Author

Sylvester Kathumba

Observed name: Kathumba, Sylvester

Institution: Ministry of Health

Observed institution: Ministry of Health

ORCID: 0000-0002-5314-3377

Observed ORCID: 0000-0002-5314-3377

OpenAlex ID: A5085658098

Soya, maize, and sorghum–based ready-to-use therapeutic food with amino acid is as efficacious as the standard milk and peanut paste–based formulation for the treatment of severe acute malnutrition in children: a noninferiority individually randomized controlled efficacy clinical trial in Malawi

2017 · Paluku Bahwere, Peter Akomo, et al. · American Journal of Clinical Nutrition · 75

Soya, maize and sorghum ready-to-use therapeutic foods are more effective in correcting anaemia and iron deficiency than the standard ready-to-use therapeutic food: randomized controlled trial

2019 · Peter Akomo, Paluku Bahwere, et al. · BMC Public Health · 42

Amino-acid-enriched cereals ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTF) are as effective as milk-based RUTF in recovering essential amino acid during the treatment of severe acute malnutrition in children: An individually randomized control trial in Malawi

2018 · Wataru Sato, Chie Furuta, et al. · PLoS ONE · 26

Scaling Up Improved Inpatient Treatment of Severe Malnutrition: Key Factors and Experiences From South Africa, Bolivia, Malawi, and Ghana

2022 · Shuaib Kauchali, Thandi Puoane, et al. · Global Health Science and Practice · 14

Amino acid-enriched plant-based RUTF treatment was not inferior to peanut-milk RUTF treatment in restoring plasma amino acid levels among patients with oedematous or non-oedematous malnutrition

2021 · Wataru Sato, Chie Furuta, et al. · Scientific Reports · 13

Creating an enabling policy environment for effective CMAM implementation in Malawi

2012 · Sylvester Kathumba · 6

A protocol for a proof-of-concept randomized control trial testing increased protein quantity and quality in ready-to-use therapeutic food in improving linear growth among 6-23-month-old children with severe wasting in Malawi

2023 · Isabel Potani, Allison I. Daniel, et al. · PLoS ONE · 3

Trends in severe acute malnutrition admissions, characteristics, and treatment outcomes in Malawi from 2011 through 2019

2024 · Allison I. Daniel, Sylvester Kathumba, et al. · Malawi Medical Journal · 2

Works count: 14

Citation count: 181

H-index: 6

I10-index: 5