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Strengthening the health systems at national level for malaria elimination in the Greater Mekong Subregion countries: a qualitative study [PDF]

Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Background Countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) have committed to eliminating malaria by 2030. The success of a national malaria programme’s transition from malaria control to elimination is dependent on the readiness of the health system to ...
Win Htike, Win Han Oo, Catherine M. Bennett, Paul A. Agius, Alyssa E. Barry, Freya J. I. Fowkes   +5 more
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Evaluation of a person-centred, nurse-led model of care delivering hepatitis C testing and treatment in priority settings: a mixed-methods evaluation of the Tasmanian Eliminate Hepatitis C Australia Outreach Project, 2020–2022

BMC Public Health, 2023
Introduction Australia has experienced sustained reductions in hepatitis C testing and treatment and may miss its 2030 elimination targets. Addressing gaps in community-based hepatitis C prescribing in priority settings that did not have, or did not ...
Joshua Dawe, Megan Hughes, Shannon Christensen, Louisa Walsh, Jacqueline A. Richmond, Alisa Pedrana, Anna L. Wilkinson, Louise Owen, Joseph S. Doyle, on behalf of the EC Australia Partnership   +9 more
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Recruiting and retaining community-based participants in a COVID-19 longitudinal cohort and social networks study: lessons from Victoria, Australia

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2023
Background Longitudinal studies are critical to informing evolving responses to COVID-19 but can be hampered by attrition bias, which undermines their reliability for guiding policy and practice.
Thi Nguyen, Alexander J. Thomas, Phoebe Kerr, Ashleigh C. Stewart, Anna Lee Wilkinson, Long Nguyen, Aimée Altermatt, Kathryn Young, Katherine Heath, Anna Bowring, Stephanie Fletcher-Lartey, Dean Lusher, Sophie Hill, Alisa Pedrana, Mark Stoové, Katherine Gibney, Margaret Hellard   +16 more
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Does sexuality matter? A cross-sectional study of drug use, social injecting, and access to injection-specific care among men who inject drugs in Melbourne, Australia

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
Background Gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) are overrepresented in cohorts of people who inject drugs. GBMSM’s substance use is usually explored in the context of its contribution to sexual risk.
Sophia E. Schroeder, A. L. Wilkinson, D. O’Keefe, A. Bourne, J. S. Doyle, M. Hellard, P. Dietze, A. Pedrana   +7 more
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Reducing malaria transmission in forest-going mobile and migrant populations in Lao PDR and Cambodia: protocol for stepped-wedge cluster-randomised controlled trial

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background Countries of the Greater Mekong Sub-region aim to achieve malaria elimination by 2030. In the region, malaria is concentrated in high-risk areas and populations such as forest-going mobile and migrant populations (MMPs).
Win Htike, Win Han Oo, Thet Lynn, Lun Sovanda, Paul A. Agius, May Chan Oo, Naw Hkawng Galau, Kaung Myat Thu, Aung Khine Zaw, Ei Phyu Htwe, Julia C. Cutts, Ellen A. Kearney, Nick Scott, Katherine O’Flaherty, Bangyuan Wang, Boualam Khamlome, Phoutnalong Vilay, Sovannaroth Siv, Freya J. I. Fowkes   +18 more
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Perceived physical health outcomes of direct-acting antiviral treatment for hepatitis C: a qualitative study

Harm Reduction Journal, 2021
Background Novel health promotion and treatment uptake initiatives will be necessary to ensure Australia meets 2030 hepatitis C elimination targets. Increasing treatment uptake will be assisted by a better understanding of the treatment experience and ...
Stelliana Goutzamanis, Danielle Horyniak, Joseph S. Doyle, Margaret Hellard, Peter Higgs, on behalf of the Treatment and Prevention Study group   +5 more
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Performance evaluation of RDT, light microscopy, and PET-PCR for detecting Plasmodium falciparum malaria infections in the 2018 Zambia National Malaria Indicator Survey

Malaria Journal, 2021
Background Zambia continues to advance on the path to elimination with significant reductions in malaria morbidity and mortality. Crucial components that have contributed to progress thus far and are necessary for achieving the national malaria ...
Mulenga C. Mwenda, Abebe A. Fola, Ilinca I. Ciubotariu, Conceptor Mulube, Brenda Mambwe, Rachael Kasaro, Moonga B. Hawela, Busiku Hamainza, John M. Miller, Giovanna Carpi, Daniel J. Bridges   +10 more
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Is use of opioid agonist treatment associated with broader primary healthcare use among men with recent injecting drug use histories following release from prison? A prospective cohort study

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
Background A precipitous decline in health status among people recently released from prison is common. In Victoria, Australia, opioid agonist treatment (OAT) in the community involves frequent contact with primary care, potentially facilitating broader ...
Michael Curtis, Anna L. Wilkinson, Paul Dietze, Ashleigh C. Stewart, Stuart A. Kinner, Rebecca J. Winter, Campbell Aitken, Shelley J. Walker, Reece D. Cossar, Tony Butler, Mark Stoové   +10 more
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Cost‐effectiveness of a decentralized, community‐based “one‐stop‐shop” hepatitis C testing and treatment program in Yangon, Myanmar

JGH Open, 2023
Background and Aim The availability of direct‐acting antiviral (DAA) treatment and point‐of‐care diagnostic testing has made hepatitis C (HCV) elimination possible even in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs); however, testing and treatment costs ...
Thin Mar Win, Bridget Louise Draper, Anna Palmer, Hla Htay, Yi Yi Sein, Sonjelle Shilton, Khin Pyone Kyi, Margaret Hellard, Nick Scott   +8 more
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Engaging the private sector in malaria surveillance: a review of strategies and recommendations for elimination settings

Malaria Journal, 2017
Background In malaria elimination settings, all malaria cases must be identified, documented and investigated. To facilitate complete and timely reporting of all malaria cases and effective case management and follow-up, engagement with private providers
Adam Bennett, Anton L. V. Avanceña, Jennifer Wegbreit, Chris Cotter, Kathryn Roberts, Roly Gosling   +5 more
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