Background Chronic diseases, primarily cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease,
diabetes and cancer, are the leading cause of death and disability worldwide. In sub-Saharan …

Background Mortality and morbidity among HIV-exposed children are thought to be high in
Malawi. We sought to determine mortality and health outcomes of HIV-exposed and …

Introduction Malawi introduced a new strategy to improve the effectiveness of prevention of
mother‐to‐child HIV transmission (PMTCT), the Option B+ strategy. We aimed to (i) describe …

Objectives The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence of and risk factors for
hepatitis C or B virus (HCV or HBV) coinfection among HIV‐infected pregnant women, and to …

Background Routine data from Malawi's prevention of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT)
option B+ programme suggest high uptake of antiretroviral therapy (ART) among pregnant …

Introduction In 2011, Malawi implemented “Option B+,” a test‐and‐treat strategy for the
prevention of maternal to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT); however limited data on viral load (…

Background Treatment for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) evolved between pandemic
waves. Our objective was to compare treatments, acute care utilization, and outcomes of …

Objective This review was conducted to identify interventions effective in improving uptake
and retention of HIV-positive mothers and their infants in prevention of mother to child …

Background The objective of this review is to identify and critically evaluate the published
literature on emergency medicine (EM) training programs in resource-limited health-care …

Background HIV prevalence among pregnant women in Malawi is 12.6%, and mother-to-child
transmission is a major route of transmission. As PMTCT services have expanded in …