Publications by authors named "Wellars Dusingizimana"
Little is known about the burden of silicosis in Africa, despite extensive mining and construction operations in the region putting numerous people at risk. The implementation experience and costs of case-finding for occupational lung disease in resource-limited settings are also currently unknown. We describe the first-ever silicosis case-finding project in rural Rwanda using chest X-ray, symptom questionnaires, and spirometry.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF• RHD is a common cause of heart failure in sub-Saharan Africa. • Task shifting by training rural providers in POCUS improves cardiac imaging access. • POCUS in low-resource settings can determine presence of structural heart disease.
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- - The study evaluated the progression of individuals who tested positive for hepatitis C virus (HCV) during a mass screening in rural Rwanda, focusing on how well they moved through the healthcare system from diagnosis to treatment success.
- - Among 666 HCV positive participants, the majority were female (68.1%) with a median age of 61; while most received viral load results, only a little over half achieved sustained virological response (SVR12), which indicates successful treatment.
- - Timely care was a significant issue, with only 66% receiving their initial viral load results within 30 days and a median total time of 437 days from screening to SVR12 assessment, suggesting delays in the treatment process in these low