Kamala Thriemer
kthriemer.bsky.social
Kamala Thriemer
@kthriemer.bsky.social
Public Health | Clinical Trials | Malaria
Massive thanks to the teams in Cambodia and Ethiopia and to collaborators across the globe!
May 28, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Suggestions include:
🔹 Involving Community health workers, facility staff & local leaders in sensitization
🔹 Integrating outreach into existing community activities
🔹 Joint training sessions to reinforce partnerships
🔹 Open communication with patients to strengthen patient agency
May 28, 2025 at 10:51 PM
In both settings: Collaboration across all health system levels is crucial for effective follow-up care.
How can we strengthen this collaboration?
#HealthSystems #ImplementationScience
May 28, 2025 at 10:51 PM
👥 Focus groups in Cambodia & Ethiopia helped co-design locally appropriate Day 3 follow-up models:
📍 Cambodia: community-based visits prioritising symptom assessment & proximity to patients
📍 Ethiopia: continuity of care most important & and tiered approach required
#CommunityEngagement
May 28, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Led by two brilliant @menziesresearch.bsky.social PhD students, @cassidyseyoum.bsky.social and Muthoni Mwaura 💪
This work highlights the power of co-design in global health research. #Malaria #PhDResearch
May 28, 2025 at 10:51 PM
👏 This work was led by @menziesresearch.bsky.social PhD student Ery Setiawan. Thanks to our co-authors @devinefy.bsky.social, @ricprice99.bsky.social, @kevinbaird.bsky.social and Helen Prameswary.
May 13, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Integrating NHI data into routine malaria surveillance to give the Ministry of Health more detailed insights to target malaria control & elimination more effectively.
May 13, 2025 at 6:42 AM
📆 Nearly 5% of malaria patients re-presented to hospital within 30 days of their first treatment.
⚠️ Over 50% of these returns were due to new malaria episodes showing the importance of providing highly effective treatment AND ensuring patients complete the full course.
May 13, 2025 at 6:42 AM
💉 The acute costs of inpatient care were closely linked to:
1. Severity of malaria disease
2. Presence of additional (non-malaria) diagnoses
3. Duration of hospital stay
May 13, 2025 at 6:42 AM
What did we find?
🏥 Inpatient malaria treatment costs were 10x higher than outpatient costs at hospital level.
🦠 P. vivax patients had higher re-presentation costs than P. falciparum patients.
May 13, 2025 at 6:42 AM