List of works - Melba Gomes

Artesunate and dihydroartemisinin (DHA): unusual decomposition products formed under mild conditions and comments on the fitness of DHA as an antimalarial drug

scientific article

Can we measure cognitive constructs consistently within and across cultures? Evidence from a test battery in Bangladesh, Ghana, and Tanzania

scientific article published on 27 July 2016

Ceftriaxone absorption enhancement for noninvasive administration as an alternative to injectable solutions

scientific article published on 26 November 2018

Compliance With Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Testing by Community Health Workers in 3 Malaria-Endemic Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa: An Observational Study

scientific article published on December 2016

Compliance With Referral Advice After Treatment With Prereferral Rectal Artesunate: A Study in 3 Sub-Saharan African Countries

scientific article published on December 2016

Development of Rectodispersible Tablets and Granulate Capsules for the Treatment of Serious Neonatal Sepsis in Developing Countries

scientific article published on 13 March 2019

Development of rectal self-emulsifying suspension of a moisture-labile water-soluble drug.

scientific article

Effects of the antimalarial drug dihydroartemisinin (DHA) on rat embryos in vitro

scientific article published on 18 July 2005

Ensuring sustained ACT production and reliable artemisinin supply

scientific article published on 15 September 2007

Erratum to: Ethics review of studies during public health emergencies - the experience of the WHO ethics review committee during the Ebola virus disease epidemic

scientific article published on 12 July 2017

Ethical challenges to responding to the Ebola epidemic: the World Health Organization experience

scientific article

Ethics review of studies during public health emergencies - the experience of the WHO ethics review committee during the Ebola virus disease epidemic

scientific article

Exposure to artemether-lumefantrine (Coartem) in first trimester pregnancy in an observational study in Zambia

scientific article

Factors influencing adherence to referral advice following pre-referral treatment with artesunate suppositories in children in rural Tanzania

scientific article

Feasibility of Malaria Diagnosis and Management in Burkina Faso, Nigeria, and Uganda: A Community-Based Observational Study

scientific article published on December 2016

From bright ideas to tools: the case of malaria

scientific article published on 8 January 2015

Household costs and time to treatment for children with severe febrile illness in rural Burkina Faso: the role of rectal artesunate

scientific article published on 22 October 2018

Impact of Improving Community-Based Access to Malaria Diagnosis and Treatment on Household Costs

scientific article published on December 2016

In vivo and in vitro investigations of the effects of the antimalarial drug dihydroartemisinin (DHA) on rat embryos

scientific article published on 14 August 2006

Influences on participant reporting in the World Health Organisation drugs exposure pregnancy registry; A qualitative study

scientific article

Introducing the concept of a new pre-referral treatment for severely ill febrile children at community level: a sociological approach in Guinea-Bissau

scientific article published on 06 February 2014

Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests and Malaria Microscopy for Guiding Malaria Treatment of Uncomplicated Fevers in Nigeria and Prereferral Cases in 3 African Countries

scientific article published on December 2016

Motivation of Community Health Workers in Diagnosing, Treating, and Referring Sick Young Children in a Multicountry Study

scientific article published on December 2016

Out-of-pocket costs and other determinants of access to healthcare for children with febrile illnesses: a case-control study in rural Tanzania

scientific article

Population pharmacokinetics of artesunate and dihydroartemisinin following intra-rectal dosing of artesunate in malaria patients

scientific article published in November 2006

Pre-referral Rectal Artesunate Treatment by Community-Based Treatment Providers in Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Tanzania, and Uganda (Study 18): A Cluster-Randomized Trial

scientific article

Preformulation studies of ceftriaxone for pediatric non-parenteral administration as an alternative to existing injectable formulations

scientific article published on 20 April 2017

Protected to death: systematic exclusion of pregnant women from Ebola virus disease trials

scientific article published on 14 December 2017

Protocol for a drugs exposure pregnancy registry for implementation in resource-limited settings ⬇️

scientific article published on September 3, 2012

Quantifying and Valuing Community Health Worker Time in Improving Access to Malaria Diagnosis and Treatment

scientific article published on December 2016

Recognition, perceptions and treatment practices for severe malaria in rural Tanzania: implications for accessing rectal artesunate as a pre-referral

scientific article (publication date: 17 January 2007)

Rectal artemisinins for malaria: a review of efficacy and safety from individual patient data in clinical studies

scientific article

Reduced in-hospital mortality after improved management of children under 5 years admitted to hospital with malaria: randomised trial

scientific article

Reply to Brooks et al.

scientific article published on August 2017

Response to: Pre-referral rectal artesunate in severe malaria: a flawed trial

scientific article

Safety Profile of Drug Use During Pregnancy at Peripheral Health Centres in Burkina Faso: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study

article

Safety of artemether-lumefantrine in pregnant women with malaria: results of a prospective cohort study in Zambia ⬇️

scientific article published on September 1, 2010

The fidelity of implementation of recommended care for children with malaria by community health workers in Nigeria

scientific article published on 04 March 2020

The use of placebo in a trial of rectal artesunate as initial treatment for severe malaria patients en route to referral clinics: Ethical issues

scientific article published on February 2010

Training Community Health Workers to Manage Uncomplicated and Severe Malaria: Experience From 3 Rural Malaria-Endemic Areas in Sub-Saharan Africa

scientific article published on December 2016

Treating severe malaria with pre-referral artesunate saves lives and prevents CNS damage

scholarly article by Melba Gomes et al published July 2009 in Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Treatment of tuberculosis: present status and future prospects.

scientific article

Understanding caretakers' dilemma in deciding whether or not to adhere with referral advice after pre-referral treatment with rectal artesunate

scientific article

List of works by Melba Gomes

Artesunate and dihydroartemisinin (DHA): unusual decomposition products formed under mild conditions and comments on the fitness of DHA as an antimalarial drug

Can we measure cognitive constructs consistently within and across cultures? Evidence from a test battery in Bangladesh, Ghana, and Tanzania

Ceftriaxone absorption enhancement for noninvasive administration as an alternative to injectable solutions

Compliance With Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Testing by Community Health Workers in 3 Malaria-Endemic Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa: An Observational Study

Compliance With Referral Advice After Treatment With Prereferral Rectal Artesunate: A Study in 3 Sub-Saharan African Countries

Development of Rectodispersible Tablets and Granulate Capsules for the Treatment of Serious Neonatal Sepsis in Developing Countries

Development of rectal self-emulsifying suspension of a moisture-labile water-soluble drug.

Effects of the antimalarial drug dihydroartemisinin (DHA) on rat embryos in vitro

Ensuring sustained ACT production and reliable artemisinin supply

Erratum to: Ethics review of studies during public health emergencies - the experience of the WHO ethics review committee during the Ebola virus disease epidemic

Ethical challenges to responding to the Ebola epidemic: the World Health Organization experience

Ethics review of studies during public health emergencies - the experience of the WHO ethics review committee during the Ebola virus disease epidemic

Exposure to artemether-lumefantrine (Coartem) in first trimester pregnancy in an observational study in Zambia

Factors influencing adherence to referral advice following pre-referral treatment with artesunate suppositories in children in rural Tanzania

Feasibility of Malaria Diagnosis and Management in Burkina Faso, Nigeria, and Uganda: A Community-Based Observational Study

From bright ideas to tools: the case of malaria

Household costs and time to treatment for children with severe febrile illness in rural Burkina Faso: the role of rectal artesunate

Impact of Improving Community-Based Access to Malaria Diagnosis and Treatment on Household Costs

In vivo and in vitro investigations of the effects of the antimalarial drug dihydroartemisinin (DHA) on rat embryos

Influences on participant reporting in the World Health Organisation drugs exposure pregnancy registry; A qualitative study

Introducing the concept of a new pre-referral treatment for severely ill febrile children at community level: a sociological approach in Guinea-Bissau

Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests and Malaria Microscopy for Guiding Malaria Treatment of Uncomplicated Fevers in Nigeria and Prereferral Cases in 3 African Countries

Motivation of Community Health Workers in Diagnosing, Treating, and Referring Sick Young Children in a Multicountry Study

Out-of-pocket costs and other determinants of access to healthcare for children with febrile illnesses: a case-control study in rural Tanzania

Population pharmacokinetics of artesunate and dihydroartemisinin following intra-rectal dosing of artesunate in malaria patients

Pre-referral Rectal Artesunate Treatment by Community-Based Treatment Providers in Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Tanzania, and Uganda (Study 18): A Cluster-Randomized Trial

Preformulation studies of ceftriaxone for pediatric non-parenteral administration as an alternative to existing injectable formulations

Protected to death: systematic exclusion of pregnant women from Ebola virus disease trials

Protocol for a drugs exposure pregnancy registry for implementation in resource-limited settings ⬇️

Quantifying and Valuing Community Health Worker Time in Improving Access to Malaria Diagnosis and Treatment

Recognition, perceptions and treatment practices for severe malaria in rural Tanzania: implications for accessing rectal artesunate as a pre-referral

Rectal artemisinins for malaria: a review of efficacy and safety from individual patient data in clinical studies

Reduced in-hospital mortality after improved management of children under 5 years admitted to hospital with malaria: randomised trial

Reply to Brooks et al.

Response to: Pre-referral rectal artesunate in severe malaria: a flawed trial

Safety Profile of Drug Use During Pregnancy at Peripheral Health Centres in Burkina Faso: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study

Safety of artemether-lumefantrine in pregnant women with malaria: results of a prospective cohort study in Zambia ⬇️

The fidelity of implementation of recommended care for children with malaria by community health workers in Nigeria

The use of placebo in a trial of rectal artesunate as initial treatment for severe malaria patients en route to referral clinics: Ethical issues

Training Community Health Workers to Manage Uncomplicated and Severe Malaria: Experience From 3 Rural Malaria-Endemic Areas in Sub-Saharan Africa

Treating severe malaria with pre-referral artesunate saves lives and prevents CNS damage

Treatment of tuberculosis: present status and future prospects.

Understanding caretakers' dilemma in deciding whether or not to adhere with referral advice after pre-referral treatment with rectal artesunate