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Thomas van den Akker
Researcher at Leiden University
Publications - 99
Citations - 1395
Thomas van den Akker is an academic researcher from Leiden University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Population. The author has an hindex of 18, co-authored 62 publications receiving 962 citations. Previous affiliations of Thomas van den Akker include University of Amsterdam & University of Oxford.
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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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Reduction of Severe Acute Maternal Morbidity and Maternal Mortality in Thyolo District, Malawi: The Impact of Obstetric Audit
Thomas van den Akker,Jair van Rhenen,Beatrice Mwagomba,Kinke Lommerse,Steady Vinkhumbo,Jos van Roosmalen,Jos van Roosmalen +6 more
TL;DR: The findings indicate that audit and feedback have the potential to reduce serious maternal complications including maternal mortality and are easier to reduce than those which require uptake of improved antenatal care or timely intravenous medication or HIV-treatment (peripartum infections).
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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.
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Frequency and management of maternal infection in health facilities in 52 countries (GLOSS): a 1-week inception cohort study
Mercedes Bonet,Vanessa Brizuela,Edgardo Abalos,Cristina Beatriz Cuesta,Adama Baguiya,Mónica Chamillard,Bukola Fawole,Marian Knight,Seni Kouanda,Pisake Lumbiganon,Ashraf Nabhan,Ruta Nadisauskiene,Abdulfetah Abdulkadir,Richard Mk Adanu,Mohammad Iqbal Aman,William Enrique Arriaga Romero,Bouchra Assarag,Kitty W. M. Bloemenkamp,Aigul Boobekova,Mihaela A. Budianu,Vicenç Cararach,Rigoberto Castro,Sylvia Cebekhulu,José Guilherme Cecatti,Lotte Berdiin Colmorn,Ala Curteanu,Serena Donati,Hla Mya Thway Einda,Yasser Salah El Deen,Faysal El Kak,Mohamed A. El-Sheikh,Maria F. Escobar-Vidarte,Marisa Mabel Espinoza,María Ester Estrada,Luis Gadama,Sourou Goufodji,Saima Hamid,Rosalinda Hernandez Munoz,Nazarea Herrera Maldonado,Kapila Jayaratne,Saule Kabylova,Alexandra Kristufkova,Vijay Kumar,David Lissauer,Wilson Mereci,Meile Minkauskiene,Philippe Marc Moreira,Stephen Peter Munjanja,Nafissa Bique Osman,Henri Gautier Ouedraogo,Aquilino M. Perez,Julia Pasquale,Lucian Puscasiu,Zahida Qureshi,Zenaida Dy Recidoro,Carolina C. Ribeiro-do-Valle,Dhammica Rowel,Hamadoun Sangho,Amir Babu Shrestha,Thitiporn Siriwachirachai,Pierre Marie Tebeu,Khaing Nwe Tin,Dinh Anh Tuan,Rathavy Tung,Griet Vandenberghe,Buyanjargal Yadamsuren,Dilrabo Yunusova,Nelly M. Zavaleta Pimentel,Bashir Noormal,Virginia Díaz,Charlotte Leroy,Kristien Roelens,M. Christian Urlyss Agossou,Christiane Tshabu Aguemon,Patricia Soledad Apaza Peralta,Víctor Conde Altamirano,Vincent Batiene,Kadari Cisse,Kannitha Cheang,Phirun Lam,Elie Simo,Emah Irene Yakana,Javier Carvajal,Paula Fernández,Jens Langhoff-Roos,Paola Vélez,Alaa Sultan,Alula M. Teklu,Dawit Worku,Philip Govule,Charles Noora Lwanga,María Guadalupe Flores Aceituno,Carolina Bustillo,Bredy Lara,Vanita Suri,Sonia Trikha,Irene Cetin,Carlo Personeni,Guldana Baimussanova,Balgyn Sagyndykova,George Gwako,Alfred Osoti,Raisa Asylbasheva,Damira Seksenbaeva,Saad Eddine Itani,Sabina Abou Malham,Diana Ramašauskaitė,Owen Chikhwaza,Eddie Malunga,Haoua Dembele,Fanta Eliane Zerbo,Filiberto Dávila Serapio,Juan I. Islas Castañeda,Tatiana Cauaus,Victor Petrov,Seded Khishgee,Bat Erdene Lkhagvasuren,Amina Essolbi,Rachid Moulki,Zara Jaze,Arlete Mariano,Thae Maung Maung,Tara Gurung,Sangeeta Shrestha,Marcus J. Rijken,Thomas van den Akker,María Esther Estrada,Néstor J. Pavón Gómez,Adesina Oa,Chris Aimakhu,Rizwana Chaudhri,M. Adnan Khan,María del Pilar Huatuco Hernández,Maria Lu Andal,Carolina Paula Martin,Léopold Diouf,Dembo Guirassy,Miroslav Borovsky,Ladislav Kovac,Laura Cornelissen,Priya Soma-Pillay,Marta López,María José Vidal Benedé,Hemali Jayakody,Wisal Nabag,Sara Omer,Victoria Tsoy,Urunbish Uzakova,Thumwadee Tangsiriwatthana,Catherine Dunlop,Jhon Roman,Gerardo Vitureira,Luong Ngoc Truong,Nghiem Thi Xuan Hanh,Mugove Gerald Madziyire,Thulani Magwali,Linda Bartlett,Fernando Bellissimo-Rodrigues,Shevin T. Jacob,Sadia Shakoor,Khalid Yunis,Liana Campodonico,Hugo Gamerro,Daniel Giordano,Fernando Althabe,A Metin Gülmezoglu,João Paulo Souza +166 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that contribution of direct and indirect infections to overall maternal deaths is greater than previously thought and improvement of early identification is urgently needed, as well as prompt management of women with infections in health facilities by implementing effective evidence-based practices.
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Unacceptable attrition among WHO stages 1 and 2 patients in a hospital-based setting in rural Malawi: can we retain such patients within the general health system?
Katie Tayler-Smith,Rony Zachariah,Moses Massaquoi,Marcel Manzi,Olesi Pasulani,Thomas van den Akker,Marielle Bemelmans,Ariane Bauernfeind,Beatrice Mwagomba,Anthony D. Harries,Anthony D. Harries +10 more
TL;DR: In a rural district hospital setting in Malawi, attrition of individuals in WHO stages 1 and 2 is unacceptably high, and specific operational strategies need to be considered to retain such patients in the health system.