Publications by authors named "L Lamah"
This study documents the experiences of health system personnel in the implementation of mass distribution campaigns for the control of lymphatic filariasis in rural Guinea. This was an exploratory qualitative study using data collected from implementing actors of mass distribution campaigns in the Boké health district. The results showed four main facilitators of mass distribution campaign rollout in the Boké health district: (i) support to the district teams in the organization of the campaigns; (ii) involvement of community-based associations in social mobilization; (iii) strong adherence of the communities to the different mass distribution campaigns, facilitated through the involvement of community relays, who are members of these communities, in the distribution of drugs; and (iv) transparency in the allocation of incentives to drug dispensers and supervisors.
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- This study explored the experiences of healthcare personnel and patients during free surgical campaigns for trachomatous trichiasis in Siguiri, Guinea, highlighting various challenges in providing effective surgical care.
- Twenty participants were interviewed, including patients, community health workers, and health service professionals, using techniques like document reviews and in-depth interviews with data analyzed both inductively and deductively.
- Key findings identified numerous challenges such as low involvement of local actors, inadequate health infrastructure, logistical issues, and community fears surrounding surgery, suggesting a need for better planning and stakeholder participation in future surgical activities.
Introduction: The authors analyzed results over a 7-year period for a locally manufactured external fixation and traction device (EFTD) used in tibial fracture. Three models were used, depending on the medical and technological context of the healthcare structure in question. The aim of the present study was to reports results for tibial fracture treated by EFTD in low-resource settings.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Guinea reported its first case of COVID-19 on March 12, 2020. Soon thereafter, a national state of emergency was declared, all land borders were closed, schools were shut down, and public gatherings were limited. Many health activities, including field-based activities targeting neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), were paused.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Road traffic accidents (RTA) remain a global public health concern in developing countries. The aim of the study was to document the frequency, characteristics and hospital outcomes of road traffic accidents in Guinea from 2015 to 2017.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study using medical records of RTA victims from 20 hospitals and a cross-sectional study of RTA cases from eight police stations in eight districts in Guinea, West Africa.