James Humuza
Biographic Data
| ID | 7775606 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James Humuza |
| GIVEN NAMES | James |
| FAMILY NAME | Humuza |
| SIGNATURE | HUMUZA J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Rwanda |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7660-3663 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Weak economic evidence for WHO’s essential cancer medicines for Africa
INTRODUCTION: The WHO Model Lists of Essential Medicines (MLEM and MLEMc) guide national medicine selection, particularly in low-income and lower middle-income countries (LMICs). Concerns exist about the adequacy and transferability of economic evidence supporting recent cancer medicine additions. METHODS: We systematically examined modifications to cancer medicines on the WHO MLEM(c) between 2017 and 2023 and assessed their adoption into Nationa…
Service users’ perspectives on primary eye care services following performance-based financing in Rwanda
BACKGROUND: Visual impairment is a major global public health concern, disproportionately affecting populations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where access to eye care services remains limited. In 2019, the Rwandan Ministry of Health integrated eye care services into the Performance-Based Financing (PBF) framework to improve accessibility, service quality, and utilization. However, service users' perspectives on this initiative rema…
Health workforce supply, needs and financial feasibility in Lesotho
BACKGROUND: The Government of Lesotho has prioritised health investment that aims to improve the health and socioeconomic development of the country, including the scaling up of the health workforce (HWF) training and improving their working conditions. Following a health labour market analysis, the paper highlights the available stock of health workers in Lesotho's health labour market, 10-year projected supply versus needs and the financial imp…
Impact of maternal ART on mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV at six weeks postpartum in Rwanda
ART for all women during pregnancy and breastfeeding was associated with the estimated low MTCT rate of 1.58%. Mothers who did not receive a full package of anti-retroviral therapy according to the Rwanda EMTCT protocol, and young and single mothers were at higher risk of MTCT and should be targeted for support in preventing HIV infection
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Impact of maternal ART on mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV at six weeks postpartum in Rwanda
ART for all women during pregnancy and breastfeeding was associated with the estimated low MTCT rate of 1.58%. Mothers who did not receive a full package of anti-retroviral therapy according to the Rwanda EMTCT protocol, and young and single mothers were at higher risk of MTCT and should be targeted for support in preventing HIV infection
Health workforce supply, needs and financial feasibility in Lesotho
BACKGROUND: The Government of Lesotho has prioritised health investment that aims to improve the health and socioeconomic development of the country, including the scaling up of the health workforce (HWF) training and improving their working conditions. Following a health labour market analysis, the paper highlights the available stock of health workers in Lesotho's health labour market, 10-year projected supply versus needs and the financial imp…
Weak economic evidence for WHO’s essential cancer medicines for Africa
INTRODUCTION: The WHO Model Lists of Essential Medicines (MLEM and MLEMc) guide national medicine selection, particularly in low-income and lower middle-income countries (LMICs). Concerns exist about the adequacy and transferability of economic evidence supporting recent cancer medicine additions. METHODS: We systematically examined modifications to cancer medicines on the WHO MLEM(c) between 2017 and 2023 and assessed their adoption into Nationa…
Service users’ perspectives on primary eye care services following performance-based financing in Rwanda
BACKGROUND: Visual impairment is a major global public health concern, disproportionately affecting populations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where access to eye care services remains limited. In 2019, the Rwandan Ministry of Health integrated eye care services into the Performance-Based Financing (PBF) framework to improve accessibility, service quality, and utilization. However, service users' perspectives on this initiative rema…
Public health (2 works) · Access to medicines (1 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (1 works) · Alternative medicine (1 works) · Biostatistics (1 works) · Breastfeeding (1 works) · Business (1 works) · Cancer (1 works) · Confounding (1 works) · Demography (1 works)