Botswana

• Ledikwe JH, Mawandia S, Kleinman NJ, Ntsuape C, Ramabu NM, Semo BW, Wirth KE. Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision and Perceived Sexual Functioning, Satisfaction, and Risk Behavior: A Qualitative Study in Botswana. Arch Sex Behav. 2020 Jan 29. doi: 10.1007/s10508-019-01589-7. [Epub ahead of print].

Cambodia

• Donovan G, Ong SK, Song S, Ndefru N, Leang C, Sek S, Perrone LA. Remote Mentorship Using Video Conferencing as an Effective Tool to Strengthen Laboratory Quality Management in Clinical Laboratories: Lessons From Cambodia. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2020 Dec 23;8(4):689-698. doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-20-00128. Print 2020 Dec 23.
• Ong SK, Donovan GT, Ndefru N, Song S, Leang C, Sek S, Noble M, Perrone LA. Strengthening the clinical laboratory workforce in Cambodia: a case study of a mixed-method in-service training program to improve laboratory quality management system oversight. Hum Resour Health. 2020 Nov 4;18(1):84. doi: 10.1186/s12960-020-00521-8.

Haiti

• Ramaiya MK, Haight E, Simoni JM, Chéry JM, Dervis W, Genna W, Dubé JG, Calixte G, Balan JG, Honoré JG, Puttkammer N. Patient-Provider Communication and Information, Motivation, and Behavioral Skills in HIV-Positive Adults Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy in Haiti. J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care. 2020 Jan-Dec;19:2325958220952631. doi: 10.1177/2325958220952631.
• Puttkammer N, Simoni JM, Sandifer T, et al. An EMR-Based Alert with Brief Provider-Led ART Adherence Counseling: Promising Results of the InfoPlus Adherence Pilot Study Among Haitian Adults with HIV Initiating ART. AIDS Behav. 2020; [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jul 26]. doi:10.1007/s10461-020-02945-8
• Wang Y, Barnhart S, Francois K, Robin E, Kalou M, et al. Expanded access to viral load testing and use of second line regimens in Haiti: time trends from 2010-2017. BMC Infect Dis. 2020 Apr 16;20(1):283. doi: 10.1186/s12879-020-04978-9.
• Puttkammer N, Parrish C, Desir Y, Hyppolite N, Wagenaar B, Joseph N, Hall L, Honoré JG, Robin E, Perrin G, François K. Toward Universal HIV Treatment in Haiti: Time Trends in ART Retention Following Expanded ART Eligibility in a National Cohort from 2011-17. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2020 Feb 14. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002329. [Epub ahead of print]

Malawi

• Phiri S, Kamamia CK. Travel time to health-care facilities and HIV elimination in Malawi. Lancet Glob Health. 2020 Dec;8(12):e1449-e1450. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30394-6.
• Tweya H, Feldacker C, Kiruthu-Kamamia C, Billion L, Gumulira J, Nhlema A, Phiri S. Virologic failure and switch to second-line antiretroviral therapy in children with HIV in Lilongwe, Malawi: an observational cohort study. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2020 Jan 6;114(1):31-37. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trz087.

Mozambique

• Dawson-Rose C, Gutin SA, Mudender F, Hunguana E, Kevany S. Effects of a peer educator program for HIV status disclosure and health system strengthening: Findings from a clinic-based disclosure support program in Mozambique. PLoS One. 2020 May 6;15(5):e0232347. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232347.

Namibia

• Bikinesi L, O’Bryan G, Roscoe C, Mekonen T, Shoopala N, Mengistu AT, Sawadogo S, Agolory S, Mutandi G, Garises V, Pati R, Tison L, Igboh L, Johnson C, Rodriguez EM, Ellerbrock T, Menzies H, Baughman AL, Brandt L, Forster N, Scott J, Wood B, Unruh KT, Arora S, Iandiorio M, Kalishman S, Zalud-Cerrato S, Lehmer J, Lee S, Mahdi MA, Spedoske S, Zuber A, Reilley B, Ramers CB, Hamunime N, O’Malley G, Struminger B. Implementation and evaluation of a Project ECHO telementoring program for the Namibian HIV workforce. Hum Resour Health. 2020 Sep 1;18(1):61. doi: 10.1186/s12960-020-00503-w.

South Africa

• Lane J, Andrews G, Orange E, Brezak A, Tanna G, et al. Strengthening health policy development and management systems in low-and middle- income countries: South Africa’s approach. Health Policy Open, 2020 Dec 22;1. doi: 10.1016/j.hpopen.2020.100010

Zimbabwe

• Feldacker C, Murenje V, Makunike-Chikwinya B, Hove J, Munyaradzi T, Marongwe P, Balachandra S, Mandisarisa J, Holec M, Xaba S, Sidile-Chitimbire V, Tshimanga M, Barnhart S. Balancing competing priorities: Quantity versus quality within a routine, voluntary medical male circumcision program operating at scale in Zimbabwe. PLoS One. 2020 Oct 13;15(10):e0240425. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240425.
• Babigumira JB, Barnhart S, Mendelsohn JM, Murenje V, Tshimanga M, Mauhy C, Holeman I, Xaba S, Holec MM, Makunike-Chikwinya B, Feldacker C. Cost-effectiveness analysis of two-way texting for post-operative follow-up in Zimbabwe’s voluntary medical male circumcision program. PLoS One. 2020 Sep 30;15(9):e0239915. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239915.
• Feldacker C, Holeman I, Murenje V, Xaba S, Korir M, Wambua B, Makunike-Chikwinya B, Holec M, Barnhart S, Tshimanga M. Usability and acceptability of a two-way texting intervention for post-operative follow-up for voluntary medical male circumcision in Zimbabwe. PLoS One. 2020 Jun 16;15(6):e0233234. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233234.

Digital Initiatives Group at I-TECH (DIGI)

• Rudd KE, Puttkammer N, Antilla J, Richards J, Heffron M, Tolentino H, Jacobs DJ, KatjiuanJo P, Prybylski D, Shepard M, Kumalija JC, Katuma HL, Leon BK, Mgonja NG, Santas XM. Building workforce capacity for effective use of health information systems: Evaluation of a blended eLearning course in Namibia and Tanzania. Int J Med Inform. 2019 Aug 10;131:103945. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2019.08.005.

Ethiopia

• Tefera F, Barnabee G, Sharma A, Feleke B, Atnafu D, Haymanot N, O’Malley G, Feleke G. Evaluation of facility and community-based active household tuberculosis contact investigation in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2019 Apr 22;19(1):234. doi: 10.1186/s12913-019-4074-5.

Malawi

• Heller T, Ganesh P, Gumulira J, Nkhoma L, Chipingu C, Kanyama C, Kalua T, Nyrienda R, Phiri S, Schooley A. Successful establishment of third-line antiretroviral therapy in Malawi: lessons learned. Public Health Action. 2019 Dec 21;9(4):169-173. doi: 10.5588/pha.19.0043.
• Maheu-Giroux M, Jahn A, Kalua T, Mganga A, Eaton JW. HIV surveillance based on routine testing data from antenatal clinics in Malawi (2011-2018): measuring and adjusting for bias from imperfect testing coverage. AIDS. 2019 Dec 15;33 Suppl 3(Suppl 3):S295-S302. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000002356.
• Maheu-Giroux M, Marsh K, Doyle CM, Godin A, Lanièce Delaunay C, Johnson LF, Jahn A, Abo K, Mbofana F, Boily MC, Buckeridge DL, Hankins CA, Eaton JW. National HIV testing and diagnosis coverage in sub-Saharan Africa: a new modeling tool for estimating the ‘first 90’ from program and survey data. AIDS. 2019 Dec 15;33 Suppl 3(Suppl 3):S255-S269. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000002386.
• Tweya H, Feldacker C, Mpunga J, Kanyerere H, Heller T, Ganesh P, Nkosi D, Kalulu M, Sinkala G, Satumba T, Phiri S. The shift in tuberculosis timing among people living with HIV in the course of antiretroviral therapy scale-up in Malawi. J Int AIDS Soc. 2019 Apr;22(4):e25240. doi: 10.1002/jia2.25240.
• Eaton JW, Terris-Prestholt F, Cambiano V, Sands A, Baggaley RC, Hatzold K, Corbett EL, Kalua T, Jahn A, Johnson CC. Optimizing HIV testing services in sub-Saharan Africa: cost and performance of verification testing with HIV self-tests and tests for triage. J Int AIDS Soc. 2019 Mar;22 Suppl 1(Suppl Suppl 1):e25237. doi: 10.1002/jia2.25237.

Mozambique

• Brito, A, Korn, A, Monteiro, L, et al. Need for improved detection of voluntary medical male circumcision adverse events in Mozambique: a mixed-methods assessment. BMC Health Serv Res 19, 855 (2019) doi:10.1186/s12913-019-4604-1
• Han H, Meyers S, Mboh Khan E, Masyuko SJ, Paredes Z, Chimoun FT, Mudender F, Wamuti BM, Nambu W, Kemunto E, Mugambi M, Kariithi E, Golden MR, Tih PM, Welty T, Farquhar C. Assisted HIV partner services training in three sub-Saharan African countries: facilitators and barriers to sustainable approaches. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 2019 Jul;22 Suppl 3:e25307. doi: 10.1002/jia2.25307.

South Africa

• Treves-Kagan S, El Ayadi AM, Morris JL, Graham LM, Grignon J, Ntswane L, Gilvydis JM, Barnhart S, and Lippman SA. Sexual and Physical Violence in Childhood Is Associated With Adult Intimate Partner Violence and Nonpartner Sexual Violence in a Representative Sample of Rural South African Men and Women.  Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 2019 Feb 8. doi:10.1177/0886260519827661. [Epub ahead of print].

Sub-Saharan Africa

• O’Malley, G, Barnabee, G & Mugwanya, K. Scaling-up PrEP Delivery in Sub-Saharan Africa: What Can We Learn from the Scale-up of ART? Curr HIV/AIDS Rep. 2019 Feb 22. doi: 10.1007/s11904-019-00437-6.

Zimbabwe

• Feldacker C, Murenje V, Holeman I, Xaba S, Makunike-Chikwinya B, Korir M, Gundidza PT, Holec M, Barnhart S, Tshimanga M. Reducing provider workload while preserving patient safety: a randomized control trial using 2-way texting for post-operative follow-up in Zimbabwe’s voluntary medical male circumcision program. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2019 Oct 16. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002198. [Epub ahead of print].
• Bochner AF, Meacham E, Mhungu N, Manyanga P, Petracca F, Muserere C, Gonese G, Makunike B, Wazara B, Gwanzura C, Nyika P, Levine R, Mutasa-Apollo T, Balachandra S, Wiktor SZ. The rollout of Community ART Refill Groups in Zimbabwe: a qualitative evaluation. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 2019,22:e25393. doi:10.1002/jia2.25393
• Bochner AF, Tippett Barr BA, Makunike B, Gonese G, Wazara B, Mashapa R, Meacham E, Nyika P, Ncube G, Balachandra S, Levine R, Petracca F, Apollo T, Downer A,  Wiktor SZ. Strengthening provider-initiated testing and counselling in Zimbabwe by deploying supplemental providers: a time series analysis. BMC Health Serv Res. 2019 Jun 3;19(1):351. doi: 0.1186/s12913-019-4169-z.
• Bertman V, Petracca F, Makunike-Chikwinya B, Jonga A, Dupwa B, Jenami N, Nartker A, Wall L, Reason L, Kundhlande P, Downer A. Health worker text messaging for blended learning, peer support, and mentoring in pediatric and adolescent HIV/AIDS care: a case study in Zimbabwe. Hum Resour Health. 2019 Jun 7;17(1):41. doi: 10.1186/s12960-019-0364-6.
• Hove J, Masimba L, Murenje V, Nyadundu S, Musayerenge B, Xaba S, Nachipo B, Chitimbire V, Makunike B, Holec M, Chinyoka T, Mandisarisa J, Balachandra S, Tshimanga M, Barnhart S, Feldacker C. Incorporating Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Into Traditional Circumcision Contexts: Experiences of a Local Consortium in Zimbabwe Collaborating With an Ethnic Group. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2019 Mar 29;7(1):138-146. doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00352

Botswana

• Kleinman NJ, Mawandia S, Kwaadira B, Broz J, Matumi H, Moumakwa R, Semo BW, Ledikwe J.Increasing Tuberculosis Register Data Quality in Botswana with Continuous Quality Improvement Activities. Qual Prim Care. 2018 March 23; 25(2):45-48.
• Ledikwe JH, Kleinman NJ, Mpho M, H Mothibedi, S Mawandia, B Semo, G O’Malley. Associations between healthcare worker participation in workplace wellness activities and job satisfaction, occupational stress and burnout: a cross-sectional study in Botswana. BMJ Open. 2018 Mar 16; 8(3): e018492. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018492.

Haiti

• Myrtil M, Puttkammer N, Gloyd S, Robinson J, Yuhas K, Domercant JW, Honoré JG, Francois K. ART Attrition across Health Facilities Implementing Option B+ in Haiti. J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care. 2018 May 20; 17. doi: 10.1177/2325958218774037.
• deRiel E, Puttkammer N, Hyppolite N, Diallo J, Wagner S, Honoré JG, Balan JG, Celestin N, Vallès JS, Duval N, Thimothé G, Boncy J, Coq NRL, Barnhart S. Success factors for implementing and sustaining a mature electronic medical record in a low-resource setting: a case study of iSanté in Haiti. Health Policy Plan. 2018 Mar 1; 33(2):237. doi: 10.1093/heapol/czx171.

Kenya

• Mugwanya K, Irungu E, Bukusi E, Mugo N, Odoyo J; Wamoni E; Ngure K, Morton J, Peebles K, Masyuko S, Barnabee G, Donnell D,  Barnabas R, Haberer J, O’Malley G, Baeten JM, the Partners Scale Up Team. Scale Up of PrEP Integrated in Public Health HIV Care Clinics: A Protocol for a Stepped Wedge Cluster-Randomized Roll Out in Kenya. Implement Sci. 2018 Sep 4;13(1):118. doi: 10.1186/s13012-018-0809-7
• Fairbanks J, Beima-Sofie K, Akinyi P, Matemo D, Unger J, Kinuthia J, O’Malley G, Drake A, John-Stewart G, Ronen K. You Will Know That Despite Being HIV Positive You Are Not Alone: Qualitative Study to Inform Content of a Text Messaging Intervention to Improve Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2018 Jul 19;6(7):e10671. doi: 10.2196/10671.
• Velonjara J, Crouthamel B, Wiggins M, Matemo D, John-Stewart G, O’Malley G, Unger J, Kinuthia J, Drake A.  Motherhood increases family planning support among Kenyan adolescents. Sex Reprod Healthc. 2018 Jun;16:124-131. doi: 10.1016/j.srhc.2018.03.002. Epub 2018 Mar 15.
• Wagner A, O’Malley G, Firdawsi O, Mugo C, Njuguna I, Maleche-Obimbo E, Inwani I, Wamalwa D, John-Stewart G, Slyker J. Disclosure, consent, opportunity costs, and inaccurate risk assessment deter pediatric HIV testing: a mixed methods study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2018 Apr 1;77(4):393-399. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001614.
• Ronen K,  Unger J, Drake A, Perrier T, Akinyi P, Osborn L, Matemo D, O’Malley G,  Kinuthia J, John-Stewart G. SMS messaging to improve ART adherence: perspectives of pregnant HIV-infected women in Kenya on HIV-related message content. AIDS Care. 2018 Apr;30(4):500-505. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2017.1417971. Epub 2017 Dec 18.
• Muthee V, Bochner AF, Osterman A, Liku N, Akhwale W, Kwach J, Prachi M, Wamicwe J, Odhiambo J, Onyango F, Puttkammer N. The impact of routine data quality assessments on electronic medical record data quality in Kenya. PLoS One. 2018 Apr 18;13(4). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195362
• Muthee V, Bochner AF, Kang’aa S, Owiso G, Akhwale W, Wanyee S, Puttkammer N. Site readiness assessment preceding the implementation of a HIV care and treatment electronic medical record system in Kenya. Int J Med Inform. 2018 January;109:23–29.

Malawi

• Tippett Barr BA, van Lettow M, van Oosterhout JJ, Landes M, Shiraishi RW, Amene E, Schouten E, Wadonda-Kabondo N, Gupta S, Auld AF, Kalua T, Jahn A. National estimates and risk factors associated with early mother-to-child transmission of HIV after implementation of option B+: a cross-sectional analysis. Lancet HIV. 2018 Dec;5(12):e688-e695. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(18)30316-3. Epub 2018 Nov 19.
• Saito S, Chung H, Mahy M, Radin AK, Jonnalagadda S, Hakim A, Awor AC, Mwila A, Gonese E, Wadonda-Kabondo N, Rwehumbiza P, Ao T, Kim EJ, Frederix K, Nuwagaba-Birbomboha H, Musuka G, Mugurungi O, Mushii J, Mnisi Z, Munthali G, Jahn A, Kirungi WL, Sivile S, Abrams EJ. Pediatric HIV Treatment Gaps in 7 East and Southern African Countries: Examination of Modeled, Survey, and Routine Program Data. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2018 Aug 15;78 Suppl 2:S134-S141. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001739.

Zimbabwe

• Feldacker C, Makunike-Chikwinya B, Holec M, Bochner AF, Stepaniak A, Nyanga R, Xaba S, Kilmarx PH, Herman-Roloff A, Tafuma T, Tshimanga M, Sidile-Chitimbire VT, Barnhart S. Implementing voluntary medical male circumcision using an innovative, integrated, health systems approach: experiences from 21 districts in Zimbabwe. Glob Health Action. 2018 Jan 11;11(1):1414997. doi: 10.1080/16549716.2017.1414997.

Botswana

• Semo B, Wirth KE, Ntsuape C, Barnhart S, Kleinman NJ, Ramabu N, Broz J, Ledikwe JH. Modifying the health system to maximize voluntary medical male circumcision uptake: a qualitative study in Botswana. HIV/AIDS (Auckland, NZ). 2017 Dec 18; 10(1-8). doi: 10.2147/HIV.S144407.
• Ledikwe JH, Ramabu NM, Spees, LP, Barnhart S, Ntsuape C, Semo B, Wirth KE. Early resumption of sexual activity following voluntary medical male circumcision in Botswana: A qualitative study.PLoS One. 2017 Nov 14; 12(11): e0186831. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186831.
• Ledikwe JH, Semo B, Sebego M, Mpho M, Motimedi H, Mawandia S, O’Malley G. Implementation of a national workplace wellness program for health workers in Botswana. J Occup Environ Med. 2017 Sep;59(9):867-874. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001028.

Kenya

• Kang’a S, Puttkammer N, Wanyee S, et al. A National Standards-Based Assessment on Functionality of Electronic Medical Records Systems Used in Kenyan Public-Sector Health Facilities. Int J Med Inform. 2017 Jan;97:68-75. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2016.09.013. Epub 2016 Sep 23.

Malawi

• Tweya H, Feldacker C, Heller T, Gugsa S, Ng’ambi W, Nthala O, Kalulu M, Chiwoko J, Banda R, Makwinja A, Phiri S. 2017. Characteristics and outcomes of older HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in Malawi: A retrospective observation cohort study. PLoS One. 2017; 12(7): e0180232.
• Ng’ambi W, Gugsa S, Tweya H, Girma B, Kanyerere H, Dambe I, Babaye Y, Mpunga J, Phiri S. Characteristics and management of presumptive tuberculosis in public health facilities in Malawi, 2014–2016. Public Health Action. 2017, Dec 21;7(4).
• Feldacker C, Pintye J, Jacob S, Chung MH, Middleton L, Iliffe J, Kim HN. Continuing professional development for medical, nursing, and midwifery cadres in Malawi, Tanzania and South Africa: A qualitative evaluation. PLoS One. 2017 Oct 17;12(10):e0186074. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186074.
• Haas AD, van Oosterhout JJ, Tenthani L, Jahn A, Zwahlen M, Msukwa MT, Davies MA, Tal K, Phiri N, Spoerri A, Chimbwandira F, Egger M, Keiser O. HIV transmission and retention in care among HIV-exposed children enrolled in Malawi’s prevention of mother-to-child transmission programme. J Int AIDS Soc. 2017 Sep 4;20(1):21947. doi: 10.7448/IAS.20.1.21947.
• Prust ML, Banda CK, Nyirenda R, Chimbwandira F, Kalua T, Jahn A, Eliya M, Callahan K, Ehrenkranz P, Prescott MR, McCarthy EA, Tagar E, Gunda A. Multi-month prescriptions, fast-track refills, and community ART groups: results from a process evaluation in Malawi on using differentiated models of care to achieve national HIV treatment goals. J Int AIDS Soc. 2017 Jul 21;20(Suppl 4):21650. doi: 10.7448/IAS.20.5.21650.
• Kalua T, Tippett Barr BA, van Oosterhout JJ, Mbori-Ngacha D, Schouten EJ, Gupta S, Sande A, Zomba G, Tweya H, Lungu E, Kajoka D, Tih P, Jahn A. Lessons Learned From Option B+ in the Evolution Toward “Test and Start” From Malawi, Cameroon, and the United Republic of Tanzania. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2017 May 1;75 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S43-S50. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001326.

Mozambique

• Ruano Camps M, Brentlinger PE, Augusto G, Nguimfack A, Mudender F. Association of HIV/AIDS Clinician Warm Line Utilization with Diagnosis and Management of Antiretroviral Treatment Failure in Mozambique: A Retrospective Analysis of Program Data. J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care. 2017 Jul/Aug;16(4):396-404. doi: 10.1177/2325957417710720.

Namibia

• Beima-Sofie KM, Brandt L, Hamunime N, Shepard M, Uusiku J, John-Stewart GC, OʼMalley G. Pediatric HIV Disclosure Intervention Improves Knowledge and Clinical Outcomes in HIV-Infected Children in Namibia. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2017 May 1;75(1):18-26. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001290.

South Africa

• Steward WT, Sumitani J, Moran M, Ratlhagana MJ, Morris J, Isidoro L, Gilvydis JM, Tumbo J, Grignon J, Barnhart S, Lippman S. Engaging HIV-positive clients in care: acceptability and mechanisms of action of a peer navigation program in South Africa. AIDS Care. 2017 Aug 16. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2017.1363362
• Kemp CG, de Kadt J, Pillay E, Gilvydis JM, Naidoo E, Grignon J, Weaver MR. Pre/post evaluation of a pilot prevention with positives training program for healthcare providers in North West Province, Republic of South Africa. BMC Health Serv Res. 2017 May 2;17(1):316. doi: 10.1186/s12913-017-2263-7.
• McConnico C, Jed SL, Marumo E, Mazibuko S, Mema GM, DeKadt J, Holmes K, Kohler P. Systems Mapping of Sexually Transmitted Infection Services at Three Clinical Sentinel Surveillance Sites in South Africa: Opportunities for Integrated Care. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2017 Jan-Feb. pii: S1055-3290(16)30121-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jana.2016.09.004.
• Kohler PK, Marumo E, Jed SL, Mema G, Galagan S, Tapia K, Pillay E, DeKadt J, Naidoo E, Dombrowski JC, Holmes KK. A national evaluation using standardised patient actors to assess STI services in public sector clinical sentinel surveillance facilities in South Africa. Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Jan 27. pii: sextrans-2016-052930. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2016-052930.

Zimbabwe

• Tshimanga M, Makunike-Chikwinya B, Mangwiro T, Tapiwa Gundidza P, Chatikobo P, Murenje V, Herman-Roloff A, Kilmark PH, Holec M, Gwinji G, Mugurungi O, Murwira M, Xaba S, Barnhart S, Feldacker C. Safety and efficacy of the PrePex device in HIV-positive men: A single-arm study in Zimbabwe. PLoS One. 2017 Dec 8;12(12):e0189146. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0189146. eCollection 2017.
• Bertman V, Petracca F, Makunike-Chikwinya B, Jonga A, Dupwa B, Gwashure S, Jenami N, Nartker A, Wall L, and Downer A. Health Worker Text Messaging for Training: Peer Support, and Mentoring in Pediatric and Adolescent HIV/AIDS Care: Lessons Learned in Zimbabwe. 8th Annual CUGH Global Health Conference. Washington, D.C. April 6-9, 2017.
• Feldacker C, Bochner AF, Herman-Roloff A, Holec M, Murenje V, Stepaniak A, Xaba S, Tshimanga M, Chitimbire V, Makaure S, Hove J, Barnhart S, Makunike B. Is it all about the money? A qualitative exploration of the effects of performance-based financial incentives on Zimbabwe’s voluntary male medical circumcision program. PLoS One. 2017 Mar 16;12(3):e0174047. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174047. eCollection 2017.
• Bochner AF, Feldacker C, Makunike B, Holec M, Murenje V, Stepaniak A, Xaba S, Balachandra S, Tshimanga M, Chitimbire V, Barnhart S. Adverse event profile of a mature voluntary medical male circumcision programme performing PrePex and surgical procedures in Zimbabwe. J Int AIDS Soc. 2017 Feb 20;19(1):1-6. doi: 10.7448/IAS.20.1.21394.
• Xiao Y, Bochner AF, Makunike B, Holec M, Xaba S, Tshimanga M, Chitimbire V, Barnhart S, Feldacker, C. Challenges in data quality: the influence of data quality assessments on data availability and completeness in a voluntary medical male circumcision programme in Zimbabwe. BMJ Open. 2017; 7(1): e013562. Published online 2017 Jan 27. doi:  10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013562.

 Botswana

• 6th Botswana International HIV Conference. Gaborone, Botswana, August 24-27, 2016.
• Kgwaadira BT, Katlholo T, Fiebig L, Boyd R, Kuate L, Agegnehu D, Mosime W,4 Wuhib T, Dikobe W, Petlo C, Nkomo B, Avalos A, Skiles M, Philips H, Finlay-Vickers A. Anticipated Reductions in Long-Term Tuberculosis Incidence and Associated Cost Savings with Adoption of the Treat All People Living with HIV Policy in Botswana, 2016–2035. 21st International AIDS Conference. Durban, South Africa. July 18-22, 2016.
• Wirth KE, Semo BW, Ntsuape C, Ramabu NM, Otlhomile B, Plank RM, Barnhart S, Ledikwe JH. Triggering the decision to undergo medical male circumcision: a qualitative study of adult men in Botswana. AIDS Care. 2016 Jan 11:1-6. [Epub ahead of print]

Cambodia

• Perrone LA, Voeurng V, Sek S, Song S, Vong N, Tous C, Flandin JF, Confer D, Costa A, Martin R. Implementation research: a mentoring programme to improve laboratory quality in Cambodia. Bull World Health Organ. 2016;94:743–751. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.15.163824

Caribbean Region

• Scott E, Nartker A, St. Thomas S, Ali Z. Train, Transfer, and Sustain: Building Capacity for Online Learning at the University of the West Indies Diploma in the Management of HIV Infection Program. 7th Annual CUGH Global Health Conference. University of San Francisco. April 8-11, 2016.

Haiti

• Delcher C, Puttkammer N, Arnoux, R, Francois K, Griswold M, Zaidi I, Joseph YAP, Marston B. Validating Procedures used to Identify Duplicate Reports in Haiti’s National HIV/AIDS Case Surveillance System. J Registry Manag. 2016 Spring;43(1):10-15.

India

• Anusuya GS, Chockalingam C, Gurusamy M, Nadol P, Krishnaraj R and Radhakrishnan E. Various Immunologic and Virologic Responses to Second line Antiretroviral Therapy in Tambaram, India. J AIDS Clin Res. 2016;7:8. doi: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000601.

Kenya

• Kang’a S, Puttkammer N, Wanyee S, et al. A National Standards-Based Assessment on Functionality of Electronic Medical Records Systems Used in Kenyan Public-Sector Health Facilities. Int J Med Inform. 2017 Jan;97:68-75. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2016.09.013. Epub 2016 Sep 23.
• O’Hara E, Nuche-Berenguer B, Kirui NK, Cheng SY, Chege P, Buckwater P, Laktabai J, Pastakia SD. Diabetes in rural Africa: what can Kenya show us? Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2016 Oct;4(10):807-9. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(16)30086-9.
• Antilla J, Wall, L, Atelu C, Muthee V, Liku N, Puttkammer N. Building Human Capacity for Optimal Use of an Electronic Medical Record System in Kenya: Results of a Pilot Evaluation of Two eLearning Modules. 7th Annual CUGH Global Health Conference. University of San Francisco. April 8-11, 2016.
• Wirth KE, Semo BW, Ntsuape C, Ramabu NM, Otlhomile B, Plank RM, Barnhart S, Ledikwe JH. Triggering the decision to undergo medical male circumcision: a qualitative study of adult men in Botswana. AIDS Care. 2016 Aug 11:1-6.
• Muthee V, Liku N, Puttkammer N. Institutionalization of a Routine Data Quality Assessment (RDQA) Procedure for Improved Data Quality of Electronic Patient Medical Records in Kenya. 7th Annual CUGH Global Health Conference. University of San Francisco. April 8-11, 2016.

Malawi

• Kanyerere H, Girma B, Mpunga J, Tayler-Smith K, Harries AD, Jahn A, Chimbwandira FM. Scale-up of ART in Malawi has reduced case notification rates in HIV-positive and HIV-negative tuberculosis. Public Health Action. 2016 Dec 21;6(4):247-251. doi: 10.5588/pha.16.0053.
• Haas AD, Msukwa MT, Egger M, Tenthani L, Tweya H, Jahn A, Gadabu OJ, Tal K, Salazar-Vizcaya L, Estill J, Spoerri A, Phiri N, Chimbwandira F, van Oosterhout JJ, Keiser O. Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy During and After Pregnancy: Cohort Study on Women Receiving Care in Malawi’s Option B+ Program. Clin Infect Dis. 2016 Nov 1;63(9):1227-1235. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciw500. Epub 2016 Jul 26.
• Harries AD, Ford N, Jahn A et al. Act local, think global: how the Malawi experience of scaling up antiretroviral treatment has informed global policy. BMC Public Health. 2016 6 Sept;16(938). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3620-x.
• Schooley AL, Kamudumuli PS, Vangala S, Tseng CH, Soko C, Parent J, Phiri K, Jahn A, Namarika D, Hoffman RM. CD4 Variability in Malawi: Implications for Use of a CD4 Threshold of 500 Cells/mm³ Versus Universal Eligibility for Antiretroviral Therapy. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2016 Aug 29;3(3):ofw180. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofw180.
• Kohler PK, Tippett Barr BA, Kangʼombe A, Hofstee C, Kilembe F, Galagan S, Chilongozi D, Namate D, Machaya M, Kabwere K, Mwale M, Msunguma W, Reed J, Chimbwandira F. Safety, Feasibility, and Acceptability of the PrePex Device for Adult Male Circumcision in Malawi. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2016 Jun 1;72 Suppl 1:S49-55. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000774.
• Haas AD, Tenthani L, Msukwa MT, Tal K, Jahn A, Gadabu OJ, Spoerri A, Chimbwandira F, van Oosterhout JJ, Keiser O. Retention in care during the first 3 years of antiretroviral therapy for women in Malawi’s option B+ programme: an observational cohort study. Lancet HIV. 2016 Apr;3(4):e175-82. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(16)00008-4. Epub 2016 Mar 9.
• Tweya H, Feldacker C, Gadabu OJ, Ng’ambi W, Mumba SL, Phiri D, Kamvazina L, Mwakilama S, Kanyerere H, Keiser O, Mwafilaso J, Kamba C, Egger M, Jahn A, Simwaka B, Phiri S. Developing a point-of-care electronic medical record system for TB/HIV co-infected patients: experiences from Lighthouse Trust, Lilongwe, Malawi. BMC Res Notes. 2016 Mar 5;9:146. doi: 10.1186/s13104-016-1943-4.
• Kohler PK, Namate D, Barnhart S, Chimbwandira F, Tippet-Barr BA, Perdue T, Chilongozi DA, Tenthani L, Phiri O, Msungama W, Holmes KK, Krieger JN. Classification and rates of adverse events in a Malawi male circumcision program: impact of quality improvement training.BMC Health Serv Res. 2016 Feb 17;16(1):61. doi: 10.1186/s12913-016-1305-x.
• Phiri S, Feldacker C, Chaweza T, Mlundira L, Tweya H, Speight C, Samala B, Kachale F, Umpierrez D, Haddad L. Integrating reproductive health services into HIV care: strategies for successful implementation in a low-resource HIV clinic in Lilongwe, Malawi. J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care. 2016 Jan. pii: jfprhc-2013-100816. doi: 10.1136/jfprhc-2013-100816.

Middle East & North Africa

• Perrone, LA, Confer, D, Scott, E, Livingston, L, Bradburn, C, McGee, A, Furtwangler, T, Downer, A, Mokdad, AH, Flandin, JF, Shotorbani, S,  Asghar, H, Esmat Tolbah, H, Ahmed, HJ, Alwan, A, Martin, R. Implementation of a Mentored Professional Development Program in Laboratory Leadership and Management in 10 Countries in the Middle East and North Africa. East Mediterr Health J. 2016 Nov 22;22(11):832-839. doi: 10.26719/2016.22.11.832.

Mozambique

• Myers RS, Feldacker C, Cesár F, Paredes Z, Augusto G, Muluana C, Citao S, Mboa-Ferrao C, Karajeanes E, Golden M. Acceptability and Effectiveness of Assisted Human Immunodeficiency Virus Partner Services in Mozambique: Results From a Pilot Program in a Public, Urban Clinic. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2016 Nov;43(11):690–695. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000529
• Sathane I, Horth R, Young P, Inguane C, Nalá R, Miranda AE, Lane T, Raymond HF, Cummings B, McFarland W. Risk Factors Associated with HIV Among Men Who Have Sex Only with Men and Men Who Have Sex with Both Men and Women in Three Urban Areas in Mozambique. AIDS Behav. 2016 Apr 8. [Epub ahead of print]
• “Jornadas de Saúde” [posters in Portuguese]. Maputo, Mozambique. September 16-18, 2015.

Namibia

• MacLachlan EW, Potter K, Hamunime N, Shepard-Perry MG, Uusiku J, Simwanza R, Brandt LJ, O’Malley G. “We Are Now Free to Speak”: Qualitative Evaluation of an Education and Empowerment Training for HIV Patients in Namibia. PLoS One. 2016 Apr 7;11(4):e0153042. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0153042. eCollection 2016.
• Maclachlan EW, Shepard-Perry MG, Ingo P, Uusiku J, Mushimba R, Simwanza R, Likoro J, Brandt LJ, Thomas KK, Kasonka C, Hamunime N, O’Malley G. Evaluating the effectiveness of patient education and empowerment to improve patient-provider interactions in antiretroviral therapy clinics in Namibia. AIDS Care. AIDS Care. 2016;28(5):620-7. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2015.1124975. Epub 2015 Dec 23.

South Africa

• Galagan S, Jed S, Sumitani J, Gilvydis JM, Bakor A, Cooke R, Naidoo E, Winters D, Weaver MR. Improving Tuberculosis (TB) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Treatment Monitoring in South Africa: Evaluation of an Advanced TB/HIV Course for Healthcare Workers. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2016 Dec 7;4(1): ofw248. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw248
• Lippman SA, Shade S, El Ayadi AM, Gilvydis JM, Grignon JS, Liegler T, Morris J, Naidoo E, Prach LM, Puren A, Barnhart S. Attrition and opportunities along the HIV care continuum: findings from a population-based sample, North West Province, South Africa. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2016 Sep 1 ;73(1):91-9. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001026.
• Lippman S, Shade S, Sumitani J, DeKadt J, Gilvydis J, Ratlhagana M, Grignon J, Tumbo J, Gilmore H, Saberi P, Barnhart S, Steward W. Evaluation of short message service and peer navigation to improve engagement in HIV care in South Africa: study protocol for a three-arm cluster randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2016 Feb 6;17:68. doi: 10.1186/s13063-016-1190-y.
• Treves-Kagan S, Steward WT, Ntswane L, Haller R, Gilvydis JM, Gulati H, Barnhart S, Lippman SA. Why increasing availability of ART is not enough: a rapid, community-based study on how HIV-related stigma impacts engagement to care in rural South Africa. BMC Public Health. 2016 Jan 28; 16(1):87. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-2753-2.

Zimbabwe

• Feldacker C, Bochner AF, Herman-Roloff A, Holec M, Murenje V, Stepaniak A, Xaba S, Tshimanga M, Chitimbire V, Makaure S, Hove J, Barnhart S, Makunike B. Is it all about the money? A qualitative exploration of the effects of performance-based financial incentives on Zimbabwe’s voluntary male medical circumcision program. PLoS One. 2017 Mar 16;12(3):e0174047. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174047. eCollection 2017.
• I-TECH Zimbabwe. Implementing the PEPFAR Pivot: Experiences from Zimbabwe’s Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Program. International AIDS Conference. Durban, South Africa, July 18-22, 2016.
• I-TECH Zimbabwe. Adverse Event Profile of a Mature Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Program. International AIDS Conference. Durban, South Africa, July 18-22, 2016.

Mexico City, Mexico, August 3-8, 2008

Botswana

Ethiopia

Haiti

India

Mozambique

Network-wide

Botswana

• Weaver MR, Myaya M, Disasi K, Regoeng M, Matumo HN, Madisa M, Puttkammer N, Speilberg F, Kilmarx PH, Marrazzo JM. Routine HIV testing in the context of syndromic management of sexually transmitted infections: Outcomes of the first phase of a training program in Botswana. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 2008; 84(4):259-64.

Haiti

• Knebel E, Puttkammer N, Demes A, Devirois R, Prismy M, Developing a competency-based curriculum in HIV for nursing schools in Haiti. Hum Resour Health. 2008 Aug 29;6:17.

India

• Rajasekaran S, Jeyaseelan L, Vijila S, Gomathis C, Raja K. Predictors of failure of first-line antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected adults: Indian experience. AIDS. 2007 Jul;21 Suppl 4:S47-53.

Malawi

• Makombe, SD, Jahn A, et al. A national survey of the impact of rapid scale-up of antiretroviral therapy on health-care workers in Malawi: effects on human resources and survival. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 2007 Nov;85(11):851-57.

Uganda

• Ssekabira U, Bukirwa H, Hopkins H, Namagembe A, Weaver MR, Sebuyira LM, Quick L, Staedke S, Yeka A, Kiggundu M, Schneider G, McAdam K, Wabwire-Mangen F, Dorsey G. Improved Malaria Case Management after Integrated Team-based Training of Health Care Workers in Uganda. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Dec;79:826-33.

Sub-Sarahan Africa

• Harries AD, Jahn A, Zachariah R, Enarson D. Adapting the DOTS framework for tuberculosis control to the management of non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa. PLoS Medicine. 2008; 5(6):e124.
• Brentlinger PE, Behrens CB, Kublin JG. Challenges in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of malaria in human immunodeficiency virus infected adults in sub-Saharan Africa. Archives of Internal Medicine. 2007 Sep 24;167(17):1827-36.
• Brentlinger PE, Behrens CB, Micek MA. Challenges in the concurrent management of malaria and HIV in pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa. Lancet Infect Dis. 2006 Feb;6(2):100-11.

General

• Renggli V, De Ryck I, Jacob S, et al. Viewpoint: HIV education for health-care professionals in high prevalence countries: time to integrate a pre-service approach into training. Lancet. 2008; 372:341-43.

Presentations, 2006-2008

• XVII International AIDS Conference. Mexico City, Mexico. August 5-8, 2008.
• “Strengthening Pre-service Nursing Education in Resource-Poor Settings: Lessons Learned from HIV Faculty Development Training in Namibia.” Association for Nurses in AIDS Care Conference, Tucson, Arizona, 2008.  Authors: Tembo M, Jacob S, Farley J, Haoses-Gorases, L.
• “A Successful Collaborative Effort to Train Health Care Workers in PMTCT in the Caribbean.” Global Health Council, May 29-June 1, 2007, Washington, D.C. Authors: Virginia Gonzales, Bobbi Nodell, Elaine Douglas, Brendan Bain, Barbara McGaw, Bernadette Hamilton-Saunders.
• “Filming Real HIV Patient Cases in India.” Global Health Council, May 29-June 1, 2007, Washington, D.C. Authors: Tom Furtwangler, Sikhamani Rajasekaran, Vijay Anthony Prabhu, Michele Clark, Gurusamy Manoharan.
• “The CHART Nurses’ Working Group: Addressing HIV & AIDS Nursing Issues In the Caribbean.”  Caribbean Nurses Association 25th Biennial Conference, October 20-26, 2006, Nassau, Bahamas.  Authors: Sealy, W.  Jacob, S.
• “Clinical Mentoring Experiences with Ethiopian Nurses.” International AIDS Society Conference, 2006, Toronto, Canada.  Authors: Vitiello M, Winters D, Ouma G.
• “I-TECH Nursing Workforce Development Initiatives: An Exemplar Case in Ethiopia.” Association for Nurses in AIDS Care Conference, November 18-20, 2005, Orlando, Florida. Authors: Portillo, CJ, Winters D, Vitiello M.
• “An Innovative Tool for Supporting Quality of Care and Program Reporting: The Haiti HIV Electronic Medical Record Project.” PHI 2008, Seattle, WA, September 18-19, 2008.
• “Envisioning Options for Integrated Public Health Information Systems for Low Resource Settings: Components, Connections, Partners, Strategies.” PHI 2008, Seattle, WA, September 18-19, 2008.

Caribbean

• Hiner CA, Mandel BG, Weaver MR, Bruce D, McLaughlin R, Anderson J. Effectiveness of a training-of-trainers model in a HIV counseling and testing program in the Caribbean Region. Hum Resour Health. 2009;7:11. doi:10.1186/1478-4491-7-11.

Haiti

• Tauxe RV, Lynch M, Lambert Y, Sobel J, Domerçant JW, Khan A. Rapid development and use of a nationwide training program for cholera management, Haiti, 2010. Emerg Infect Dis [serial on the Internet]. 2011 Nov;17(11):2094-8. doi: 10.3201/eid1711.110857.

Mozambique

• Brentlinger PE, Torres JV, Martínez PM, Ghee A, Lujan J, Bastos R, Manuel R, Mudender FM, Assan A.Clinical staging of HIV-related illness in Mozambique: Performance of nonphysician clinicians based on direct observation of clinical care and implications for health worker training. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2010 Nov;55(3):351-5. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181e3a4cd.
• Brentlinger PE, Assan A, Mudender F, Ghee AE, Vallejo Torres J, Martinez PM, et al. Task shifting in Mozambique: cross-sectional evaluation of non-physician clinicians’ performance in HIV/AIDS care. Hum Resour Health. 2010 Oct 12;8:23. doi:10.1186/1478-4491-8-23.
• Dawson Rose C, Gutin SA, Reyes M. Adapting positive prevention interventions for international settings: Applying U.S. evidence to epidemics in developing countries. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2011 Jan-Feb;22(1):38-52. doi: 10.1016/j.jana.2010.04.001. Epub 2010 Jun 11.

Tanzania

• Nartker A, Stevens L, Shumays A, Kalowela M, Kisimbo D, Potter K. Increasing health worker capacity through distance learning: a comprehensive review of programmes in Tanzania. Hum Resour Health. 2010 Dec 31;8:30. doi:10.1186/1478-4491-8-30.

Uganda

• Ibrahim M. Lutalo, Gisela Schneider, Marcia R. Weaver, Jessica H. Oyugi, Lydia Mpanga Sebuyira, Richard Kaye, Frank Lule, Elizabeth Namagala, W. Michael Scheld, Keith P.W.J. McAdam and Merle A. Sande. Training needs assessment for clinicians at antiretroviral therapy clinics: evidence from a national survey in Uganda. Hum Resour Health. 2009 Aug 23;7:76. doi:10.1186/1478-4491-7-76.
• Bateganya M, Hagopian A, Tavrow P, Luboga S, Barnhart S. Incentives and barriers to implementing national hospital standards in Uganda. Int J Qual Health Care. 2009 Dec;21(6):421-6. doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzp044. Epub 2009 Sep 30.

General

• Vitiello M, Willard S. Stating the obvious–nurses: critical link to women and children affected by HIV/AIDS: a response to the revised WHO HIV treatment guidelines. AIDS. 2010 Jul 31;24(12):1967-8. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32833b8be5.
• Naik S, Suchi T, Lundgren L. Options for maintaining quality family planning counseling: strategies for refresher training. Int J Qual Health Care. 2010 Apr;22(2):145-50. doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzp062. Epub 2010 Jan 31.
• Weaver M, Conover CJ, Proescholdbell RJ, Arno PS, Ang A, Uldall KK, Ettner S. Cost-effectiveness analysis of integrated care for people with HIV, chronic mental illness and substance abuse disorders. J Ment Health Policy Econ. 2009 Mar;12(1):33-46.

Presentations, 2009-2010

• XVIII International AIDS Conference. Vienna, Austria. July 18-23, 2010.
• “Strengthening support for HIV pre-service nursing education in resource-limited settings.” International Council of Nurses Conference, Durban, South Africa, June 27-July 4, 2009. Authors: Jacob S, Portillo CJ, Goldman D, Winters D, Vitiello M, Konjore Y.
• Branigan E, Mpanda S, Pupp C, Askins S, Freistadt F, Smith S, Stefanutto M, Shumays A, Smith M, Magari F, Lissit S. Enhancing Pre-Service Curricula for Improved Mid-Level Health Care Worker Education in Tanzania and Mozambique. CUGH 2010.

Montreal, Canada, November 13-15, 2011.

Abstracts

Kenya

• “One Size Does Not Fit All: Tailoring Health Informatics Competencies and Training Programs to Resource-Limited Settings”

Mozambique

• “Restructuring a National Physician Assistant Curriculum in Mozambique: Collaboration Between Two US Universities and the Ministry of Health”

Namibia

• “Balancing Quality and Quantity: Increasing the Number of Nursing Graduates While Ensuring the Quality of Pre-Service Education in Namibia”

Ethiopia

• “Building Laboratory Capacity for Diagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Northern Ethiopia: I-TECH Experience from Shire Hospital”
• “Couple Counseling and Referral Improved Male Partner HIV Testing Uptake at an Antenatal Clinic in Adwa Hospital, North Ethiopia”
• ” A Case of Tuberculosis Control in 46 Facilities in the Afar, Amhara, and Tigray Regions of Ethiopia”
• “The Unique Example of an HIV/AIDS Training Program at the University of Gondar, Ethiopia”

Haiti

• “Collaboration with Haitian Laboratories to Develop and Implement OpenELIS for Integrated Management of Laboratory Network Data”
• “A New School of Public Health in Haiti? A Feasibility Study”
• “Using Successful HIV Program Tools in the Strengthening of National Health Care: Expansion of Haiti’s HIV Electronic Medical Record into Primary Care”
• “Implementing Haiti’s Nursing Schools’ Competency-Based HIV/AIDS Curriculum: A University of Washington and Ministry of Health Collaboration”
• “Continuous Quality Improvement of HIV Care and Treatment Services in Haiti Using Electronic Medical Record Data”

Presentations

•  “Using Evaluation from the Start: Key Lessons Learned from the Afya Bora Consortium Innovative Fellowship Program in Global Health Leadership”
• “Advances in Medical Education: A Model for Infectious Disease Training for Non-Physician Clinicians in Uganda”
•  “Implementation Science to Support Task-Shifting for ART Services in Namibia”
•  “Capacity Building and Clinical Competence in Infectious Diseases in Uganda: A Mixed-Design Study with Randomized Trial Components”

Ethiopia

• Marseille EA, Kevany S, Ahmed I, Feleke G, Graham B, Heller T, Kahn JG, Reyes M. Case management to improve adherence for HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in Ethiopia: A-micro costing study. Cost Eff Resour Alloc. 2011 Dec 20;9:18. doi:10.1186/1478-7547-9-18.

Malawi

• Schouten EJ, Jahn A, Midiani D, Makombe SD, Mnthambala A, Chirwa Z, Harries AD, van Oosterhout JJ, Meguid T, Ben-Smith A, Zachariah R, Lynen L, Zolfo M, Van Damme W, Gilks CF, Atun R, Shawa M, Chimbwandira F. Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and the health-related Millennium Development Goals: time for a public health approach. Lancet. 2011 Jul 16; 378: 282-84. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)62303-3.
• Gadabu, OJ, Munthali, CV, Zachariah, R, Gudmund-Hinderaker, S, Jahn, A, Twea, H, Gondwe, A, Mumba, S, Lungu, M, Malisita, K, Mhango, E, Makombe, SD, Tenthani, L, Mwalwanda, L, Moyo, C, Douglas, GP, Lewis ZL, Chimbwandira, F. Is transcription of data on antiretroviral treatment from electronic to paper-based registers reliable in Malawi? Public Health Action. 2011 Sep 21; 1(1): 10-2.
• Phiri S, Khan PY, Grant AD, Gareta D, Tweya H, Kalulu M, Chaweza T, Mbetewa L, Kanyerere H, Weigel R, Feldacker C. Integrated tuberculosis and HIV care in a resource-limited setting: experience from the Martin Preuss centre, Malawi. Trop Med Int Health. 2011 Nov;16(11):1397-403. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2011.02848.x. Epub 2011 Aug 2.
• van Lettow, M, Bedell, R, Landes, M, Gawa, L, Gatto, S, Mayni, I, Chan, AK, Tenthani, L, Schouten, E. Uptake and outcomes of a prevention-of-mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) program in Zomba district, Malawi. BMC Public Health. 2011 Jun 3; 11:426.
• Taylor-Smith K, Tweya H, Harries A, Schoutene E, Jahn A. Gender differences in retention and survival on antiretroviral therapy of HIV-1 infected adults in Malawi. Malawi Med J. 2011 Jun;22(2): 49-56.
• Chan AK, van Lettow M, Tenthani, L, Kumwenda, M, Gawa, L, Kadzanja, A, Mnthambala, A, Kambanji, M.Outcome assessment of a dedicated HIV positive health care worker clinic at a central hospital in Malawi: A retrospective observational study. PLoS One. 2011; 6(5): e19789.
• Schouten EJ, Jahn A, Ben-Smith A, et al. Antiretroviral drug supply challenges in the era of scaling up ART in Malawi. J Int AIDS Soc 2011;14 Suppl 1:S4. doi: 10.1186/1758-2652-14-S1-S4.

Swaziland

• Burnett S, Weaver M, Mody-Pan P, Reynolds Thomas L, Mar C. Evaluation of an Intervention to Increase Human Immunodeficiency Virus Testing Among Youth in Manzini, Swaziland: A Randomized Control Trial. J Adolesc Health. 2011; 48(5):507-13.

General

• Tweya H, Kanyerere H, Ben-Smith A, Kwanjana J, Jahn A, Feldacker C, Gareta D, Mbetewa L, Kagoli M, Kalulu MT, Weigel R, Phiri S, Edginton M. Re-treatment tuberculosis cases categorised as “other”: Are they properly managed? PLoS One. 2011;6(12):e28034. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028034. Epub 2011 Dec 14.
• Martin R, Barnhart S. Global laboratory systems development: Needs and approaches. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2011 Sep;25(3):677-91, x. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2011.05.001.
• Shah SK, Nodell B, Montano SM, Behrens C, Zunt JR. Clinical research and global health: Mentoring the next generation of health care students. Glob Public Health. 2011;6(3):234-46. doi: 10.1080/17441692.2010.494248.
• Valan AS, Kumar S, Ramalingam K, Suria J, Manoharan G, Chandrasekar C. An exceptional case report of primary cutaneous cryptococcosis in human immunodeficiency virus. Am J Immunol. 2011;7(1): 9-11.

Presentations, 2011