailud, Yeshitila; Makonnene, Misrak; Stulzb, Virginia (Elsevier, 2021-02-25)
        Background: The aim of this research was to analyze midwives’ job satisfaction and intention to leave in developing regions of Ethiopia. Methods: A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted amongst 107 midwives ...
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        The missing piece: quality in community health programmes 

        Otiso, Lilian; Gitahi, Githinji; Nambiar, Bejoy; Kumar, Meghan (Lancet Glob Health, 2019-03-07)
        The missing piece: quality in community health programmes
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        Mitigating the Mistreatment of Childbearing Women: Evaluation of Respectful Maternity Care Intervention in Ethiopian Hospitals 

        Asefa, Anteneh; Morgan, Alison; Gebremedhin, Samson; Tekle, Ephrem; Abebe, Sintayehu; Magge, Hema; Kermode, Michelle (BMJ Open, 2020-09-01)
        Objectives There is a lack of evidence on approaches to mitigating mistreatment during facility-based childbirth. This study compares the experiences of mistreatment reported by childbearing women before and after ...
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        Motivators and Barriers to Uptake of Post-operative Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Follow-up in Yala Division, Siaya County, Kenya 

        Abunah, Bonface; Onkoba, Rueben; Nyagero, Josephat; Muhula, Samuel; Omondi, Edward; Guyah, Bernard; Omondi, Gregory Barnabas (Pan African Medical Journal, 11/26/2016)
        Introduction: follow-up visits are recommended to all voluntary medical male circumcision clients (VMMC), however, adherence is variable. High lost-to-follow-up cases limit knowledge about clinical status of clients and ...
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        Moving from Legality to Reality: How Medical Abortion Methods were Introduced with Implementation Science in Zambia 

        Fetters, Tamara; Samandari, Ghazaleh; Djemo, Patrick; Vwallika, Bellington; Mupeta, Stephen (BioMed Central, 2017-02-16)
        Background Although abortion is technically legal in Zambia, the reality is far more complicated. This study describes the process and results of galvanizing access to medical abortion where abortion has been legal for ...
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        My Government Annual Grant to AMREF 

        Kenyatta, Mzee Jomo (Government of Kenya, 1973-05-13)
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        National disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 257 diseases and injuries in Ethiopia, 1990–2015: findings from the global burden of disease study 2015 

        Misganaw, Awoke; Melaku, Yohannes Adama; Tessema, Gizachew Assefa; Deribew, Amare; Deribe, Kebede; Abera, Semaw Ferede; Dessalegn, Muluken; Lakew, Yihunie; Bekele, Tolesa; Haregu, Tilahun N.; Amare, Azmeraw T.; Gedefaw, Molla; Mohammed, Mesoud; Yirsaw, Biruck Desalegn; Damtew, Solomon Abrha; Achoki, Tom; Blore, Jed; Krohn, Kristopher J.; Assefa, Yibeltal; Kifle, Mahlet; Naghav, Mohsen (Population Health Metrics, 2017)
        Background: Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) provide a summary measure of health and can be a critical input to guide health systems, investments, and priority-setting in Ethiopia. We aimed to determine the leading ...
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        National Mortality Burden due to Communicable, Non-communicable, and other Diseases in Ethiopia, 1990-2015_Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 

        Misganaw, Awoke; Haregu, Tilahun N.; Deribe, Kebede; Tessema, Gizachew Assefa; Deribew, Amare; Melaku, Yohannes Adama; Amare, Azmeraw T.; Abera, Semaw Ferede; Gedefaw, Molla; Dessalegn, Muluken; Lakew, Yihunie; Bekele, Tolesa; Mohammed, Mesoud; Yirsaw, Biruck Desalegn; Damtew, Solomon Abrha; Krohn, Kristopher J.; Achoki, Tom; Blore, Jed; Assefa, Yibeltal; Naghavi, Mohsen (Springer Nature, 2017-07-21)
        Background: Ethiopia lacks a complete vital registration system that would assist in measuring disease burden and risk factors. We used the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2015 (GBD 2015) estimates ...
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        Neonatal, Infant, and Child Mortality among Women Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence in East Africa: A Multi-country Analysis 

        Memiah, Peter; Bond, Tristi; Opanga, Yvonne; Kingori, Caroline; Cook, Courtney; Mwangi, Michelle; Gitahi-Kamau, Nyawira; Mubangizi, Deus; Owuor, Kevin (BMC Women's Health, 2020-01-23)
        Background Most neonatal, infant, and child deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where incidence of intimate partner violence (IPV) is highest in the world. Despite these facts, research regarding ...
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        New Stamps - Kenya Government Second Issue 

        Kenya, Government of Kenya Postal Service (African Businesd, 1980-06)
        KENYA: Flying doctor service. Set of stamps issued as a tribute to the fine work done by the Flying doctor service. Values 50 cents, 1/-, 3/-, 5/-. Issued March 20, 1990 (Crown Agents)
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        Occupational Health Services in Smaller Work Places in Britain 

        Taylor, Lord; Wood, C. H. (1957)
        PERHAPS the greatest problem in the planning and running of an occupational health service on a national basis is how to meet the health needs of the smaller work places. A small work place may be defined for our purposes ...
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        Onchocerca Volvulus is not Detected in the Cerebrospinal Fluid of Persons with Onchocerciasis-associated Epilepsy 

        Hotterbeekxa, An; Raimonb, Stephen; Abd-Elfarag, Gasim; Carter, Jane Y.; Sebitf, Wilson; Sulimang, Abozer; Fodjoa, Joseph Nelson Siewe; De Witteh, Peter; Logorai, Makoy Yibi; Colebundersa, Robert; Kumar-Singh, Samir (Elsevier, 2019-12)
        Objectives: Epidemiological evidence links onchocerciasis with the development of epilepsy. The aim of this study was to detect Onchocerca volvulus microfilariae or its bacterial endosymbiont, Wolbachia, in the cerebrospinal ...
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        Operationalizing mHealth to Improve Patient Care: A Qualitative Implementation Science Evaluation of the WelTel Texting Intervention in Canada and Kenya 

        Murray, Melanie; Khaemba, Antony M.; Smillie, Kirsten; Lester, Richard; Bardosh, Kevin Louis (BioMed Central, 2017-12-06)
        Background: Mobile health (mHealth) applications have proliferated across the globe with much enthusiasm, although few have reached scale and shown public health impact. In this study, we explored how different contextual ...

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