Chilunga Puta
About Chilunga Puta
Role(s) / Profession(s)
- Regional Adviser
Organization
- Regional Centre for Quality of Health Care, Makerere University
Work Location(s)
- Uganda
Chilunga's Communities
Language(s)
Recent Contributions
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Chilunga Puta replied to "NY Times says prevention failed and now treatment is too" in the HIV Prevention community.
HIV/AIDS management is an issue that is likely to be with us for a longtime to come and I think it is a fallacy to believe that time bound donor funding is going to be a long term solution. My own view is that every government should take responsibility for its citizens. Granted countries are poor but can we honestly say we are cost-efficient in the way we do things? We in poor countries, especially ...
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Chilunga Puta replied to "Debating HIV prevention" in the HIV Prevention community.
Behaviour change is key to controlling diseases like HIV which are substantially driven by the behaviours and beliefs of people. So my posistion is that behavior change activities must be maintained. What is important is to review how programs or interventions to bring about behavior change are implemented. Are they appropriate to the population? Are the correct messages being sent out? Are we monitoring what we are doing for effectiveness in terms of outcomes and ...
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Chilunga Puta replied to "Facility TB risk assessment tool" in the TB Infection Control community.
Hi Mareli I am very glad you are doing this compilation especially for those of us who have a particular interest in infection control and quality of health care. Are you going to share the compilation product at one point? If so I really would be interested in getting a copy of the document. Chilunga
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Chilunga Puta replied to "Laboratory Biosafety" in the TB Infection Control community.
Yes this is a very important issue particulary in the light of MDR-TB and the threat of X-DR TB. It is important in my view to review our position on what level safety of cabinets go to which level of healthcare. Given the current threats in TB control and the compounding factor of HIV infection I am not sure that the usual "sustainable", "feasibility of maitenance" arguments can continue. If the threat is real then ...
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Chilunga Puta replied to "Summary: Early treatment outcomes and HIV status of patients with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa: a retrospective cohort study" in the MDR-TB Treatment & Prevention community.
Do you have a link to this article?
Recent Recommendations
- None at this time.