The Road to Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of Syphilis in Malawi: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Health System Readiness
Vester Gunsaru, Rebecca Husband, Zacharia Kafuwa, Annielisa Majamanda, Christina Mchoma, Monica Malata, Amelia C. Crampin, Gladys Membe-Gadama, Luis Gadama, David Lissauer, Elizabeth Chodzaza, Catherine Bamuya, Effie Chipeta, Peter MacPherson, Michael Marks, Chelsea Morroni, Alinane Linda Nyondo-Mip · 2026
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Vester Gunsaru and a large team assess in 2026 how ready Malawi is to stop mothers passing syphilis to their babies. The World Health Organization sets clear marks that a country must meet to claim success. The team checked whether clinics in Malawi can meet those marks in daily practice.
Staff surveyed fifty-eight health centers and asked thousands of mothers at pregnancy visits and at birth. They found gaps in test supply, with mothers often told to buy their own drugs when stocks ran out. Records of likely cases also varied between sites. The team built a toolkit that other countries can reuse for the same checks.
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| CREATOR | Vester Gunsaru, Rebecca Husband, Zacharia Kafuwa, Annielisa Majamanda, Christina Mchoma, Monica Malata, Amelia C. Crampin, Gladys Membe-Gadama, Luis Gadama, David Lissauer, Elizabeth Chodzaza, Catherine Bamuya, Effie Chipeta, Peter MacPherson, Michael Marks, Chelsea Morroni, Alinane Linda Nyondo-Mip |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 29 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |