Philip Kasibante

Biographic Data

ID7785725
NAMEPhilip Kasibante
GIVEN NAMESPhilip
FAMILY NAMEKasibante
SIGNATUREKASIBANTE P
AFFILIATIONSMinistry of Health
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Optimizing hepatitis B diagnosis for mothers in a low-resource setting

    Open AccessLinda Kisaakye Nabitaka, Viola Kasone et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Mother-to-child transmission accounts for most new hepatitis B (HBV) infections in high-burden regions globally. The World Health Organization recommends antiviral prophylaxis for pregnant women with high hepatitis B viral load levels, but access to viral load testing remains limited and untimely in many countries, due to centralized testing. We assessed the operational feasibility, accessibility, and cost of implementing the Xpert HBV DNA assay …

  • The implementation gap

    Open AccessLinda Kisaakye Nabitaka, Esther Nyamugisa Ochora et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    Uganda's PVT package shows effective uptake of simple, low-cost interventions but struggles with complex, resource-demanding components vital for retention. To eliminate vertical transmission, Uganda must move beyond developing innovations, job aids, and the provision of data collection tools and toward strengthening health system capacities, especially investing in the workforce's continuous training, supportive supervision, and supporting commu…