A5080400098- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
- Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
- Hereditary Neurological Disorders
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis
- Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
- Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery
- Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Gestational Trophoblastic Disease Studies
- Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
Addis Ababa University
2015-2024
Tikur Anbessa Hospital
2018-2024
Uncontrolled asthma negatively impacts patients, families, and the community. The level of symptom control among asthmatics in Ethiopia has not been well studied. We investigated risk factors for poor clinic patients seen largest public hospital Ethiopia. In this cross-sectional study, we studied all 182 consecutive subjects with a physician diagnosis who were chest at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital between July December 2015. Of subjects, 68.1% female. mean age was 52 ± 12 years median...
Current recommendations for the treatment of rifampicin- and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis include bedaquiline (BDQ) used 6 months or longer. Evidence is needed to inform optimal duration BDQ.
The greatest burden of chronic respiratory disease is in low- and middle-income countries, with recent population-based studies reporting substantial levels obstructive restrictive lung function.
Abstract Background Chronic lung diseases (CLDs), responsible for 4 million deaths globally every year, are increasingly important in low- and middle-income countries where most of the global mortality due to CLDs currently occurs. As existing health systems resource-poor contexts, especially sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), not generally oriented provide quality care chronic diseases, a first step re-imagining them is critically consider readiness service delivery across all aspects system....
Many African countries have extremely low ratios of physicians to population, and there are very, very few specialists. This leaves most patients without access specialised care, importantly also many with insufficient expertise properly evaluate the burden illness needs population overall. The challenges training a physician workforce in resource-limited settings many, they go far beyond (relatively simple) task transmission clinical skills. We initiated capacity-building programme train...
Purpose: Ethiopia is highly trachoma endemic. Baseline mapping was needed in Ethiopia’s Somali Region to guide elimination efforts.Methods: Cross-sectional community-based surveys were conducted 34 suspected trachoma-endemic woredas, grouped as 14 evaluation units (EUs), using a standardised methodology developed for the Global Trachoma Mapping Project.Results: In total, 53,467 individuals enumerated. A total of 48,058 (89.9%) present at time survey teams’ visits and consented examination....
The British Thoracic Society (BTS) launched a Global Health Group in 2019 partnership with the Pan African Society. This paper reports third of series BTS Winter Meeting global lung health symposia addressing children context poverty. In this report, we summarize two presentations included symposium. first talk, by Refiloe Masekela, focused on legacy poor across generations providing an overview factors known to be important child respiratory health. second Kevin Mortimer, summarized...
COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, has posed a major threat to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) due inadequate health infrastructure human resources. Ethiopia, low-income country with second largest population in Africa, coordinated strategic response, leveraging existing systems mobilizing public professionals specialist expert physicians for multifaceted, unified government approach adaptive response. Resource limitations, particularly critical care, have still challenges, but...
COVID-19's unintended consequences like cardiac arrest with anoxic brain injury due to stress and hyper tension. West Africa Ebola epidemic, lack of routine care for malaria, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis led an estimated 10,600 additional deaths in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone.
Lung cancer is the most common cause of deaths worldwide, accounting for 1.8 million each year. Only 20% lung cases are reported to occur in low- and middle-income countries. An estimated 1.5% all Ethiopian cancers involved lung; however, no nationwide registry exists Ethiopia. Thus, accurate data on clinical history, histopathology, molecular characteristics, risk factors not available. The aim this study was describe clinical, radiologic, pathologic including available profiles, at Tikur...
Dear Editor, The world is in the midst of a major public health emergency form COVID-19. The pandemic, first noted Wuhan, China, December 2019 has since spread to nearly all countries world, with more than 3 million people testing positive for virus, which caused 200,000 deaths (as 2 May 2020). full impact pandemic remains unclear as situation continues evolve.
Rationale: Treatment outcomes may be compromised among patients with multidrug- or rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis additional fluoroquinolone resistance. Evidence is needed to inform optimal treatment for these patients. Objectives: We compared the effectiveness of longer individualized regimens comprised bedaquiline 5 8 months, linezolid, and clofazimine those reinforced at least 1 third-tier drug and/or duration bedaquiline. Methods: emulated a target trial compare initiating remaining...
Introduction: Chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) are of the airways and lung parenchyma. Although they leading causes morbidity mortality globally, chronic have received relatively little public attention. This study aimed to characterize common diseases, along with their function possible determinants in symptomatic patients attending clinics at Bishoftu General Hospital, Ethiopia.
 Methods: A cross-sectional was conducted outpatient department Hospital from June 2019 March 2020....
Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) bear most of the global burden critical illness. Managing this requires improved understanding epidemiology outcomes in LMIC intensive care units (ICUs), including LMIC-specific mortality prediction scores. This study was a retrospective observational at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, examining all consecutive medical ICU admissions from June 2014 to April 2015. The primary outcome mortality; secondary were prolonged stay...
Abstract Schistosomiasis is a major cause of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) worldwide, but the prevalence and risk factors for schistosomiasis‐associated PAH (SchPAH) development are not well understood. Schistosomiasis‐associated hepatosplenic disease (SchHSD) thought to be factor development. Herein, we describe our plans prospectively screening SchHSD subjects clinical evidence at two academic medical centers national referral hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Lusaka, Zambia. The...