Publications by authors named "Phionah L Atuhebwe"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to evaluate the implementation of infection prevention and control (IPC) measures in healthcare facilities (HCFs) across the African Region during the COVID-19 pandemic, prompted by the declaration of SARS-CoV-2 as a public health emergency in January 2020.
- An observational assessment was conducted in 17 countries from April 2020 to November 2022, involving over 5,000 HCFs with a total of approximately 11,564 assessments, which indicated that tertiary HCFs and those dedicated to COVID-19 patients had the highest IPC scores.
- The results showed a median baseline score of 60.2% for IPC measures, with better performance linked to the presence of IPC focal
This study summarizes progress made in rolling out COVID-19 vaccinations in the African region in 2022, and analyzes factors associated with vaccination coverage. Data on vaccine uptake reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa by Member States between January 2021 and December 2022, as well as publicly available health and socio-economic data, were used. A negative binomial regression was performed to analyze factors associated with vaccination coverage in 2022.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn 1993, the International Task Force on Disease Eradication classified the political will for typhoid eradication as "none." Here we revisit the Task Force's assessment in light of developments in typhoid vaccines and increasing antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella Typhi that have served to increase interest in typhoid elimination. Considering the requisite biological and technical factors for elimination, effective interventions exist for typhoid, and humans are the organism's only known reservoir.
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