The contribution of malaria control interventions on spatio-temporal changes of parasitaemia risk in Uganda during 2009-2014 (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In Uganda, malaria vector control interventions and case management with Artemisinin Combination Therapies (ACTs) have been scaled up over the last few years as a result of increased fundi
Estimating the burden of scrub typhus: a systematic review (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Scrub typhus is a vector-borne zoonotic disease that can be life-threatening. There are no licensed vaccines, or vector control efforts in place. Despite increasing awareness in endemic re
KaziBantu - Healthy Schools for Healthy Communities. 2017 onwards [Video] (Publications)
Healthy Schools for Healthy Communities – KaziBantu builds on existing evidence that school-based health interventions can improve the health of schoolchildren and teachers in low-resource settings. T
Setting priorities for knowledge translation of Cochrane reviews for health equity: evidence for equity (Publications)
BACKGROUND: A focus on equity in health can be seen in many global development goals and reports, research and international declarations. With the development of a relevant framework and methods, the
Effect of land-use changes on the abundance, distribution, and host-seeking behavior of <em>Aedes arbovirus</em> vectors in oil palm-dominated... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Identifying priority areas for vector control is of considerable public health relevance. Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) spread by Aedes mosquitoes are (re)emerging in many parts of
Somatic mutation footprinting reveals a unique tetra-nucleotide signature associated with intron-exon boundaries in lung cancer (Publications)
Cigarette smoke comprises a large number of carcinogenic substances that can increase DNA mutation load in epithelial cells of the mouth, throat and lungs. While a strong C:A substitution preference i
Global investment targets for malaria control and elimination between 2016 and 2030 (Publications)
Background: Access to malaria control interventions falls short of universal health coverage. The Global Technical Strategy for malaria targets at least 90% reduction in case incidence and mortality r
Identification and characterization of the three members of the CLC family of anion transport proteins in<em> Trypanosoma brucei</em> (Publications)
CLC type anion transport proteins are homo-dimeric or hetero-dimeric with an integrated transport function in each subunit. We have identified and partially characterized three members of this family
Urbanisation and its effect on risk factors associated with childhood diarrhoea in Mbour, Senegal: a visualisation (Publications)
Rapid urbanisation, particularly in secondary cities in Africa, brings along specific challenges for global health, including the prevention and control of infectious diseases such as diarrhoea. Our p