Vincent K Cubaka
Biographic Data
| ID | 2780752 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vincent K Cubaka |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vincent K |
| FAMILY NAME | Cubaka |
| SIGNATURE | CUBAKA V K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Global Health Equity |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7449-2421 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Identifying context-specific community understanding of Covid-19 and mental health in Haiti, Malawi, and Rwanda
Background Community health workers (CHWs) play a vital role in spreading health-related information in low-and middle-income countries. Assessing their knowledge is crucial to combat health misinformation.Objective To identify locally relevant COVID-19 and mental health-related information commonly held by CHWs and the misconceptions most prevalent in their communities in Haiti, Malawi, and Rwanda.Methods A card-sorting activity was conducted wi…
Early experience scaling up a breast cancer early detection initiative integrated with cervical cancer screening in Rwanda
BACKGROUND: Late-stage breast cancer contributes to a growing number of deaths in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) but few studies examine scalable early detection strategies. Following small-scale pilots, in 2020 Rwanda launched an adapted Women's Cancer Early Detection Programme (WCEDP), integrating clinical breast exam (CBE) for symptomatic patients with cervical cancer screening. A WCEDP-specific electronic health record (EHR) was developed to facili…
Perioperative outcomes at three rural Rwandan district hospitals
INTRODUCTION: The paucity of data on perioperative outcomes in low- and middle-income countries complicates the design and implementation of targeted interventions to improve the delivery of safe, affordable, accessible and timely surgical and anaesthesia care services. We assessed perioperative outcomes of patients undergoing surgical care at three Rwandan rural hospitals-Butaro District Hospital, Kirehe District Hospital and Rwinkwavu District …
A qualitative exploration of cultural illness perceptions and barriers to modern healthcare
Adaptation and validation of the Children’s Surgical Assessment Tool for Rwandan district hospitals
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Paediatric surgical care is a critical component of child health and basic universal health coverage and therefore should be included in comprehensive evaluations of surgical capacity. This study adapted and validated the Children's Surgical Assessment Tool (CSAT), a tool developed for district and tertiary hospitals in Nigeria to evaluate hospital infrastructure, workforce, service delivery, financing, and training capacity for …
Image-based surgical site infection algorithms to support home-based post-cesarean monitoring
Impact of facilitating continued accessibility to cancer care during Covid-19 lockdown on perceived wellbeing of cancer patients at a rural cancer center in Rwanda
During the COVID-19 pandemic in Rwanda, Partners In Health Inshuti Mu Buzima collaborated with the Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence (BCCOE) to mitigate disruptions to cancer care by providing patients with free transportation to treatment sites and medication delivery at patients’ local health facilities. We assessed the relationship between facilitated access to care and self-reported wellbeing outcomes. This cross-sectional telephone survey i…
The impact of Covid-19 and national pandemic responses on health service utilisation in seven low- and middle-income countries
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted health services worldwide, which may have led to increased mortality and secondary disease outbreaks. Disruptions vary by patient population, geographic area, and service. While many reasons have been put forward to explain disruptions, few studies have empirically investigated their causes. OBJECTIVE: We quantify disruptions to outpatient services, facility-based deliveries, and family planning in …
Receipt of a combined economic and peer support intervention and clinical outcomes among HIV-positive youth in rural Rwanda
Introduction To combat poor clinical outcomes among HIV-positive youth, Partners In Health/Inshuti Mu Buzima (PIH/IMB) implemented Adolescent Support Groups (ASGs), which combined peer support and group-based economic incentives to promote treatment adherence, economic empowerment, and viral suppression. This study assesses the association between ASG membership and clinical outcomes among HIV-positive youth living in rural Rwanda. Methods We con…
One hundred thirty-three observed Covid-19 deaths in 10 months
The African region was predicted to have worse COVID-19 infection and death rates due to challenging health systems and social determinants of health. However, in the 10 months after its first case, Rwanda recorded 10316 cases and 133 COVID-19-related deaths translating to a case fatality rate (CFR) of 1.3%, which raised the question: why does Rwanda have a low COVID-19 CFR? Here we analysed COVID-19 data and explored possible explanations to bet…
Barriers and coping mechanisms to accessing healthcare during the Covid-19 lockdown
A large proportion of chronic care patients experienced barriers to accessing healthcare during the COVID-19 lockdown. However, many patients also independently identified positive coping mechanisms to ensure continuation of care - strategies that could be formally adopted by healthcare systems in Rwanda and similar settings to mitigate effects of future lockdowns on patients
Development and validation of the ExPRESS instrument for primary health care providers’ evaluation of external supervision
BACKGROUND: External supervision of primary health care facilities to monitor and improve services is common in low-income countries. Currently there are no tools to measure the quality of support in external supervision in these countries. AIM: To develop a provider-reported instrument to assess the support delivered through external supervision in Rwanda and other countries. METHODS: "External supervision: Provider Evaluation of Supervisor Supp…
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Development and validation of the ExPRESS instrument for primary health care providers’ evaluation of external supervision
BACKGROUND: External supervision of primary health care facilities to monitor and improve services is common in low-income countries. Currently there are no tools to measure the quality of support in external supervision in these countries. AIM: To develop a provider-reported instrument to assess the support delivered through external supervision in Rwanda and other countries. METHODS: "External supervision: Provider Evaluation of Supervisor Supp…
One hundred thirty-three observed Covid-19 deaths in 10 months
The African region was predicted to have worse COVID-19 infection and death rates due to challenging health systems and social determinants of health. However, in the 10 months after its first case, Rwanda recorded 10316 cases and 133 COVID-19-related deaths translating to a case fatality rate (CFR) of 1.3%, which raised the question: why does Rwanda have a low COVID-19 CFR? Here we analysed COVID-19 data and explored possible explanations to bet…
Barriers and coping mechanisms to accessing healthcare during the Covid-19 lockdown
A large proportion of chronic care patients experienced barriers to accessing healthcare during the COVID-19 lockdown. However, many patients also independently identified positive coping mechanisms to ensure continuation of care - strategies that could be formally adopted by healthcare systems in Rwanda and similar settings to mitigate effects of future lockdowns on patients
Receipt of a combined economic and peer support intervention and clinical outcomes among HIV-positive youth in rural Rwanda
Introduction To combat poor clinical outcomes among HIV-positive youth, Partners In Health/Inshuti Mu Buzima (PIH/IMB) implemented Adolescent Support Groups (ASGs), which combined peer support and group-based economic incentives to promote treatment adherence, economic empowerment, and viral suppression. This study assesses the association between ASG membership and clinical outcomes among HIV-positive youth living in rural Rwanda. Methods We con…
Image-based surgical site infection algorithms to support home-based post-cesarean monitoring
Impact of facilitating continued accessibility to cancer care during Covid-19 lockdown on perceived wellbeing of cancer patients at a rural cancer center in Rwanda
During the COVID-19 pandemic in Rwanda, Partners In Health Inshuti Mu Buzima collaborated with the Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence (BCCOE) to mitigate disruptions to cancer care by providing patients with free transportation to treatment sites and medication delivery at patients’ local health facilities. We assessed the relationship between facilitated access to care and self-reported wellbeing outcomes. This cross-sectional telephone survey i…
The impact of Covid-19 and national pandemic responses on health service utilisation in seven low- and middle-income countries
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted health services worldwide, which may have led to increased mortality and secondary disease outbreaks. Disruptions vary by patient population, geographic area, and service. While many reasons have been put forward to explain disruptions, few studies have empirically investigated their causes. OBJECTIVE: We quantify disruptions to outpatient services, facility-based deliveries, and family planning in …
Adaptation and validation of the Children’s Surgical Assessment Tool for Rwandan district hospitals
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Paediatric surgical care is a critical component of child health and basic universal health coverage and therefore should be included in comprehensive evaluations of surgical capacity. This study adapted and validated the Children's Surgical Assessment Tool (CSAT), a tool developed for district and tertiary hospitals in Nigeria to evaluate hospital infrastructure, workforce, service delivery, financing, and training capacity for …
Early experience scaling up a breast cancer early detection initiative integrated with cervical cancer screening in Rwanda
BACKGROUND: Late-stage breast cancer contributes to a growing number of deaths in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) but few studies examine scalable early detection strategies. Following small-scale pilots, in 2020 Rwanda launched an adapted Women's Cancer Early Detection Programme (WCEDP), integrating clinical breast exam (CBE) for symptomatic patients with cervical cancer screening. A WCEDP-specific electronic health record (EHR) was developed to facili…
Perioperative outcomes at three rural Rwandan district hospitals
INTRODUCTION: The paucity of data on perioperative outcomes in low- and middle-income countries complicates the design and implementation of targeted interventions to improve the delivery of safe, affordable, accessible and timely surgical and anaesthesia care services. We assessed perioperative outcomes of patients undergoing surgical care at three Rwandan rural hospitals-Butaro District Hospital, Kirehe District Hospital and Rwinkwavu District …
A qualitative exploration of cultural illness perceptions and barriers to modern healthcare
Identifying context-specific community understanding of Covid-19 and mental health in Haiti, Malawi, and Rwanda
Background Community health workers (CHWs) play a vital role in spreading health-related information in low-and middle-income countries. Assessing their knowledge is crucial to combat health misinformation.Objective To identify locally relevant COVID-19 and mental health-related information commonly held by CHWs and the misconceptions most prevalent in their communities in Haiti, Malawi, and Rwanda.Methods A card-sorting activity was conducted wi…
Medicine (8 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (4 works) · Health care (4 works) · Internal Medicine (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Population (4 works) · COVID-19 and healthcare impacts (3 works) · Family medicine (3 works)