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Active research · East African Centre of Excellence in Cardiovascular Sciences

Sustainable CVD research capacity in Tanzania

15 funded research components across 6 MUHAS schools build Tanzania's cardiovascular research capacity. Each Principal Investigator reports fieldwork through a dedicated researcher portal; the Research Director follows the whole programme here.

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Components

15

7 themes

Average progress

21%

MUHAS schools

6

In fieldwork or later

6

Stage pipeline

  • Not yet in the field
  • In the field
  • Analysis and beyond
  1. 9

    Registered

  2. 0

    Ethics & approvals

  3. 0

    Study start-up

  4. 6

    Data collection

  5. 0

    Analysis

  6. 0

    Write-up & dissemination

  7. 0

    Completed

Researchers & topics

Research components

Registered components and their current stage.

15 of 15 components

Health systems & financing

Subscription financing & digital health for CVD care

Integrating subscription-based financing and digital health for sustainable cardiovascular disease management in Tanzania

Dr Alexander Mwijage

Medical Botany, Plant Breeding & Agronomy · School of Public Health and Social Sciences

Data collection46%

Digital health & AI

Web app for salt estimation from food images

Development and evaluation of a web-based application for salt estimation using food images

Linda Simon Paulo

Development Studies · School of Public Health and Social Sciences

Data collection52%

Epidemiology & outcomes

Atrial fibrillation in adults 40+ in Pwani

Prevalence, associated factors, and one-year health outcomes of atrial fibrillation among adults aged 40 years and above in Pwani, Tanzania

Emmanuel Z. Chona

Clinical Nursing · School of Nursing

Data collection44%

CARDIA 01

AI multispectral detection of falsified CVD medicines

Bridging a Critical Gap in CVD Care: Development and Validation of a Novel, AI- Enhanced Multispectral Imaging Model for Rapid Detection of Substandard and Falsified Cardiovascular Medicines in Tanzania

Dr. Nelson Enos Masota

Medicinal Chemistry · School of Pharmacy

Data collection40%

Community & prevention

Anthropology of physical-activity programmes for CVD prevention

Anthropological Perspective in the implementation of Physical Activity Programs for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Tanzania: Exploration of the Influence of Community structures, Gender dynamics and Power relations

Paul Chacha Mahare

Biostatistics and Epidemiology · School of Public Health and Social Sciences

Data collection42%

iCHW-CVD-01

CHW-led CVD screening and linkage to care

Optimizing Ground Zero of Cardiovascular Care: Community Health Worker-led screening and linkage in Tanzania - An embedded Implementation Research

Kasusu Klint Nyamuryekung'e

Orthodontics, Paediatrics and Community Dentistry (OPCD) · School of Dentistry

Data collection50%

Epidemiology & outcomes

CVD risk and prevention KAP among cancer survivors

Burden of cardiovascular risk factors at cancer diagnosis and the knowledge, attitude and practices towards cardiovascular disease prevention in a community of cancer survivors and their caretakers in Tanzania

Queen Tarimo

Clinical Oncology · School of Clinical Medicine

Registered5%

Geospatial & environment

Geospatial CVD risk stratification, Dar es Salaam & Pwani

Geospatial Stratification of Cardiovascular Disease Risk, Prevention and Management in Relation to Social Infrastructure in Dar es Salaam and Pwani Regions, Tanzania

Lilian Nkinda

Microbiology and Immuniology · School of Diagnostic Medicine

Registered5%

TAQS-ACS

Quality of acute cardiovascular emergency care

Evaluating Quality of Acute Cardiovascular Emergencies Care in Tanzanian Hospitals: Adherence to WHO Guidelines and Simulation-Based Improvement

Hassani Bakari Msanga

Anaesthesia · School of Clinical Medicine

Registered5%

CB.71/126/02

Air pollution and urban CVD burden

Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease Burden in Urban Tanzania: A Hybrid Study to Quantify Environmental Exposures, Risks, and Care Linkage

Amelia Chebyala Alfred

Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences · School of Public Health and Social Sciences

Registered5%

Clinical care quality

Point-of-care urinary NGAL for contrast-induced AKI after PCI

Predictive Value of a Point-of-Care Urinary Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) Test for Early Detection of Contrast- Induced Acute Kidney Injury Among Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention at Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute

Irene Abela Jonathan

Internal Medicine · School of Clinical Medicine

Registered5%

Medicines & pharmacy

Pharmacoepidemiology of CVD medicines across care levels

Pharmacoepidemiology of Cardiovascular Medicines Across Tertiary and Primary Health Care Facilities in Tanzania: Bridging Evidence Gaps to Strengthen CVD Prevention and Continuity of Care

Meshack Lugoba

Pharmacognosy · School of Pharmacy

Registered5%

Digital health & AI

mHealth for adherence, pharmacovigilance & lifestyle

Implementing Innovative Mobile Health Intervention to Enhance Medication Adherence, Pharmacovigilance, and Lifestyle Modification among Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases in Tanzania

Dr. Eulambius Mathias Mlugu

Pharmaceutics · School of Pharmacy

Registered5%

Epidemiology & outcomes

Long-term CVD risk after hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

Long-Term Cardiovascular Risk Among Women with a History of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy (HDP) in Tanzania: A Prospective Cohort Study of Health Literacy, and Early CVD Risk Markers

Ms. Beatrice Aiko

Registered5%

Community & prevention

Gender analysis of CHW-led hypertension screening, Dar es Salaam

An Intersectional Gender Analysis of a Community Health Worker-Led Hypertension Screening and Preventive Education Intervention in Dar es Salaam: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Prof. Tumaini Nyamhanga

Registered5%