Aston B Atwiine

Datos Biográficos

ID8005865
NOMBREAston B Atwiine
NOMBRESAston B
APELLIDOAtwiine
FIRMAATWIINE A B
AFILIACIONESInternational Rescue Committee Health Unit, Kampala, Uganda
VERIFICADONo
TOTAL DE OBRAS3
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR3
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2022
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2023
ÍNDICE H0

  • Lessons learned from implementing the Non-Communicable Diseases Kit in a humanitarian emergency

    Open AccessAhmad Hecham Alani, Laura Miller et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2023

    Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a major global health concern, and their management is particularly challenging in humanitarian contexts where healthcare resources are limited. The WHO Non-Communicable Diseases Kit (WHO-NCDK) is a health system intervention targeted at the primary healthcare (PHC) level and designed to provide essential medicines and equipment for NCDs management in emergency settings, meeting the needs of 10 000 people for …

  • Assessment of the WHO non-communicable diseases kit for humanitarian emergencies in South Sudan

    Open AccessAhmad Hecham Alani, L S Miller et al.ARTICLEConflict and Health2023

    This assessment further confirmed the NCDK role in maintaining continuity of care on a short-term period. However, its effectiveness was dependent on the health system supply chain in place and the capacity of facilities to manage and treat NCDs. Availability of medicines from alternative sources made some of the NCDK medicines redundant or unnecessary for some health facilities. Several learnings were identified in this assessment, highlighting …

  • Adaptation of care for non-communicable diseases during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessLaura Miller, Ahmad Hecham Alani et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2022

    People living with non-communicable diseases (PLWNCDs) are at greater risk of severe COVID-19 illness. This case study highlights the adaptations that were made to humanitarian health programmes in five countries to reduce exposure risk for PLWNCDs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Common adaptations included facility-level administrative and engineering controls, improved triaging, change in prescribing practices, decrease in frequency of stable pat…