2021
Leveraging HIV Care Infrastructures for Integrated Chronic Disease and Pandemic Management in Sub-Saharan Africa
Brault MA, Vermund SH, Aliyu MH, Omer SB, Clark D, Spiegelman D. Leveraging HIV Care Infrastructures for Integrated Chronic Disease and Pandemic Management in Sub-Saharan Africa. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2021, 18: 10751. PMID: 34682492, PMCID: PMC8535610, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182010751.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfrica South of the SaharaChronic DiseaseCOVID-19HIV InfectionsHumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2ConceptsNon-communicable diseasesNon-communicable disease careInfectious diseasesHIV care infrastructureTropical infectious diseasesHIV/AIDS epidemicIntegrated service delivery modelCOVID-19Future pandemic threatsLow-cost interventionMinistry of HealthDisease careChronic diseasesCardiovascular diseaseSuch careIntegrated careAIDS ReliefHealth systemSub-Saharan AfricaDiseaseService delivery modelsPandemic threatAIDS epidemicCare infrastructureHealthcare model
2019
Treatment as Prevention: Concepts and Challenges for Reducing HIV Incidence
Brault MA, Spiegelman D, Hargreaves J, Nash D, Vermund SH. Treatment as Prevention: Concepts and Challenges for Reducing HIV Incidence. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2019, 82: s104-s112. PMID: 31658196, PMCID: PMC6820703, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000002168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapyHIV transmissionHIV plasma loadReducing HIV IncidenceHIV prevention trialsCommunity-level interventionsDeployable vaccineViral suppressionHIV testingHIV incidencePrevention trialsUninfected personsChronic conditionsHIV investmentsEarly treatmentTreat strategySexual partnersViral expressionTransmission riskHIVTrialsTreatmentInconsistent findingsPreventionSaharan AfricaPromoting progress in child survival across four African countries: the role of strong health governance and leadership in maternal, neonatal and child health
Haley CA, Brault MA, Mwinga K, Desta T, Ngure K, Kennedy SB, Maimbolwa M, Moyo P, Vermund SH, Kipp AM, Kabaka S, Sergon K, Clarke A, Duworko M, Kalesha-Masumbu P, Katepa-Bwalya M, Madzima B, Kanyowa T, Habimana P. Promoting progress in child survival across four African countries: the role of strong health governance and leadership in maternal, neonatal and child health. Health Policy And Planning 2019, 34: 24-36. PMID: 30698696, PMCID: PMC6479825, DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czy105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild survivalChild mortalityChild healthWorld Health Organization (WHO) African RegionCoordination of servicesSaharan AfricaHealth governanceMortalityDevelopment GoalsCurrent sustainable development goalsStudy countriesSurvivalMNCHPace of reductionTwo-thirdsHealth leadershipSustainable Development GoalsMillennium Development GoalsCross-country analysisAfrican regionFour-country studyTop national priorityHealthSufficient humanIndividual case studies