Nelson Ssewante
None · Makerere University
Biography
Ssewante Nelson is a medical doctor who completed his undergraduate degree in Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) from the College of Health Sciences, Makerere University. He is a passionate clinician and an early career researcher who aims to create a positive impact in society through collaboration, and mentorship. His work focuses mainly on infectious diseases most especially malaria, mental health, emergency medicine and medical education. He aspires to champion for malaria elimination through advocacy, collaborative engagements with stakeholders and research. He is the founder of Malarialess, Uganda an initiative aimed at creating a conducive environment where the youths are empowered to generate local ideas that can be nurtured to emanate into feasible solutions towards malaria elimination. He's also a founding member of the Malaria Youth Army, Uganda a project part of the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) among other activities.
Recent Scopus Publications
- Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of outdoor residual spraying with α-cypermethrin, pirimiphos-methyl, and deltamethrin against sand flies: a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled field trial in Uganda
- Characteristics of healthcare workers and health facilities associated with inaccurate recording of malaria rapid diagnostic test results: a multi-country study
- Concordance of rapid diagnostic test results between health facility registers and health management information systems: a multi-country evaluation
- Are malaria rapid diagnostic test results stable over time to support verification of surveillance data?
- Accuracy of recording of malaria rapid diagnostic test results in Uganda
Links
- ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6753-6622
- Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=sOVnPhoAAAAJ
- Scopus https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57286846300