Kamala Thriemer

Datos Biográficos

ID	5574693
NOMBRE	Kamala Thriemer
NOMBRES	Kamala
APELLIDO	Thriemer
FIRMA	THRIEMER K
AFILIACIONES	Charles Darwin University
ORCID	0000-0001-7536-7497
VERIFICADO	Sí
TOTAL DE OBRAS	17
TOTAL DE CITAS	2
TOTAL COMO AUTOR	11
TOTAL COMO EDITOR	6
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN	2021
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN	2026
ÍNDICE H	1

Risk perceptions of high-dose primaquine and tafenoquine among Plasmodium vivax malaria stakeholders in Ethiopia
Open AccessMuthoni Mwaura, Nora Engel et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2026
BACKGROUND: remains a major challenge for malaria control programmes. Novel regimens, such as 7-day high-dose primaquine regimen and single-dose tafenoquine, may improve treatment adherence and antirelapse effectiveness but can increase the risk of haemolysis in individuals with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency. Stakeholder (ie, policymakers, providers, patients, etc) perceptions of these risks may significantly influence the acceptab…
Clinical perspectives on hemoglobin measurement
Open AccessCindy S Chu, Eleanor Brindle et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026
Hemoglobin (Hb) testing is widely used to inform clinical care and assess population health. A World Health Organization (WHO)-UNICEF expert group recently recommended use of venous blood tested using an automated hematology analyzer as best practice for Hb measurement in population surveys. Recently updated WHO guidelines recommend the same methods for both populations and individuals. However, in low-resource settings where these methods are of…
Acceptability and feasibility of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) testing using SD Biosensor by village malaria workers in Cambodia
Open AccessSarah A Cassidy-Seyoum, Bipin Adhikari et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025
Introduction Plasmodium vivax is the predominant cause of malaria in the Greater Mekong Subregion. To ensure safe treatment with primaquine, point-of-care glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) testing was rolled out in Cambodia at the health facility level, although most malaria patients are diagnosed in the community. The current study aims to explore the acceptability and feasibility of implementing community-level G6PD testing in Cambodia. …
Malaria morbidity, mortality and associated costs in Indonesia
Open AccessEry Setiawan, Angela Devine et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025
Introduction Data on morbidity, mortality and cost for malaria-related hospitalisation are important for prioritising resources for malaria control strategies, but these data are often limited. The aim of this study was to understand the current malaria service delivery in Indonesia, including referral rates to hospitals, mortality outcomes and malaria-related costs at hospitals, using data from National Health Insurance claims. Methods Data were…
Baseline assessment of front-line health system capacity in vector-borne disease surveillance and response in Papua New Guinea
Open AccessRachael Farquhar, Zebedee Kerry et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025
International public health surveillance and timely response cannot exist without strengthened local surveillance and response systems. Supporting front-line healthcare workers to embed the use of innovative electronic health information systems into adaptable and sustainable processes within their contexts is essential for response to ongoing vector-borne diseases (VBDs) and emerging infectious diseases in resource-constrained settings such as P…
Task sharing for point-of-care testing
Open AccessZibusiso Ndlovu, Mariamo Ibraimo Assane et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025
World Health Organization recommends task sharing (TS) for point-of-care testing (POCT) with lay health workers (LHW) to improve access when professional capacity is limited. Despite many benefits of POCT, TS remains underutilized. This study examined uptake of TS for POCT in national policies and the implementation landscape in 19 African countries from November 2024 to March 2025. A mixed-methods approach included an online cross-sectional surv…
Key findings and recommendations from assessment of Cambodia’s national malaria surveillance system
Open AccessSiv Sovannaroth, Alexa M Kugler et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025
Cambodia is approaching the final stages of malaria elimination, reporting only 1,384 cases in 2023 and aiming to eliminate all species of human malaria by 2025. Given the importance of surveillance in control and elimination efforts, the National Center for Parasitology, Entomology, and Malaria Control (CNM) elected to assess its malaria surveillance system to identify strengths and gaps and make recommendations. The WHO Malaria Surveillance Ass…
A mixed methods study investigating factors affecting adherence to Plasmodium vivax malaria primaquine radical cure regimens among migrants along the Myanmar-Thailand border
Open AccessApril T Ansari, Ko Ko Aung et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025
Background The countries within the Greater Mekong Region of Southeast Asia have pledged to eliminate malaria by 2030. Elimination of Plasmodium vivax malaria is challenging as it requires radical cure to prevent relapse. Understanding and facilitating adherence to primaquine radical cure regimens is necessary for malaria elimination. Methods A convergent parallel mixed methods study was conducted to investigate the barriers to and facilitators f…
Prevalence of anemia and its associated factors among under-five children living in Arba Minch Health and Demographic Surveillance System Sites (HDSS), Southern Ethiopia
Open AccessSamuel Alemu Bamboro, Hape Ibren Boba et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024
Childhood anemia affects around half of under five children and has impacts on physical, mental, and social development, both in the short and long term. The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of anemia and its associated factors among under-five children living in Arba Minch Health and Demographic Surveillance System Sites (HDSS). A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among randomly selected under-five childre…
Implementation of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) testing for Plasmodium vivax case management, a mixed method study from Cambodia
Open AccessSarah A Cassidy-Seyoum, Keoratha Chheng et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024
Plasmodium vivax remains a challenge for malaria elimination since it forms dormant liver stages (hypnozoites) that can reactivate after initial infection. 8-aminoquinolone drugs kill hypnozoites but can cause severe hemolysis in individuals with Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency. The STANDARD G6PD test (Biosensor) is a novel point-of-care diagnostic capable of identifying G6PD deficiency prior to treatment. In 2021, Cambodia im…
Eliminating malaria in our time
Open AccessCaroline A Lynch, Karma Lhazeen et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024
We could be on the cusp of history-eliminating malaria in our lifetime. But to meet the World Health Organisation's (WHO) Global Technical Strategy targets and stay on course for elimination, at least 30 more countries need to achieve their malaria elimination goals by 2030 To be certified malaria-free by WHO in 2030, countries must have no malaria transmission for at least three years prior to certification. This means they have four years
Optimizing test and treat options for vivax malaria
Open AccessSanjaya Acharya, Manash Shrestha et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024
Designing policy in public health is a complex process requiring decision making that incorporates available evidence and is suitable to a country’s epidemiological and health system context. The main objective of this study was to develop an options assessment toolkit (OAT) to provide a pragmatic and evidence-based approach to the development of policies for the radical cure (prevention of relapse) of vivax malaria for national malaria control p…
Rethinking village malaria workers in Cambodia
Open AccessLong Heng Orng, Monnaphat Jongdeepaisal et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024
Since the early 2000s, malaria cases in Cambodia have declined steadily. Village malaria workers (VMWs) have played a critical role in reducing malaria transmission and progress towards malaria elimination. To prevent malaria re-establishment, however, implementation strategies need to consider carefully the changing healthcare needs in the communities as well as challenges to, and opportunities for, programme adaptation. We conducted in-depth in…
Evidence uptake is only part of the process
Open AccessVarunika Ruwanpura, Koen Peeters Grietens et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024
Health policy processes should be evidence-informed, transparent and timely, but these processes are often unclear to stakeholders outside the immediate policymaking environment. We spoke to 36 international malaria stakeholders to gain insights on the processes involved in the World Health Organization’s Global Malaria Programme’s recommendations for their treatment guidelines of P . vivax malaria. Four key themes which drew on the 3i policy fra…
Safety and efficacy of primaquine in patients with Plasmodium vivax malaria from South Asia
Open AccessReena Verma, Robert J Commons et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2023
Sharing results with participants (and community) in malaria related research
Open AccessSophie Weston, Bipin Adhikari et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023
Results-sharing with participants or their communities after the completion of research is an essential element of ethical research. The main objective of this study was to identify and document current practice of trial result dissemination, to explore attitudes among trialists towards result dissemination and to better understand previous experiences and barriers to returning results to participants. This mixed-methods study used a sequential e…
Further evidence needed to change policy for the safe and effective radical cure of vivax malaria
Open AccessVarunika Ruwanpura, Spike Nowak et al.ARTICLEAsia & the Pacific Policy Studies2021Citada por: 2Referencias: 1
New diagnostics and treatment options for the radical cure of Plasmodium vivax malaria are now available. At the 2019 annual meeting of the Vivax Working Group of the Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network, participants took part in a roundtable discussion to identify further evidence required to introduce these new tools into policy and practice. Key gaps identified were accuracy and reliability of glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase deficiency …

Further evidence needed to change policy for the safe and effective radical cure of vivax malaria
Open AccessVarunika Ruwanpura, Spike Nowak et al.ARTICLEAsia & the Pacific Policy Studies2021Citada por: 2Referencias: 1
New diagnostics and treatment options for the radical cure of Plasmodium vivax malaria are now available. At the 2019 annual meeting of the Vivax Working Group of the Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network, participants took part in a roundtable discussion to identify further evidence required to introduce these new tools into policy and practice. Key gaps identified were accuracy and reliability of glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase deficiency …
Safety and efficacy of primaquine in patients with Plasmodium vivax malaria from South Asia
Open AccessReena Verma, Robert J Commons et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2023
Sharing results with participants (and community) in malaria related research
Open AccessSophie Weston, Bipin Adhikari et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023
Results-sharing with participants or their communities after the completion of research is an essential element of ethical research. The main objective of this study was to identify and document current practice of trial result dissemination, to explore attitudes among trialists towards result dissemination and to better understand previous experiences and barriers to returning results to participants. This mixed-methods study used a sequential e…
Prevalence of anemia and its associated factors among under-five children living in Arba Minch Health and Demographic Surveillance System Sites (HDSS), Southern Ethiopia
Open AccessSamuel Alemu Bamboro, Hape Ibren Boba et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024
Childhood anemia affects around half of under five children and has impacts on physical, mental, and social development, both in the short and long term. The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of anemia and its associated factors among under-five children living in Arba Minch Health and Demographic Surveillance System Sites (HDSS). A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among randomly selected under-five childre…
Implementation of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) testing for Plasmodium vivax case management, a mixed method study from Cambodia
Open AccessSarah A Cassidy-Seyoum, Keoratha Chheng et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024
Plasmodium vivax remains a challenge for malaria elimination since it forms dormant liver stages (hypnozoites) that can reactivate after initial infection. 8-aminoquinolone drugs kill hypnozoites but can cause severe hemolysis in individuals with Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency. The STANDARD G6PD test (Biosensor) is a novel point-of-care diagnostic capable of identifying G6PD deficiency prior to treatment. In 2021, Cambodia im…
Eliminating malaria in our time
Open AccessCaroline A Lynch, Karma Lhazeen et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024
We could be on the cusp of history-eliminating malaria in our lifetime. But to meet the World Health Organisation's (WHO) Global Technical Strategy targets and stay on course for elimination, at least 30 more countries need to achieve their malaria elimination goals by 2030 To be certified malaria-free by WHO in 2030, countries must have no malaria transmission for at least three years prior to certification. This means they have four years
Optimizing test and treat options for vivax malaria
Open AccessSanjaya Acharya, Manash Shrestha et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024
Designing policy in public health is a complex process requiring decision making that incorporates available evidence and is suitable to a country’s epidemiological and health system context. The main objective of this study was to develop an options assessment toolkit (OAT) to provide a pragmatic and evidence-based approach to the development of policies for the radical cure (prevention of relapse) of vivax malaria for national malaria control p…
Rethinking village malaria workers in Cambodia
Open AccessLong Heng Orng, Monnaphat Jongdeepaisal et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024
Since the early 2000s, malaria cases in Cambodia have declined steadily. Village malaria workers (VMWs) have played a critical role in reducing malaria transmission and progress towards malaria elimination. To prevent malaria re-establishment, however, implementation strategies need to consider carefully the changing healthcare needs in the communities as well as challenges to, and opportunities for, programme adaptation. We conducted in-depth in…
Evidence uptake is only part of the process
Open AccessVarunika Ruwanpura, Koen Peeters Grietens et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024
Health policy processes should be evidence-informed, transparent and timely, but these processes are often unclear to stakeholders outside the immediate policymaking environment. We spoke to 36 international malaria stakeholders to gain insights on the processes involved in the World Health Organization’s Global Malaria Programme’s recommendations for their treatment guidelines of P . vivax malaria. Four key themes which drew on the 3i policy fra…
Acceptability and feasibility of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) testing using SD Biosensor by village malaria workers in Cambodia
Open AccessSarah A Cassidy-Seyoum, Bipin Adhikari et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025
Introduction Plasmodium vivax is the predominant cause of malaria in the Greater Mekong Subregion. To ensure safe treatment with primaquine, point-of-care glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) testing was rolled out in Cambodia at the health facility level, although most malaria patients are diagnosed in the community. The current study aims to explore the acceptability and feasibility of implementing community-level G6PD testing in Cambodia. …
Malaria morbidity, mortality and associated costs in Indonesia
Open AccessEry Setiawan, Angela Devine et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025
Introduction Data on morbidity, mortality and cost for malaria-related hospitalisation are important for prioritising resources for malaria control strategies, but these data are often limited. The aim of this study was to understand the current malaria service delivery in Indonesia, including referral rates to hospitals, mortality outcomes and malaria-related costs at hospitals, using data from National Health Insurance claims. Methods Data were…
Baseline assessment of front-line health system capacity in vector-borne disease surveillance and response in Papua New Guinea
Open AccessRachael Farquhar, Zebedee Kerry et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025
International public health surveillance and timely response cannot exist without strengthened local surveillance and response systems. Supporting front-line healthcare workers to embed the use of innovative electronic health information systems into adaptable and sustainable processes within their contexts is essential for response to ongoing vector-borne diseases (VBDs) and emerging infectious diseases in resource-constrained settings such as P…
Task sharing for point-of-care testing
Open AccessZibusiso Ndlovu, Mariamo Ibraimo Assane et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025
World Health Organization recommends task sharing (TS) for point-of-care testing (POCT) with lay health workers (LHW) to improve access when professional capacity is limited. Despite many benefits of POCT, TS remains underutilized. This study examined uptake of TS for POCT in national policies and the implementation landscape in 19 African countries from November 2024 to March 2025. A mixed-methods approach included an online cross-sectional surv…
Key findings and recommendations from assessment of Cambodia’s national malaria surveillance system
Open AccessSiv Sovannaroth, Alexa M Kugler et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025
Cambodia is approaching the final stages of malaria elimination, reporting only 1,384 cases in 2023 and aiming to eliminate all species of human malaria by 2025. Given the importance of surveillance in control and elimination efforts, the National Center for Parasitology, Entomology, and Malaria Control (CNM) elected to assess its malaria surveillance system to identify strengths and gaps and make recommendations. The WHO Malaria Surveillance Ass…
A mixed methods study investigating factors affecting adherence to Plasmodium vivax malaria primaquine radical cure regimens among migrants along the Myanmar-Thailand border
Open AccessApril T Ansari, Ko Ko Aung et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025
Background The countries within the Greater Mekong Region of Southeast Asia have pledged to eliminate malaria by 2030. Elimination of Plasmodium vivax malaria is challenging as it requires radical cure to prevent relapse. Understanding and facilitating adherence to primaquine radical cure regimens is necessary for malaria elimination. Methods A convergent parallel mixed methods study was conducted to investigate the barriers to and facilitators f…
Risk perceptions of high-dose primaquine and tafenoquine among Plasmodium vivax malaria stakeholders in Ethiopia
Open AccessMuthoni Mwaura, Nora Engel et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2026
BACKGROUND: remains a major challenge for malaria control programmes. Novel regimens, such as 7-day high-dose primaquine regimen and single-dose tafenoquine, may improve treatment adherence and antirelapse effectiveness but can increase the risk of haemolysis in individuals with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency. Stakeholder (ie, policymakers, providers, patients, etc) perceptions of these risks may significantly influence the acceptab…
Clinical perspectives on hemoglobin measurement
Open AccessCindy S Chu, Eleanor Brindle et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026
Hemoglobin (Hb) testing is widely used to inform clinical care and assess population health. A World Health Organization (WHO)-UNICEF expert group recently recommended use of venous blood tested using an automated hematology analyzer as best practice for Hb measurement in population surveys. Recently updated WHO guidelines recommend the same methods for both populations and individuals. However, in low-resource settings where these methods are of…