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Price of sickle cell drugs declines by half – gov't

In community pharmacies, the price is higher. Patients have been receiving the medicines for free at Mulago ....

Health Ministry , Charles Kiyaga , Sickle Cell Control Program , Ashiraf Ssebandeke , Sickle Cell Disease ,

Price of sickle cell drugs decline by half – gov't

In community pharmacies, the price is higher. Patients have been receiving the medicines for free at Mulago ....

Health Ministry , Charles Kiyaga , Sickle Cell Control Program , Ashiraf Ssebandeke , Sickle Cell Disease ,

Routine newborn screening for sickle cell disease urgently needed to save lives in Africa

More than 300,000 babies globally are born every year with sickle cell, a hereditary condition which causes red blood cells to become sickle-shaped. ....

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Sickle cell screening urged for newborns in Africa

Sickle cell disease disproportionately affects babies in Africa, but many go undiagnosed due to lack of screening. ....

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HIV Viral Load Monitoring Among Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy — Eight Sub-Saharan Africa Countries, 2013–2018

What is already known about this topic?
HIV viral load monitoring is recommended to assess antiretroviral treatment success; however, low- and middle-income countries face financial, operational, and country-specific challenges that must be overcome to adequately scale up viral load monitoring for all HIV-positive persons.
What is added by this report?
Sub-Saharan African countries have overcome challenges to initiate and scale up HIV viral load testing to monitor patients receiving ART. By 2018, seven of eight assessed countries reported viral load suppression rates of ≥85%. Logistical problems remain in several countries.
What are the implications for public health practice?
Viral load testing in low- and middle-income countries enables monitoring of viral load suppression at the individual and population level, which is necessary to achieve global epidemic control. ....

United States , South Africa , Nairobi Area , Dar Es Salaam , Coted Ivoire , Frank Basiye , Shon Nguyen , Sergio Carmona , Mary Naluguza , Jonathan Ntale , Tsietso Motsoane , Dennis Ellenberger , Clement Zeh , Charles Kiyaga , Christiane Adje Toure , Michael Mwasekaga , Henry Mbah , Spencer Lloyd , Janew Mwangi , Peter Fonjungo , Katrina Sleeman , Wendy Stevens , George Alemnji , Karidia Diallo , Isaac Ssewanyana , Nicholas Gaffga ,