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    • Health facilities’ readiness for safe surgical care provision in Uganda and the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo during Ebola and COVID-19 era 

      Sikakulya, Franck K; Ssebuufu, Robinson; Longombe, Albert Ahoha Ona; Okedi, X Francis; Ilumbulumbu, Michel Kalongo; Valimungighe, Moise Muhindo; Furaha, Nzanzu Blaise Pascal; Vahwere, Bienfait Mumbere; Mambo, Simon Binezero; Mulumba, Yusuf; Muyisa, Anderson Muhindo Muhasa; Sonia, Fatuma Djuma; Sekabira, John; Fualal, Jane O; Kyamanywa, Patrick (BMC , Campus, 4 Crinan St, London, England, N1 9XW, 2021)
      Objective This study aimed to assess health facilities’ readiness to provide safe surgical care during Ebola and COVID-19 era in Uganda and in the Eastern DR Congo. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in ...

    • Health Professional Training and Capacity Strengthening Through International Academic Partnerships: The First Five Years of the Human Resources for Health Program in Rwanda 

      Cancedda, Corrado; Cotton, Phil; Shema, Joseph; Rulisa, Stephen; Riviello, Robert; Adams, Lisa V; Farmer, Paul E; Kagwiza, Jeanne N; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Mukamana, Donatilla; Mumena, Chrispinus; Tumusiime, David K; Mukashyaka, Lydie; Ndenga, Esperance; Twagirumugabe, Theogene; Mukara, Kaitesi B; Dusabejambo, Vincent; Walker, Timothy D; Nkusi, Emmy; Bazzett-Matabele, Lisa; Butera, Alex; Rugwizangoga, Belson; Kabayiza, Jean Claude; Kanyandekwe, Simon; Kalisa, Louise; Ntirenganya, Faustin; Dixson, Jeffrey; Rogo, Tanya; McCall, Natalie; Corden, Mark; Wong, Rex; Mukeshimana, Madeleine; Gatarayiha, Agnes; Ntagungira, Egide Kayonga; Yaman, Attila; Musabeyezu, Juliet; Sliney, Anne; Nuthulaganti, Tej; Kernan, Meredith; Okwi, Peter; Rhatigan, Joseph; Barrow, Jane; Wilson, Kim; Levine, Adam C; Reece, Rebecca; Koster, Michael; Moresky, Rachel T; O’flaherty, Jennifer E; Palumbo, Paul E; Ginwalla, Rashna; Binanay, Cynthia A; Thielman, Nathan; Relf, Michael; Wright, Rodney; Hill, Mary; Chyun, Deborah; Klar, Robin T; McCreary, Linda L; Hughes, Tonda L; Moen, Marik; Meeks, Valli; Barrows, Beth; Durieux, Marcel E; McClain, Craig D; Bunts, Amy; Calland, Forrest J; Hedt-Gauthier, Bethany; Milner, Danny; Raviola, Giusappe; Smith, Stacy E; Tuteja, Meenu; Magriples, Urania; Rastegar, Asghar; Arnold, Linda; Magaziner, Ira; Binagwaho, Agnes (Kerman Univ Medical Sciences , Jahad Blvd, Kerman, Iran, 7619813159, 2018)
      Background: The Rwanda Human Resources for Health Program (HRH Program) is a 7-year (2012-2019) health professional training initiative led by the Government of Rwanda with the goals of training a large, diverse, and ...

    • Hearing Lossin Resource-limited Settings: The Silent Overlooked Epidemic in Sub-Saharan African Children 

      Mukara, Kaitesi Batamuliza; Kyamanywa, Patrick (RBC / Rwanda Health Communication Centre, P.O.Box 4586 / Kigali Rwanda., 2019)
      Hearing Impairment is the most common disability reported worldwide and its consequences profoundly affect quality of life while impacting heavily on the economy. Despite this acknowledgement, priorities for healthcare in ...

    • Helicobacter Pylori Status and Associated Gastroscopic Diagnoses in a Tertiary Hospital Endoscopy Population in Rwanda 

      Walker, Timothy D; Karemera, Martin; Ngabonziza, Francois; Kyamanywa, Patrick (Oxford Univ Press , Great Clarendon St, Oxford, England, Ox2 6dp, 2014)
      Background The study was undertaken to document the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori and endoscopic diagnoses in Rwandans presenting for gastroscopy. Methods We studied an endoscopic database containing 961 consecutive ...

    • Hepatitis B and C Seroprevalence Among Health Care Workers in a Tertiary Hospital in Rwanda 

      Kateera, Fredrick; Walker, Timothy D; Mutesa, Leon; Mutabazi, Vincent; Musabeyesu, Emmanuel; Mukabatsinda, Constance; Bihizimana, Pascal; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Karenzi, Ben; Orikiiriza, Judy T (Oxford Univ Press , Great Clarendon St, Oxford, England, Ox2 6dp, 2015)
      Background Hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) are significant global public health challenges with health care workers (HCWs) at especially high risk of exposure in resource-poor settings. We aimed to measure HBV and ...

    • HINARI Grows: One Step Closer to Health Information For All 

      Caleb Van Essen, Caleb Van; Mizero, Paterne; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Cartledge, Peter (Wiley , 111 River St, Hoboken, Usa, Nj, 07030-5774, 2014)
      In 2004, The Lancet asked: ‘Can we achieve health information for all by 2015?’ (Godlee et al. 2004). Nearly 10 years later, we continue to see a lack of reliable relevant information hinder the provision of health care ...

    • The human resources for health program in Rwanda—a new partnership 

      Binagwaho, Agnes; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Farmer, E. Paul; Nuthulaganti, Tej; Umubyeyi, Benoite; Nyemazi, Jean Pierre; Mugeni, Soline Dusabeyesu; Asiimwe, Anita; Ndagijimana, Uzziel; McPherson, Helen Lamphere; Ngirabega, Jean de Dieu; Sliney, Anne; Uwayezu, Agnes; Rusanganwa, Vincent; Wagner, Claire M; Nutt, Cameron T; Eldon-Edington, Mark; Cancedda, Corrado; Magaziner, Ira C; Goosby, Eric (Massachusetts Medical Society, 2013)
      The authors discuss the Human Resources for Health Program, which is working to improve the quality and quantity of health professionals in Rwanda by means of sustained collaborations with U.S. schools of medicine, nursing, ...

    • Implementation of the World Health Organization Trauma Care Checklist Program in 11 Centers Across Multiple Economic Strata: Effect on Care Process Measures 

      Lashoher, Angela; Schneider, Eric B; Juillard, Catherine; Stevens, Kent; Colantuoni, Elizabeth; Berry, William R; Bloem, Christiana; Chadbunchachai, Witaya; Dharap, Satish; Dy, Sydney M; Dziekan, Gerald; Gruen, Russell L; Henry, Jaymie A; Huwer, Christiana; Joshipura, Manjul; Kelley, Edward; Krug, Etienne; Kumar, Vineet; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Mefire, Alain Chichom; Musafir, Marcos; Nathens, Avery B; Ngendahayo, Edouard; Nguyen, Thai Son; Roy, Nobhojit; Pronovost, Peter J; Khan, Irum Qumar; Razzak, Junaid Abdul; Rubiano, Andrés M; Turner, James A; Varghese, Mathew; Zakirova, Rimma; Mock, Charles (Springer , One New York Plaza, Suite 4600 , New York, United States, Ny, 10004, 2017)
      Background Trauma contributes more than ten percent of the global burden of disease. Initial assessment and resuscitation of trauma patients often requires rapid diagnosis and management of multiple concurrent complex ...

    • Indoor Air Pollution as a Risk Factor for Fatal Anthracosis and Copd in Sub-Saharan Africa–The Case of an Unidentified Rwandan Male of About 50 Years 

      Blanke-Roeser, C; Mushumba, H; Sperhake, J; Heinemann, A; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Nyamwasa, D; Hakizimana, F.X; Mutesa, L; Püschel, K. (RBC / Rwanda Health Communication Centre, P.O.Box 4586 / Kigali Rwanda., 2016)
      Background: The deposition of particles of coal dust into the lung tissue, particularly due to high exhaust pollution levels in large cities, smoking, or in the coal mining sector, is generally considered as less harmful ...

    • Infectious Outcomes Assessment for Health System Strengthening in Low-resource Settings: The Novel Use of a Trauma Registry in Rwanda 

      Petroze, Robin T; Byiringiro, Jean Claude; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Ntakiyiruta, Georges; Calland, J Forrest; Sawyer, Robert G (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc , 140 Huguenot Street, 3rd Fl, New Rochelle, Usa, Ny, 10801, 2014)
      Background: More than 90% of injury deaths occur in low-income countries where a shortage of personnel, infrastructure, and materials challenge health system strengthening efforts. Trauma registries developed regionally ...

    • Injury Assessment in Three Low-resource Settings: A Reference for Worldwide Estimates 

      Gupta, Shailvi; Wren, Sherry M; Kamara, Thaim B; Shrestha, Sunil; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Wong, Evan G; Groen, Reinou S; Nwomeh, Benedict C; Kushner, Adam L; Price, Raymond R (Elsevier Science Inc , Ste 800, 230 Park Ave, New York, Usa, Ny, 10169, 2015)
      Background Trauma has become a worldwide pandemic. Without dedicated public health interventions, fatal injuries will rise 40% and become the 4th leading cause of death by 2030, with the burden highest in low-income and ...

    • Injury characteristics, severity and thirty-day mortality of non-sexual assault related injuries in Uganda 

      Asiimwe, Daniel; Abio, Anne; Subramanian, Sadhvi; Nelson, Kevin; Wilson, Michael Lowery; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Lule, Herman (SSRN - Elsevier, 2023-02-06)
      Non-sexual assault is increasingly becoming a global public health concern in the context of human rights advocacy. The objective of this study was to determine the injury characteristics, severity and factors associated ...

    • An Innovative Paradigm for Surgical Education Programs in Resource-limited Settings 

      Deckelbaum, Dan L; Gosselin-Tardif, Alexandre; Ntakiyiruta, Georges; Liberman, Sender; Vassiliou, Melina; Rwamasirabo, Emile; Gasakure, Emmanuel; Fata, Paola; Khwaja, Kosar; Razek, Tarek; Kyamanywa, Patrick (Cma-Canadian Medical Assoc, 1867 Alta Vista Dr, Ottawa, Canada, Ontario, K1g 5w8, 2014)
      The burden of surgical disease in low-income countries remains significant, in part owing to continued surgical workforce shortages. We describe a successful paradigm to expand Rwandan surgical capacity through the ...

    • Interventions to Reduce Pedestrian Road Traffic Injuries: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials, Cluster Randomized Controlled Trials, Interrupted Time-series, and Controlled Before-after Studies 

      Namatovu, Stellah; Balugaba, Bonny E; Muni, Kennedy; Ningwa, Albert; Nsabagwa, Linda; Oporia, Fredrick; Kiconco, Arthur; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Mutto, Milton; Osuret, Jimmy; Rehfuess, Evan A; Burns, Jacob; Kobusingye, Olive (Public Library Science, 1160 Battery Street, Ste 100, San Francisco, Usa, Ca, 94111, 2022)
      Background Road traffic injuries are among the top ten causes of death globally, with the highest burden in low and middle-income countries, where over a third of deaths occur among pedestrians and cyclists. Several ...

    • Intestinal Volvulus at St Francis Hospital, Kampala 

      Kakande, I; Ekwaro, L.; Obote, W. W.; Nassali, G.; Kyamanywa, Patrick (The College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA), 2001)
      A review of sixty patients with intestinal volvulus was undertaken at St Francis Hospital, Nsambya, Kampala. Forty three (71.7%) of the patients presented with sigmoid volvulus while 12 (20°0) had ileosigmoid knotting. ...

    • Is HINARI Appropriate for Medical Students in the Developing World? 

      Essen, Van Caleb; Cartledge, Peter; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Manirakiza, Achille (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2011-12-30)
      The Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative (HINARI), which arose in response to medical literature needs in developing countries, gives online access to scientific information to a variety of institutions ...

    • Knowledge and Skills Retention Following Emergency Triage, Assessment and Treatment Plus Admission Course for Final Year Medical Students in Rwanda: A Longitudinal Cohort Study 

      Tuyisenge, Lisine; Kyamanya, Patrick; Steirteghem, Samuel Van; Becker, Martin; English, Mike; Lissauer, Tom (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2014-06-12)
      Aim To determine whether, after the Emergency Triage, Assessment and Treatment plus Admission (ETAT+) course, a comprehensive paediatric life support course, final year medical undergraduates in Rwanda would achieve a high ...

    • Knowledge, Attitude, and Self-reported Practice Toward Measures for Prevention of the Spread of COVID-19 Among Ugandans: A Nationwide Online Cross-sectional Survey 

      Ssebuufu, Robinson; Sikakulya, Franck K; Mambo, Simon Binezero; Wasingya, Lucien; Nganza, Sifa K; Bwaga, Ibrahim; Kyamanywa, Patrick (Frontiers Media SA , Avenue Du Tribunal Federal 34, Lausanne, Switzerland, Ch-1015, 2020)
      Background: The world is facing the Coronavirus pandemic, which is highly infectious. Several measures have been put in place to prevent its spread among the population. However, for these preventive measures to be effective, ...

    • Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices in Safe Motherhood Care Among Obstetric Providers in Bugesera, Rwanda 

      Puri, Ruchi; Rulisa, Stephen; Joharifard, Shahrzad; Wilkinson, Jeffrey; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Thielman, Nathan (Wiley, 2012)
      Objective To determine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of obstetric care providers (OCPs) in Bugesera District, Rwanda, crucial to the delivery of safe motherhood services. Methods A quantitative descriptive ...

    • Laparoscopy in Rwanda: A National Assessment of Utilization, Demands, and Perceived Challenges 

      Robertson, Faith; Mutabazi, Zeta; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Ntakiyiruta, Georges; Musafiri, Sanctus; Walker, Tim; Kayibanda, Emmanuel; Mukabatsinda, Constance; Scott, John; Costas-Chavarri, Ainhoa (Springer , One New York Plaza, Suite 4600 , New York, United States, Ny, 10004, 2019)
      Background: Laparoscopy has proven to be feasible and effective at reducing surgical morbidity and mortality in low resource settings. In Rwanda, the demand for and perceived challenges to laparoscopy use remain ...