Tom Ellman

Biographic Data

ID7732938
NAMETom Ellman
GIVEN NAMESTom
FAMILY NAMEEllman
SIGNATUREELLMAN T
AFFILIATIONSMédecins Sans Frontières
ORCID0000-0002-8743-8325
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR10
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2010
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Task shifting of point-of-care testing to lay health workers in rural primary health facilities in Nsanje, Malawi

    Open AccessZibusiso Ndlovu, Rosie Burton et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2026

    Background Point-of-care testing (POCT) can reduce diagnostic gaps, but because it frequently falls to overstretched frontline healthcare workers (HCW), its real-world effectiveness is diminished. Despite World Health Organization recommendations for task sharing (TS) with lay health workers (LHW), it remains underutilized.Objective To explore whether task-shifted POCT by LHWs can improve uptake compared to standard HCW-led care.Methods A retrosp…

  • ‘I can change my life’

    Open AccessDoris Burtscher, Winnie Riitho et al.ARTICLEDrugs Education Prevention and…2026

    Introduction The Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Kiambu People Who Use Drugs (PWUD) project, which started in September 2019, had enrolled 590 PWUD in its Medically Assisted Therapy (MAT) program by April 2022. This project provides a one-stop-shop model, offering a comprehensive range of medical and psychosocial services. This study aimed to explore how PWUD navigate from heroin use to MAT enrolment.Methods The study involved individual, paired a…

  • Patient experiences and preferences for advanced HIV disease testing services

    Open AccessZibusiso Ndlovu, Tania Carmila Tomas et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2026

    The decline in HIV/AIDS deaths has been slower than expected, and advanced HIV disease (AHD) remains common. Despite expanded diagnostic services, patient preferences around AHD testing are understudied. This qualitative study explored the experiences and preferences of people living with HIV and healthcare workers to inform patient-centred approaches. In February 2024, purposive sampling identified people living with HIV who underwent testing at…

  • 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…

  • HIV Self-testing Among Previously Diagnosed HIV-Positive People in Khayelitsha, South Africa

    Open AccessDamian Hacking, Tali Cassidy et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2022

    In South Africa, where an estimated 34% of nearly 7-million HIV-positive people were not on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in 2019, innovative strategies to diagnose and link people to care are needed. HIV self-testing (HIVST) is one such strategy. However, there is concern that access to HIVST might result in re-testing among people on ART, with a risk of false negative results and disengagement from care. Between November 2017 and December 2018, …

  • Delivering PrEP to Young Women in a Low-Income Setting in South Africa

    Open AccessTali Cassidy, Nelisiwe Ntuli et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2021

    Daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a key tool in addressing high HIV incidence among young women, and breaking the cycle of transmission. From 2017 to 2020, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) offered PrEP, in conjunction with contraception and risk-reduction counselling, to women aged 18-25, in a government-run clinic in Khayelitsha, a low income high HIV prevalence area in South Africa. Drawing on clinical, quantitative, and qualitative i…

  • Distribution of advanced HIV disease from three high HIV prevalence settings in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessMenard Chihana, Helena Huerga et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2019

    In our study, about 1 in 10 PLHIV had advanced HIV with nearly 40% of them unaware of their HIV status. However, a substantial proportion of patients with advanced HIV were established on ART. Our findings suggest the need for a dual focus on alternative testing strategies to identify PLHIV earlier as well as improving ART retention

  • Progress towards the Unaids 90–90-90 goals by age and gender in a rural area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Open AccessHelena Huerga, Gilles van Cutsem et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2018

    In this context of high HIV prevalence, significant progress has been achieved with regards to reaching the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets. The third 90, viral suppression in people on ART, was achieved among women and men. However, gaps persist in HIV diagnosis and ART coverage particularly in men and individuals younger than 30 years. Achieving 90-90-90 is feasible but requires additional investment to reach youth and men

  • Reimagining HIV service delivery

    Open AccessAnna Grimsrud, Helen Bygrave et al.ARTICLEJournal of the International AIDS…2016

    The recently updated World Health Organization (WHO) consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) recommending to “treat all” mark a paradigm shift in the delivery of HIV treatment: from who is eligible and when to start ART, to how to provide client-centred and high-quality care to all people living with HIV (PLHIV). As part of this shift, the new guidance includes service delivery recommendations based on a “differentiated…

  • Provision of antiretroviral treatment in conflict settings

    Open AccessD O’brien, Sarah Venis et al.ARTICLEConflict and Health2010

    With commitment, simplified treatment and monitoring, and adaptations for potential instability, HIV treatment can be feasibly and effectively provided in conflict or post-conflict settings