Recommendations for enhancing COVID-19 test and treat programmes in four African countries: insights and strategies from a qualitative study

Shanti Narayanasamy, Bridget C Griffith, Sarah Gonzales, Caroline Boeke, Yamikani Gumulira, Nervine Hamza, Jessica Trenc T Joseph, Allison A Lewinski, Norman Lufesi, Alexander Martin-Odoom, Nyuma Mbewe, Elizabeth Alison McCarthy, Carl Mhina, Julie Miller, Milimo Selena Mweeba, Faustina O Mintah, Lawrence Ofori-Boadu, Rodrigue Ndayishimiye, Sean Regan, Edison Rwagasore, Krishna Udayakumar, Cameron R Wolfe, Megan M Oakes, Hayden B Bosworth

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjph-2025-004175
Published: 2026-10
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjph-2025-004175,
  title = {Recommendations for enhancing COVID-19 test and treat programmes in four African countries: insights and strategies from a qualitative study},
  author = {Shanti Narayanasamy and Bridget C Griffith and Sarah Gonzales and Caroline Boeke and Yamikani Gumulira and Nervine Hamza and Jessica Trenc T Joseph and Allison A Lewinski and Norman Lufesi and Alexander Martin-Odoom and Nyuma Mbewe and Elizabeth Alison McCarthy and Carl Mhina and Julie Miller and Milimo Selena Mweeba and Faustina O Mintah and Lawrence Ofori-Boadu and Rodrigue Ndayishimiye and Sean Regan and Edison Rwagasore and Krishna Udayakumar and Cameron R Wolfe and Megan M Oakes and Hayden B Bosworth},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMJ Public Health},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjph-2025-004175},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2025-004175}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Recommendations for enhancing COVID-19 test and treat programmes in four African countries: insights and strategies from a qualitative study
AU  - Shanti Narayanasamy
AU  - Bridget C Griffith
AU  - Sarah Gonzales
AU  - Caroline Boeke
AU  - Yamikani Gumulira
AU  - Nervine Hamza
AU  - Jessica Trenc T Joseph
AU  - Allison A Lewinski
AU  - Norman Lufesi
AU  - Alexander Martin-Odoom
AU  - Nyuma Mbewe
AU  - Elizabeth Alison McCarthy
AU  - Carl Mhina
AU  - Julie Miller
AU  - Milimo Selena Mweeba
AU  - Faustina O Mintah
AU  - Lawrence Ofori-Boadu
AU  - Rodrigue Ndayishimiye
AU  - Sean Regan
AU  - Edison Rwagasore
AU  - Krishna Udayakumar
AU  - Cameron R Wolfe
AU  - Megan M Oakes
AU  - Hayden B Bosworth
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMJ Public Health
DO  - 10.1136/bmjph-2025-004175
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Narayanasamy, S., Griffith, B. C., Gonzales, S., Boeke, C., Gumulira, Y., Hamza, N., Joseph, J. T. T., Lewinski, A. A., Lufesi, N., Martin-Odoom, A., Mbewe, N., McCarthy, E. A., Mhina, C., Miller, J., Mweeba, M. S., Mintah, F. O., Ofori-Boadu, L., Ndayishimiye, R., Regan, S., Rwagasore, E., Udayakumar, K., Wolfe, C. R., Oakes, M. M., & Bosworth, H. B. (2026). Recommendations for enhancing COVID-19 test and treat programmes in four African countries: insights and strategies from a qualitative study. BMJ Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2025-004175

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