A5038661000- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Global Health and Surgery
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Disaster Response and Management
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2020-2023
IntraHealth International
2017
Johns Hopkins University
1994
Strengthening health systems and maintaining essential service delivery during emergencies response is critical for early detection diagnosis, prompt treatment, effective control of pandemics, including the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Health information (HIS) developed recent Ebola outbreaks in West Africa Democratic Republic Congo (DRC) provided opportunities to collect, analyze, distribute data inform both day-to-day long-term policy decisions on outbreak preparedness. As...
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) dramatically unveiled the fragile state of world's health and social systems - lack emergency crisis preparedness (under-resourced, weak leadership, strategic plans without clear lines authority), siloed policy frameworks (focus on individual diseases integration into whole societal activity its impact as well community well-being prosperity), unclear communication (misguided rationale policies, inconsistent interpretation data). The net result is fear...
Abstract Background The Republic of Guinea-Bissau in West Africa has a high HIV/AIDS disease burden and experienced political instability the recent past. Our study used qualitative methods to better understand key stakeholders’ perceptions effects chronic on response from 2000 2015 lessons learned for overcoming them. Methods Seventeen semi-structured in-depth informant interviews were conducted Bissau, 2018. Interviews recorded transcribed verbatim, coded thematically, analyzed...
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) receives directives and funding through the appropriation process, though until recently, global surgery was not included in its mission. Nevertheless, an estimated five billion people lack access to safe, timely, affordable surgical care, large part due of economic resources. Using coalition-based advocacy, G4 Alliance successfully developed submitted language that incorporated into 2020 Appropriations report language, directing USAID...