Browsing by Author "Binagwaho, Agnes"
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Building from the HIV Response toward Universal Health Coverage
Jay, Jonathan; Buse, Kent; Hart, Marielle; Wilson, David; Marten, Robert; Kellerman, Scott; Odetoyinbo, Morolake; Quick, Jonathan D.; Evans, Timothy; Piot, Peter; Dybul, Mark; Binagwaho, Agnes (Public Library of Science, 2016)Jonathan Jay and colleagues draw lessons from the the global HIV response that could help guide the universal health coverage movement. -
Combatting Substandard and Falsified Medicines: A View from Rwanda
Binagwaho, Agnes; Bate, Roger; Gasana, Michel; Karema, Corine; Mucyo, Yves; Mwesigye, John Patrick; Biziyaremye, Floribert; Nutt, Cameron T.; Wagner, Claire M.; Jensen, Paul; Attaran, Amir (Public Library of Science, 2013)Agnes Binagwaho and colleagues describe Rwanda's experience of pharmacovigilance for malaria and tuberculosis, and call for a global treaty and leadership by the World Health Organization to address the global manufacture ... -
Comprehensive and integrated district health systems strengthening: the Rwanda Population Health Implementation and Training (PHIT) Partnership
Drobac, Peter C; Basinga, Paulin; Condo, Jeanine; Farmer, Paul E; Finnegan, Karen E; Hamon, Jessie K; Amoroso, Cheryl; Hirschhorn, Lisa R; Kakoma, Jean Baptise; Lu, Chunling; Murangwa, Yusuf; Murray, Megan; Ngabo, Fidele; Rich, Michael; Thomson, Dana; Binagwaho, Agnes (BioMed Central, 2013)Background: Nationally, health in Rwanda has been improving since 2000, with considerable improvement since 2005. Despite improvements, rural areas continue to lag behind urban sectors with regard to key health outcomes. ... -
Convergence of Mortality Rates among Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in South Africa and North America
Binagwaho, Agnes; Nutt, Cameron T.; Mugwaneza, Placidie; Wagner, Claire M.; Nsanzimana, Sabin (Public Library of Science, 2014)Agnes Binagwaho and colleagues explore the narrowing gap between South African and North American cohorts in survival on HIV treatment, described in the study by Andrew Boulle and colleagues. Please see later in the article ... -
Designing and Implementing an Innovative SMS-Based Alert System (RapidSMS-MCH) to Monitor Pregnancy and Reduce Maternal and Child Deaths in Rwanda
Ngabo, Fidele; Nguimfack, Judith; Nwaigwe, Friday; Mugeni, Catherine; Muhoza, Denis; Wilson, David R; Kalach, John; Gakuba, Richard; Karema, Corrine; Binagwaho, Agnes (The African Field Epidemiology Network, 2012)Introduction: With the continuous growth of mobile network coverage and unprecedented penetration of mobile devices in the developing world, several mHealth initiatives are being implemented in developing countries. This ... -
Early childhood development in Rwanda: a policy analysis of the human rights legal framework
Binagwaho, Agnes; Scott, Kirstin W.; Harward, Sardis H. (BioMed Central, 2016)Background: Early childhood development (ECD) is a critical period that continues to impact human health and productivity throughout the lifetime. Failing to provide policies and programs that support optimal developmental ... -
The Economic Burden Attributable to a Child’s Inpatient Admission for Diarrheal Disease in Rwanda
Ngabo, Fidele; Mvundura, Mercy; Gazley, Lauren; Gatera, Maurice; Rugambwa, Celse; Kayonga, Eugene; Tuyishime, Yvette; Niyibaho, Jeanne; Mwenda, Jason M.; Donnen, Philippe; Lepage, Philippe; Binagwaho, Agnes; Atherly, Deborah (Public Library of Science, 2016)Background: Diarrhea is one of the leading causes of childhood morbidity and mortality. Hospitalization for diarrhea can pose a significant burden to health systems and households. The objective of this study was to estimate ... -
Ethics in Community-Based Research with Vulnerable Children: Perspectives from Rwanda
Betancourt, Theresa; Smith Fawzi, Mary C.; Stevenson, Anne; Kanyanganzi, Fredrick; Kirk, Catherine; Ng, Lauren; Mushashi, Christina; Bizimana, Justin I.; Beardslee, William; Raviola, Giuseppe; Smith, Stephanie; Kayiteshonga, Yvonne; Binagwaho, Agnes (Public Library of Science, 2016)A “risk of harm” protocol to identify youth in need of immediate emergency assistance in a study on mental health and HIV in Rwanda among 680 youth ages 10–17 is described. Cases are presented that describe the experience ... -
The Evolution of the Physician Role in the Setting of Increased Non-physician Clinicians in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Insistence on Timing and Culturally-Sensitive, Purposefully Selected Skill Development: Comment on "Non-physician Clinicians in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Evolving Role of Physicians"
Binagwaho, Agnes; Sarriera, Gabriela; Eagan, Arielle (Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2017)As Eyal et al put forth in their piece, Non-physician Clinicians in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Evolving Role of Physicians, task-shifting across sub-Saharan Africa through non-physician clinicians (NPCs) has led to an ... -
Factors associated with the non-use of insecticide-treated nets in Rwandan children
Ruyange, Monique Murindahabi; Condo, Jeanine; Karema, Corine; Binagwaho, Agnes; Rukundo, Alphonse; Muyirukazi, Yvette (BioMed Central, 2016)Background: Insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) are highly effective in reducing malaria burden when used properly. However, factors related to individuals, households and community may influence how ITNs are used for ... -
HIV-Free Survival among Nine- to 24-Month-Old Children Born to HIV-Positive Mothers in the Rwandan National PMTCT Programme: A Community-Based Household Survey
Ruton, Hinda; Mugwaneza, Placidie; Shema, Nadine; Lyambabaje, Alexandre; Bizimana, Jean de Dieu; Tsague, Landry; Nyankesha, Elevanie; Wagner, Claire M; Mutabazi, Vincent; Nyemazi, Jean Pierre; Nsanzimana, Sabin; Karema, Corine; Binagwaho, Agnes (BioMed Central, 2012)Background: Operational effectiveness of large-scale national programmes for the prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa remains limited. We report on HIV-free survival among nine- ... -
Human papillomavirus infection in Rwanda at the moment of implementation of a national HPV vaccination programme
Ngabo, Fidele; Franceschi, Silvia; Baussano, Iacopo; Umulisa, M. Chantal; Snijders, Peter J. F.; Uyterlinde, Anne M.; Lazzarato, Fulvio; Tenet, Vanessa; Gatera, Maurice; Binagwaho, Agnes; Clifford, Gary M. (BioMed Central, 2016)Background: Cervical cancer is the most common female cancer in Rwanda that, in 2011, became the first African country to implement a national vaccination programme against human papillomavirus (HPV). Methods: To provide ... -
Impact of implementing performance-based financing on childhood malnutrition in Rwanda
Binagwaho, Agnes; Condo, Jeanine; Wagner, Claire; Ngabo, Fidele; Karema, Corine; Kanters, Steve; Forrest, Jamie I; Bizimana, Jean de Dieu (BioMed Central, 2014)Background: Malnutrition remains a serious concern in Rwanda, particularly among children under-5 years. Performance-based financing (PBF), an innovative health systems financing strategy, has been implemented at the ... -
Maximizing the Impact of Training Initiatives for Health Professionals in Low-Income Countries: Frameworks, Challenges, and Best Practices
Cancedda, Corrado; Farmer, Paul E.; Kerry, Vanessa; Nuthulaganti, Tej; Scott, Kirstin W.; Goosby, Eric; Binagwaho, Agnes (Public Library of Science, 2015)Corrado Cancedda and colleagues outline a framework for health professional training initiatives in low-income countries. -
Prevalence of Kidney Disease in HIV-Infected and Uninfected Rwandan Women
Wyatt, Christina M.; Shi, Qiuhu; Novak, James E.; Hoover, Donald R.; Szczech, Lynda; Mugabo, Jules Semahore; Binagwaho, Agnes; Cohen, Mardge; Mutimura, Eugene; Anastos, Kathryn (Public Library of Science, 2011)Background: In the United States, HIV-related kidney disease disproportionately affects individuals of African descent; however, there are few estimates of kidney disease prevalence in Africa. We evaluated the prevalence ... -
Rwanda’s evolving community health worker system: a qualitative assessment of client and provider perspectives
Condo, Jeanine; Mugeni, Catherine; Naughton, Brienna; Hall, Kathleen; Tuazon, Maria Antonia; Omwega, Abiud; Nwaigwe, Friday; Drobac, Peter; Hyder, Ziauddin; Ngabo, Fidele; Binagwaho, Agnes (BioMed Central, 2014)Background: Community health workers (CHWs) can play important roles in primary health care delivery, particularly in settings of health workforce shortages. However, little is known about CHWs’ perceptions of barriers and ... -
Shared learning in an interconnected world: innovations to advance global health equity
Binagwaho, Agnes; Nutt, Cameron T; Mutabazi, Vincent; Karema, Corine; Nsanzimana, Sabin; Gasana, Michel; Drobac, Peter C; Rich, Michael L; Uwaliraye, Parfait; Nyemazi, Jean Pierre; Murphy, Michael R; Wagner, Claire M; Makaka, Andrew; Ruton, Hinda; Mody, Gita N; Zurovcik, Danielle R; Niconchuk, Jonathan A; Mugeni, Cathy; Ngabo, Fidele; Ngirabega, Jean de Dieu; Asiimwe, Anita; Farmer, Paul E (BioMed Central, 2013)The notion of “reverse innovation”--that some insights from low-income countries might offer transferable lessons for wealthier contexts--is increasingly common in the global health and business strategy literature. Yet ... -
Toward utilization of data for program management and evaluation: quality assessment of five years of health management information system data in Rwanda
Nisingizwe, Marie Paul; Iyer, Hari S.; Gashayija, Modeste; Hirschhorn, Lisa R.; Amoroso, Cheryl; Wilson, Randy; Rubyutsa, Eric; Gaju, Eric; Basinga, Paulin; Muhire, Andrew; Binagwaho, Agnès; Hedt-Gauthier, Bethany (Co-Action Publishing, 2014)Background: Health data can be useful for effective service delivery, decision making, and evaluating existing programs in order to maintain high quality of healthcare. Studies have shown variability in data quality from ... -
Towards Universal Health Coverage: An Evaluation of Rwanda Mutuelles in Its First Eight Years
Lu, Chunling; Chin, Brian Leland; Lewandowski, Jiwon Lee; Basinga, Paulin; Hirschhorn, Lisa Ruth; Hill, Kenneth H.; Murray, Megan Blanche; Binagwaho, Agnes (Public Library of Science, 2012)Background: Mutuelles is a community-based health insurance program, established since 1999 by the Government of Rwanda as a key component of the national health strategy on providing universal health care. The objective ... -
Transitioning to Country Ownership of HIV Programs in Rwanda
Binagwaho, Agnes; Kankindi, Ida; Kayirangwa, Eugenie; Nyemazi, Jean Pierre; Nsanzimana, Sabin; Morales, Fernando; Kadende-Kaiser, Rose; Scott, Kirstin Woody; Mugisha, Veronicah; Sahabo, Ruben; Baribwira, Cyprien; Isanhart, Leia; Asiimwe, Anita; El-Sadr, Wafaa M.; Raghunathan, Pratima L. (Public Library of Science, 2016)Agnes Binagwaho and colleagues describe how Rwanda achieved country ownership of its HIV programs.