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Jaime Bayona, MD, MPH

Lecturer on Global Health and Social Medicine
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Jaime Bayona, MD, MPH is the Founding Director of Socios En Salud Sucursal Peru (SES), a Lima-based organization that has had significant impact on policies for prevention and treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) and HIV and provided training and technical assistance around the world.

A leader in international health and social medicine, Dr Bayona is an authority on programmatic approaches to the control of multidrug-resistant TB and a long-time advocate for community-based primary care. He is the author of numerous publications related to TB control and treatment methods and is currently a co-investigator in a multi-institutional grant funded by the US National Institutes of Health to study the epidemiology of multidrug-resistant TB in Lima.

Dr Bayona received his MD in 1986 from The School of Medicine, National University of Trujillo in Peru and his MPH in 1992 from the Joint Center for Public Health Studies, College of Medicine, University of Wales, UK

Dr. Bayona's research focuses on the epidemiology of tuberculosis, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, community-based approaches to dealing with public health problems, social responsibility, and public health approaches in global health. He is also working on the performance evaluation of primary health system is several countries.

Mental Health Burden Among Impoverished HIV-Positive Patients in Peru.
Authors: Authors: Shin S, Muñoz M, Caldas A, Zeladita J, Wong M, Espiritu B, Sanchez E, Callacna M, Rojas C, Arevalo J, Sebastian JL, Bayona J.
J Int Assoc Physicians AIDS Care (Chic)
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Recurrence after treatment for pulmonary multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
Authors: Authors: Becerra MC, Appleton SC, Franke MF, Chalco K, Bayona J, Murray MB, Mitnick CD.
Clin Infect Dis
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Microfinance: a general overview and implications for impoverished individuals living with HIV/AIDS.
Authors: Authors: Caldas A, Arteaga F, Muñoz M, Zeladita J, Albujar M, Bayona J, Shin S.
J Health Care Poor Underserved
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Community-based DOT-HAART accompaniment in an urban resource-poor setting.
Authors: Authors: Muñoz M, Finnegan K, Zeladita J, Caldas A, Sanchez E, Callacna M, Rojas C, Arevalo J, Sebastian JL, Bonilla C, Bayona J, Shin S.
AIDS Behav
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Multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis: a threat to global control of tuberculosis.
Authors: Authors: Gandhi NR, Nunn P, Dheda K, Schaaf HS, Zignol M, van Soolingen D, Jensen P, Bayona J.
Lancet
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Validation and abbreviation of an HIV stigma scale in an adult spanish-speaking population in urban Peru.
Authors: Authors: Franke MF, Muñoz M, Finnegan K, Zeladita J, Sebastian JL, Bayona JN, Shin SS.
AIDS Behav
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Drug-resistant tuberculosis and pregnancy: treatment outcomes of 38 cases in Lima, Peru.
Authors: Authors: Palacios E, Dallman R, Muñoz M, Hurtado R, Chalco K, Guerra D, Mestanza L, Llaro K, Bonilla C, Drobac P, Bayona J, Lygizos M, Anger H, Shin S.
Clin Infect Dis
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Management of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in Peru: cure is possible.
Authors: Authors: Bonilla CA, Crossa A, Jave HO, Mitnick CD, Jamanca RB, Herrera C, Asencios L, Mendoza A, Bayona J, Zignol M, Jaramillo E.
PLoS One
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Comprehensive treatment of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis.
Authors: Authors: Mitnick CD, Shin SS, Seung KJ, Rich ML, Atwood SS, Furin JJ, Fitzmaurice GM, Alcantara Viru FA, Appleton SC, Bayona JN, Bonilla CA, Chalco K, Choi S, Franke MF, Fraser HS, Guerra D, Hurtado RM, Jazayeri D, Joseph K, Llaro K, Mestanza L, Mukherjee JS, Muñoz M, Palacios E, Sanchez E, Sloutsky A, Becerra MC.
N Engl J Med
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Risk factors and mortality associated with default from multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment.
Authors: Authors: Franke MF, Appleton SC, Bayona J, Arteaga F, Palacios E, Llaro K, Shin SS, Becerra MC, Murray MB, Mitnick CD.
Clin Infect Dis
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