Peter Mmbuji

Biographic Data

ID7015769
NAMEPeter Mmbuji
GIVEN NAMESPeter
FAMILY NAMEMmbuji
SIGNATUREMMBUJI P
AFFILIATIONSMinistry of Health and Social Welfare
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2009
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX0

  • The role of community pharmacies in early detection of suspected Covid-19 cases in 2020

    Open AccessHussein Mohamed, Diana Faini et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2023

    Tanzania reported its first COVID-19 case on 16 March 2020. We conducted event-based surveillance of COVID-19 suspect cases among pharmacy clients presenting with respiratory symptoms and influenza-like illness to increase early and rapid detection of COVID-19 cases and mitigate transmission. We conveniently sampled 103 pharmacies from Dar es Salaam, the epicentre for the COVID-19 pandemic in Tanzania at the time. Between 23 April 2020 and 18 May…

  • Implementing integrated disease surveillance and response

    Open AccessPeter Nsubuga, Wayne Brown et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2009

    The Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) strategy was developed by the Africa Regional Office (AFRO) of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and proposed for adoption by member states in 1998. The goal was to build WHO/AFRO countries' capacity to detect, report and effectively respond to priority infectious diseases. This evaluation focuses on the outcomes in four countries that implemented this strategy. Major successes included: i…