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Zengani Chirwa
Researcher at University of Washington
Publications - 7
Citations - 958
Zengani Chirwa is an academic researcher from University of Washington. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 7 publications receiving 899 citations.
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Retention in care under universal antiretroviral therapy for HIV-infected pregnant and breastfeeding women ('Option B+') in Malawi.
Lyson Tenthani,Lyson Tenthani,Andreas D Haas,Hannock Tweya,Hannock Tweya,Andreas Jahn,Joep J van Oosterhout,Frank Chimbwandira,Zengani Chirwa,Wingston Ng’ambi,Alan Bakali,Sam Phiri,Landon Myer,Fabio Valeri,Marcel Zwahlen,Gilles Wandeler,Olivia Keiser +16 more
TL;DR: Decreasing LTF will improve the effectiveness of the Option B+ approach, and Tailored interventions, like community or family-based models of care could improve its effectiveness.
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Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and the health-related Millennium Development Goals: time for a public health approach
Erik J Schouten,Andreas Jahn,Dalitso Midiani,Simon D Makombe,Austin Mnthambala,Zengani Chirwa,Anthony D. Harries,Anthony D. Harries,Joep J. van Oosterhout,Tarek Meguid,Anne Ben-Smith,Rony Zachariah,Lutgarde Lynen,Maria Zolfo,Wim Van Damme,Charles F. Gilks,Charles F. Gilks,Rifat Atun,Rifat Atun,Mary Shawa,Frank Chimbwandira +20 more
TL;DR: The authors propose offering all HIV-infected pregnant women lifelong ART which they see as a more feasible alternative to WHOs guidelines in addition to being more ethical.
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Impact of an Innovative Approach to Prevent Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV — Malawi, July 2011–September 2012
Frank Chimbwandira,Eustice Mhango,Simon D Makombe,Dalitso Midiani,Charles Mwansambo,Joseph Njala,Zengani Chirwa,Andreas Jahn,Erik J Schouten,B. Ryan Phelps,Anna Gieselman,Charles B. Holmes,Alice Maida,Sundeep Gupta,Beth A. Tippett Barr,Surbhi Modi,Helen Dale,John Aberle-Grasse,Margarett K. Davis,David M. Bell,James C. Houston +20 more
TL;DR: This report is the first to summarize Malawi's experience implementing Option B+ under the direction of the MOH and supported by the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC) through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
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Diagnosis and management of antiretroviral-therapy failure in resource-limited settings in sub-Saharan Africa: challenges and perspectives
Anthony D. Harries,Anthony D. Harries,Rony Zachariah,Joep J. van Oosterhout,Steven D Reid,Mina C. Hosseinipour,Vic Arendt,Zengani Chirwa,Andreas Jahn,Erik J Schouten,Kelita Kamoto +10 more
TL;DR: The development of new diagnostic tools for ART failure, in particular a point-of-care HIV viral-load test, combined with simple and inexpensive second-line therapy, such as boosted protease-inhibitor monotherapy, could revolutionise the management of ART failure in resource-limited settings.
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High rates of hypertension, diabetes, elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and cardiovascular disease risk factors in HIV-infected patients in Malawi.
Sekai Chenai Mathabire Rucker,Alia Tayea,Joseph Bitilinyu-Bangoh,Elkin Hernán Bermúdez-Aza,Leon Salumu,Isabel Amoros Quiles,Elisabeth Szumilin,Zengani Chirwa,Fernanda Rick,David Maman +9 more
TL;DR: Noncommunicable diseases were a significant burden in Malawi, with high prevalence of hypercholesterolemia in all survey participants and an especially acute diabetes burden among older HIV infected.