Gregory Dudley Hussey

Strategic positioning of immunization at the heart of Africa’s health and development agenda

Charles Shey Wiysonge, Duduzile Edith Ndwandwe, Chinwe Juliana Iwu, Chukwudi A Nnaji et autres

Immunization is one of the greatest public health achievements of all times, preventing millions of deaths and making major improvements in child survival in Africa. Beyond protecting against infectious diseases, vaccines foster educational attainment, productivity, and poverty reduction, while mitigating antimicrobial resistance …

Afrique du Sud, Congo, gb, no (code pays fourni par la source)

Exploring the links between NITAGs and academic institutions: a landscape analysis protocol

Elizabeth O. Oduwole, Gregory Dudley Hussey, Anthony Hawkridge, Susanne Doris Noll et autres

INTRODUCTION: National Immunization Technical Advisory Groups (NITAGs) are multidisciplinary groups of national experts who provide independent advice to policy makers on issues related to immunisation and vaccines, based on evidence and the national context. On the other hand, academic institutions can be …

Afrique du Sud, au (code pays fourni par la source)

Characteristics of included studies reporting vaccination coverage.

Eposi Christiana Haddison, Leila Hussein Abdullahi, Rudzani Muloiwa, Gregory Dudley Hussey et autres

Background: Some vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) still remain a public health burden in many African countries. The occurrence of VPDs in all age groups has led to the realization of the need to extend routine immunisation services to school age children, adolescents …

Afrique du Sud (code pays fourni par la source)

Transforming evidence-informed vaccine decision-making across Africa: Insights from three years of the annual vaccinology course for national immunisation technical advisory groups (AVCN)

Edina Amponsah‐Dacosta, Gregory Dudley Hussey, Chantel Le Fleur-Bellerose, Julie Copelyn et autres

Background National Immunisation Technical Advisory Groups (NITAGs) play a critical role in evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM) for immunisation programs. However, African NITAGs face challenges, including limited technical capacity, inadequate resources, and insufficient vaccinology training tailored to their needs. To address these gaps, the …

Modelling the Cost-Effectiveness of Hepatitis A in South Africa

Jenna Patterson, Susan May Cleary, Jared Norman, Heiletjé Van Zyl et autres

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the consideration of introducing routine hepatitis A vaccination into national immunization schedules for children ≥ 1 years old in countries with intermediate HAV endemicity. Recent data suggest that South Africa is transitioning from high to intermediate …

Afrique du Sud, gb (code pays fourni par la source)

Expanding the reach of vaccinology training in Africa: leveraging the success of the Annual African Vaccinology Course

Nayna Manga, Edina Amponsah‐Dacosta, Gregory Dudley Hussey, Rudzani Muloiwa et autres

Introduction: It is estimated that one in five African children lack access to recommended life-saving vaccines. This situation has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic which disrupted routine immunization services in several parts of the region. To better support recovery efforts and …

Afrique du Sud (code pays fourni par la source)

The COVID-19 experience in Africa and the Middle East

Abdul Rahman Bizri, Nadine Al Akoury, Thulani Mhlanga, Graciela del Carmen Morales et autres

AIMS: The experience of Africa and the Middle East with the COVID-19 pandemic has been unique, which can be attributed, in part, to disparities within these regions. METHODS: This review describes COVID-19 emergence, epidemiology, vaccination strategies and uptake, and lessons learned within …

lb, us, Afrique du Sud (code pays fourni par la source)

T cell receptor repertoires associated with control and disease progression following Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

Munyaradzi Musvosvi, Huang Huang, Chunlin Wang, Qiong Xia et autres

Antigen-specific, MHC-restricted αβ T cells are necessary for protective immunity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but the ability to broadly study these responses has been limited. In the present study, we used single-cell and bulk T cell receptor (TCR) sequencing and the GLIPH2 algorithm …

Afrique du Sud, us, gb, de, nl, Éthiopie, Ouganda, Malawi (code pays fourni par la source)

Modelling the cost-effectiveness of hepatitis A vaccination in South Africa

James W. Patterson, Susan May Cleary, Hugo van Zyl, Timothy Awine et autres

1.1 Abstract The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the consideration of introducing routine hepatitis A vaccination into national immunization schedules for children ≥ 1 years old in countries with intermediate HAV endemicity. Recent data suggest that South Africa is transitioning from high …

Afrique du Sud (code pays fourni par la source)

A retrospective study assessing the clinical outcomes and costs of acute hepatitis A in Cape Town, South Africa

Jenna Patterson, Susan May Cleary, Sheetal Prakash Silal, Gregory Dudley Hussey et autres

BACKGROUND: While some evidence has been demonstrated the cost-effectiveness of routine hepatitis A vaccination in middle-income countries, the evidence is still limited in other settings including in South Africa. Given this, the evidence base around the cost of care for hepatitis A …

Afrique du Sud (code pays fourni par la source)

Human vaccine and immunisation research in South Africa: A bibliometric study

M I Majiet, Eposi Christiana Haddison, Edina Amponsah‐Dacosta, Gregory Dudley Hussey et autres

BACKGROUND: Research in human vaccines and immunisation plays a crucial role in shaping national, regional and global health policies aimed at controlling vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs). To our knowledge, the landscape of human vaccine and immunisation research in South Africa (SA) is …

Afrique du Sud (code pays fourni par la source)

Developing vaccinology expertise for Africa: fifteen years and counting

Edina Amponsah‐Dacosta, Rudzani Muloiwa, Charles Shey Wiysonge, Michael Gold et autres

For 15 years, the Annual African Vaccinology Course (AAVC) hosted by the Vaccines for Africa Initiative, has been at the forefront of vaccinology training in Africa. The AAVC was developed in 2005 in response to the growing demand for vaccinology training in …

Afrique du Sud, au (code pays fourni par la source)