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A Ghana-UK haematology "heparin" partnership

scientific article published on 15 August 2020

A possible role for hepcidin in the detection of iron deficiency in severely anaemic HIV-infected patients in Malawi

scientific article published on 27 February 2020

A practical and systematic approach to organisational capacity strengthening for research in the health sector in Africa

scientific article published on 03 March 2014

A systematic approach to capacity strengthening of laboratory systems for control of neglected tropical diseases in Ghana, Kenya, Malawi and Sri Lanka

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Advancing the science of health research capacity strengthening in low-income and middle-income countries: a scoping review of the published literature, 2000-2016.

scientific article published on 6 December 2017

Always take a travel history in eosinophilia

scientific article published in the British Medical Journal

Anaemia, iron deficiency and susceptibility to infection in children in sub-Saharan Africa, guideline dilemmas.

scientific article published on 11 April 2017

Anaemia: a useful indicator of neglected disease burden and control

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Approaches to treating malarial anaemia.

scientific article published on July 2004

Are laboratory services coming of age in sub-Saharan Africa?

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Assessing and strengthening African universities' capacity for doctoral programmes.

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B-lymphotropic viruses in a novel tropical splenic lymphoma.

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Bacterial contamination of pediatric whole blood transfusions in a Kenyan hospital

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Blood Transfusion in Resource-limited Settings

Blood donors' perceptions, motivators and deterrents in Sub-Saharan Africa - a scoping review of evidence.

scientific article published on 22 May 2017

Causes of massive tropical splenomegaly in Ghana.

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Co-trimoxazole or multivitamin multimineral supplement for post-discharge outcomes after severe anaemia in African children: a randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 01 October 2019

Cohort trial reveals community impact of insecticide-treated nets on malariometric indices in urban Ghana

scientific article published on 24 April 2010

Collaborations on blood transfusion research in sub-Saharan Africa: who, what and where

scientific article published on 05 February 2020

Cost and effectiveness comparison of two methods for screening potential blood donors for anaemia in Vietnam.

scientific article published on 30 November 2010

Designing and measuring the progress and impact of health research capacity strengthening initiatives

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Detection of adverse events of transfusion in a teaching hospital in Ghana.

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Determinants of intention to return to donate blood among first-time blood donors in Ghana

scientific article published on 07 November 2020

Determinants of intention to use mobile phone caller tunes to promote voluntary blood donation: Cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 4 May 2018

Detrimental effect of fluid resuscitation in the initial management of severely ill children in Africa.

scientific article published in October 2011

Developing laboratory capacity for Good Laboratory Practice certification: lessons from a Tanzanian insecticide testing facility

scientific article published on 12 June 2020

Development of a quality assurance handbook to improve educational courses in Africa.

scientific article published on 18 December 2008

Dilemmas of evaluation: health research capacity initiatives.

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Effectiveness of pregnant women's active participation in their antenatal care for the control of malaria and anaemia in pregnancy in Ghana: a cluster randomized controlled trial.

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Eosinophilia in returning travellers and migrants from the tropics: UK recommendations for investigation and initial management

scientific article published in January 2010

Erythropoiesis in HIV-infected and uninfected Malawian children with severe anemia.

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Establishing an international laboratory network for neglected tropical diseases: Understanding existing capacity in five WHO regions.

scientific article published on 14 September 2018

Evaluating health research capacity building: an evidence-based tool

scientific article published in August 2006

Evaluation of a learner-designed course for teaching health research skills in Ghana

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External Financial Aid to Blood Transfusion Services in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Need for Reflection

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Focusing on student learning to guide the use of staff time

scientific article published on 06 November 2010

Frameworks for evaluating health research capacity strengthening: a qualitative study

scientific article published on 14 December 2013

HIV-associated anemia in children: a systematic review from a global perspective

scientific article published on 01 June 2008

Haematological quality and age of donor blood issued for paediatric transfusion to four hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa

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Haematology in Lower and Middle Income Countries

scientific article published on 29 March 2017

Haemoglobin colour scale for anaemia diagnosis where there is no laboratory: a systematic review

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Household cost of malaria overdiagnosis in rural Mozambique

scientific article published on 18 February 2008

Identifying actions to foster cross-disciplinary global health research: a mixed-methods qualitative case study of the IMPALA programme on lung health and tuberculosis in Africa

scientific article published on 29 March 2022

Immediate Transfusion in African Children with Uncomplicated Severe Anemia

scientific article published on 01 August 2019

Impact of Inconsistent Policies for Transfusion-Transmitted Malaria on Clinical Practice in Ghana ⬇️

scientific article published on March 27, 2012

Impact of introducing integrated quality assessment for tuberculosis and malaria microscopy in Kano, Nigeria.

scientific article published on 28 February 2009

Implementing a national health research for development platform in a low-income country - a review of Malawi's Health Research Capacity Strengthening Initiative

scientific article published on April 2016

Implications of inconsistent anaemia policies for children and adolescents in Africa.

scientific article published on 28 November 2013

Improving blood transfusion services

scientific article published on 23 May 2019

Improving the accuracy of malaria-related laboratory tests in Ghana

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Improving the effectiveness of point of care tests for malaria and anaemia: a qualitative study across three Ghanaian antenatal clinics

scientific article published on 19 May 2020

Improving the screening of blood donors with syphilis rapid diagnostic test (RDT) and rapid plasma reagin (RPR) in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC).

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Indicators for tracking programmes to strengthen health research capacity in lower- and middle-income countries: a qualitative synthesis

scientific article (publication date: 12 April 2014)

Indicators of sustainable capacity building for health research: analysis of four African case studies

scientific article published on 28 March 2011

Investigation of familial segregation of hyperreactive malarial splenomegaly in Kumasi, Ghana

scientific article published on 4 October 2005

Laboratory costs of a hospital-based blood transfusion service in Malawi

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Malaria and urbanization in sub-Saharan Africa

scientific article published in 2005

Malaria misdiagnosis: effects on the poor and vulnerable.

scientific article published on November 2004

Malaria: past problems and future prospects. After more than a decade of neglect, malaria is finally black on the agenda for both biomedical research and public health politics.

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Managing national and international priorities: a framework for low-income countries.

scientific article published in August 2012

Maternal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa: the contribution of ineffective blood transfusion services.

scientific article published on October 2008

Measuring the outcome and impact of research capacity strengthening initiatives: A review of indicators used or described in the published and grey literature

scientific article published on 04 June 2020

Multi-site comparison of factors influencing progress of African insecticide testing facilities towards an international Quality Management System certification

scientific article published in 2021

Newer drug combinations for malaria.

scientific article published in June 2004

Packed red cells versus whole blood transfusion for severe paediatric anaemia, pregnancy-related anaemia and obstetric bleeding: an analysis of clinical practice guidelines from sub-Saharan Africa and evidence underpinning recommendations

scientific article published on 22 November 2018

Pathophysiological mechanisms of severe anaemia in Malawian children

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Pediatric blood transfusion practices at a regional referral hospital in Kenya

scientific article published on 09 September 2016

Practical actions for fostering cross-disciplinary global health research: lessons from a narrative literature review

scientific article published on 01 April 2020

Presumptive malaria treatment in immunisation programmes.

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Problems and Approaches for Blood Transfusion in the Developing Countries.

scientific article published on April 2016

Promoting sustainable research partnerships: a mixed-method evaluation of a United Kingdom-Africa capacity strengthening award scheme.

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Qualitative study to develop processes and tools for the assessment and tracking of African institutions' capacity for operational health research.

scientific article published on 5 September 2017

Quality in practice: implementation of hospital guidelines for patient identification in Malawi

scientific article published on 25 July 2012

Recall of symptoms and treatment of syphilis and yaws by healthy blood donors screening positive for syphilis in Kumasi, Ghana

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Red Blood Cell Alloimmunization in Transfused Patients With Sickle Cell Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa; a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

scientific article published on 20 June 2019

Reducing replacement donors in Sub-Saharan Africa: challenges and affordability.

scientific article published on December 2007

Review of published evidence on knowledge translation capacity, practice and support among researchers and research institutions in low- and middle-income countries ⬇️

scientific article published on 10 February 2020

Ripple effects of research capacity strengthening: a study of the effects of a project to support test facilities in three African countries towards Good Laboratory Practice certification

scientific article published in 2020

Risk factors for blood transfusion in traumatic and postpartum hemorrhage patients: Analysis of the CRASH-2 and WOMAN trials

scientific article published on 03 June 2020

Safety and efficacy of allogeneic umbilical cord red blood cell transfusion for children with severe anaemia in a Kenyan hospital: an open-label single-arm trial

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Screening HIV-infected adults in Malawi for anaemia: impact on eligibility for antiretroviral therapy.

scientific article published on 18 June 2013

Severe acquired anaemia in Africa: new concepts.

scientific article published on 28 June 2011

Severe anaemia complicating HIV in Malawi; Multiple co-existing aetiologies are associated with high mortality

scientific article published on 25 February 2020

Severe anemia in Malawian children

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Severe anemia in Malawian children

scientific article published in September 2016

Should we neglect or nurture replacement blood donors in sub-Saharan Africa?

scientific article published on 20 January 2010

Strengthening capacity for natural sciences research: A qualitative assessment to identify good practices, capacity gaps and investment priorities in African research institutions

scientific article published on 24 January 2020

Supporting capacity for research on malaria in Africa.

scientific article published on 12 April 2018

Syphilis screening practices in blood transfusion facilities in Ghana

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Tackling the tensions in evaluating capacity strengthening for health research in low- and middle-income countries

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The acceptability to women in Mombasa, Kenya, of the donation and transfusion of umbilical cord blood for severe anaemia in young children.

scientific article published on 14 December 2007

The importance of developing world haematology

scientific article published on 08 August 2011

The microbiologic safety of umbilical cord blood transfusion for children with severe anemia in Mombasa, Kenya

scientific article published on 21 December 2011

The operation, quality and costs of a district hospital laboratory service in Malawi.

scientific article published on July 2003

The outcome of a test-treat package versus routine outpatient care for Ghanaian children with fever: a pragmatic randomized control trial

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The peer review process for awarding funds to international science research consortia: a qualitative developmental evaluation.

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The quality of stored umbilical cord and adult-donated whole blood in Mombasa, Kenya

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The spectrum of splenic complications in patients with sickle cell disease in Africa: a systematic review

scientific article published on 07 November 2020

Towards building equitable health systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: lessons from case studies on operational research

scientific article published on 25 November 2009

Tranexamic acid for the prevention of postpartum bleeding in women with anaemia: study protocol for an international, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

scientific article published on 29 December 2018

Transfusion Volume for Children with Severe Anemia in Africa

scientific article published on 01 August 2019

Transfusion and Treatment of severe anaemia in African children (TRACT): a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

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Transfusion research priorities for blood services in sub-Saharan Africa

scientific article (publication date: 27 April 2017)

Transfusion-transmitted malaria in Ghana.

scientific article published on 5 March 2013

Transfusion-transmitted malaria: donor prevalence of parasitaemia and a survey of healthcare workers knowledge and practices in a district hospital in Ghana

scientific article published on 23 April 2016

Transfusion-transmitted syphilis in teaching hospital, Ghana.

scientific article published on November 2011

Transfusion‐Transmitted Malaria in Countries Where Malaria Is Endemic: A Review of the Literature from Sub‐Saharan Africa

scientific article published on 15 November 2010

UK-based real-time lymphoproliferative disorder diagnostic service to improve the management of patients in Ghana

scientific article published on 09 July 2009

Umbilical-cord blood for transfusion in children with severe anaemia in under-resourced countries.

scientific article published on February 2003

Urban malaria and anaemia in children: A cross-sectional survey in two cities of Ghana

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Urine dipstick as a screening test for urinary tract infection.

scientific article published in June 2008

Use of clinical judgement to guide administration of blood transfusions in Malawi ⬇️

scientific article published on September 1, 2001

Utilisation of laboratory services by health workers in a district hospital in Malawi.

scientific article published in October 2009

Utilization of ultrasound in medical inpatients in Malawi

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Vulnerability to malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS infection and disease. Part 1: determinants operating at individual and household level

scientific article published on May 2004

Vulnerability to malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS infection and disease. Part II: Determinants operating at environmental and institutional level.

scientific article published on June 2004

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