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Peter Risha

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Gomez-Perez G, de Graaff A, Dekker J, Agyei B, Dada I, Milimo E, et al.
BMC Health Serv Res . 2024 Feb; 24(1):254. PMID: 38413977
Background: Despite previous experience with epidemics, African healthcare systems were inadequately prepared and substantially impacted by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Limited information about the level of COVID-19 preparedness...
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King J, Powell-Jackson T, Makungu C, Spieker N, Risha P, Mkopi A, et al.
Lancet Glob Health . 2021 Aug; 9(9):e1262-e1272. PMID: 34363766
Background: Quality of care is consistently shown to be inadequate in health-care settings in many low-income and middle-income countries, including in private facilities, which are rapidly growing in number but...
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Powell-Jackson T, King J, Makungu C, Spieker N, Woodd S, Risha P, et al.
Lancet Glob Health . 2020 May; 8(6):e780-e789. PMID: 32389195
Background: As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spreads, weak health systems must not become a vehicle for transmission through poor infection prevention and control practices. We assessed the compliance of health...
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Mori A, Kaale E, Risha P
BMC Public Health . 2013 Jul; 13:651. PMID: 23849334
Background: Regulation of the pharmaceutical sector is a challenging task for most governments in the developing countries. In Tanzania, this task falls under the Food and Drugs Authority and the...
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Nel A, Mitchnick L, Risha P, Muungo L, Norick P
J Womens Health (Larchmt) . 2011 Jul; 20(8):1207-14. PMID: 21774672
Background: Vaginal microbicides are in development for the prevention of HIV transmission to women via sexual intercourse. Acceptability of the microbicide delivery method in the targeted population is important to...
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Kaale E, Risha P, Reich E, Layloff T
J AOAC Int . 2011 Feb; 93(6):1836-43. PMID: 21313810
Two laboratories extensively investigated the use of HPTLC to perform assays on lamivudine-zidovudine, metronidazole, nevirapine, and quinine composite samples. To minimize the effects of differences in analysts' technique, the laboratories...
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Kaale E, Risha P, Layloff T
J Chromatogr A . 2010 Dec; 1218(19):2732-6. PMID: 21185566
This review article discusses the sustainability and robust advantages of planar chromatography that are critical to the successful performance of product quality assessments in resource limited areas including field applications....
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Risha P, Msuya Z, Ndomondo-Sigonda M, Layloff T
J AOAC Int . 2006 Oct; 89(5):1300-4. PMID: 17042179
The use of rapid and inexpensive nonlaboratory-based screening tests for drug quality assessments is recommended as a component of a drug quality assurance program in poor resource settings. We have...