Arjun Chandna, Rusheng Chew, Nan Shwe Nwe Htun, Thomas J. Peto et al.
<ns3:p>In rural areas of South and Southeast Asia malaria is declining but febrile illnesses still account for substantial morbidity and mortality. Village health workers (VHWs) are often the first point of contact with the formal health system, and for patients with febrile illnesses they can provi...
Rusheng Chew, Chris Painter, Wirichada Pan–ngum, Nicholas P. J. Day et al.
Background: Multiplex lateral flow rapid diagnostic tests (LF-RDTs) may aid management of patients with acute non-malarial febrile illness (NMFI) in rural south and southeast Asia. We aimed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness in Cambodia and Bangladesh of a putative, as-yet-undeveloped LF-RDT capable...
Nan Shwe Nwe Htun, Carlo Perrone, Aung Pyae Phyo, Aninda Sen et al.
INTRODUCTION: Causes of deaths often go unrecorded in lower income countries, yet this information is critical. Verbal autopsy is a questionnaire interview with a family member or caregiver to elicit the symptoms and circumstances preceding a death and assign a probable cause. The social and cultura...
Meiwen Zhang, Nan Shwe Nwe Htun, Shayla Islam, Aninda Sen et al.
INTRODUCTION: In low-income and middle-income countries in Southeast Asia, the burden of diseases among rural population remains poorly understood, posing a challenge for effective healthcare prioritisation and resource allocation. Addressing this knowledge gap, the South and Southeast Asia Communit...
Meiwen Zhang, Hannah Kozlowski, Rusheng Chew, Nan Shwe Nwe Htun et al.
BACKGROUND: Southeast Asia is undergoing an epidemiological transition with non-communicable illnesses becoming increasingly important, yet infectious diseases (tuberculosis, HIV, hepatitis B, malaria) remain widely prevalent in some populations, while emerging and zoonotic diseases threaten. There ...
Rusheng Chew, Sazid Ibna Zaman, Mst Asfat Ara Joly, Didar Uddin et al.
BACKGROUND: Understanding contextual factors is critical to the success of health service planning and implementation. However, few contextual data are available at the village level in rural South and Southeast Asia. This study addressed the gap by profiling representative villages across seven sit...
Rusheng Chew, Sazid Ibna Zaman, M Joly, Didar Uddin et al.
Abstract The use of comprehensive village profiles is one way of characterising contextual factors important for the implementation of primary healthcare interventions and service planning in rural areas. However, there are few such data available at the village level in rural South and Southeast As...
Rusheng Chew
Acute febrile illness (AFI) accounts for a major proportion of presentations in primary care, particularly in tropical low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). The paradigm that tropical AFI is primarily attributable to malaria is no longer valid in South and Southeast Asia, yet there is prec...
Marco Liverani, Sharmin Ahmed, Aninda Sen, Rusheng Chew et al.
Acute febrile illness is a major public health issue in tropical regions, particularly in remote and rural areas where healthcare access is difficult. In these areas, patients often seek care too late or rely on self-medication, leading to increased risks of complications and death. This qualitative...
Rusheng Chew, Chris Painter, Wirichada Pan–ngum, Nicholas Day et al.
ABSTRACT Background Multiplex lateral flow rapid diagnostic tests (LF-RDTs) may aid management of patients with acute non-malarial fever (NMFI) in rural South and Southeast Asia. We aimed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness in Cambodia and Bangladesh of a putative, as-yet-undeveloped LF-RDT capable o...
Nan Shwe Nwe Htun, Carlo Perrone, Aung Pyae Phyo, Aninda Sen et al.