Muhammed Semakula

Biographic Data

ID7033193
NAMEMuhammed Semakula
GIVEN NAMESMuhammed
FAMILY NAMESemakula
SIGNATURESEMAKULA M
AFFILIATIONSRwanda Biomedical Center
ORCID0000-0002-9076-4922
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX0

  • Spatio-Temporal Bayesian Models for Malaria Risk Using Survey and Health Facility Routine Data in Rwanda

    Open AccessMuhammed Semakula, François Niragire et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2023

    The findings of this analysis suggest that using DHS combined with routine health services data for active malaria surveillance may provide provide more precise estimates of the malaria burden, which can be used toward malaria elimination targets. We compared findings from geostatistical modeling of malaria prevalence among under-five-year old children using DHS 2019-2020 and findings from malaria relative risk spatio-temporal modeling using both…

  • Spatio-temporal dynamic of the Covid-19 epidemic and the impact of imported cases in Rwanda

    Open AccessMuhammed Semakula, François Niragire et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    The study recommends using evidence-based decisions in the management of epidemics and integrating statistical models in the analytics component of the health information system

  • Experience of Rwanda on Covid-19 Case Management

    Open AccessMenelas Nkeshimana, Deborah Igiraneza et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    The management of COVID-19 in Rwanda has been dynamic, and the use of COVID-19 therapeutics has gradually been updated based on scientific discoveries. The treatment for COVID-19 remained patient-centered and entirely state-sponsored during the first and second waves. From the time of identification of the index case in March 2020 up to August 2021, three versions of the clinical management guidelines were developed, with the aim of ensuring that…

  • The secondary transmission pattern of Covid-19 based on contact tracing in Rwanda

    Open AccessMuhammed Semakula, François Niragire et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2021

    INTRODUCTION: COVID-19 has shown an exceptionally high spread rate across and within countries worldwide. Understanding the dynamics of such an infectious disease transmission is critical for devising strategies to control its spread. In particular, Rwanda was one of the African countries that started COVID-19 preparedness early in January 2020, and a total lockdown was imposed when the country had only 18 COVID-19 confirmed cases known. Using in…

  • Child mortality associated with maternal HIV status

    Open AccessEric Remera, Frédérique Chammartin et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2021

    INTRODUCTION: Child mortality remains highest in regions of the world most affected by HIV/AIDS. The aim of this study was to assess child mortality rates in relation to maternal HIV status from 2005 to 2015, the period of rapid HIV treatment scale-up in Rwanda. METHODS: We used data from the 2005, 2010 and 2015 Rwanda Demographic Health Surveys to derive under-2 mortality rates by survey year and mother's HIV status and to build a multivariable …

  • One hundred thirty-three observed Covid-19 deaths in 10 months

    Open AccessClarisse Musanabaganwa, Vincent K Cubaka et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2021

    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…