Karin Källander

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About me

Karin is a public health professional with specialisation in health systems,
child health epidemiology and control of pneumonia, malaria and other
infectious diseases. She has 15+ years’ experience as researcher, lecturer,
programme coordinator, and consultant in both development and emergency
settings, including seven years living and working in a low- income country.
She also has a deep understanding of the health sector and working with
governments and policy makers in Africa to achieve desired outcomes. She is
currently working as Senior Research Adviser at Malaria Consoritum, and
international NGO with head office in London.
* Associate Professor of International Child Health Policy and Systems,
Karolinska Institutet, 2013.
* Senior Lecturer, Karolinska Institutet, 2013.
* Visiting Lecturer, Makerere University, 2009.
* Post Doc, Makerere University, 2007.
* PhD in Medical Science, Karolinska Insitutet, 2006.
* Master of Science (Molecular Biology), Lund University, 2002.

Research

Karin has extensive experience in operational research, design-,
implementation-, management- and evaluation of programmes, health systems
strengthening, health workforce development, assessment of quality of care,
health policy development, behaviour change and community-based care.
*Current projects include: *
* TRAction - Universal versus conditional three-day follow-up visits for
children with unclassified fever at community level in Ethiopia [1]
* The Acute Repiratory Infection Diagnostic Aids (ARIDA) project [2], which
evaluates community health workers' use of automated respiratory rate
counting aids on children under five in Ethiopia.
*Previous projects include:*
* Pneumonia diagnstics [3]
* Integrated Community Case Management of Common Childhood Diseases:
Mozambique and Uganda - the inSCALE project [4]
* Consequences of pneumococcal vaccination on child morbidity, serotype
replacement and resistance pattern - comparative studies in Sweden
and Uganda
She has received grants from, among others, the Bill &
Melinda Gates
Foundation, Sida/SAREC, KI Public International Health
Network (KIPIH), and the Strategic Research Program in Epidemiology.
[1] http://www.malariaconsortium.org/what-we-do/projects/50/translating-research-into-action
[2] http://www.malariaconsortium.org/resources/publications/902/field-trials-of-acute-respiratory-infection-diagnostic-aids
[3] http://www.malariaconsortium.org/projects/pneumonia-diagnostics
[4] http://www.malariaconsortium.org/inscale/

Articles

Article: THE LANCET: DIGITAL HEALTH. 2023;5(9):e627-e631
Digital health funding for COVID-19 vaccine deployment across four major donor agencies
Hellden D; Tesfaye S; Gachen C; Lindstrand A; Kaellander K
Article: PLOS DIGITAL HEALTH. 2023;2(6):e0000235
Improving outcomes for children with malaria, diarrhoea and pneumonia in Mozambique: A cluster randomised controlled trial of the inSCALE technology innovation.
Soremekun S; Källander K; Lingam R; Branco A-CC; Batura N; Strachan DL; Muiambo A; Salomao N; Condoane J; Benhane F; Kasteng F; Vassall A; Hill Z; Ten Asbroek G; Meek S; Tibenderana J; Kirkwood B
Article: PLOS DIGITAL HEALTH. 2023;2(6):e0000217
Improving community health worker treatment for malaria, diarrhoea, and pneumonia in Uganda through inSCALE community and mHealth innovations: A cluster randomised controlled trial.
Källander K; Soremekun S; Strachan DL; Hill Z; Kasteng F; Kertho E; Nanyonjo A; Ten Asbroek G; Nakirunda M; Lumumba P; Ayebale G; Bagorogoza B; Vassall A; Meek S; Tibenderana J; Lingam R; Kirkwood B
Article: PLOS GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;3(7):e0001800
Usability of pulse oximeters used by community health and primary care workers as screening tools for severe illness in children under five in low resource settings: A cross-sectional study in Cambodia, Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Uganda.
Pfurtscheller T; Baker K; Habte T; Lasmi K; Matata L; Mucunguzi A; Nicholson J; Nuwa A; Petzold M; Posada González M; Sebsibe A; Alfvén T; Källander K
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT. 2023;12:7385-11
Health System Considerations for Community-Based Implementation of Automated Respiratory Counters to Identify Childhood Pneumonia in 5 Regions of Ethiopia: A Qualitative Study
Rawat A; Ameha A; Karlstrom J; Taddesse L; Negeri EL; Detjen A; Gandrup-Marino K; Mataruse N; Kallander K; Tariku A
Article: MALARIA JOURNAL. 2022;21(1):239
Costs of treating childhood malaria, diarrhoea and pneumonia in rural Mozambique and Uganda
Batura N; Kasteng F; Condoane J; Bagorogosa B; Castel-Branco AC; Kertho E; Kallander K; Soremekun S; Lingam R; Vassall A
Article: JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS. 2022;11(5):e34013
Exploring the Equity Impact of Current Digital Health Design Practices: Protocol for a Scoping Review
Evans L; Evans J; Pagliari C; Kallander K
Article: CHILDREN. 2021;8(11):996
A Qualitative Exploration of the Referral Process of Children with Common Infections from Private Low-Level Health Facilities in Western Uganda
Mwanga-Amumpaire J; Kalyango JN; Ndeezi G; Rujumba J; Owokuhaisa J; Stalsby Lundborg C; Alfven T; Obua C; Kallander K
Article: ECLINICALMEDICINE. 2021;38:101040
Performance of five pulse oximeters to detect hypoxaemia as an indicator of severe illness in children under five by frontline health workers in low resource settings- A prospective, multicentre, single-blinded, trial in Cambodia, Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Uganda
Baker K; Petzold M; Mucunguzi A; Wharton-Smith A; Dantzer E; Habte T; Matata L; Nanyumba D; Okwir M; Posada M; Sebsibe A; Nicholson J; Marasciulo M; Izadnegahdar R; Alfven T; Kallander K
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;18(15):7742
Appropriateness of Care for Common Childhood Infections at Low-Level Private Health Facilities in a Rural District in Western Uganda
Mwanga-Amumpaire J; Alfven T; Obua C; Kallander K; Migisha R; Lundborg CS; Ndeezi G; Kalyango JN
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS. 2021;110(5):1620-1632
Usability and acceptability of a multimodal respiratory rate and pulse oximeter device in case management of children with symptoms of pneumonia: A cross-sectional study in Ethiopia
Baker K; Ward C; Maurel A; de Cola MA; Smith H; Getachew D; Habte T; McWhorter C; LaBarre P; Karlstrom J; Ameha A; Tariku A; Black J; Bassat Q; Kallander K
Article: PLOS ONE. 2021;16(10):e0257851
Capacity to provide care for common childhood infections at low-level private health facilities in Western, Uganda
Mwanga-Amumpaire J; Ndeezi G; Kallander K; Obua C; Migisha R; Nkeramahame J; Lundborg CS; Kalyango JN; Alfven T
Article: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2021;14(1):1961398
A qualitative study of the perspectives of health workers and policy makers on external support provided to low-level private health facilities in a Ugandan rural district, in management of childhood infections
Mwanga-Amumpaire J; Kalyango JN; Kallander K; Sundararajan R; Owokuhaisa J; Rujumba J; Obua C; Alfven T; Ndeezi G
Article: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2020;13(1):1775368
One-arm safety intervention study on community case management of chest indrawing pneumonia in children in Nigeria - a study protocol
Counihan H; Baba E; Oresanya O; Adesoro O; Hamzat Y; Marks S; Ward C; Gimba P; Qazi SA; Kallander K
Article: JOURNAL OF GLOBAL HEALTH. 2020;10(2):021201
Setting global research priorities for private sector child health service delivery: Results from a CHNRI exercise
Clarence C; Shiras T; Zhu J; Boggs MK; Faltas N; Wadsworth A; Bradley SE; Sadruddin S; Wazny K; Goodman C; Awor P; Bhutta ZA; Kallander K; Hamer DH
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2020;10(8):e038932
'I also take part in caring for the sick child': a qualitative study on fathers' roles and responsibilities in seeking care for children in Southwest Ethiopia
Funk T; Kallander K; Abebe A; Alfven T; Alvesson HM
Article: GLOBAL HEALTH, SCIENCE AND PRACTICE. 2020;8(2):190-204
District Health Teams' Readiness to Institutionalize Integrated Community Case Management in the Uganda Local Health Systems: A Repeated Qualitative Study
Nanyonjo A; Kertho E; Tibenderana J; Kallander K
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS. 2020;109(6):1207-1220
Usability and acceptability of an automated respiratory rate counter to assess childhood pneumonia in Nepal
Kallander K; Ward C; Smith H; Bhattarai R; Ashish KC; Timsina D; Lamichhane B; Maurel A; Shrestha PR; Baral S; McWhorter C; LaBarre P; de Cola MA; Baker K
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS. 2020;109(6):1196-1206
Usability and acceptability of an automated respiratory rate counter to assess children for symptoms of pneumonia: A cross-sectional study in Ethiopia
Ward C; Baker K; Smith H; Maurel A; Getachew D; Habte T; McWhorter C; LaBarre P; Karlstrom J; Black J; Bassat Q; Ameha A; Tariku A; Petzold M; Kallander K
Article: JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS. 2020;9(4):e16531
Determining the Agreement Between an Automated Respiratory Rate Counter and a Reference Standard for Detecting Symptoms of Pneumonia in Children: Protocol for a Cross-Sectional Study in Ethiopia
Ward C; Baker K; Marks S; Getachew D; Habte T; McWhorter C; Labarre P; Howard-Brand J; Miller NP; Tarekegn H; Deribessa SJ; Petzold M; Kallander K
Article: JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS. 2020;9(3):e14405
Automated Respiratory Rate Counter to Assess Children for Symptoms of Pneumonia: Protocol for Cross-Sectional Usability and Acceptability Studies in Ethiopia and Nepal
Baker K; Maurel A; Ward C; Getachew D; Habte T; McWhorter C; LaBarre P; Karlstrom J; Petzold M; Kallander K
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE. 2020;102(1):20-27
Does Chest Attachment of an Automated Respiratory Rate Monitor Influence the Actual Respiratory Rate in Children Under Five?
Hellden D; Baker K; Habte T; Batisso E; Orsini N; Kallander K; Alfven T
Article: BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2019;19(1):1023
Nasopharyngeal carriage, spa types and antibiotic susceptibility profiles of Staphylococcus aureus from healthy children less than 5 years in Eastern Uganda
Kateete DP; Asiimwe BB; Mayanja R; Mujuni B; Bwanga F; Najjuka CF; Kallander K; Rutebemberwa E
Article: ECLINICALMEDICINE. 2019;12:20-30
Performance of Four Respiratory Rate Counters to Support Community Health Workers to Detect the Symptoms of Pneumonia in Children in Low Resource Settings: A Prospective, Multicentre, Hospital-Based, Single-Blinded, Comparative Trial
Baker K; Alfven T; Mucunguzi A; Wharton-Smith A; Dantzer E; Habte T; Matata L; Nanyumba D; Okwir M; Posada M; Sebsibe A; Nicholson J; Marasciulo M; Izadnegahdar R; Petzold M; Kallander K
Article: JOURNAL OF GLOBAL HEALTH. 2019;9(1):010809
Barriers on the pathway to survival for children dying from treatable illnesses in Inhambane province, Mozambique
Kallander K; Counihan H; Cerveau T; Mbofana F
Article: ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE AND INFECTION CONTROL. 2019;8:94
CA-MRSA and HA-MRSA coexist in community and hospital settings in Uganda
Kateete DP; Bwanga F; Seni J; Mayanja R; Kigozi E; Mujuni B; Ashaba FK; Baluku H; Najjuka CF; Kallander K; Rutebemberwa E; Asiimwe BB; Joloba ML
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE. 2018;99(5):1255-1261
Management and Follow-up Practices of Children with Unclassified Fever in Rural Ethiopia: Experiences of Health Extension Workers and Caregivers
Funk T; Kallander K; Abebe A; Hailemariam A; Alvesson HM; Alfven T
Article: JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS. 2018;7(10):e10191
Performance, Acceptability, and Usability of Respiratory Rate Timers and Pulse Oximeters When Used by Frontline Health Workers to Detect Symptoms of Pneumonia in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia: Protocol for a Two-Phase, Multisite, Mixed-Methods Trial.
Baker K; Akasiima M; Wharton-Smith A; Habte T; Matata L; Nanyumba D; Okwir M; Sebsibe A; Marasciulo M; Petzold M; Källander K
Article: JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS. 2018;7(4):e99
Universal Versus Conditional Third Day Follow-Up Visit for Children With Nonsevere Unclassified Fever at the Community Level in Ethiopia: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Noninferiority Trial
Kallander K; Alfven T; Workineh AA; Hailemariam A; Petzold M; Getachew D; Barat L; Steinhardt LC; Gutman JR
Article: PLOS MEDICINE. 2018;15(4):e1002553
Universal versus conditional day 3 follow-up for children with non-severe unclassified fever at the community level in Ethiopia: A cluster-randomised non-inferiority trial
Kallander K; Alfven T; Funk T; Abebe A; Hailemariam A; Getachew D; Petzold M; Steinhardt LC; Gutman JR
Article: PLOS ONE. 2018;13(11):e0200543
Variation in the quality and out-of-pocket cost of treatment for childhood malaria, diarrhoea, and pneumonia: Community and facility based care in rural Uganda
Soremekun S; Kasteng F; Lingam R; Vassall A; Kertho E; Settumba S; Etou PL; Nanyonjo A; ten Asbroek G; Kallander K; Kirkwood B
Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2017;17(1):785
Integrated community case management in a peri-urban setting: a qualitative evaluation in Wakiso District, Uganda
Altaras R; Montague M; Graham K; Strachan CE; Senyonjo L; King R; Counihan H; Mubiru D; Kallander K; Meek S; Tibenderana J
Article: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2017;10(1):1290340
Childhood pneumonia diagnostics: community health workers' and national stakeholders' differing perspectives of new and existing aids
Spence H; Baker K; Wharton-Smith A; Mucunguzi A; Matata L; Habte T; Nanyumba D; Sebsibe A; Thany T; Kallander K
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2016;16(1):897
Rational use of antibiotics by community health workers and caregivers for children with suspected pneumonia in Zambia: a cross-sectional mixed methods study
Graham K; Sinyangwe C; Nicholas S; King R; Mukupa S; Kaellander K; Counihan H; Montague M; Tibenderana J; Hamade P
Article: THE BMJ. 2016;352:i1174
Guidelines for reporting of health interventions using mobile phones: mobile health (mHealth) evidence reporting and assessment (mERA) checklist
Agarwal S; LeFevre AE; Lee J; L'Engle K; Mehl G; Sinha C; Labrique A
Article: HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING. 2016;31(2):205-216
Valuing the work of unpaid community health workers and exploring the incentives to volunteering in rural Africa
Kasteng F; Settumba S; Kallander K; Vassall A
Article: PLOS ONE. 2016;11(11):e0166018
Pneumococcal Carriage in Children under Five Years in Uganda-Will Present Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines Be Appropriate?
Lindstrand A; Kalyango J; Alfven T; Darenberg J; Kadobera D; Bwanga F; Peterson S; Henriques-Normark B; Kallander K
Article: PLOS ONE. 2016;11(3):e0152204
Assessing the Quality of Care for Pneumonia in Integrated Community Case Management: A Cross-Sectional Mixed Methods Study
Sinyangwe C; Graham K; Nicholas S; King R; Mukupa S; Kaellander K; Counihan H; Montague M; Tibenderana J; Hamade P
Article: UPSALA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2015;120(4):249-256
High prevalence of antibiotic resistance in nasopharyngeal bacterial isolates from healthy children in rural Uganda: A cross-sectional study
Rutebemberwa E; Mpeka B; Pariyo G; Peterson S; Mworozi E; Bwanga F; Kallander K
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH. 2015;14:74
Impact of an integrated community case management programme on uptake of appropriate diarrhoea and pneumonia treatments in Uganda: A propensity score matching and equity analysis study
Nanyonjo A; Ssekitooleko J; Counihan H; Makumbi F; Tomson G; Kallander K
Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2015;15:347
Estimating the cost of referral and willingness to pay for referral to higher-level health facilities: a case series study from an integrated community case management programme in Uganda
Nanyonjo A; Bagorogoza B; Kasteng F; Ayebale G; Makumbi F; Tomson G; Kallander K
Article: JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH. 2015;3(3):e76
Potential Roles of Mhealth for Community Health Workers: Formative Research With End Users in Uganda and Mozambique
Thondoo M; Strachan DL; Nakirunda M; Ndima S; Muiambo A; Kallander K; Hill Z
Article: HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING. 2015;30(6):696-704
The use of counting beads to improve the classification of fast breathing in low-resource settings: a multi-country review
Noordam AC; Lainez YB; Sadruddin S; van Heck PM; Chono AO; Acaye GL; Lara V; Nanyonjo A; Ocan C; Kallander K
Article: HUMAN RESOURCES FOR HEALTH. 2015;13:25
Using theory and formative research to design interventions to improve community health worker motivation, retention and performance in Mozambique and Uganda
Strachan DL; Kallander K; Nakirunda M; Ndima S; Muiambo A; Hill Z
Article: TRIALS. 2015;16:157
Evaluating the effect of innovative motivation and supervision approaches on community health worker performance and retention in Uganda and Mozambique: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Kaellander K; Strachan D; Soremekun S; Hill Z; Lingam R; Tibenderana J; Kasteng F; Vassall A; Meek S; Kirkwood B
Article: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2015;8:24584
Effect of the Uganda Newborn Study on care-seeking and care practices: a cluster-randomised controlled trial
Waiswa P; Pariyo G; Kallander K; Akuze J; Namazzi G; Ekirapa-Kiracho E; Kerber K; Sengendo H; Aliganyira P; Lawn JE; Peterson S
Article: JOURNAL OF GLOBAL HEALTH. 2014;4(2):020413-202
Setting global research priorities for integrated community case management (iCCM): Results from a CHNRI (Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative) exercise
Wazny K; Sadruddin S; Zipursky A; Hamer DH; Jacobs T; Kallander K; Pagnoni F; Peterson S; Qazi S; Raharison S; Ross K; Young M; Marsh DR
Article: MALARIA JOURNAL. 2013;12:38
High effective coverage of vector control interventions in children after achieving low malaria transmission in Zanzibar, Tanzania
Beer N; Ali AS; Shakely D; Elfving K; Al-Mafazy A-WH; Msellem M; Petzold M; Bjorkman A; Kallander K
Article: PLOS ONE. 2013;8(11):e79943
Perceived Quality of Care for Common Childhood Illnesses: Facility versus Community Based Providers in Uganda
Nanyonjo A; Makumbi F; Etou P; Tomson G; Kallander K
Article: TRIALS. 2012;13:213
The Uganda Newborn Study (UNEST): an effectiveness study on improving newborn health and survival in rural Uganda through a community-based intervention linked to health facilities - study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial
Waiswa P; Peterson SS; Namazzi G; Ekirapa EK; Naikoba S; Byaruhanga R; Kiguli J; Kallander K; Tagoola A; Nakakeeto M; Pariyo G
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE. 2012;87(5):111-119
Interventions to improve Motivation and Retention of Community Health Workers Delivering Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM): Stakeholder Perceptions and Priorities
Strachan DL; Kallander K; ten Asbroek AHA; Kirkwood B; Meek SR; Benton L; Conteh L; Tibenderana J; Hill Z
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE. 2012;87(5):97-104
Community Acceptability and Adoption of Integrated Community Case Management in Uganda
Nanyonjo A; Nakirunda M; Makumbi F; Tomson G; Kallander K
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE. 2012;87(5):21-29
Integrated Community Case Management of Fever in Children under Five Using Rapid Diagnostic Tests and Respiratory Rate Counting: A Multi-Country Cluster Randomized Trial
Mukanga D; Tiono AB; Anyorigiya T; Kallander K; Konate AT; Oduro AR; Tibenderana JK; Amenga-Etego L; Sirima SB; Cousens S; Barnish G; Pagnoni F
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE. 2012;87(5):46-53
Introduction of Newborn Care within Integrated Community Case Management in Uganda
Kayemba CN; Sengendo HN; Ssekitooleko J; Kerber K; Kallander K; Waiswa P; Aliganyira P; Guenther T; Gamache N; Strachan C; Ocan C; Magumba G; Counihan H; Mbonye AK; Marsh DR
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2012;12:606
A qualitative study on caretakers' perceived need of bed-nets after reduced malaria transmission in Zanzibar, Tanzania
Beer N; Ali AS; Eskilsson H; Jansson A; Abdul-Kadir FM; Rotllant-Estelrich G; Abass AK; Wabwire-Mangen F; Bjorkman A; Kallander K
Article: MALARIA JOURNAL. 2012;11:121
Access, acceptability and utilization of community health workers using diagnostics for case management of fever in Ugandan children: a cross-sectional study
Mukanga D; Tibenderana JK; Peterson S; Pariyo GW; Kiguli J; Waiswa P; Babirye R; Ojiambo G; Kasasa S; Pagnoni F; Kallander K
Article: TROPICAL MEDICINE AND INTERNATIONAL HEALTH. 2011;16(10):1234-1242
Can lay community health workers be trained to use diagnostics to distinguish and treat malaria and pneumonia in children? Lessons from rural Uganda
Mukanga D; Babirye R; Peterson S; Pariyo GW; Ojiambo G; Tibenderana JK; Nsubuga P; Kallander K
Article: POPULATION HEALTH METRICS. 2011;9:44
Social autopsy: INDEPTH Network experiences of utility, process, practices, and challenges in investigating causes and contributors to mortality
Kaellander K; Kadobera D; Williams TN; Nielsen RT; Yevoo L; Mutebi A; Akpakli J; Narh C; Gyapong M; Amu A; Waiswa P
Article: PLOS ONE. 2011;6(7):e19753
Malaria Rapid Testing by Community Health Workers Is Effective and Safe for Targeting Malaria Treatment: Randomised Cross-Over Trial in Tanzania
Mubi M; Janson A; Warsame M; Martensson A; Kallander K; Petzold MG; Ngasala B; Maganga G; Gustafsson LL; Massele A; Tomson G; Premji Z; Bjorkman A
Article: TROPICAL MEDICINE AND INTERNATIONAL HEALTH. 2010;15(8):964-972
Using the three delays model to understand why newborn babies die in eastern Uganda
Waiswa P; Kallander K; Peterson S; Tomson G; Pariyo GW
Article: MALARIA JOURNAL. 2010;9:203
Community acceptability of use of rapid diagnostic tests for malaria by community health workers in Uganda
Mukanga D; Tibenderana JK; Kiguli J; Pariyo GW; Waiswa P; Bajunirwe F; Mutamba B; Counihan H; Ojiambo G; Kallander K
Article: MALARIA JOURNAL. 2010;9:173
System effectiveness of a targeted free mass distribution of long lasting insecticidal nets in Zanzibar, Tanzania
Beer N; Ali AS; de Savigny D; Al-Mafazy A-WH; Ramsan M; Abass AK; Omari RS; Bjorkman A; Kallander K
Article: TROPICAL MEDICINE AND INTERNATIONAL HEALTH. 2009;14(9):969-976
Epidemiological studies of the 'non-specific effects' of vaccines: I - data collection in observational studies
Fine PEM; Williams TN; Aaby P; Kallander K; Moulton LH; Flanagan KL; Smith PG; Benn CS
Article: TROPICAL MEDICINE AND INTERNATIONAL HEALTH. 2009;14(9):977-985
Epidemiological studies of the non-specific effects of vaccines: II - methodological issues in the design and analysis of cohort studies
Farrington CP; Firth MJ; Moulton LH; Ravn H; Andersen PK; Evans S
Article: TROPICAL MEDICINE AND INTERNATIONAL HEALTH. 2009;14(7):766-774
Adherence to artesunate-amodiaquine combination therapy for uncomplicated malaria in children in Zanzibar, Tanzania
Beer N; Ali AS; Rotllant G; Abass AK; Omari RS; Al-mafazy A-WH; Bjorkman A; Kallander K
Article: MALARIA JOURNAL. 2009;8:131
Use of drugs, perceived drug efficacy and preferred providers for febrile children: implications for home management of fever
Rutebemberwa E; Nsabagasani X; Pariyo G; Tomson G; Peterson S; Kallander K
Article: TROPICAL MEDICINE AND INTERNATIONAL HEALTH. 2009;14(4):472-479
Determinants of delay in care-seeking for febrile children in eastern Uganda
Rutebemberwa E; Kallander K; Tomson G; Peterson S; Pariyo G
Article: MALARIA JOURNAL. 2009;8:45
Utilization of public or private health care providers by febrile children after user fee removal in Uganda
Rutebemberwa E; Pariyo G; Peterson S; Tomson G; Kallander K
Article: BULLETIN OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. 2008;86(5):332-338
Delayed care seeking for fatal pneumonia in children aged under five years in Uganda:: a case-series study
Kaellander K; Hildenwall H; Waiswa P; Galiwango E; Peterson S; Pariyo G
Article: MALARIA JOURNAL. 2007;6:11
Home-based management of fever in rural Uganda:: community perceptions and provider opinions
Nsabagasani X; Sabiiti J-N; Kallander K; Peterson S; Pariyo G; Tomson G
Article: TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE. 2006;100(10):956-963
Can community health workers and caretakers recognise pneumonia in children?: Experiences from western Uganda
Kallander K; Tomson G; Nsabagasani X; Sabiiti JN; Pariyo G; Peterson S
Article: BMC INTERNATIONAL HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS. 2006;6:2
Community referral in home management of malaria in western Uganda: a case series study.
Källander K; Tomson G; Nsungwa-Sabiiti J; Senyonjo Y; Pariyo G; Peterson S
Article: ANNALS OF TROPICAL PAEDIATRICS: INTERNATIONAL CHILD HEALTH. 2005;25(4):283-291
Home and community management of acute respiratory infections in children in eight Ugandan districts
Källander K; Nsungwa-Sabiiti J; Balyeku A; Pariyo G; Tomson G; Peterson S
Article: TROPICAL MEDICINE AND INTERNATIONAL HEALTH. 2004;9(11):1191-1199
Local fever illness classifications:: implications for home management of malaria strategies
Nsungwa-Sabiiti J; Källander K; Nsabagasani X; Namusisi K; Pariyo G; Johansson A; Tomson G; Peterson S
Article: ACTA TROPICA. 2004;90(2):211-214
Symptom overlap for malaria and pneumonia -: policy implications for home management strategies
Källander K; Nsungwa-Sabiiti J; Peterson S
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Letter: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE COMMUNICATIONS. 2021;2(1):112
Closing the know-do gap for child health: UNICEF's experiences from embedding implementation research in child health and nutrition programming.
Jackson D; Shahabuddin ASM; Sharkey AB; Källander K; Muñiz M; Mwamba R; Nyankesha E; Scherpbier RW; Hasman A; Balarajan Y; Albright K; Idele P; Peterson SS
Corrigendum: JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS. 2019;8(3):e13755
Performance, Acceptability, and Usability of Respiratory Rate Timers and Pulse Oximeters When Used by Frontline Health Workers to Detect Symptoms of Pneumonia in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia: Protocol for a Two-Phase, Multisite, Mixed-Methods Trial (vol 7, e1191, 2018)
Baker K; Akasiima M; Wharton-Smith A; Habte T; Matata L; Nanyumba D; Okwir M; Sebsibe A; Marasciulo M; Petzold M; Kallander K
Review: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2019;116:FHDT
[Integrated Community Case Management - one piece of the puzzle to achieve the ambitious global goals for child health].
Helldén D; Källander K; Peterson S; Alfvén T
Review: GLOBAL HEALTH, SCIENCE AND PRACTICE. 2018;6(Suppl 1):S41-S48
Digital Technologies for Health Workforce Development in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review
Long L-A; Pariyo G; Kallander K
Editorial comment: THE LANCET GLOBAL HEALTH. 2017;5(1):e20-e21
The case for verbal autopsy in health systems strengthening
D'Ambruoso L; Boerma T; Byass P; Fottrell E; Herbst K; Kallander K; Mullan Z
Editorial comment: THE LANCET GLOBAL HEALTH. 2016;4(1):e12-e13
Early identification and treatment of pneumonia: a call to action
Kallander K; Burgess DH; Qazi SA
Editorial comment: THE LANCET RESPIRATORY MEDICINE. 2014;2(12):950-952
Universal access to pneumonia prevention and care: a call for action
Kaellander K; Young M; Qazi S
Review: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH. 2013;15(1):e17
Mobile Health (mHealth) Approaches and Lessons for Increased Performance and Retention of Community Health Workers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Review
Kaellander K; Tibenderana JK; Akpogheneta OJ; Strachan DL; Hill Z; ten Asbroek AHA; Conteh L; Kirkwood BR; Meek SR
Editorial comment: BULLETIN OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. 2012;90(6):403-403A
Increased use of social autopsy is needed to improve maternal, neonatal and child health programmes in low-income countries
Waiswa P; Kalter HD; Jakob R; Black RE
Review: PLOS MEDICINE. 2011;8(9):e1001099
Setting Research Priorities to Reduce Global Mortality from Childhood Pneumonia by 2015
Rudan I; El Arifeen S; Bhutta ZA; Black RE; Brooks A; Chan KY; Chopra M; Duke T; Marsh D; Pio A; Simoes EAF; Tamburlini G; Theodoratou E; Weber MW; Whitney CG; Campbell H; Qazi SA
Review: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2010;107(24-25):1623-1626
[Mortality statistics--a vital challenge. "Verbal autopsy" can help poor countries develop better health care].
Hanfot E; Wladis A; Källander K
Editorial comment: PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL. 2010;29(5):457-461
Randomized Trials to Study the Nonspecific Effects of Vaccines in Children in Low-Income Countries
Shann F; Nohynek H; Scott JA; Hesseling A; Flanagan KL
Editorial comment: THE LANCET. 2009;373(9675):1582-1584
Home-based management of malaria in the era of urbanisation
Kallander K; Nsungwa-Sabiiti J
Thesis / dissertation: 2005
Case management of childhood fevers in the community : exploring malaria and pneumonia care in Uganda
Källander, Karin

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Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2006

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