Melanie A Bisnauth
Biographic Data
| ID | 9001160 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melanie A Bisnauth |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melanie A |
| FAMILY NAME | Bisnauth |
| SIGNATURE | BISNAUTH M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Witwatersrand |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0846-8738 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Health on the move
Background Global human mobility has intensified due to globalization, economic inequality, conflict, and climate change, generating new vulnerabilities that disproportionately affect women's healthcare access. In sub-Saharan Africa, where HIV burden remains highest, migration intersects with gender and structural inequities to disrupt prevention and treatment services. South Africa—a major destination and transit country—illustrates these dynami…
Workplace wellbeing among health care workers providing HIV services in primary care in Johannesburg
Background Burnout among Health Care workers (HCWs) impacts on provider-patient relations and quality of care. Anova Health Institute (Anova) is a large South African non-profit organization and PEPFAR/USAID implementing partner. We conducted a study among HCWs providing HIV-related services in primary care settings in Johannesburg, South Africa, to examine levels of burnout, understand factors affecting workplace wellbeing, and explore strategie…
Exploring healthcare workers’ experiences of managing patients returning to HIV care in Johannesburg, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Retention of patients in HIV care is a critical barrier to reaching the UNAIDS 90-90-90 goals in South Africa. In January 2019, Anova Health Institute launched a campaign to encourage patients who had interrupted antiretroviral therapy to return to care. The Welcome Back campaign included training of health care workers and implementation of Médecins Sans Frontiers Welcome Services principles. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to e…
Addressing the migrant gap
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programming in South Africa. In 2020, it was estimated that there were 4 million cross-border migrants in South Africa, some of whom are women living with HIV (WLWH), who are highly mobile and located within peripheral and urban areas of Johannesburg. Little is known about the mobility typologies of these women associated with different…
Option B+ Program for the Prevention of Vertical Transmission of HIV
South Africa’s National Department of Health adopted WHO’s 2013 consolidated guidelines on ARVs for HIV treatment and prevention in 2015, including changes for Prevention from Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) through Option B+, aimed to reduce the HIV prevalence rate amongst women by placing them on lifelong treatment, irrespective of their CD4 count. As a result, these guidelines were implemented for the PMTCT program at Rahima Moosa Hospita…
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Option B+ Program for the Prevention of Vertical Transmission of HIV
South Africa’s National Department of Health adopted WHO’s 2013 consolidated guidelines on ARVs for HIV treatment and prevention in 2015, including changes for Prevention from Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) through Option B+, aimed to reduce the HIV prevalence rate amongst women by placing them on lifelong treatment, irrespective of their CD4 count. As a result, these guidelines were implemented for the PMTCT program at Rahima Moosa Hospita…
Exploring healthcare workers’ experiences of managing patients returning to HIV care in Johannesburg, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Retention of patients in HIV care is a critical barrier to reaching the UNAIDS 90-90-90 goals in South Africa. In January 2019, Anova Health Institute launched a campaign to encourage patients who had interrupted antiretroviral therapy to return to care. The Welcome Back campaign included training of health care workers and implementation of Médecins Sans Frontiers Welcome Services principles. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to e…
Addressing the migrant gap
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programming in South Africa. In 2020, it was estimated that there were 4 million cross-border migrants in South Africa, some of whom are women living with HIV (WLWH), who are highly mobile and located within peripheral and urban areas of Johannesburg. Little is known about the mobility typologies of these women associated with different…
Workplace wellbeing among health care workers providing HIV services in primary care in Johannesburg
Background Burnout among Health Care workers (HCWs) impacts on provider-patient relations and quality of care. Anova Health Institute (Anova) is a large South African non-profit organization and PEPFAR/USAID implementing partner. We conducted a study among HCWs providing HIV-related services in primary care settings in Johannesburg, South Africa, to examine levels of burnout, understand factors affecting workplace wellbeing, and explore strategie…
Health on the move
Background Global human mobility has intensified due to globalization, economic inequality, conflict, and climate change, generating new vulnerabilities that disproportionately affect women's healthcare access. In sub-Saharan Africa, where HIV burden remains highest, migration intersects with gender and structural inequities to disrupt prevention and treatment services. South Africa—a major destination and transit country—illustrates these dynami…
Health care (5 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Qualitative research (3 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (2 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (2 works) · Pandemic (2 works)