WHO should accelerate, not stall, rectal artesunate deployment for pre-referral treatment of severe malaria.
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DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trad002
Abstract: The recent World Health Organization moratorium on rectal artesunate (RAS) for pre-referral treatment of severe childhood malaria is costing young lives. The decision was based on disappointing findings from a large observational study that provided… read more here.
Keywords: severe malaria; referral treatment; treatment severe; pre referral ... See more keywords
Health worker compliance with severe malaria treatment guidelines in the context of implementing pre-referral rectal artesunate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, and Uganda: An operational study
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004189
Abstract: Background For a full treatment course of severe malaria, community-administered pre-referral rectal artesunate (RAS) should be completed by post-referral treatment consisting of an injectable antimalarial and oral artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT). This study aimed to… read more here.
Keywords: compliance; severe malaria; pre referral; treatment ... See more keywords
Referral challenges and outcomes of neonates received at Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269479
Abstract: Background Functional referral system including pre referral care, access to emergency transport and ensuring continuity of care between facilities is critical for improved newborn health outcome. The neonatal transport system is quite undervalued in many… read more here.
Keywords: muhimbili national; national hospital; care; pre referral ... See more keywords
Will district health centres use preloaded cell phones for pre-referral phone calls for women in labour: a randomized pilot study at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital in southwest Uganda
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DOI: 10.17269/s41997-019-00222-3
Abstract: Uganda is one of the developing countries with high maternal and infant mortality rates; maternal, 336 per 100,000 live births and infant, 43 per 1000 births respectively in 2016 (UDHS 2016). Adverse maternal-fetal outcomes in… read more here.
Keywords: referral phone; phone; pre referral; cell phones ... See more keywords