Follow the link below to download the latest edition of the CIDRZ #Newsletter. In this edition, you will find highlights of CIDRZ activities in the 3rd quarter of FY 2023. cidrz.org/vol-21-cidrz-n…

Have you heard of possible non-sexual transmission of #STIs? Come check out the poster by CIDRZ NGO and ISPM Bern presented by Misinzo Moono #Trichomoniasis #IUSTI2023 #ISSTDR2023 Nicola Low #EveryDayCounts #StillFBPE Kati

Landed in Chicago to attend the #ISSTDR2023 #IUSTI2023 conference where we’ll be hearing about all the amazing research on Syphilis, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Trichomoniasis, and others. As odd as this sounds, but exciting week ahead!

I graduated from UAB School of Public Health in 2008 and decided to pursue a career in Global Health. I joined the UAB Heersink School of Medicine Department of UAB Department of Pediatrics and left for Zambia. Today, September 13th 2023, marks my 15th year in #Zambia! What was meant to be a 2-year placement turned into #home.

I would like to thank UAB School of Public Health for inviting me to talk at my Alma Mater, titled "Embracing Hope: Unraveling Maternal Postpartum Depression through Kangaroo Mother Care in Zambia". Around 20% of newly delivered women in Lusaka, #Zambia have #Postpartum #Depression #KMC #NICU

Proud to have been part of this project in #Zambia where we identified barriers and bottlenecks of #CervicalCancer screening and treatment in urban and rural settings. Grateful to Swiss TPH for their partnership and leadership throughout these years.

Let’s talk about STIs… When it comes to #STIs, we mostly hear about HIV in #Zambia, followed by Syphilis. Join me on December 5th as we discuss prevalence, diagnostics and possible screening strategies in Zambia. #HIV #Syphilis #Chlamydia #Trichomoniasis #Gonorrhea #HPV

"In a just and equitable world, [sexual and reproductive health and rights] would be treated as basic health care, not a political issue..." A new Comment from Ann Starrs and colleagues: hubs.ly/Q029prFs0

It was a pleasure working with Swiss TPH in developing a Cervical Cancer Prevention and Care Cascade, a framework to enhance #CervicalCancer screening programmes for women living with #HIV. CIDRZ NGO UAB Medicine Davidović Maša Julia Bohlius

Extremely honored to have been part of this study with Nicola Low #EveryDayCounts #StillFBPE Kati & others. These findings (low sens and spec) are concerning and warrant further discussions and research as we scale up #HPV testing and #CxCa screening. UAB Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health CIDRZ NGO

In our study among WLHIV in Zambia, screening with HPV, VIA and portable colposcope missed 23% of all CIN2+ lesions. When no lesions are visible during colposcopy, a biopsy may still be necessary! Important in clinical settings and research on screening test accuracy.

Interesting yet alarming read about the high rates of #AMR in #NG. “For Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the only remaining first-line treatment (with ceftriaxone) is at risk of becoming ineffective…” Looking forward to contributing to global findings through our study in #Zambia.

#WorldImmunizationWeek One dose of #HPV #vaccine protects against #CervicalCancer as well as two doses. Countries around the world are adopting single-dose vaccine schedules to accelerate the elimination of cervical #cancer iarc.who.int/news-events/wo…

In our study we found that 52% of #PregnantWomen lacked documented treatment for #syphilis. #Preterm deliveries were higher among those without documented #BPG. ⁦Anna Jones, MD⁩ ⁦UAB Heersink School of Medicine⁩ ⁦CIDRZ NGO⁩ ⁦Ministry of Health Zambia⁩ journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

Honored to serve as an Investigator on the NIH-funded multi-national study titled “Syphilis in Pregnancy Study (SIPS): Molecular Diagnostics and Maternal and Infant Immune Response to Infection” to be implemented in Zambia & Cameroon. PI: Dr Dionne-Odom UAB Heersink School of Medicine CIDRZ NGO

Congratulations to Dr. Jyoti Lakhwani for being awarded the Fogarty at NIH fellowship. And excited that she’ll be joining my team! Her study will determine the effectiveness of a novel strategy on the use of #CaffeineCitrate for #Apnea in #Zambia. UAB Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health CIDRZ NGO

Our study utilized a novel community model employing #EID #POC diagnostics to identify and test infants for #HIV at household level who had fallen out of care. ⁦UAB Heersink School of Medicine⁩ ⁦CIDRZ NGO⁩ ⁦Ministry of Health Zambia⁩ #GlobalHealth #Zambia gh.bmj.com/content/10/2/e…

Breaking barriers in #HIV diagnosis! CIDRZ & Partners' new study explores a game-changing community based model using mobile POC tech for early infant diagnosis. Results : Improved HIV case identification & faster ART initiation. Read more:bit.ly/3EOPXeh Dr. Albert Manasyan MD, MPH