Irving F. Hoffman

TL;DR: The development of a novel partnership between relevant stakeholders in Malawi and US-based partners with expertise in Pem should help to further decrease pediatric mortality through the coordinated provision of acute care expertise and training as well as investment in the development of educational, research, and clinical efforts in PEM at KCH.

TL;DR: This study is the first to characterise rifampicin resistance in Malawi using chain-termination DNA sequencing, a standard method for the determination of nucleotide sequences and can be used to confirm rifampsic in resistance obtained using other assays, including the Xpert MTB/RIF.

TL;DR: Social contact recruitment by newly diagnosed STI patients efficiently led to new HIV diagnoses and research to replicate findings and guide implementation is needed.

TL;DR: Examination of IYCF counseling, decision-making, and practices among HIV-infected women with children 0–23 months participating in Malawi’s Option B+ prevention of mother-to-child transmission program found most women felt comfortable with current breastfeeding recommendations, but chronic food insecurity made it difficult for them to follow complementary feeding guidelines.

TL;DR: This study shows that self-reported data on HIV testing history and ART may not be accurate and that ARV drug testing can help identify persons who are aware of their HIV-positive status and are on ART.