Landry Egbende
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 7777694 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Landry Egbende |
| NOMBRES | Landry |
| APELLIDO | Egbende |
| FIRMA | EGBENDE L |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Kinshasa |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6616-9111 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 10 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 0 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 10 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2022 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 0 |
Community knowledge, attitudes, and preferences towards vitamin A supplementation in a semi-rural health zone, Kasai Oriental, Democratic Republic of the Congo
BACKGROUND: Vitamin A deficiency remains a critical public health challenge and affects children under 5 years of age in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. OBJECTIVE: We investigated the community-level knowledge, preferences, and attitudes towards vitamin A supplementation in a semi-rural Health Zone, Kasaï-Oriental province. METHODS: = 420). Qualitative data were analysed using thematic analysis supported by NVivo 14. The primary respondents…
Accelerating progress towards better public health and sustainable development in fragile settings
box Despite notable progress in some health-related targets, the majority of health-related Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets are off track in fragile and conflict-affected countries, which are simultaneously facing geopolitical insecurity and declining funding sources
Feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of a package of interventions to improve the performance of health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo to deliver adolescent and youth sexual and …
BACKGROUND: Adolescents and youth (AY) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) face significant sexual and reproductive health (SRH) challenges and require access to quality health services. OBJECTIVE: This study assesses the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of a package of interventions to improve the performance of health workers (HWs) providing SRH services to AY in the DRC. METHODS: This mixed-methods process and outcome evalua…
Schools of public health as a cornerstone for pandemic preparedness and response
Perspectives on delivering sexual and reproductive health and rights information and services to young people
BACKGROUND: Universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) is fundamental to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals due to its impact on gender equality as well as women's health and survival. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, there are many civil society organizations (CSOs) that are involved in raising awareness of SRHR issues and providing SRHR services to young people. Objective: The aim of this study was to expl…
Improving testing capacity for Covid-19
Background: African countries leveraged testing capacities to enhance public health action in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper describes experiences and lessons learned during the improvement of testing capacity throughout the COVID-19 response in Senegal, Uganda, Nigeria, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Methods: The four countries' testing strategies were studied using a mixed-methods approach. Desk research on COVID…
Consequences of school closures due to Covid-19 in DRC, Nigeria, Senegal, and Uganda
In 2020 and 2021, Governments across the globe instituted school closures to reduce social interaction and interrupt COVID-19 transmission. We examined the consequences of school closures due to COVID-19 across four sub–Saharan African countries: the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Nigeria, Senegal, and Uganda. We conducted a qualitative study among key informants including policymakers, school heads, students, parents, civil society represen…
Unintended consequences of implementing non-pharmaceutical interventions for the Covid-19 response in Africa
INTRODUCTION: The coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic is one of the most terrifying disasters of the twenty-first century. The non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) implemented to control the spread of the disease had numerous positive consequences. However, there were also unintended consequences-positively or negatively related to the nature of the interventions, the target, the level and duration of implementation. This article describes the uni…
Covid-19 surveillance in Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Senegal and Uganda
All the four countries demonstrated a prompt public health surveillance response and adopted similar approaches to surveillance with some adaptations as the pandemic progresses. There is need for investments to enhance surveillance approaches and systems including decentralizing surveillance to the subnational and community levels, strengthening capabilities for genomic surveillance and use of digital technologies, among others. Investing in heal…
Private sector engagement in the Covid-19 response
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Private sector engagement in the Covid-19 response
Improving testing capacity for Covid-19
Background: African countries leveraged testing capacities to enhance public health action in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper describes experiences and lessons learned during the improvement of testing capacity throughout the COVID-19 response in Senegal, Uganda, Nigeria, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Methods: The four countries' testing strategies were studied using a mixed-methods approach. Desk research on COVID…
Consequences of school closures due to Covid-19 in DRC, Nigeria, Senegal, and Uganda
In 2020 and 2021, Governments across the globe instituted school closures to reduce social interaction and interrupt COVID-19 transmission. We examined the consequences of school closures due to COVID-19 across four sub–Saharan African countries: the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Nigeria, Senegal, and Uganda. We conducted a qualitative study among key informants including policymakers, school heads, students, parents, civil society represen…
Unintended consequences of implementing non-pharmaceutical interventions for the Covid-19 response in Africa
INTRODUCTION: The coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic is one of the most terrifying disasters of the twenty-first century. The non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) implemented to control the spread of the disease had numerous positive consequences. However, there were also unintended consequences-positively or negatively related to the nature of the interventions, the target, the level and duration of implementation. This article describes the uni…
Covid-19 surveillance in Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Senegal and Uganda
All the four countries demonstrated a prompt public health surveillance response and adopted similar approaches to surveillance with some adaptations as the pandemic progresses. There is need for investments to enhance surveillance approaches and systems including decentralizing surveillance to the subnational and community levels, strengthening capabilities for genomic surveillance and use of digital technologies, among others. Investing in heal…
Schools of public health as a cornerstone for pandemic preparedness and response
Perspectives on delivering sexual and reproductive health and rights information and services to young people
BACKGROUND: Universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) is fundamental to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals due to its impact on gender equality as well as women's health and survival. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, there are many civil society organizations (CSOs) that are involved in raising awareness of SRHR issues and providing SRHR services to young people. Objective: The aim of this study was to expl…
Accelerating progress towards better public health and sustainable development in fragile settings
box Despite notable progress in some health-related targets, the majority of health-related Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets are off track in fragile and conflict-affected countries, which are simultaneously facing geopolitical insecurity and declining funding sources
Feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of a package of interventions to improve the performance of health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo to deliver adolescent and youth sexual and …
BACKGROUND: Adolescents and youth (AY) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) face significant sexual and reproductive health (SRH) challenges and require access to quality health services. OBJECTIVE: This study assesses the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of a package of interventions to improve the performance of health workers (HWs) providing SRH services to AY in the DRC. METHODS: This mixed-methods process and outcome evalua…
Community knowledge, attitudes, and preferences towards vitamin A supplementation in a semi-rural health zone, Kasai Oriental, Democratic Republic of the Congo
BACKGROUND: Vitamin A deficiency remains a critical public health challenge and affects children under 5 years of age in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. OBJECTIVE: We investigated the community-level knowledge, preferences, and attitudes towards vitamin A supplementation in a semi-rural Health Zone, Kasaï-Oriental province. METHODS: = 420). Qualitative data were analysed using thematic analysis supported by NVivo 14. The primary respondents…
Medicine (8 obras) · Economic growth (7 obras) · Public health (7 obras) · Environmental health (6 obras) · Nursing (6 obras) · Political science (6 obras) · Economics (5 obras) · Pandemic (5 obras) · COVID-19 epidemiological studies (4 obras) · Global Maternal and Child Health (4 obras)