Publicaties
The barriers and facilitators of implementing a national laboratory-based AMR surveillance system in Cambodia Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde KU Leuven
BACKGROUND: Collecting data on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an essential approach for defining the scope of the AMR problem, developing evidence-based interventions and detecting new and emerging resistances. Our study aimed to identify key factors influencing the implementation of a laboratory-based AMR surveillance system in Cambodia. This will add additional insights to the development of a sustainable and effective national AMR ...
Attrition one year after starting antiretroviral therapy before and after the programmatic implementation of HIV "Treat All" in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
INTRODUCTION: Evidence on the real-world effects of "Treat All" on attrition has not been systematically reviewed. We aimed to review existing literature to compare attrition 12 months after antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation, before and after "Treat All" was implemented in Sub-Saharan Africa and describe predictors of attrition.
METHODS: We searched Embase, Google Scholar, PubMed, and Web of Science in July 2020 and created ...
Using the multiple streams model to elicit an initial programme theory : from policy dialogues to a roadmap for scaling up integrated care Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde Universiteit Antwerpen
INTRODUCTION: The 'SCale-Up diaBetes and hYpertension care' Project aims to support the scale-up of integrated care for diabetes and hypertension in Cambodia, Slovenia and Belgium through the co-creation, implementation and evaluation of contextualised roadmaps. These roadmaps offer avenues for action and are built on evidence as well as stakeholder engagement in policy dialogues. Roadmaps and policy dialogues are very much intertwined and ...
A descriptive assessment of the National Institute of Public Health's contribution to the COVID-19 response in Cambodia, 2020-2021 Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Objective: This paper examines the contributions made by the National Institute of Public Health to Cambodia's response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic during 2020-2021.
Methods: The activities conducted by the Institute were compared with adaptations of the nine pillars of the World Health Organization's 2020 COVID-19 strategic preparedness and response plan. To gather relevant evidence, we reviewed national COVID-19 ...
The danger of the single storyline obfuscating the complexities of managing SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie showed how a single story is limited and thereby distorts the true nature of an issue. During this COVID-19 pandemic there have been, at least, three consecutive single stories-the 'lethal threat' story, followed by the 'economic threat' story, and finally the 'vaccine miracle' story. None of these single stories can convincingly and permanently capture the dynamics of the pandemic. This is because countries ...
COVID-19 vaccine equity: a health systems and policy perspective Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
INTRODUCTION: The global COVID-19 vaccine rollout has highlighted inequities in the accessibility of countries to COVID-19 vaccines. Populations in low- and middle-income countries have found it difficult to have access to COVID-19 vaccines.
AREAS COVERED: This perspective provides analyses on historical and contemporary policy trends of vaccine development and immunization programs, including the current COVID-19 vaccination drive, ...
Surfing Corona waves - instead of breaking them: rethinking the role of natural immunity in COVID-19 policy Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
In the first two years of the pandemic, COVID-19 response policies have aimed to break Corona waves through non-pharmaceutical interventions and mass vaccination. However, for long-term strategies to be effective and efficient, and to avoid massive disruption and social harms, it is crucial to introduce the role of natural immunity in our thinking about COVID-19 (or future "Disease-X") control and prevention. We argue that any Corona or ...
Generation of cascades of care for diabetes and hypertension care continuum in Cambodia: protocol for a population-based survey protocol Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde Universiteit Antwerpen Vrije Universiteit Brussel
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) were accountable for 24% of the total deaths in Cambodia, one of the low- and middle-income countries, where primary health care (PHC) settings generally do not perform well in the early detection, diagnosis, and monitoring of leading risk factors for CVDs, that is, type 2 diabetes (T2D) and hypertension (HT). Integrated care for T2D and HT in the Cambodian PHC system remains limited, with more than ...