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S. Silal

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h-index: 22
Works: 90
Citations: 1,866

Most-cited papers

Contribution of vaccination to improved survival and health: modelling 50 years of the Expanded Programme on Immunization
Andrew J. Shattock, H. Johnson, So Yoon Sim, A. Carter +17 more
2024The Lancet495 citations Open access
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Exploring inequalities in access to and use of maternal health services in South Africa
S. Silal, L. Penn-Kekana, Bronwyn Harris, S. Birch +1 more
2012BMC Health Services Research211 citations Open access
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Assessing the impact of next-generation rapid diagnostic tests on Plasmodium falciparum malaria elimination strategies
H. Slater, A. Ross, A. L. Ouédraogo, L. White +13 more
2015Nature138 citations Open access
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Towards malaria control and elimination in Ghana: challenges and decision making tools to guide planning
T. Awine, K. Malm, C. Bart-Plange, S. Silal
2017Global Health Action101 citations Open access
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Recommended reporting items for epidemic forecasting and prediction research: The EPIFORGE 2020 guidelines
S. Pollett, M. Johansson, N. Reich, D. Brett-Major +26 more
2021PLoS Medicine75 citations Open access
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Investigating the affordability of key health services in South Africa.
S. Cleary, S. Birch, N. Chimbindi, S. Silal +1 more
2013Social Science & Medicine (1967)59 citations
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Bounding the levels of transmissibility & immune evasion of the Omicron variant in South Africa
C. Pearson, S. Silal, Michael W. Z. Li, J. Dushoff +17 more
2021medRxiv49 citations Open access
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South African Health Review
Mark Blecher, Jonatan Davén, G. Meyer-Rath, S. Silal +249 more
202248 citations
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Hitting a Moving Target: A Model for Malaria Elimination in the Presence of Population Movement
S. Silal, F. Little, K. Barnes, L. White
2015PLoS ONE43 citations Open access
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Spatio-temporal heterogeneity of malaria morbidity in Ghana: Analysis of routine health facility data
T. Awine, K. Malm, N. Peprah, S. Silal
2018PLoS ONE40 citations Open access
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Systematic review of the global epidemiology of viral-induced acute liver failure
J. Patterson, H. Hussey, S. Silal, L. Goddard +5 more
2020BMJ Open39 citations Open access
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Estimating the risk of declining funding for malaria in Ghana: the case for continued investment in the malaria response
R. Shretta, S. Silal, K. Malm, Wahjib Mohammed +5 more
2020Malaria Journal37 citations Open access
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Towards malaria elimination in Mpumalanga, South Africa: a population-level mathematical modelling approach
S. Silal, F. Little, K. Barnes, L. White
2014Malaria Journal36 citations Open access
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Operational research: A multidisciplinary approach for the management of infectious disease in a global context
S. Silal
2020European Journal of Operational Research33 citations Open access
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Exploring the Seasonality of Reported Treated Malaria Cases in Mpumalanga, South Africa
S. Silal, K. Barnes, G. Kok, A. Mabuza +1 more
2013PLoS ONE32 citations Open access
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Cost-effectiveness of remdesivir and dexamethasone for COVID-19 treatment in South Africa
Youngji Jo, L. Jamieson, I. Edoka, L. Long +6 more
2020medRxiv29 citations Open access
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Predicting the impact of border control on malaria transmission: a simulated focal screen and treat campaign
S. Silal, F. Little, K. Barnes, L. White
2015Malaria Journal29 citations Open access
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Factors associated with patterns of plural healthcare utilization among patients taking antiretroviral therapy in rural and urban South Africa: a cross-sectional study
M. Moshabela, H. Schneider, S. Silal, S. Cleary
2012BMC Health Services Research29 citations Open access
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Malaria elimination transmission and costing in the Asia-Pacific: a multi-species dynamic transmission model
S. Silal, R. Shretta, O. Celhay, Chris Erwin Gran Mercado +3 more
2019Wellcome Open Research27 citations Open access
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Cost-effectiveness of Remdesivir and Dexamethasone for COVID-19 Treatment in South Africa
Youngji Jo, L. Jamieson, I. Edoka, L. Long +6 more
2021Open Forum Infectious Diseases24 citations Open access
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Malaria elimination transmission and costing in the Asia-Pacific: Developing an investment case
R. Shretta, S. Silal, O. Celhay, Chris Erwin Gran Mercado +7 more
2019Wellcome Open Research24 citations Open access
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Investment case for malaria elimination in South Africa: a financing model for resource mobilization to accelerate regional malaria elimination
Joseph D. Njau, S. Silal, A. Kollipara, Katie Fox +6 more
2021Malaria Journal22 citations Open access
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Sensitivity to model structure: a comparison of compartmental models in epidemiology
S. Silal, F. Little, K. Barnes, L. White
2016Health Systems19 citations Open access
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COVID-19 response in South African communities: Screening, testing, tracing and movement modelling
M. Modisenyane, L. Madikezela, S. Mngemane, Otim Patrick Cossy Ramadan +5 more
2022South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde16 citations Open access
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Accounting for regional transmission variability and the impact of malaria control interventions in Ghana: a population level mathematical modelling approach
T. Awine, S. Silal
2020Malaria Journal14 citations Open access
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Equity in the use of antiretroviral treatment in the public health care system in urban South Africa.
S. Cleary, S. Silal, S. Birch, H. Carrara +3 more
2011Health Policy14 citations
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The global epidemiology of viral-induced acute liver failure: a systematic review protocol
J. Patterson, H. Hussey, Leila H. Abdullahi, S. Silal +6 more
2019BMJ Open13 citations Open access
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The Full Value of Vaccine Assessments Concept—Current Opportunities and Recommendations
Richard G. White, N. A. Menzies, A. Portnoy, R. Clark +12 more
2024Vaccines9 citations Open access
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Assessing the effectiveness of malaria interventions at the regional level in Ghana using a mathematical modelling application
T. Awine, S. Silal
2022medRxiv9 citations Open access
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A retrospective study assessing the clinical outcomes and costs of acute hepatitis A in Cape Town, South Africa
J. Patterson, S. Cleary, S. Silal, G. Hussey +7 more
2022BMC Infectious Diseases9 citations Open access
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The role of modelling and analytics in South African COVID-19 planning and budgeting
G. Meyer-Rath, Rachel A. Hounsell, J. Pulliam, L. Jamieson +3 more
2022medRxiv8 citations Open access
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Leveraging epidemiology as a decision support tool during the COVID-19 epidemic in South Africa
S. Silal, M. Groome, N. Govender, J. Pulliam +12 more
2022South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde8 citations Open access
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Characterisation of the environmental presence of hepatitis A virus in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
P. Kuodi, J. Patterson, S. Silal, G. Hussey +1 more
2020BMJ Open8 citations Open access
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An interactive application for malaria elimination transmission and costing in the Asia-Pacific
O. Celhay, S. Silal, R. Maude, Chris Erwin Gran Mercado +2 more
2019Wellcome Open Research8 citations Open access
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Strengthening health policy modelling in Africa.
S. Thumbi, J. Oliwa, S. Silal
2024Lancet Global Health7 citations Open access
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Modelling the Cost-Effectiveness of Hepatitis A in South Africa
J. Patterson, S. Cleary, J. Norman, H. van Zyl +6 more
2024Vaccines7 citations Open access
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Mobilizing resources with an investment case to mitigate cross-border malaria transmission and achieve malaria elimination in South Africa
A. Kollipara, D. Moonasar, R. Balawanth, S. Silal +5 more
2023Global Health Action7 citations Open access
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Introduction to the special issue: Management Science in the Fight Against Covid-19
Alec Morton, E. Bish, I. Megiddo, Wei-Fen Zhuang +14 more
2021Health Care Management Science7 citations Open access
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The role of remdesivir in South Africa: preventing COVID-19 deaths through increasing ICU capacity
B. Nichols, L. Jamieson, S. R. C. Zhang, Gabriella A. Rao +4 more
2020medRxiv7 citations Open access
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The Role of Remdesivir in South Africa: Preventing COVID-19 Deaths Through Increasing Intensive Care Unit Capacity
B. Nichols, L. Jamieson, S. R. C. Zhang, Gabriella A. Rao +4 more
2020Clinical Infectious Diseases7 citations Open access
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Report from the World Health Organization’s immunization and vaccines related implementation research advisory committee (IVIR-AC) meeting, Geneva, 11–13 September 2023
P. Lambach, Walt Orenstein, S. Silal, A. Sbarra +13 more
2024Vaccine6 citations Open access
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Report from the World Health Organization’s immunization and vaccines-related implementation research advisory committee (IVIR-AC) meeting, virtual gathering, 26 February–1 March 2024
P. Lambach, S. Silal, A. Sbarra, Mitsuki Koh +11 more
2024Vaccine6 citations Open access
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The National COVID-19 Epi Model (NCEM): Estimating cases, admissions and deaths for the first wave of COVID-19 in South Africa
S. Silal, J. Pulliam, G. Meyer-Rath, L. Jamieson +6 more
2023PLOS Global Public Health6 citations Open access
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The South African government’s COVID-19 response: protecting lives and livelihoods
Mark Blecher, Jonatan Davén, G. Meyer-Rath, S. Silal +2 more
2022South African Health Review6 citations Open access
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Local level inequalities in the use of hospital-based maternal delivery in rural South Africa
S. Silal, L. Penn-Kekana, T. Bärnighausen, H. Schneider
2014Globalization and Health6 citations Open access
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Report from the World Health Organization's immunization and vaccines-related implementation research advisory committee (IVIR-AC) meeting, virtual gathering, 17–21 February 2025
P. Lambach, S. Silal, A. Sbarra, Mitsuki Koh +10 more
2025Vaccine5 citations Open access
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Report from the World Health Organization's immunization and vaccines-related implementation research advisory committee (IVIR-AC) meeting, virtual gathering, 10–13 September 2024
P. Lambach, S. Silal, A. Sbarra, Mitsuki Koh +11 more
2024Vaccine5 citations
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An interactive application for malaria elimination transmission and costing in the Asia-Pacific [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]
O. Celhay, S. Silal, R. Maude, Chris Erwin G. Mercado +2 more
20215 citations
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Differential in-hospital mortality and intensive care treatment over time: Informing hospital pathways for modelling COVID-19 in South Africa
L. Jamieson, C. van Schalkwyk, B. Nichols, G. Meyer-Rath +6 more
2023PLOS Global Public Health4 citations Open access
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Report from the World Health Organization's immunization and vaccines-related implementation research advisory committee (IVIR-AC) ad hoc meeting, 28 June – 1 July 2024
P. Lambach, S. Silal, A. Sbarra, Natasha Crowcroft +18 more
2024Vaccine3 citations Open access
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