Shepherd Shamu
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Recent Articles
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Katena N, Shamu S, Fana G, Dewa E, Dombojena A, Rusakaniko S
PLOS Glob Public Health
. 2025 Feb;
5(2):e0003541.
PMID: 39928654
Working with community health workers is a vital strategy to improve health at a community level in low- and middle-income countries. Our study assessed the acceptability of a community health...
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Katena N, Shamu S, Fana G, Dewa E, Dombojena A, Rusakaniko S
medRxiv
. 2024 Jul;
PMID: 39040189
Deploying community health workers (CHWs) is a vital strategy to improve health at a community level in low- and middle-income countries. Whilst there is substantial evidence on the effectiveness of...
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Katena N, Shamu S, Fana G, Rusakaniko S
JMIR Res Protoc
. 2023 Oct;
12:e47512.
PMID: 37788044
Background: Hypertension and diabetes are among the most common noncommunicable diseases in Zimbabwe. These 2 conditions are largely prevented and controlled by lifestyle modifications, such as healthy eating habits, physical...
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Shamu S, Rusakaniko S, Hongoro C
J Health Econ Outcomes Res
. 2023 Sep;
3(2):162-179.
PMID: 37663320
The Ministry of Health and Child Care, Zimbabwe does not have a method for prioritization and equitable allocation of its share of the national health budget and other resources in...
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Lawrence D, Muthoga C, Meya D, Tugume L, Williams D, Rajasingham R, et al.
Lancet Glob Health
. 2022 Nov;
10(12):e1845-e1854.
PMID: 36400090
Background: HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis is a leading cause of AIDS-related mortality. The AMBITION-cm trial showed that a regimen based on a single high dose of liposomal amphotericin B deoxycholate (AmBisome...
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Ponatshego P, Lawrence D, Youssouf N, Molloy S, Alufandika M, Bango F, et al.
BMJ Open
. 2019 Apr;
9(4):e026288.
PMID: 30940760
Introduction: Cryptococcal meningitis is responsible for around 15% of all HIV-related deaths globally. Conventional treatment courses with amphotericin B require prolonged hospitalisation and are associated with multiple toxicities and poor...
7.
Gunda R, Chimbari M, Shamu S, Sartorius B, Mukaratirwa S
Malar J
. 2017 Oct;
16(1):393.
PMID: 28964255
Background: Malaria is a public health problem in Zimbabwe. Although many studies have indicated that climate change may influence the distribution of malaria, there is paucity of information on its...
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Gunda R, Shamu S, Chimbari M, Mukaratirwa S
Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med
. 2017 Sep;
9(1):e1-e6.
PMID: 28893077
Background: Malaria is a serious public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa and is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Aim: To estimate the economic burden of malaria in rural...
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Muringazuva A, Chirundu D, Shamu S, Shambira G, Gombe N, Juru T, et al.
Pan Afr Med J
. 2017 Jul;
27:20.
PMID: 28748021
Introduction: Restructuring is the corporate management term for the act of reorganizing the legal, operational, or other structures of a company for the purpose of making it more profitable or...
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Shamu S, Rusakaniko S, Hongoro C
Clinicoecon Outcomes Res
. 2016 Dec;
8:695-705.
PMID: 27920564
Introduction: Health-care technologies (HCTs) play an important role in any country's health-care system. Zimbabwe's health-care system uses a lot of HCTs developed in other countries. However, a number of local...