Featured Article

• Bello G, Kagoli M, Chipeta S, Auld A, Chang J C-W, DeVos JR, Kim E, Mkungudza J, Payne D, Eliya M, Nyirenda R, Jahn A, 2, Mzumara T, Mvula B, Dadabhai S, Namakhoma I, Babaye Y, Giron A, Jordan MR, Bertagnolio S, O’Malley G, Wadonda-Kabondo N. Resistance Levels to Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Among Pregnant Women with Recent HIV Infection in Malawi. Antivir Ther. 2022 Aug 17;27(4). doi: 10.1177/13596535221121225.

Caribbean Region

• Bluemer-Miroite S, Potter K, Blanton E, Simmonds G, Mitchell C, Barnaby K, Zeribi KA, Babb D, Skyers N, O’Malley G, Anderson C. “Nothing for Us Without Us”: An Evaluation of Patient Engagement in an HIV Care Improvement Collaborative in the Caribbean. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2022 Jun 29;10(3):e2100390. doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00390.

Côte d’Ivoire

• Kirk M, Assoa P, Iiams-Hauser C, Kouabenan Y, Antilla J, Steele-Lane C, Rossum G, Komena P, Sadate Ngatchou P, Abiola N, Kouakou A, Pongathie A, Koffi JB, Adje C, Perrone LA. Adaptation of an electronic dashboard to monitor HIV viral load testing in Côte d’Ivoire. Afr J Lab Med. 2021 May 17;10(1). doi: 10.4102/ajlm.v10i1.1284

Kenya

• Kibira J, Kihungi L, Ndinda M, Wesangula E, Mwangi C, Muthoni F, Augusto O, Owiso G, Ndegwa L, Luvsansharav UO, Bancroft E, Rabinowitz P, Lynch J, Njoroge A. Improving Hand Hygiene Practices in Two Regional Hospitals in Kenya Using a Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Approach. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2022 Apr 4;11(1):56. doi: 10.1186/s13756-022-01093-z.

Malawi

• Bello G, Kagoli M, Chipeta S, Auld A, Chang J C-W, DeVos JR, Kim E, Mkungudza J, Payne D, Eliya M, Nyirenda R, Jahn A, 2, Mzumara T, Mvula B, Dadabhai S, Namakhoma I, Babaye Y, Giron A, Jordan MR, Bertagnolio S, O’Malley G, Wadonda-Kabondo N. Resistance Levels to Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Among Pregnant Women with Recent HIV Infection in Malawi. Antivir Ther. 2022 Aug 17;27(4). doi: 10.1177/13596535221121225.
• Telford CT, Tessema Z, Msukwa M, Arons MM, Theu J, Bangara FF, Ernst A, Welty S, O’Malley G, Dobbs T, Shanmugam V, Kabaghe A, Dale H, Wadonda-Kabondo N, Gugsa S, Kim A, Bello G, Eaton JW, Jahn A, Nyirenda R, Parekh BS, Shiraishi RW, Kim E, Tobias JL, Curran KG, Payne D, Auld AF. Geospatial Transmission Hotspots of Recent HIV Infection – Malawi, October 2019-March 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2022 Mar 4;71(9):329-334. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7109a1.
• Ganesh P, Heller T, Chione B, Gumulira J, Gugsa S, Khan S, McGovern S, Nhlema A, Nkhoma L, Sacks JA, Trapence C, Tweya H, Ehrenkranz P, Phiri S. Near Point-of-Care HIV Viral Load: Targeted Testing at Large Facilities. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2021 Feb 1;86(2):258-263. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002555.

Mozambique

• Fabian KE, Muanido A, Cumbe V, Mukunta C, Manaca N, Dorsey S, Hammett WH, Wagenaar BH. Integrating a Transdiagnostic Psychological Intervention into Routine HIV Care: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of the Common Elements Treatment Approach in Mozambique (CETA-MZ). JAIDS. 2021 Nov 10. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002863. [Epub ahead of print].

Namibia

• Velloza J, Davies L, Ensminger A, Theofelus FM, Andjamba H, Kamuingona R, Nakuta J, Uiras W, Massetti G, Coomer R, Wolkon A, Forster N, O’Malley G. Disclosure and Help-Seeking Behaviors Related to Sexual and Physical Violence in Childhood and Adolescence: Results from the Namibia Violence Against Children and Youth Survey. Child Abuse Negl. 2022 Apr 2;128:105624. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105624. Epub ahead of print.
• Korn AK, Muzingwani L, O’Bryan G, Ensminger A, Boylan AD, Kafidi EL, Kashali M, Ashipala L, Nitschke AM, Dziuban EJ, Forster N, Eckert LO, O’Malley G. Cervical Cancer Screening and Treatment, HIV infection, and Age: Program Implementation in Seven Regions of Namibia. PLoS One. 2022 Feb 16;17(2):e0263920. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263920.
• Velloza J, Davies LD, Ensminger AL, Theofelus FM, Andjamba H, Kamuingona R, Masseti G, Coomer R, Forster N, O’Malley G. Cycles of Violence Among Young Women in Namibia: Exploring the Links Between Childhood Violence and Adult Intimate Partner Violence From the Violence Against Children and Youth Survey. J Interpers Violence. 2022 Feb 13:8862605211073107. doi: 10.1177/08862605211073107. Epub ahead of print.
• O’Bryan G, Feldacker C, Ensminger A, Nghatanga M, Brandt L, Shepard M, Billah I, Aupokolo M, Mengistu AT, Forster N, Zemburuka B, Sithole E, Mutandi G, Barnhart S, O’Malley G. Adverse Event Profile and Associated Factors Following Surgical Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision in Two Regions of Namibia, 2015-2018. PLoS One. 2021 Oct 20;16(10):e0258611. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258611.

Tanzania

• Wilson K, Juya A, Abade A, Sembuche S, Leonard D, Harris J, Perkins S, Chale S, Bakari M, Mghamba J, Kohler P. Evaluation of a New Field Epidemiology Training Program Intermediate Course to Strengthen Public Health Workforce Capacity in Tanzania. Public Health Rep. 2021 Feb 4:33354920974663. doi: 10.1177/0033354920974663. Epub ahead of print.

Zambia

• McNabb SJN, Magowe M, Shaw N, Berrian AM, Wilkes M, Shaikh A, Gachuno O, Perrone LA, Murray BL, Berman E, Hansoti B. Delivering Modern Global Health Learning Requires New Obligations and Approaches. Annals of Global Health. 2021; 87(1): 68, 1–9.
• Gopolang F, Mwamba FZ, Nsama D, Kruuner A, Nsofwa D, Kasvosve I, Gomo R, Motlhabane T, Chohan B, Soge OO, Daniel Osterhage, Campbell N, Noble M, Downer A, Jean-Frederic Flandin, Nartker A, Koehn C, Nonde LK, Shibemba A, Ndongmo CB, Steinau M, Perrone LA. Improving laboratory quality and capacity through leadership and management training: Lessons from Zambia 2016–2018. Afr J Lab Med. 2021 Apr 30;10(1). doi: 10.4102/ajlm.v10i1.1225.

Zimbabwe

• Tran V, Gwenzi F, Marongwe P, Rutsito O, Chatikobo P, Murenje V, Hove J, Munyaradzi T, Rogers Z, Tshimanga M, Sidile-Chitimbire V, Xaba S, Ncube G, Masimba L, Makunike-Chikwinya B, Holec M, Barnhart S, Weiner B, Feldacker C. REDCap mobile data collection: Using implementation science to explore the potential and pitfalls of a digital health tool in routine voluntary medical male circumcision outreach settings in Zimbabwe. Digit Health. 2022 Jul 11;8:20552076221112163. doi: 10.1177/20552076221112163.
• Marongwe P, Wasunna B, Gavera J, Murenje V, Gwenzi F, Hove J, Mauhy C, Xaba S, Mugwanya R, Makunike-Chikwinya B, Munyaradzi T, Korir M, Oni F, Khaemba A , Barasa M, Holec M, Sidile-Chitimbire V, Tshimanga M, Holeman I, Barnhart S, Feldacker C. Transitioning a Digital Health Innovation from Research to Routine Practice: Two-Way Texting for Male Circumcision Follow-Up in Zimbabwe. PLOS Digit Health. 2022 June 15; 1(6): e0000066. doi: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0000066.
• Murenje V, Omollo V, Gonouya P, Hove J, Munyaradzi T, Marongwe P, Tshimanga M, Chitimbire V, Xaba S, Mandisarisa J, Balachandra S, Makunike-Chikwinya B, Holec M, Mangwiro T, Barnhart S, Feldacker C. Urethrocutaneous Fistula Following VMMC: A Case Series from March 2013 to October 2019 in ZAZIC’s Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Program in Zimbabwe. BMC Urol. 2022 Feb 16;22(1):20. doi: 10.1186/s12894-022-00973-1.