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Mit Philips
Researcher at Médecins Sans Frontières
Publications - 32
Citations - 1382
Mit Philips is an academic researcher from Médecins Sans Frontières. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Health care. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 32 publications receiving 1311 citations. Previous affiliations of Mit Philips include Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp.
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Task shifting in HIV/AIDS: opportunities, challenges and proposed actions for sub-Saharan Africa
Rony Zachariah,Nathan Ford,Mit Philips,Sally Ann Lynch,Moses Massaquoi,V. Janssens,Anthony D. Harries +6 more
TL;DR: This paper, drawing on Médecins Sans Frontières' experience of scaling-up antiretroviral treatment in three sub-Saharan African countries and supplemented by a review of the literature, highlights the main opportunities and challenges posed by task shifting and proposes specific actions to tackle the challenges.
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Providing universal access to antiretroviral therapy in Thyolo, Malawi through task shifting and decentralization of HIV/AIDS care
Marielle Bemelmans,Thomas van den Akker,Nathan Ford,Nathan Ford,Mit Philips,Rony Zachariah,Anthony D. Harries,Erik J Schouten,Katharina Hermann,Beatrice Mwagomba,Moses Massaquoi +10 more
TL;DR: How district‐wide access to HIV/AIDS care was achieved and maintained in Thyolo District, Malawi is described.
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Task shifting for antiretroviral treatment delivery in sub-Saharan Africa: not a panacea.
TL;DR: It is argued that task shifting should not be viewed as a panacea for the human-resources challenges facing sub-Saharan Africa and must be part of an overall strategy that includes measures to increase retain and sustain health staff.
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Mortality Reduction Associated with HIV/AIDS Care and Antiretroviral Treatment in Rural Malawi: Evidence from Registers, Coffin Sales and Funerals
Beatrice Mwagomba,Rony Zachariah,Moses Massaquoi,Dalitso Misindi,Marcel Manzi,Bester C. Mandere,Marielle Bemelmans,Mit Philips,Kelita Kamoto,Eric J. Schouten,Anthony D. Harries,Anthony D. Harries +11 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report on the trend in all-cause mortality in a rural district of Malawi that has successfully scaled-up HIV/AIDS care including antiretroviral treatment (ART) to its population, through corroborative evidence from a) registered deaths at traditional authorities (TAs), b) coffin sales and c) church funerals.
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Keeping health staff healthy: evaluation of a workplace initiative to reduce morbidity and mortality from HIV/AIDS in Malawi.
Marielle Bemelmans,Thomas van den Akker,Olesi Pasulani,Nabila Saddiq Tayub,Katharina Hermann,Beatrice Mwagomba,Winnie Jalasi,Harriet Chiomba,Nathan Ford,Nathan Ford,Mit Philips +10 more
TL;DR: Staff clinic and support group services successfully provided care and support to HIV-positive health workers in Thyolo District, Malawi and should be considered in other settings with a high HIV prevalence.