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A critical review of mpox outbreaks, risk factors, and prevention efforts in Africa: lessons learned and evolving practices Open

Godfrey Musuka, Enos Moyo, Nigel Tungwarara, Malizgani Mhango, Pierre Gashema , et al. · 2024

The prevention and control of mpox in Africa require an improvement in community education, vaccination, disease surveillance, and infection control measures.

Accessibility and utilization of antenatal care services in<span>sub‐Saharan</span>Africa during the<span>COVID</span>‐19 pandemic: A rapid review Open

Grant Murewanhema, Etienne Mpabuka, Enos Moyo, Nigel Tungwarara, Itai Chitungo , et al. · 2023

Control measures for the COVID‐19 pandemic brought unprecedented challenges to health care delivery. Some countries in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) stopped the provision of essential health care except for those services that were deemed emerg…

Postnatal care services availability and utilization during the COVID-19 era in sub-Saharan Africa: A rapid review Open

Tafadzwa Dzinamarira, Enos Moyo, Pierre Gashema, Etienne Mpabuka, Morris Kahere , et al. · 2022

Childhood immunization services accessibility and utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa Open

Tafadzwa Dzinamarira, Enos Moyo, Perseverance Moyo, Pierre Gashema, Etienne Mpabuka , et al. · 2022

COVID-19 Response in Zimbabwe: The Need for a Paradigm Shift? Open

Itai Chitungo, Tafadzwa Dzinamarira, Nigel Tungwarara, Munashe Chimene, Solomon Mukwenha , et al. · 2022

Zimbabwe reported its first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on 20 March 2020 and the country’s response has largely adhered to international protocols. From the outset of the pandemic, most control measures were premised upon k…

Epidemiological surveillance of enteric viral diseases using wastewater in Africa – A rapid review Open

Tafadzwa Dzinamarira, Pierre Gashema, Patrick Gad Iradukunda, Nigel Tungwarara, Solomon Mukwenha , et al. · 2022

Viral enteric pathogens remain an important cause of diarrhoeal outbreaks among children in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Consequently, diarrhoeal illness remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the under-fives in SSA. These …

Risk of mortality in HIV-infected COVID-19 patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis Open

Tafadzwa Dzinamarira, Grant Murewanhema, Itai Chitungo, Bernard Ngara, Sphamandla Josias Nkambule , et al. · 2022

Maternal, Sexual and Reproductive Health in Marginalised Areas: Renewing Community Involvement Strategies beyond the Worst of the COVID-19 Pandemic Open

Grant Murewanhema, Godfrey Musuka, Chipo Gwanzura, Richard Makurumidze, Itai Chitungo , et al. · 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic and resultant lockdowns have brought unprecedented challenges for Maternal, Sexual and Reproductive Health (MSRH) services. Components of MSRH services adversely affected include antenatal, postnatal, and newborn care…

Unpacking the Implications of SARS-CoV-2 Breakthrough Infections on COVID-19 Vaccination Programs Open

Tafadzwa Dzinamarira, Nigel Tungwarara, Itai Chitungo, Munashe Chimene, Patrick Gad Iradukunda , et al. · 2022

Despite an array of preventive global public health interventions, SARS-CoV-2 has continued to spread significantly, infecting millions of people across the globe weekly. Newer variants of interest and concern have continued to emerge, pla…

Utilization of SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Surveillance in Africa—A Rapid Review Open

Tafadzwa Dzinamarira, Grant Murewanhema, Patrick Gad Iradukunda, Roda Madziva, Helena Herrera , et al. · 2022

Wastewater-based epidemiology for SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection in wastewater is desirable for understanding COVID-19 in settings where financial resources and diagnostic facilities for mass individual testing are severely limited. We conducted…

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