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    • Road Traffic Injuries: Cross-sectional Cluster Randomized Countrywide Population Data From 4 Low-income Countries 

      Zafar, Syed Nabeel; Canner, Joseph K; Nagarajan, Neeraja; Kushner, Adam L; Gupta, Shailvi; Tran, Tu M; Stewart, Barclay T; Kamara, Thaim B; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Amatya, Kapendra S; Galukande, Moses; Petroze, Robin T; Nwomeh, Benedict C; Smith, Emily R; Haglund, Michael M; Benedict Nwomeh, Benedict; Groen, Reinou S (Elsevier Science Inc , Ste 800, 230 Park Ave, New York, USA, NY, 10169, 2018)
      Introduction Road traffic injuries (RTI) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality around the world. The burden is highest in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) and is increasing. We aimed to describe the ...

    • Rural trauma team development training amongst medical trainees and traffic law enforcement professionals in a low-income country: a protocol for a prospective multicenter interrupted time series 

      Lule, Herman; Mugerwa, Michael; SSebuufu, Robinson; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Posti, Jussi P; Wilson, Michael L (National Library of Medicine - PubMed Central, 2024-02-08)
      Road traffic injuries and their resulting mortality disproportionately affect rural communities in low-middle-income countries (LMICs) due to limited human and infrastructural resources for postcrash care. Evidence from ...

    • Rwanda 20 Years on: Investing in Life 

      Binagwaho, Agnes; Farmer, E. Paul; Nsanzimana, Sabin; Karema, Corine; Gasana, Michel; Ngirabega, Jean de Dieu; Ngabo, Fidele; Wagner, Claire M; Nutt, Cameron T; Nyatanyi, Thierry; Gatera, Maurice; Kayiteshonga, Yvonne; Mugeni, Cathy; Mugwaneza, Placidie; Shema, Joseph; Uwaliraye, Parfait; Gaju, Erick; Muhimpundu, Marie Aimee; Dushime, Theophile; Senyana, Florent; Mazarati, Jean Baptiste; Gaju, Cesla Muzayire; Tuyisenge, Lisine; Mutabazi, Vincent; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Rusanganwa, Vincent; Nyemazi, Jean Pierre; Umutoni, Agathe; Kankindi, Ida; Ntizimira, Christian; Ruton, Hinda; Mugume, Nathan; Nkunda, Denis; Ndenga, Espérance; Mubiligi, Joel M; Kakoma, Jean Baptiste; Karita, Etienne; Sekabaraga, Claude; Rusingiza, Emmanuel; Rich, Michael L; Mukherjee, Joia S; Rhatigan, Joseph; Cancedda, Corrado; Bertrand-Farmer, Didi; Bukhman, Gene; Stulac, Sara N; Tapela, Neo M; Holstein, Cassia van der Hoof; Shulman, Lawrence N; Habinshuti, Antoinette; Bonds, Matthew H; Wilkes, Michael S; Lu, Chunling; Smith-Fawzi, Mary C; Swain, JaBaris D; Murphy, Michael P; Ricks, Alan; Kerry, Vanessa B; Bush, Barbara P; Siegler, Richard W; Stern, Cori S; Sliney, Anne; Nuthulaganti, Tej; Karangwa, Injonge; Pegurri, Elisabetta; Dahl, Ophelia; Drobac, Peter C (Elsevier Science Inc , Ste 800, 230 Park Ave, New York, Usa, Ny, 10169, 2014)
      Two decades ago, the genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda led to the deaths of 1 million people, and the displacement of millions more. Injury and trauma were followed by the effects of a devastated health system and ...

    • Scaling up a Surgical Residency Program in Rwanda 

      Rickard, Jennifer; Ssebuufu, Robinson; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Ntakiyiruta, Georges (The College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA), 2016)
      Background: Beginning in 2012, the Government of Rwanda implemented the Human Resources for Health (HRH) program to enhance capacity building in the Rwandan health education sector. Through this program, surgical training ...

    • Self-reported Determinants of Access to Surgical Care in 3 Developing Countries 

      Forrester, Joseph D; Forrester, Jared A; Kamara, Thaim B; Groen, Reinou S; Shrestha, Sunil; Gupta, Shailvi; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Petroze, Robin T; Kushner, Adam L; Wren, Sherry M (Amer Medical Assoc , 330 N Wabash Ave, Ste 39300, Chicago, Usa, Il, 60611-5885, 2016)
      IMPORTANCE Surgical care is recognized as a growing component of global public health. OBJECTIVE To assess self-reported barriers to access of surgical care in Sierra Leone, Rwanda, and Nepal using the validated Surgeons ...

    • Sexual and Reproductive Health Problems Among Ugandan Youth During the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown: An Online Cross-sectional Study 

      Mambo, Simon Binezero; Sikakulya, Franck K; Ssebuufu, Robinson; Mulumba, Yusuf; Wasswa, Henry; Thompson, Kelly; Rusatira, Jean Christophe; Bhondoekhan, Fiona; Kamyuka, Louis K; Akib, Surat Olabisi; Kirimuhuzya, Claude; Nakawesi, Jane; Kyamanywa, Patrick (2020)
      Background The COVID-19 pandemic threatens access to sexual and reproductive health services. With global health emergencies, there is often a total reversal of priorities and access to sexual and reproductive health ...

    • State of Pedestrian Road Safety in Uganda: A Qualitative Study of Existing Interventions 

      Osuret, Jimmy; Namatovu, Stellah; Biribawa, Claire; Balugaba, Bonny E; Zziwa, Esther Bayiga; Muni, Kennedy; Ningwa, Albert; Oporia, Fredrick; Mutto, Milton; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Guwatudde, David; Kobusingye, Olive (Makerere Univ, Coll Health Sciences,Sch Med , Po Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda, 00000, 2021)
      Background: Pedestrians in Uganda account for 40% of road traffic fatalities and 25% of serious injuries annually. We explored the current pedestrian road traffic injury interventions in Uganda to understand why pedestrian ...

    • State of pedestrian road safety in Uganda: are interventions failing or absent? 

      Osuret, Jimmy; Namatovu, Stellah; Biribawa, Claire; Balugaba, Bonny E; Zziwa, Esther Bayiga; Muni, Kennedy; Ningwa, Albert; Oporia, Frederick; Mutto, Milton; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Guwatudde, David; Kobusingye, Olive (2019)
      Background In Uganda, pedestrians are the most frequently injured category of road users, accounting for 40% of road traffic fatalities and 25% of serious injuries every year. There is paucity of information on existing ...

    • Sterilized Mosquito Net Versus Commercial Mesh for Hernia Repair: An Experimental Study in Goats in Mbarara/Uganda 

      Wilhelm, T.J.; Freudenberg, S.; Jonas, E.; Grobholz, R.; Post, S.; Kyamanywa, Patrick (KARGER , ALLSCHWILERSTRASSE 10, BASEL, SWITZERLAND, CH-4009, 2007-08)
      Background: In industrialized countries alloplastic meshes are routinely used for hernia repair. However, in developing countries they are rarely available or affordable. This study compares textile properties and tissue ...

    • Strategies to improve clinical research in surgery through international collaboration 

      Søreide, Kjetil; Alderson, Derek; Bergenfelz, Anders; Beynon, John; Connor, Saxon; Deckelbaum, L Dan; Dejong, H Cornelis; Earnshaw, Jonathan J; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Perez, O Rodrigo; Sakai, Yoshiharu; Winter, Desmond C (Elsevier Science Inc , Ste 800, 230 Park Ave, New York, Usa, Ny, 10169, 2013)
      More than 235 million patients undergo surgery every year worldwide, but less than 1% are enrolled in surgical clinical trials—few of which are international collaborations. Several levels of action are needed to improve ...

    • Surgery of COVID-19-infected patients in Africa: a scoping 

      Sikakulya, Franck K; Soria, Jorge; Ssebuufu, Robinson; Kiyaka, Sonye Magugu; Molen, Selamo Fabrice; Kyamanywa, Patrick (Annals of African Surgery, 2021)
      Objective: The aim of this scoping review was to highlight the nature and scope of research and publications about surgery in COVID-19-infected patients in Africa in order to inform guidelines applicable in Africa. Methods: ...

    • Surgical Care Needs of Low-resource Populations: An Estimate of the Prevalence of Surgically Treatable Conditions and Avoidable Deaths in 48 Countries 

      Gupta, Shailvi; Groen, Reinou S; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Ameh, Emmanuel A; Labib, Mohamed; Clarke, Damian L; Donkor, Peter; Derbew, Miliard; Sani, Rachid; Kamara, Thaim B; Shrestha, Sunil; Nwomeh, Benedict C; Wren, Sherry M; Price, Raymond R; Kushner, Adam L (Elsevier Science Inc , Ste 800, 230 Park Ave, New York, Usa, Ny, 10169, 2015)
      Background Surgical care needs in low-resource countries are increasingly recognised as an important aspect of global health, yet data for the size of the problem are insufficient. The Surgeons OverSeas Assessment of ...

    • Systematic Review of Surgical Literature From Resource-limited Countries: Developing Strategies for Success 

      Pauyo, Thierry; Debas, Haile T; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Kushner, Adam L; Jani, Pankaj G; Lavy, Chris; Dakermandji, Marc; Ambrose, Hilary; Khwaja, Kosar; Razek, Tarek; Deckelbaum, Dan L (Springer , One New York Plaza, Suite 4600 , New York, United States, Ny, 10004, 2015)
      Background Injuries and surgical diseases are leading causes of global mortality. We sought to identify successful strategies to augment surgical capacity and research endeavors in low-income countries (LIC’s) based on ...

    • Trainee Evaluation of a Human Resources for Health Program in Rwanda 

      Corden, Mark H; Cowell, Melissa; Schrager, Sheree M; Nuthulaganti, Tej; Kyamanywa, Patrick (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2017)
      Recent global health initiatives have focused on improving human capacity in medical education in low-resource settings. One example is the Rwanda Human Resources for Health (HRH) Program, which pairs US medical faculty ...

    • Trauma Care and Referral Patterns in Rwanda: Implications for Trauma System Development 

      Ntakiyiruta, Georges; Wong, Evan G; Rousseau, Mathieu C; Ruhungande, Landouald; Kushner, Adam L; Liberman, Alexander S; Khwaja, Kosar; Dakermandji, Marc; Wilson, Marnie; Razek, Tarek; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Deckelbaum, Dan L (Cma-Canadian Medical Assoc , 1867 Alta Vista Dr, Ottawa, Canada, Ontario, K1g 5w8, 2016)
      Background: Trauma remains a leading cause of death worldwide. The development of trauma systems in low-resource settings may be of benefit. The objective of this study was to describe operative procedures performed for ...

    • Twinning Ph. D. Students From South and North: Towards Equity in Collaborative Research 

      Schriver, Michael; Cubaka, Vincent Kalumire; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Cotton, Phil; Kallestrup, Per (Taylor & Francis Inc , 530 Walnut Street, Ste 850, Philadelphia, Usa, Pa, 19106, 2015)
      What works well in primary care education in your locality, region or country? • In this case, we focus on primary care research education. Twinning of individual Ph.D. students under strong institutional south–south or ...

    • Umuganda for Improved Health Professions Education in Rwanda: Past, Present and Future in the Training of Health Professionals at the University of Rwanda 

      Flinkenflogel, M; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Asiimwe-Kateera, B; Musafiri, S; Kayumba, PC; Irakoze, M; Cotton, P; Hibble, A (University of Rwanda, 2015)
      Background: Investing in health professions education is widely known to improve the overall health outcomes of a community, with collaboration as a strategy. Umuganda is a Rwandan concept of community collaboration. Objective: ...

    • Use of face masks to limit the spread of the COVID-19 among western Ugandans: Knowledge, attitude and practices 

      Sikakulya, Franck Katembo; Ssebuufu, Robinson; Binezero Mambo, Simon; Pius, Theophilus; Kabanyoro, Annet; Kamahoro, Elizabeth; Mulumba, Yusuf; Kakule Muhongya, Jean; Kyamanywa, Patrick (PLOS One, 2021-03-24)
      The world is grappling with an ever-changing COVID-19 pandemic using preventive measures such as personal hygiene, face masks, restrictions on travel and gatherings in communities, in addition to a race to find a vaccine. ...

    • Using CanMEDS to Guide International Health Electives: An Enriching Experience in Uganda Defined for a Canadian Surgery Resident 

      Goecke, E Michelle; Kanashiro, Jeanie; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Hollaar, L Gwendolyn (CMA-CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOC, 2008)
      Background: Surgery residents who wish to travel during their residency will often seek an elective experience in a low- or middle-income country. Objectives for international health electives (IHEs) are often vague and ...

    • Utilizing the American Board of Surgery In-training Exam in a Rwandan Surgical Residency Program: Alignment of Exam Topics With the University of Rwanda General Surgery Curriculum 

      Rickard, Jennifer; Ntirenganya, F; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Ntakiyiruta, G (The College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA), 2016)
      Background: University of Rwanda (UR) increased postgraduate surgery training and assessment strategies are needed. We compared American Board of Surgery In-Training Exam (ABSITE) topics with UR surgery curriculum to ...