Publications by authors named "Peter Ahabwe Babigumira"
The frequent population movement across the five East African Countries poses risk of disease spread in the region. A clear understanding of population movement patterns is critical for informing cross-border disease control interventions. We assessed population mobility patterns across the borders of the East African states of Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda.
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- The COVID-19 pandemic spread across borders and prompted countries like the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Uganda to analyze population movement for better disease response starting May 2020.
- Health ministries conducted focus groups and participatory mapping to identify key areas for COVID-19 surveillance, outreach, and collaboration across borders.
- Despite different approaches, all three countries adapted their health strategies during the pandemic, showcasing how governments tailor their responses based on local cultural and cross-border needs to enhance global health security.
Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) initiatives promote the responsible use of antimicrobials in healthcare settings as a key measure to curb the global threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Defining the core elements of AMS is essential for developing and evaluating comprehensive AMS programmes. This project used co-creation and Delphi consensus procedures to adapt and extend the existing published international AMS checklist.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Whilst antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) is being implemented globally, contextual differences exist. We describe how the use of a massive open online course (MOOC) platform provided an opportunity to gather diverse narratives on AMS from around the world.
Methods: A free 3 week MOOC titled 'Tackling antimicrobial resistance: a social science approach' was launched in November 2019.
In Uganda, the borders are highly porous to animal movement, which may contribute to zoonotic disease spread. We piloted an animal adaptation of an existing human-focused toolkit to collect data on animal movement patterns and interactions to inform One Health programs. During January 2020, we conducted focus group discussions and key informant interviews with participatory mapping of 2 national-level One Health stakeholders and 2 local-level abattoir representatives from Kampala.
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