PUBLICATIONS
Scientific research
2026
Mugisha N, Rasoanaivo F, Raza-Fanomezanjanahary M, Ralaivavikoa FA, Andriamanampy T, Cowley G, Ramamonjisoa H, Rakotonirina C, Rajaonarison T, Rahanitriniaina J, Andrianomenjanahary M, Rakotovoavy LN, Davis L, Razafinjato B, Rakotonanahary RJL, Finnegan KE. Evaluation of a diabetes decentralization program in rural Madagascar using the RE-AIM framework. PLOS Global Public Health 2026;6:e0005936.
2025
Garchitorena A, Miller AC, Razanadranaivo HL, Rakotonirina L, Barriault S-A, Razafinjato B, Kotchofa JA, Rafenoarimalala F, Rakotonanahary RJL, Ihantamalala FA, Evans MV, Tolojananahary AT, Ramanandraitsiory V, Tsitinomen’nyaina A, Ralaivavikoa FA, Raza-Fanomezanjanahary EM, Randriamanambintsoa M, Andrianambinina S, Yasmine LL, Murray MB, Rich ML, Cordier LF, Finnegan KE, Bonds MH, Randriamanantany ZA. Changes in child mortality and population health following 10 years of health systems strengthening in rural Madagascar: A longitudinal cohort study. PLOS Medicine 2025;22:e1004549.
Ihantamalala FA, Randriamihaja M, Miller AC, Rakotonanahary RJL, Raza-Fanomezanjanahary M, Kotchofa JA, Randriamanambintsoa M, Ramarson H, Razafinjato B, Rasoanandrasana V, Bonds M, Finnegan KE, Garchitorena A. Persistence of geographic barriers to maternal care services following a health system strengthening initiative in rural Madagascar. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2025;25:997.
Randriamihaja M, Randrianjatovo TM, Evans MV, Ihantamalala FA, Herbreteau V, Révillion C, Delaitre E, Catry T, Garchitorena A. Monitoring individual rice field flooding dynamics over a large scale to improve mosquito surveillance and control. Malar J 2025;24:107.
Evans MV, Ihantamalala FA, Randriamihaja M, Herbreteau V, Révillion C, Catry T, Delaitre E, Bonds MH, Roche B, Mitsinjoniala E, Ralaivavikoa FA, Razafinjato B, Raobela O, Garchitorena A. Increasing the resolution of malaria early warning systems for use by local health actors. Malar J 2025;24:30.
Evans MV, Rajaonarifara E, Garchitorena A, Ralaivavikoa FA, Rahajatiana PE, Finnegan KE, Cordier L, Rakotonirina L, Razafinjato B, Randrianjatovo TM, Révillion C, Mbimbisoa MJ, Bonds MH. Designing and Evaluating a Health System Resilient to Extreme Weather Events in Rural Madagascar. Ann Glob Health 2025;91:40.
2024
Randriamihaja M, Ihantamalala FA, Rafenoarimalala FH, Finnegan KE, Rakotonirina L, Razafinjato B, Bonds MH, Evans MV, Garchitorena A. Combining OpenStreetMap mapping and route optimization algorithms to inform the delivery of community health interventions at the last mile. PLOS Digital Health 2024;3:e0000621.
Razafinjato B, Rakotonirina L, Cordier LF, Rasoarivao A, Andrianomenjanahary M, Marovavy L, Hanitriniaina F, Andriamiandra IJ, Mayfield A, Palazuelos D, Cowley G, Ramarson A, Ihantamalala F, Rakotonanahary RJL, Miller AC, Garchitorena A, McCarty MG, Bonds MH, Finnegan KE. Evaluation of a novel approach to community health care delivery in Ifanadiana District, Madagascar. PLOS Global Public Health 2024;4:e0002888.
Rajaonarifara E, Roche B, Chesnais CB, Rabenantoandro H, Evans M, Garchitorena A. Heterogeneity in elimination efforts could increase the risk of resurgence of lymphatic filariasis in Madagascar. Infection, Genetics and Evolution 2024;120:105589.
2023
Evans MV, Ihantamalala FA, Randriamihaja M, Aina AT, Bonds MH, Finnegan KE, Rakotonanahary RJL, Raza-Fanomezanjanahary M, Razafinjato B, Raobela O, Raholiarimanana SH, Randrianavalona TH, Garchitorena A. Applying a zero-corrected, gravity model estimator reduces bias due to heterogeneity in healthcare utilization in community-scale, passive surveillance datasets of endemic diseases. Sci Rep 2023;13:21288.
Garchitorena A, Rasoloharimanana LT, Rakotonanahary RJ, Evans MV, Miller AC, Finnegan KE, Cordier LF, Cowley G, Razafinjato B, Randriamanambintsoa M, Andrianambinina S, Popper SJ, Hotahiene R, Bonds MH, Schoenhals M. Morbidity and mortality burden of COVID-19 in rural Madagascar: results from a longitudinal cohort and nested seroprevalence study. Int J Epidemiol 2023;52:1745–55.
Pourtois JD, Tallam K, Jones I, Hyde E, Chamberlin AJ, Evans MV, Ihantamalala FA, Cordier LF, Razafinjato BR, Rakotonanahary RJL, Aina AT, Soloniaina P, Raholiarimanana SH, Razafinjato C, Bonds MH, Leo GAD, Sokolow SH, Garchitorena A. Climatic, land-use and socio-economic factors can predict malaria dynamics at fine spatial scales relevant to local health actors: Evidence from rural Madagascar. PLOS Global Public Health 2023;3:e0001607.
2022
Evans MV, Andréambeloson T, Randriamihaja M, Ihantamalala F, Cordier L, Cowley G, Finnegan K, Hanitriniaina F, Miller AC, Ralantomalala LM, Randriamahasoa A, Razafinjato B, Razanahanitriniaina E, Rakotonanahary RJL, Andriamiandra IJ, Bonds MH, Garchitorena A. Geographic barriers to care persist at the community healthcare level: Evidence from rural Madagascar. PLOS Global Public Health 2022;2:e0001028.
Rajaonarifara E, Bonds MH, Miller AC, Ihantamalala FA, Cordier L, Razafinjato B, Rafenoarimalala FH, Finnegan KE, Rakotonanahary RJL, Cowley G, Ratsimbazafy B, Razafimamonjy F, Randriamanambintsoa M, Raza-Fanomezanjanahary EM, Randrianambinina A, Metcalf CJ, Roche B, Garchitorena A. Impact of health system strengthening on delivery strategies to improve child immunisation coverage and inequalities in rural Madagascar. BMJ Glob Health 2022;7.
2021
Ihantamalala FA, Bonds MH, Randriamihaja M, Rakotonirina L, Herbreteau V, Révillion C, Rakotoarimanana S, Cowley G, Andriatiana TA, Mayfield A, Rich ML, Rakotonanahary RJL, Finnegan KE, Ramarson A, Razafinjato B, Ramiandrisoa B, Randrianambinina A, Cordier LF, Garchitorena A. Geographic barriers to establishing a successful hospital referral system in rural Madagascar. BMJ Glob Health 2021;6.
Garchitorena A, Ihantamalala FA, Révillion C, Cordier LF, Randriamihaja M, Razafinjato B, Rafenoarivamalala FH, Finnegan KE, Andrianirinarison JC, Rakotonirina J, Herbreteau V, Bonds MH. Geographic barriers to achieving universal health coverage: evidence from rural Madagascar. Health Policy Plan 2021;36:1659–70.
Rakotonanahary RJL, Andriambolamanana H, Razafinjato B, Raza-Fanomezanjanahary EM, Ramanandraitsiory V, Ralaivavikoa F, Tsirinomen’ny Aina A, Rahajatiana L, Rakotonirina L, Haruna J, Cordier LF, Murray MB, Cowley G, Jordan D, Krasnow MA, Wright PC, Gillespie TR, Docherty M, Loyd T, Evans MV, Drake JM, Ngonghala CN, Rich ML, Popper SJ, Miller AC, Ihantamalala FA, Randrianambinina A, Ramiandrisoa B, Rakotozafy E, Rasolofomanana A, Rakotozafy G, Andriamahatana Vololoniaina MC, Andriamihaja B, Garchitorena A, Rakotonirina J, Mayfield A, Finnegan KE, Bonds MH. Integrating Health Systems and Science to Respond to COVID-19 in a Model District of Rural Madagascar. Front Public Health 2021;9.
Evans MV, Bonds MH, Cordier LF, Drake JM, Ihantamalala F, Haruna J, Miller AC, Murdock CC, Randriamanambtsoa M, Raza-Fanomezanjanahary EM, Razafinjato BR, Garchitorena AC. Socio-demographic, not environmental, risk factors explain fine-scale spatial patterns of diarrhoeal disease in Ifanadiana, rural Madagascar. Proc Biol Sci 2021;288:20202501.
Miller AC, Bonds MH. Building “Bridges” to Equity. Am J Public Health 2021;111:342–3.
Hyde E, Bonds MH, Ihantamalala FA, Miller AC, Cordier LF, Razafinjato B, Andriambolamanana H, Randriamanambintsoa M, Barry M, Andrianirinarison JC, Andriamananjara MN, Garchitorena A. Estimating the local spatio‐temporal distribution of malaria from routine health information systems in areas of low health care access and reporting. Int J Health Geogr 2021;20:8.
2020
Evans MV, Garchitorena A, Rakotonanahary RJL, Drake JM, Andriamihaja B, Rajaonarifara E, Ngonghala CN, Roche B, Bonds MH, Rakotonirina J. Reconciling model predictions with low reported cases of COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa: insights from Madagascar. Global Health Action 2020;13:1816044.
Garchitorena A, Miller AC, Cordier LF, Randriamanambintsoa M, Razanadrakato H-TR, Randriamihaja M, Razafinjato B, Finnegan KE, Haruna J, Rakotonirina L, Rakotozafy G, Raharimamonjy L, Atwood S, Murray MB, Rich M, Loyd T, Solofomalala GD, Bonds MH. District-level health system strengthening for universal health coverage: evidence from a longitudinal cohort study in rural Madagascar, 2014-2018. BMJ Glob Health 2020;5.
Garchitorena A, Murray MB, Hedt-Gauthier B, Farmer PE, Bonds MH. Reducing the Knowledge Gap in Global Health Delivery: Contributions and Limitations of Randomized Controlled Trials. In: Bédécarrats F, Guérin I, Roubaud F, editors. Randomized Control Trials in the Field of Development: A Critical Perspective. Oxford University Press 2020, p. 152–165.
Cordier LF, Kalaris K, Rakotonanahary RJL, Rakotonirina L, Haruna J, Mayfield A, Marovavy L, McCarty MG, Tsirinomen’ny Aina A, Ratsimbazafy B, Razafinjato B, Loyd T, Ihantamalala F, Garchitorena A, Bonds MH, Finnegan KE. Networks of Care in Rural Madagascar for Achieving Universal Health Coverage in Ifanadiana District. Health Systems & Reform 2020;6:e1841437.
Ihantamalala FA, Herbreteau V, Révillion C, Randriamihaja M, Commins J, Andréambeloson T, Rafenoarimalala FH, Randrianambinina A, Cordier LF, Bonds MH, Garchitorena A. Improving geographical accessibility modeling for operational use by local health actors. Int J Health Geogr 2020;19:27.
Miller AC, Garchitorena A, Rabemananjara F, Cordier L, Randriamanambintsoa M, Rabeza V, Razanadrakoto H-TR, Rakoto Ramakasoa R, RamahefarisonTiana O, Ratsimbazafy BN, Ouenzar MA, Bonds MH, Ratsifandrihamanana L. Factors associated with risk of developmental delay in preschool children in a setting with high rates of malnutrition: a cross-sectional analysis of data from the IHOPE study, Madagascar. BMC Pediatr 2020;20:108.
2019
Ezran C, Bonds MH, Miller AC, Cordier LF, Haruna J, Mwanawabenea D, Randriamanambintsoa M, Razanadrakato H-TR, Ouenzar MA, Razafinjato BR, Murray M, Garchitorena A. Assessing trends in the content of maternal and child care following a health system strengthening initiative in rural Madagascar: A longitudinal cohort study. PLOS Medicine 2019;16:e1002869.
2018
Miller AC, Garchitorena A, Rabeza V, Randriamanambintsoa M, Rahaniraka Razanadrakato H-T, Cordier L, Ouenzar MA, Murray MB, Thomson DR, Bonds MH. Cohort Profile: Ifanadiana Health Outcomes and Prosperity longitudinal Evaluation (IHOPE). Int J Epidemiol 2018;47:1394–1395e.
Bonds MH, Rich ML. Integrated health system strengthening can generate rapid population impacts that can be replicated: lessons from Rwanda to Madagascar. BMJ Glob Health 2018;3.
Garchitorena A, Raza-Fanomezanjanahary EM, Mioramalala SA, Chesnais CB, Ratsimbasoa CA, Ramarosata H, Bonds MH, Rabenantoandro H. Towards elimination of lymphatic filariasis in southeastern Madagascar: Successes and challenges for interrupting transmission. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2018;12:e0006780.
Bonds MH, Garchitorena A, Farmer PE, Murray MB. Ecology of poverty, disease and health care delivery: lessons for planetary health. In: Roche B, Broutin H, Simard F, editors. Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases: pathogen control and public health management in low-income countries. Oxford University Press 2018, p. 283–294.
Garchitorena A, Miller AC, Cordier LF, Rabeza VR, Randriamanambintsoa M, Razanadrakato H-TR, Hall L, Gikic D, Haruna J, McCarty M, Randrianambinina A, Thomson DR, Atwood S, Rich ML, Murray MB, Ratsirarson J, Ouenzar MA, Bonds MH. Early changes in intervention coverage and mortality rates following the implementation of an integrated health system intervention in Madagascar. BMJ Glob Health 2018;3.
Bonds MH, Ouenzar MA, Garchitorena A, Cordier LF, McCarty MG, Rich ML, Andriamihaja B, Haruna J, Farmer PE. Madagascar can build stronger health systems to fight plague and prevent the next epidemic. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2018;12:e0006131.
McCuskee S, Garchitorena A, Miller AC, Hall L, Ouenzar MA, Rabeza VR, Ramananjato RH, Razanadrakato H-TR, Randriamanambintsoa M, Barry M, Bonds MH. Child malnutrition in Ifanadiana district, Madagascar: associated factors and timing of growth faltering ahead of a health system strengthening intervention. Global Health Action 2018;11:1452357.
2018
Garchitorena A, Miller A, Cordier L, Ramananjato R, Rabeza V, Murray M, Cripps A, Hall L, Farmer P, Rich M, Orlan A, Rabemampionona A, Rakotozafy G, Randriantsimaniry D, Gikic D, Bonds M. In Madagascar, Use Of Health Care Services Increased When Fees Were Removed: Lessons For Universal Health Coverage. Health Affairs 2017;36:1443–51.
Miller AC, Ramananjato RH, Garchitorena A, Rabeza VR, Gikic D, Cripps A, Cordier L, Rahaniraka Razanadrakato H-T, Randriamanambintsoa M, Hall L, Murray M, Safara Razanavololo F, Rich ML, Bonds MH. Baseline population health conditions ahead of a health system strengthening program in rural Madagascar. Global Health Action 2017;10:1329961.