- Reproductive tract infections research
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
Sightsavers
2017-2023
Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
2015
Mathematica Policy Research
2015
Johns Hopkins University
2015
Abstract Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) are essential for the control elimination of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The forthcoming NTD road map ‘Ending neglect to attain Sustainable Development Goals: a 2021–2030’ encourages cross-sectoral collaboration includes cross-cutting targets on WASH. This commentary reflects collaborative efforts between WASH sectors over past years strengthened partnerships support new achieve 2030 agenda ambition leaving no one behind.
Supporting family resilience, the ability of families to rebound from stressful events, is a goal nursing. Critical care nurses act as liaisons between patients' and other clinicians thus are uniquely situated promote resilience.To explore how perceive experiences long-stay surgical intensive unit patients their in order gain insights on could cultivate resilience.A qualitative study including semistructured interviews (n = 13) 4 focus groups 17) with 3 units large teaching hospital.Three...
Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness, and facial cleanliness associated with reduced odds trachomatous inflammation Chlamydia trachomatis infection, but there little evidence how to drive this behavior change at scale. We report results a program integrating face washing into school-based handwashing promotion in Turkana County, Kenya. Children aged 5–15 years participated an intervention delivered schools two phases, along third phase receiving after evaluation, which...
The COVID-19 pandemic hit at a time when the Ascend West and Central Africa programme was nearing end of its first year 3-y programme. This article reflects on key lessons learnt from rapid adaptation an integrated neglected tropical disease (NTD) to support responses in 11 countries. It shares experiences adopting flexible directive approach, leveraging NTD network relationships, working collaboration with multiple ministry departments, commercial sector partners UK Foreign Commonwealth...
Ethiopia alone carries 49% of the global burden trachoma, associated with a lack safe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) poor health practices. The aim this study was to examine whether gamification among schoolchildren promotion local ownership school WASH is healthy behaviors infrastructure improvements. Application Accelerate intervention for elimination an emphasis on community involvement in motivating face-washing, handwashing functional use latrines, undertaken. conducted over 9 mo...
The World Health Organization promotes the SAFE (Surgery, Antibiotics, Facial cleanliness, and Environmental improvements) strategy for trachoma control prevention. F&E components of focus on promotion healthy hygiene sanitation behaviors. In order to monitor activities implemented across villages schools in Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, an Monitoring Evaluation (FEME) framework was developed track quarterly program outputs provide basis a pre post evaluation activities. Results showed increase...