Maintaining robust HIV and TB services in the COVID-19 era: A public health dilemma in Zimbabwe

Sep 23, 2020

Mukwenha S., Dzinamarira T., Mugurungi O., Musuka G. International Journal of Infectcious Disease 2020 Sept 23: DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.09.1425 Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has challenged health systems worldwide. In Zimbabwe, the...

COVID-19 Response in Zimbabwe: A Call for Urgent Scale-up of Testing to Meet National Capacity

Aug 31, 2020

Dzinamarira T., Mukwenha S., Eghtessadi R., Cuadros D.F., Mhlanga G., & Musuka G. (2020) Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2020 doi: 10.1093/5899551 Abstract Control of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) heavily relies on universal access to testing to...

Optimizing Differentiated HIV Treatment Models in Urban Zimbabwe: Assessing Patient Preferences Using a Discrete Choice Experiment

Aug 18, 2020

Strauss M, George G, Mantell JE, Mapingure M, Masvawure TB, Lamb MR, Zech JM, Musuka G, Chingombe I, Msukwa M, Boccanera R, Gwanzura C, Apollo T, Rabkin M. AIDS Behav. 2020 Aug 18. doi: 10.1007/s10461-020-02994-z. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32812124. Abstract...

June/July 2020: Impact of community-based multi-month dispensing of antiretroviral treatment on HIV patient retention and viral load suppression

Jul 6, 2020

Article and Study Summary: Outcomes of Three- Versus Six-Monthly Dispensing of Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) for Stable HIV Patients in Community ART Refill Groups: A Cluster-Randomized Trial in Zimbabwe Published in: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2020;84(2):162-172....

Concurrent Advanced HIV Disease and Viral Load Suppression in a High-Burden Setting: Findings From the 2015-6 ZIMPHIA Survey

Jun 25, 2020

Balachandra, S., Rogers, J. H., Ruangtragool, L., Radin, E., Musuka, G., Oboho, I., Paulin, H., Parekh, B., Birhanu, S., Takarinda, K. C., Hakim, A., & Apollo, T. (2020). PloS one, 15(6), e0230205. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230205 Abstract...

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