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Publications

Journal Articles

Preferences for services in a patient’s first six months on antiretroviral therapy for HIV in South Africa and Zambia (PREFER): research protocol for a prospective observational cohort study
20 September 2023
Background For patients on HIV treatment in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the highest risk for loss from care consistently remains the first six months after antiretroviral (ART) initiation, when patients are not yet eligible for most existing differentiated service delivery (DSD) models. To reduce disengagement from care during this period, we must gain a comprehensive understanding ...
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Are clients receiving HIV treatment offered a choice of differentiated service delivery models? Evidence from Malawi, South Africa, and Zambia
19 September 2023

Background Achieving client-centeredness through differentiated service delivery (DSD) models for HIV treatment includes empowering clients by allowing them to choose the model that best meets their needs. In a survey of the benefits and costs of DSD models for ART, we asked clients enrolled in DSD models in Malawi, South Africa, and Zambia ...
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Cost of adult drug-susceptible tuberculosis treatment in South Africa’s public sector
18 September 2023
Background With over 180 000 tuberculosis (TB) cases reported in 2021, South Africa is one of six countries accounting for 60% of the global TB burden, and faces severe economic pressure in providing adequate treatment for those infected. To inform the National Department of Health’s TB budget, we aimed to provide updated cost ...

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News

Celebrating Dr Mmamapudi Kubjane’s PhD Completion: Advancing Public Health Through Innovative Research

Today, we are celebrating Dr Mmamapudi Kubjane on the successful completion of her PhD in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from the esteemed School of Public Health at the University of Cape Town (UCT). Her research, titled “Modelling the South African Tuberculosis Epidemic: The Effect of HIV, Sex Differences, and the Impact of Interventions,”. Her PhD involved ...
Celebrating Dr. Lise Jamieson’s PhD Defense and Achievement!

We are thrilled to extend our warmest congratulations to Dr Lise Jamieson on the incredible accomplishment of successfully obtaining their PhD and brilliantly defending her thesis! Dedicating countless hours of hard work, perseverance, and unyielding dedication, Dr Jamieson has reached this significant milestone in her academic journey. Her commitment to making valuable contributions in the field of ...
Indlela Request for Proposals: Behavioural Insights Tests (BITs)

Our program, Indlela: Behavioural Insights for Better Health, would like to invite organisations in South Africa to submit proposals for rapid implementation and evaluation of nudges and other behavioural
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HE2RO contributes to NDOH’s Covid-19 modelling

We are pleased to announce that we are now able to share the reports on the projections of the National Covid-19 Epi Model to which a number of HE2ROs have contributed. The long-term national and provincial reports are available here. Over the last eight weeks, Gesine Meyer-Rath, Lise Jamieson, Brooke Nichols, Jacqui Miot and Kerensa ...