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External quality assessment for arbovirus diagnostics in the World Health Organization Western Pacific Region, 2013–2016: improving laboratory quality over the years

Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, 2017
Arboviruses continue to pose serious public health threats in the World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region. As such, laboratories need to be equipped for their accurate detection. In 2011, to ensure test proficiency, the WHO Regional Office
Mohammad Yazid Abdad, Raynal C Squires, Sebastien Cognat, Christopher John Oxenford, Frank Konings   +4 more
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Informing the pandemic response: the role of the WHO’s COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update

BMJ Global Health
On 31 December 2019, the Municipal Health Commission of Wuhan, China, reported a cluster of atypical pneumonia cases. On 5 January 2020, the WHO publicly released a Disease Outbreak News (DON) report, providing information about the pneumonia cases ...
Maria D Van Kerkhove, Mahmoud Hassan, Ibrahima Socé Fall, Olivier Le Polain de Waroux, Boris Igor Pavlin, Sandra Adele, Kazuki Shimizu, Oliver Morgan, Daniel Feikin, Lorenzo Subissi, Richard G Pebody, Masaya Kato, Opeayo Ogundiran, Ana Riviere-Cinnamond, Tshewang Dorji, Ingrid Hammermeister Nezu, Friday Idoko, Tamano Matsui, Silviu Ciobanu, Juniorcaius Ikejezie, Blanche Johanna Greene-Cramer, Tondri Noe Guinko, Samuel Mesfin, Harsh Lata, Alessandro Miglietta, Yurie Izawa, Aura Rocio Escobar Corado Waeber, Anahi Rico Chinchilla, Adedoyin Awofisayo-Okuyelu, Esther Hamblion, Melissa M Higdon, Ayse Acma, Samuel Moro, Homa Attar Cohen, Mary Anissa Sinnathamby, James Richard Otieno, Yosef Temre, Brian Ngongheh Ajong, Bernadette Basuta Mirembe, Vaishali Sodagar, Craig Schultz, Joao Muianga, Stéphane De Barros, Yeowon Jin, Shagun Khare, Marcia Poole, Nyka Alexander, Manilay Phengxay, Emilie Peron, Brett Nicholas Archer, Zyleen Alnashir Kassamali, Abdi Mahamud   +51 more
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Lifesaving skills training in schools – A qualitative study to explore students, teachers, and parent’s perceived opportunities and challenges

BMC Public Health, 2023
Objective The objective of this study is to explore the perception of teachers, parents and students’ regarding implementation of a school-based lifesaving skills program and help predict potential barriers and solutions.
Natasha Shaukat, Daniyal Mansoor Ali, Mehtab Jaffer, Zeerak Jarrar, Naela Ashraf, Sheza Hassan, Ali Azim Daudpota, Muskaan Abdul Qadir, Aly Hamza Khowaja, Junaid Razzak   +9 more
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Referral Patterns and Diagnostic Timeliness in Pediatric Cancer: A Hospital‐Based Study in Indonesia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Timely diagnosis and treatment are critical for improving survival among children with cancer. In low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs), delays are common and may be influenced by fragmented referral pathways and diagnostic limitations.
Nur Melani Sari, Regina Hadi Putri, Fatimah Assyifa, Judith Spijkerman, Gertjan Johannes Kaspers, Susi Susanah   +5 more
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Vaccination strategies for Ebola in the democratic republic of Congo: the who-Ebola modeling collaboration

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Objectives: Assess the effectiveness of ring vaccination in controlling an Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Methods: This analysis focuses on two areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Beni and Butembo/Katwa, which were ...
Marco Ajelli, Jean-Jacques Muyembe, Alhassane Touré, Abdourahamane Diallo, Maria Litvinova, Stefano Merler, Sabué Mulangu, Aminata Bagayoko, Aissatou Bah, Ibrahima Bah, Aissatou Barry, Fatoumata Barry, Mohamed Chérif, Doussou Condé, Alpha A. Diallo, Fatoumata Diallo, Mory Diakité, Kassié Doré, Koundouno A. Mapan, Thérèse Koundouno, Patrice K. Onivogui, Fassou Lamah, Henry Maneno, Alphonse Nomou, Kourouma Sekouba, Ismaila Sani, Abdoulaye Soumah, Mamadou M. Sy, Pierre-Stéphane Gsell, M. Elizabeth Halloran, Ana Maria Henao-Restrepo, Ibrahima Socé Fall, Mike J. Ryan, Peter Salama, Alessandro Vespignani, Ira M. Longini, Jr.   +35 more
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The effect of COVID-19 vaccination in Italy and perspectives for living with the virus

Nature Communications, 2021
Vaccination campaigns against COVID-19 are allowing the progressive release of physical distancing restrictions in many countries. Here, the authors assess the impact of the vaccination program in Italy and evaluate possible prospects for reopening the ...
Valentina Marziano, Giorgio Guzzetta, Alessia Mammone, Flavia Riccardo, Piero Poletti, Filippo Trentini, Mattia Manica, Andrea Siddu, Antonino Bella, Paola Stefanelli, Patrizio Pezzotti, Marco Ajelli, Silvio Brusaferro, Giovanni Rezza, Stefano Merler   +14 more
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Language, Culture, and Cancer: Qualitative Insights Into Communication Disparities Among Spanish‐Speaking Caregivers of Children With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Latino children are projected to make up nearly one‐third of United States (US) children by 2060, and many of their caregivers speak Spanish. Prior survey research has documented communication difficulties for Spanish‐speaking caregivers of children with cancer, but contemporary qualitative data are limited.
Jenny Ruiz, Alejandra Curbelo‐Paz, Sonia Morales, Elizabeth Contreras, Amy Houtrow, Scott H. Maurer, Judy C. Chang   +6 more
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Institutionalizing Gender in Emergencies: Final evaluation report

, 2017
This report describes the final evaluation of the project 'Institutionalizing Gender in Emergencies: Bridging Policy and Practice in the Humanitarian System'.

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Interhospital transport of critically ill patients: experiences and challenges, a qualitative study

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2019
Background No consensus based national standard for interhospital transports of critically ill patients exists in Norway. The local hospitals are responsible for funding, organizing and performing these transports, resulting in potentially different ...
Helge Eiding, Ulf E. Kongsgaard, Anne-Cathrine Braarud   +2 more
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Evidence‐Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Pediatric Febrile Neutropenia: Resource‐Sensitive Recommendations for the Asian Continent

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Febrile neutropenia (FN) is a frequent and serious complication in children receiving cancer therapy. Standardizing FN management across Asia is challenging due to variable healthcare infrastructure, diagnostic capacity, and infection patterns; however, it could improve resource use and patient outcomes.
Joliza Patricia Cañeba, Shweta Bansal, Tea Reljic, Allyne Montecillo‐Aguelo, Hamidah Alias, Farrah Amaranto, Maria Stella Aquino‐Calingasan, Bambang Ardianto, Eggi Arguni, Sally Blair, Thi Tam Dang, Maria Beatriz Gepte, Samanmalee Gunasekara, Andini Handayani, Miriam Kimpo, Catherine G. Lam, Nawachai Lertvivatpong, Sergio Licona, Ana Loseo, Ratha Mlis, Vivian Moreno Berrio, Nguyen Hoai Anh, Anna Lisa Ong‐Lim, Ha Thu Pham, Krishna Sagar Sharma, Bun Sereyleak, Sally Jane G. Velasco‐Aro, Su Yadana, Ambuj Kumar, Sheena Mukkada   +29 more
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