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Victor Musiime

@VMusiime

Associate Professor, Makerere University

 Kampala, Uganda
Joined July 2022
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@EmpiricalEDCTP @EDCTP 🔬 New in @TheLancet: a 6-country African trial found that adding the antiviral valganciclovir to standard care was linked to a significant early drop in deaths among infants hospitalised with severe HIV-associated pneumonia.thelancet.com/journals/lance…
Empirical treatment with valganciclovir in infants living with HIV and hospitalised with severe...

Empirical treatment with valganciclovir in infants living with HIV and hospitalised with severe...

Empirical valganciclovir treatment appeared to be associated with a lower hazard of death in infants with severe HIV-associated pneumonia than SOC alone or SOC plus empirical tuberculosis treatment,...

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SUPPORT Project@SUPPORTEDCTP3Jun 26
Interested in joining a project aiming at improving the life of children living with #HIV ? We have one post-doctoral position on biostatistics currently open at @Makerere University! Check the link below 👇 euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/4…
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@newvisionwireJun 27
In a bid to reduce newborn mortality in Uganda, Makerere University dons have recommended that the government, through the health and education ministries, invest in specialised prenatal and neonatal medicine training to strengthen newborn care. DETAILS👉 buff.ly/l9h6pHP #VisionUpdates

Health: Govt urged to train more neonatologists to save newborn lives

Neonatologists are highly specialised doctors who treat complex conditions such as severe birth asphyxia, extreme prematurity and neonatal infections. Since there is a critical gap in neonatologists,...

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Today, the Paediatric and Child Health Department has conducted a Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine Fellowship Graduation at @Makerere's Main Hall. Congratulations to all the graduands 🥳🎉🎉🎉
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@SabrinaKitakaJun 17
Today marks a significant milestone in our country.The first cohort of Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine Fellows graduate from their program.We celebrate each and everyone of you Dear Neonatologists.@Makerer @MakerereNews @MakCHS_SOM @brucekirenga @ProfNawangwe @MinofHealthUG
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Highlights from the #LSHSymposium25 in commemoration of the #MLIat10 anniversary celebrations. @brucekirenga @olaro_charles @winterzie @STIsecretariat @DeiBioPharma @Microhaem @ProfIbingira @ikimuli2020 @MORDECAI1992 @MinofHealthUG @Makerere @MakerereCHS @Zahranamuli
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Happy to hear role of immunisation and strategies to cover 20 - 30 percent of children not completing doses as put forward by @brucekirenga. @VMusiime calls for multisectoral collaboration and Advocacy plans to fast track introduction of PCV-23. @DianaAtwine – at Kampala, Uganda
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Speaking at the #LSHSymposium25 Prof. Victor Musiime notes that while early lung damage from indoor smoke leads to lifelong respiratory illness, over 85% of Ugandan households still use harmful fuels exposing children to harmful indoor smoke. #MLIat10 #MyAirMyHealth
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🔥 Join me in congratulating Prof. @VMusiime upon this @NEJM publication! 🎉 👏 👉 Second-Line Antiretroviral Therapy for Children Living with HIV in Africa | New England Journal of Medicine nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…
Second-Line Antiretroviral Therapy for Children Living with HIV in Africa | NEJM

Second-Line Antiretroviral Therapy for Children Living with HIV in Africa | NEJM

Children living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have limited options for second-line antiretroviral therapy (ART). In this open-label trial with a 2-by-4 factorial design, we randomly assig...

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Congratulations to my mentor @VMusiime and the CHAPAS Trial team on research done in Paediatric HIV treatment lnkd.in/d7Q7CgvH published @NEJM with support from @EDCTP @europeanunion Gakyali Mabaga @budonian @SabrinaKitaka @MinofHealthUG @WHO @Makerere @MbararaUST
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👀Interested in #SUPPORT? Make sure to follow us so you never miss an update!🗞️ We´re proud to be empowering the next generation of African scientists as they lead groundbreaking research on #HIV-related mortality in children after hospital discharge 🏥 🧪@EDCTP3 #GlobalHealth
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👶 What happens to children with #HIV after they leave the hospital? Our #SUPPORT project is finding answers and saving lives. We are happy to share the launch of the SUPPORT project focused on improving survival for children with HIV. 🌐 Learn more: supportproject.eu
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The PediCAP trial found that children recovering from severe #pneumonia could safely switch from injectable to oral antibiotics earlier, and come home from hospital sooner. These new results were presented today at #ESCMIDGlobal #ECCMID2024. Congratulations to the PediCAP team!
PediCAP project group picture with: Mike Sharland, Victor Musiime, Julia Bielicki and Michelle Clements

ALT PediCAP project group picture with: Mike Sharland, Victor Musiime, Julia Bielicki and Michelle Clements

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- 4 days' total antibiotic treatment is generally enough - shorter durations are as good as 8 days *This means early discharge from hospital* (2/2) #ESCMIDGlobal2024
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Victor Musiime on the results of the PediCAP trial (severe childhood CAP):   - Switching children to oral antibiotics when health improves is safe, working just as well as 5 days of injectable antibiotics - Amoxicillin is affordable and readily available (1/2) #ESCMIDGlobal2024
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Just a few days left to apply to our open post-doctoral positions, don't miss it!
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Interested in joining a project aiming at improving the life of children living with #HIV ? Check our post-doctoral positions available 👇 euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/2… euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/2… euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/2… euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/2…
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Post-Doctoral Position Alert! @Makerere is seeking a candidate for the SUPPORT project, focusing on pediatric HIV prevention. The role offers a 24-month contract, competitive salary (€3,413.76/month), and a 3-month secondment in Madrid. mli.mak.ac.ug/jobs/post-doct…
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The Department of Paediatrics and Child health warmly welcomed the 1st year Master’s students ⁦@MakCHS_SOM⁩
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#NewProject More research is needed to fight #HIV in children as they face higher risks. #SUPPORT is a new project funded by @EDCTP3 which will train researchers in crucial areas & empower them to develop solutions for healthier futures!👉bit.ly/3VUH3Rc @unicomplutense
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Projects: Develop an AI-based telemedicine app to monitor respiratory sounds in children and evaluate a new "severity biomarker" to predict post-discharge mortality (PDM) in a cohort of CLHIV and other risk factors. Apply now!
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PhD positions available within the SUPPORT project @EDCTP3 funded under @Makerere Join a multidisciplinary, international training program in pediatric research focused on preventing HIV pediatric mortality. mli.mak.ac.ug/phd-opportunit…
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