Cervical cancer prevention and care indicators for women living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa: Delphi Method (Publications)
Dr M. Davidovic speaks to ecancer about cervical cancer prevention and care indicators for women living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa. She discusses the current situation of cervical cancer preventio
Social-political and vaccine related determinants of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Tanzania: a qualitative inquiry (Publications)
Vaccines have played a critical role in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic globally, and Tanzania has made significant efforts to make them available to the public in addition to sensitizing them o
Decreasing incidence of conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma in people with HIV in South Africa (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The main risk factors for squamous cell carcinoma of the conjunctiva (SCCC) are immunodeficiency and exposure to ultraviolet radiation. Little is known about the SCCC epidemiology among pe
Sexual and reproductive health services use among adolescents in pastoralist settings, northeastern Ethiopia (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Adolescents have special sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) needs and are susceptible to poor health outcomes. The global burden of ill sexual health includes a significant proportion o
Life expectancy of <em>Anopheles funestus</em> is double that of <em>Anopheles arabiensis</em> in southeast Tanzania based on mark-release-recapture... (Publications)
Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles funestus sensu stricto mosquitoes are major East African malaria vectors. Understanding their dispersal and population structure is critical for developing effective
Swiss TPH: 30 years of R&D towards new drugs for tropical diseases (Publications)
The year 2023 marks the 80th anniversary of the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH). Associated with the University of Basel, Swiss TPH combines research, education and services, wo
Legionnaires' disease in Switzerland: rationale and study protocol of a prospective national case-control and molecular source attribution study... (Publications)
Switzerland has one of the highest annual Legionnaires' disease (LD) notification rates in Europe (7.8 cases/100,000 population in 2021). The main sources of infection and the cause for this high rate
Barriers to climate change and health research in India: a qualitative study (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: Almost a quarter of the global burden of disease and mortalities is attributable to environmental causes, the magnitude of which is projected to increase in the near future. However, in ma
Community knowledge, attitude, practices and beliefs associated with persistence of malaria transmission in north-western and southern regions of... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Despite significant decline in the past two decades, malaria is still a major public health concern in Tanzania; with over 93% of the population still at risk. Community knowledge, attitud