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Wilson Were
Researcher at World Health Organization
Publications - 28
Citations - 1356
Wilson Were is an academic researcher from World Health Organization. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 13 publications receiving 1083 citations.
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Quality of care for pregnant women and newborns—the WHO vision
Ӧzge Tunçalp,Wilson Were,C. MacLennan,Olufemi T Oladapo,Ahmet Metin Gülmezoglu,Rajiv Bahl,Bernadette Daelmans,Matthews Mathai,Lale Say,Finn Børlum Kristensen,Marleen Temmerman,Flavia Bustreo +11 more
TL;DR: Poor quality of care (QoC) in many facilities becomes a paramount roadblock in the quest to end preventable mortality and morbidity.
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Initial evidence of reduction of malaria cases and deaths in Rwanda and Ethiopia due to rapid scale-up of malaria prevention and treatment.
Mac W. Otten,Maru Aregawi,Wilson Were,Corine Karema,Ambachew Medin,Worku Bekele,Daddi Jima,Khoti Gausi,Ryuichi Komatsu,Eline L. Korenromp,Daniel Low-Beer,Mark Grabowsky +11 more
TL;DR: Initial evidence indicated that the combination of mass distribution of LLIN to all children < 5 years or all households and nationwide distribution of ACT in the public sector was associated with substantial declines of in-patient malaria cases and deaths in Rwanda and Ethiopia.
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The global fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria: current status and future perspectives.
Marco Vitoria,Reuben Granich,Charles F. Gilks,Christian Gunneberg,Mehran Hosseini,Wilson Were,Mario C. Raviglione,Kevin M. De Cock +7 more
TL;DR: Investment in strategic information and public health laboratory network capacity strengthening are key actions to expand services to successfully address those diseases in heavily impacted countries.
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Oxygen is an essential medicine: a call for international action.
Trevor Duke,Stephen M. Graham,MN Cherian,Amy Sarah Ginsburg,Mike English,Stephen R. C. Howie,David Peel,P M Enarson,IH Wilson,Wilson Were +9 more
TL;DR: Oxygen treatment is required for the optimal management of many other conditions in adults and children, and is essential for safe surgery, anaesthesia and obstetric care, and deserves a higher priority on the global health agenda.
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Children's health priorities and interventions
Wilson Were,Bernadette Daelmans,Zulfiqar A Bhutta,Trevor Duke,Rajiv Bahl,Cynthia Boschi-Pinto,Mark Young,Eric S. Starbuck,Maharaj K. Bhan +8 more
TL;DR: Wilson Were and colleagues explain why the global community should continue to invest in children’s health to complete the unfinished child survival agenda and tackle the emerging child health priorities.