TB programme outcomes in South Fly District, Papua New Guinea, were maintained through COVID-19
Health systems strengthening and community engagement before COVID likely contributed to resilience and mitigated potential impacts on TB in this remote and resource-limited setting. Case notifications remain very high, and additional interventions are needed to interrupt transmission.
Authors
- Stefanie J. Vaccher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5170-4110)
- Suman Majumdar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9656-557X)
- Stephen M. Graham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3525-2294)
- Gabriel Hoi Huen Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1218-3302)
- Mathias Bauri
- Mustafa Boğa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8277-9262)
- Lucy Morris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7318-5657)
- Tafireyi Marukutira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1142-6114)
- Aidan Murray
- Kun Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0313-1212)
- N. Wuatai
Institutions
- The Royal Melbourne Hospital (AU)
- Royal Children's Hospital (AU)
- Burnet Institute (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Public Health Action
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5588/pha.24.0020
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.78
Funders
- World Health Organization
- Burnet Institute
- Australian Government