AMREF Repository: Recent submissions
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Applicability of TB-LAMP test for diagnosis of pulmonary TB among HIV-positive individuals
(IJTLD Open, 2025-01-01)BACKGROUND The loop-mediated isothermal amplification for TB (TB-LAMP) assay is more cost-effective and accessible than the Xpert® MTB/RIF assay. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the TB-LAMP assay ... -
Impact of the health bazaar initiative on sexual and reproductive health service use in Ethiopia
(Ethiopia. Reprod Health, 2025-11-26)Background: Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) services remains a significant public health challenge, particularly in rural and underserved areas. The Health Bazaar initiative was introduced as a community-based ... -
Bridging water, health and climate: A call to action
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Lessons learned during the establishment of a functional National Public Health Institute in the Democratic Republic of Congo: from 2018 to 2024
(Pan Afr Med J, 2024-11-18)The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) experiences several disease outbreaks every year. In 2023 alone, the DRC faced outbreaks of Mpox, measles, yellow fever, vaccine-derived polio, malaria, and cholera, alongside ... -
Effect of mass drug administration on malaria incidence in southeast Senegal during 2020-22: a two-arm, open-label, cluster-randomised controlled trial
(Lancet Infect Dis, 2025-06-25)Background: In Africa, the scale-up of malaria-control interventions has reduced malaria burden, but progress towards elimination has stalled. Mass drug administration (MDA) is promising as a transmission-reducing strategy, ... -
Mass drug administration to reduce malaria incidence in a low-to-moderate endemic setting: short-term impact results from a cluster randomised controlled trial in Senegal
(MedRxiv, 2024-07-18)Background: In Africa, the scale-up of malaria control interventions, including seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC), has dramatically reduced malaria burden, but progress toward malaria elimination has stalled. We ... -
Assessment of the efficiency of the routine epidemiological surveillance system for malaria at the Tambacounda Health District, Senegal
(Pan Afr Med J ., 2024-06-04)Introduction: as part of the fight against malaria, epidemiological surveillance (ES) is one of the key pillars of the global technical strategy 2016-2030 to combat this disease. However, in the south-east of Senegal, where ... -
Community response to the Ebola outbreak: Contribution of community-based organisations and community leaders in four health districts in Guinea
(Glob Public Health, 2020-12-15)The major challenges in controlling the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Guinea were contact tracing, referral of suspected cases, secure burial and mistrust in the context of a weak health system. Community involvement ... -
Geo-epidemiological risk stratification to select malaria interventions, case of Mali
(PLOS Glob Public Health, 2025-11-07)Malaria is a public health threat in Mali, with high morbidity (37%) and mortality (25%) rates. Malaria risk stratification is needed to identify different risk transmission and select interventions, especially in ... -
Evaluating the role of the Health Bazaar Initiative on Sexual and Reproductive Health Service Utilization in Ethiopia: A Comparative Analysis of community- based interventions
(2025-07-10)Background: Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) services remains a significant public health challenge, particularly in rural and underserved areas. The Health Bazaar initiative was introduced as a community-based ... -
Effect of healthcare worker vs. non-health worker delivered health education on modern contraceptive uptake among women in Malawi: a quasi-experimental study
(BMC Health Services Research, 2025-10-29)Background Most women receive health education from healthcare workers. However, the same information can be delivered by non-health workers such as religious and traditional leaders, and peers, among others. The effectiveness ... -
Empowering Youth Through Evidence: Applying Outcome Harvesting to Evaluate Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Advocacy in Ethiopia
(International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2025-11-01)Adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) challenges, including gender inequality, child marriage, female genital mutilation/cutting and sexual and gender-based violence remain pervasive globally, ... -
The impact and social return on investment (SROI) of health workforce training in fragile, conflict-affected settings—a study of the Maridi Health Sciences Institute (MHSI) in South Sudan
(Journal of Public Health and Emergency, 2025)Background Health workforce development has long been recognized as one of the key strategies for strengthening health systems. Increasing the number, capacity, and retention of the healthcare workforce has been a challenge ... -
A community-based vector control intervention “Slash and Clear” implemented in two onchocerciasis-endemic foci in South Sudan
(PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2025-07-23)Background: Despite several rounds of ivermectin treatment, onchocerciasis transmission persists in Mvolo and Mundri West Counties (Western Equatoria State, South Sudan). A community-based "Slash and clear" (S&C) vector ... -
Gender disparities and barriers to access and use of essential health services in Ethiopia: Designing primary health care through gender lens
(PLOS Global Public Health, 2025-06-20)Despite remarkable gains in maternal and child health (MCH) outcomes globally, the lack of access to and use of essential health services remains a challenge in low-income countries, like Ethiopia. To address health service ... -
Precision mapping of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis among school-age children: Targeting interventions in western Kenya
(PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2025-07-28)Abstract Background: Mapping of schistosomiasis (SCH) and soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) is a critical step in understanding where at-risk populations live in order to effectively plan and target available resources ... -
Impact of solar powered mini water systems on WASH service delivery among schools in Pader district, Uganda
(International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 2025-05-08)Introduction In Pader district, the pupil-to-stance ratio was 76:1 in 2019, far higher than the national target of 40:1 and hand washing coverage was 21%. AMREF Health Africa end-line implemented a Solar for inclusive ... -
An assessment of a novel franchise model for addressing the challenge of sustainable water access in resource-poor settings
(2025-10-28)Access to safe drinking water remains a critical challenge in many resource-poor settings, especially in rural and peri-urban areas. In Kenya, despite constitutional guarantees for water access, millions still rely on ... -
Perceptions of eLearning Innovative Training Approaches among Nurses, Midwives, and Tutors: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study from Nurse-Midwifery Colleges in Tanzania
(Tanzania Medical Journal, 2025-05-27)Background Africa bears 24% of the global disease burden but is served by only 3% of the world’s health workforce, contributing to the continent's failure to achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015. The shortage ... -
Implementation of early warning, alert and response: An experience from the Marburg virus disease outbreak response in Kagera, Tanzania, March to May 2023
(PLOS One, 2025-06-20)Introduction Tanzania declared a Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak on March 21, 2023, reporting nine cases and six deaths (case fatality rate (CFR) 66.7%). Detection began when a Community Health Worker (CHW) reported ...
