Helene‐Mari van der Westhuizen

Dados Biográficos

ID7761596
NOMEHelene‐Mari van der Westhuizen
PRENOMESHelene‐Mari
SOBRENOMEvan der Westhuizen
ASSINATURAVAN DER WESTHUIZEN H M
AFILIAÇÕESUniversity of Oxford
ORCID0000-0002-9233-2349
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS10
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR10
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2020
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2025
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  • Implementation strategies to increase the uptake and impact of molecular WHO-recommended rapid diagnostic tests

    Open AccessRuvandhi R Nathavitharana, Abarna Pearl et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

  • Dignity over DOT

    Open AccessLuan Nguyen Quang Vo, Ashna Ashesh et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

  • Changing power narratives

    Open AccessAnne Neumann, Anne Waldron Neumann et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2024

    Despite their central role in achieving health equity and Universal Health Coverage, only a minority of community health workers (CHWs) is formally recognised as health workforce and receives a salary. Community health policies are formed within the power dynamics of global health practice. We argue that critical investigations of the power dynamics that influence the design of CHW programmes can contribute system-level insights to strengthen the…

  • A consensus statement on dual purpose pathogen surveillance systems

    Open AccessHelene‐Mari van der Westhuizen, S Soundararajan et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    The COVID-19 pandemic progressed pathogen surveillance, from improved wastewater surveillance expertise and infrastructure, increased genomic sequencing capacity, to better integration between large datasets that informed policy decisions. Yet current systems are inadequate for a future facing frequent pandemics threats [1]. There is inequitable access to pathogen surveillance globally, with existing infrastructure favouring high-income countries…

  • Airborne infection prevention and control implementation

    Open AccessHelene‐Mari van der Westhuizen, Sarah Tonkin-Crine et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2024

    There are many examples of poor TB infection prevention and control (IPC) implementation in the academic literature, describing a high-risk environment for nosocomial spread of airborne diseases to patients and health workers. We developed a positive deviant organisational case study drawing on Weick's theory of organisational sensemaking. We focused on a district hospital in the rural Eastern Cape, South Africa and used four primary care clinics…

  • Negotiating the media’s role during pandemics

    Open AccessNina Acharya, Sarah Hess et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2023

  • Health worker experiences of implementing TB infection prevention and control

    Open AccessHelene‐Mari van der Westhuizen, Jienchi Dorward et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Implementation of TB infection prevention and control (IPC) measures in health facilities is frequently inadequate, despite nosocomial TB transmission to patients and health workers causing harm. We aimed to review qualitative evidence of the complexity associated with implementing TB IPC, to help guide the development of TB IPC implementation plans. We undertook a qualitative evidence synthesis of studies that used qualitative methods to explore…

  • The role of counselling in tuberculosis diagnostic evaluation and contact tracing

    Open AccessIsabel Foster, Amanda Sullivan et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022

    Data on the impact of counselling to improve TB case detection are absent from the literature. The shift towards person-centred care for TB presents an opportunity to incorporate counselling during earlier stages of the TB care cascade; however, evidence-based approaches are needed. Implementation research is needed to operationalize and evaluate counselling to strengthen high-quality TB care delivery

  • An evidence review of face masks against Covid-19

    Open AccessJeremy Howard, Austin Huang et al.ARTICLEProceedings of the National…2021

    The science around the use of masks by the public to impede COVID-19 transmission is advancing rapidly. In this narrative review, we develop an analytical framework to examine mask usage, synthesizing the relevant literature to inform multiple areas: population impact, transmission characteristics, source control, wearer protection, sociological considerations, and implementation considerations. A primary route of transmission of COVID-19 is via …

  • Doctors’ Extended Shifts as Risk to Practitioner and Patient

    Open AccessKoot Kotze, Helene‐Mari van der Westhuizen et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2020

    Extended shifts are common in medical practice. This is when doctors are required to work continuously for more than 16 h, with little or no rest, often without a maximum limit. These shifts have been a part of medical practice for more than a century. Research on the impact of fatigue presents compelling evidence that extended shifts increase the risk of harm to patients and practitioners. However, where the number of doctors is limited and thei…