Jean Bosco Ndihokubwayo

Publications (2)17.46 Total impact

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  Available from: jidc.org

  Article: Influenza preparedness in low-resource settings: a look at oxygen delivery in 12 African countries.

  Janeil Belle, Hillary Cohen, Nahoko Shindo, Matthew Lim, Adriana Velazquez-Berumen, Jean-Bosco Ndihokubwayo, Meena Cherian
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  ABSTRACT: Pandemic influenza poses a serious threat to populations in low and lower-middle income countries that face delays in access to health care and inadequately equipped facilities. Oxygen is first-line therapy for influenza-related hypoxia and a standard component of emergency respiratory resuscitation, yet remains a scarce resource in many countries. A snapshot survey of oxygen supply and associated infrastructure was performed at 231 health centres and hospitals in twelve African countries using the World Health Organization (WHO) Tool for Situational Analysis to Assess Emergency and Essential Surgical Care. WHO Global Initiative for Emergency and Essential Surgical Care, WHO regional and country offices, and local Ministries of Health facilitated data collection from facilities surveyed. Data was stored in the WHO DataCol SQL database and computerized spreadsheet tools were used to generate descriptive statistics. Ninety-nine (43.8%) of facilities surveyed reported uninterrupted access to an oxygen source and 55 (24.6%) possessed a fully functioning oxygen concentrator. Electricity was fully available at only 81 (35.1%) health facilities. In addition to efforts to secure vaccines and antivirals, future global influenza preparedness efforts should include investments in oxygen and associated equipment and infrastructure at first referral health facilities, to minimize morbidity and mortality from influenza in regions with limited medical resources. Increasing oxygen delivery capacity in these areas may also provide long-term, post-pandemic benefits in the management of other medical conditions of significance, including trauma, neonatal pulmonary hypofunction, and HIV-related and childhood pneumonia.
  The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 07/2010; 4(7):419-24. · 1.19 Impact Factor
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  Available from: Andreas Wladis

  Article: Increasing access to surgical services in sub-saharan Africa: priorities for national and international agencies recommended by the Bellagio Essential Surgery Group.

  Sam Luboga, Sarah B Macfarlane, Johan von Schreeb, Margaret E Kruk, Meena N Cherian, Staffan Bergström, Paul B M Bossyns, Ernest Denerville, Delanyo Dovlo, Moses Galukande, [......], Charles A Mkony, Pascoal Mocumbi, Jean Bosco Ndihokubwayo, Pierre Ngueumachi, Gebreamlak Ogbaselassie, Evariste Lodi Okitombahe, Cheikh Tidiane Toure, Fernando Vaz, Charlotte M Zikusooka, Haile T Debas
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  ABSTRACT: In this Policy Forum, the Bellagio Essential Surgery Group, which was formed to advocate for increased access to surgery in Africa, recommends four priority areas for national and international agencies to target in order to address the surgical burden of disease in sub-Saharan Africa.
  PLoS Medicine 12/2009; 6(12):e1000200. · 16.27 Impact Factor