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2022

Paluku J, Kitambala E, Furaha CM, Bulu Bobina R, Habamungu P, Camara BS, Sidibe S, Banze Kyongolwa DF, Tripathi V and Delamou A (2022). Integrating Client Tracker Tool Into Fistula Management: Experience From the Fistula Care Plus Project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 2017 to 2019. Public Health 10:902107. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.902107

Mafu MM, Banze DFK, Aussak BTT, Kolié D, Camara BS, Nembunzu D, Amisi CN, Paluku JL, Tripathi V, Delamou A. Factors associated with surgical repair success of female genital fistula in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Experiences of the Fistula Care Plus Project, 2017-2019. Trop Med Int Health. 2022 Sep;27(9):831-839. doi: 10.1111/tmi.13794. Epub 2022 Jul 6. PMID: 35749231; PMCID: PMC9541372.

Pascal Gisenya Bagire, Patrick E Ogwang, Jonathan KM Lusi, Justin Paluku Lusi, Nsengiyumva Bati Daddy, Serge Kahatwa, Albin Serugendo, Kasereka Kihemba. Artemisia afra infusions clinical benefits as a complementary treatment to WHO approved drugs against tuberculosis. Pharm Pharmacol Int J. 2022; 10(5):157-166

2021

Katsuva, J. M., Vuhaka, S. K., & Vululi, S. T. (2021). Pseudoaneurism of the brachial artery mimicking a soft tissue sarcoma: Case report. Open Journal of Trauma, 5(1), 006-009.

Lussy, J. P., Dube, A., Lusi, J. K. M., Kikoli, A. M., Mukekulu, E. K., & Bartels, S. A. (2021). Trends in sexual violence patterns and case management: a sex disaggregated analysis in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. Conflict and Health, 15(1), 1-9.

Mumbere Hangi Stan et al. Malaria amongst febrile children: call for a pediatric malaria assessment tool. Pan African Medical Journal. 2021;40(84).10.11604/pamj.2021.40.84.21165

Paluku, J., Bruce, P., Kamabu, E., Kataliko, B., Kasereka, J., & Dube, A. (2021). Childbirth-Associated Fistula and Perineal Tears Repaired on Outreach Campaigns in Remote Democratic Republic of Congo. International Journal of Women's Health, 13, 1025.

2020

Kiringa, S. K., Quinlan, J., Ocama, P., Mutyaba, I., & Kagimu, M. (2020). Prevalence, short term outcome and factors associated with survival in patients suffering from upper gastrointestinal bleeding in a resource limited-setting, the case of Mulago hospital in Kampala, Uganda. African Health Sciences, 20(1), 426-436.

Mpunga Mafu, M., Banze, D. F., Nembunzu, D., Maroyi, R., Paluku, J., Kinja, R., Kitambala, E., Tena-Tena Aussak, B., Bulu Bobina, R., Amisi, N., Mukuliboy, A., Diop, A., Tripathi, V., Romanzi, L., & Delamou, A. (2020). Frequency and management of non-obstetric fistula in the Democratic Republic of Congo: experience from the Fistula Care Plus project. Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH, 25(6), 687–694. https://doi.org/10.1111/tmi.13394

Paluku, J.L., Kalole, B.K., Furaha, C.M. et al. Late abdominal pregnancy in a post-conflict context: case of a mistaken acute abdomen - a case report. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 20, 238 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-020-02939-3

Pritchard, J., Collier, A., Mundenga, M., & Bartels, S. A. (2020). COVID in crisis: The impact of COVID-19 in complex humanitarian emergencies. Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health, 6(S2), 70-82.

Sosthène, T. V., Serge, K. K., Medard, K. K., Simplice, K. V., John, M. K., & Albin, S. S. (2020). Duplex ultrasound in upper and lower limb deep venous thrombosis. Annals of Circulation, 5(1), 001-007.

2019

Luc Malemo, Sarah Cairo, David Nguyen, Tom Diehl, Tianyi Shao, Christian M. Salmon, David H. Rothstein, Dan Poenaru. (2019). Capacity and averted surgical burden in the North Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bethune Round Table Conference on Global Surgery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, June 6-9, 2019. Canadian Journal of Surgery: Vol. 62 (5 Suppl 1) October/octobre 2019 DOI: 10.1503/cjs.013719

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Luc Malemo, Sarah Cairo, Christine Weber, Tianyi Shao, Xiya Ma, Nadia Safa, Kathryn Larusso, Christian M. Salmon, David H. Rothstein, Dan Poenaru. (2019). Cleft lip and palate procedures in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2007–2018: identifying an area of unmet need, Bethune Round Table Conference on Global Surgery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, June 6-9, 2019. Canadian Journal of Surgery: Vol. 62 (5 Suppl 1) October/octobre 2019 DOI: 10.1503/cjs.013719

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Stan, Mumbere Hangi. "A case of subdural empyema secondary to pyogenic meningitis in an infant." Asian Journal of Science and Technology Vol. 10, Issue, 06, pp.9703-9705, June, 2019. http://www.journalajst.com/

Paluku, J. L., Carter, T. E., Lee, M., & Bartels, S. A. (2019). Massive single visit cervical pre-cancer and cancer screening in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. BMC women's health, 19(1), 43. https://bmcwomenshealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12905-019-0737-y

2018

Justin Paluku Lussy, Esther Kahambu Kitambala, Eugenie Kamabu Mukekulu. (2018). Childbirth injuries encountered on outreach in remote RDCongo, The 7th International Conference of The International Society of Obstetric Fistula Surgeons, Kathmandu, Nepal, December 5-8, 2018. Nepal Society Of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3l26/njog.v13i2.21878

2017

Sarah B. Cairo, Luc Malemo Kalisya, Richard Bigabwa, David H. Rothstein. Characterizing pediatric surgical capacity in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: results of a pilot study. Pediatric Surgery International, (), 1-9. DOI 10.1007/s00383-017-4215-z http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00383-017-4215-z

Sarah B. Cairo, Jacques Fadhili Bake, Luc Malemo Kalisya, Richard R.B. Bigabwa Bahirwe, David H. Rothstein. Cancer and Access to Surgical Care in a Resource Limited Setting: Experience and Challenges in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. October 2017 Volume 225, Issue 4, Supplement 2, Page e100

Sarah B. Cairo, Luc Malemo Kalisya, Richard R.B. Bigabwa Bahirwe, David H. Rothstein. Evaluating Pediatric Surgical Capacity in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: Results of a Pilot Study. Oct 2017. Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Nsengiyumva Bati Daddy, Luc MalemoKalisya, Pascal Gisenya Bagire, Robert L.Watt,, Melissa J.Towler, Pamela J.Weathers. Artemisia annua dried leaf tablets treated malaria resistant to ACT and i.v. artesunate: Case reports. Apr 2017. Phytomedicine: international journal of phytotherapy andpsychopharmacology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phymed.2017.04.006

Margaret Salmon, Megan Landes, Cheryl Hunchak, Justin Paluku, Christian Salmon, Mundenga Mutendi Muller, Benjamin Wachira, James Mangan, Kajal Chhaganlal, Joseph Kalanzi, Aklilu Azazh, Sara Berman, El-Sayed Zied, Hein Lamprecht. Getting It Right the First Time: Defining Regionally Relevant Training Curricula and Provider Core Competencies for Point-of-Care Ultrasound Education on the African Continent. Annals of Emergency Medicine. February 2017 Volume 69, Issue 2, Pages 218–226. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2016.07.030

2015

Bake, E. E., Kwiratuwe, S. M., Kalisya, L. M., & Trudeau, M. O. (2015) Surgical follow-up rates at HEAL Africa Hospital in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Canadian Journal of Surgery, 58(3), doi: 10.1503/cjs.008715

Bake, E. E., Kwiratuwe, S. M., Kalisya, L. M., & Trudeau, M. O.(2015). Proof of conceptmethodology: feasibility of postoperative follow-up using cellular phones at HEAL Africa Hospital in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Canadian Journal of Surgery, 58(3), doi: 10.1503/cjs.008715

Benfield, N., Young-Lin, N., Kimona, C., Lalisya, L. M., & Kisindja, R. M. (2015). Fistula after attended delivery and the challenge of obstetric care capacity in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 130, 157-160. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.02.032

Kalisya, L. M., Nyavandu, K., Machumu, B., Kwiratuwe, S., & Rej, P. H. (2015). Patterns of Congenital Malformations and Barriers to Care in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. PloS ONE, 10(7): e0132362. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0132362

Paluku, J.L. & Carter, T.E. (2015). Obstetric vesico-vaginal fistulae seen in the Northern Democratic Republic of Congo: a descriptive study. African Health Sciences, 15(4), 1104-11. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v15i4.8

Young-Lin, N., Namugunga, E. N., Lussy, J., & Benfield, N. (2015). Healthcare providers’ perspectives on the social reintegration of patients after surgical fistula repair in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 130, 161-164. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.03.023

2014

Krause, H. G., Lussy, J. P., &Goh, J. T. (2014). Use of periurethral injections of polyacrylamide hydrogel for treating post-vesicovaginal fistula closure urinary stress incontinence. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research, 40(2), 521-525.

2013

Mihanda, R. B., Likofata, J. R., &Lusi, G. J. (2013). Contribution of safe motherhood solidarity groups in using and accessing maternity services during a period of armed conflict. http://file.scirp.org/Html/1-8201939_34589.htm

Paluku, J. L., Kalisoke, S., Julius, W., &Kiondo, P. (2013). Knowledge and attitudes about induced abortions among female youths attending Naguru Teenage Information and Health Centre, Kampala, Uganda. Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology, 5(4), 178-185.

2011

Kalisya, L. M., Justin, P. L., Kimona, C., Nyavandu, K., Eugenie, K. M., Jonathan, K. M. L., ... & Hawkes, M.(2011). Sexual violence toward children and youth in war-torn Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. PloS one, 6(1), e15911.

Okonta, H. I., Malemo, K. L., &Ogunbanjo, G. A. (2011). The experience and psychosocial needs of patients with traumatic fractures treated for more than six months at Doctors on Call for Service Hospital, Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. South African Family Practice, 53(2).

2010

Malemo, K., Galukande, M., Hawkes, M., Bugeza, S., Nyavandu, K., &Kaggwa, S. (2011). Validation of supra-pubic ultrasonography for preoperative prostate volume measurement in sub-Saharan Africa. International Urology and Nephrology, 43(2), 283-288.