The impact of maternal RSV vaccine to protect infants in Gavi-supported countries: estimates from two models (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Interventions to protect young infants against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are in advanced phases of development and are expected to be available in the foreseeable future. Gavi, the
Vaccine implementation factors affecting maternal tetanus immunization in low- and middle-income countries: results of the Maternal Immunization and... (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: To examine the characteristics of existing maternal tetanus immunization programmes for pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and to identify and understand the challe
Development of an ELISA for the quantification of mycolactone, the cytotoxic macrolide toxin of <em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em> (Publications)
Mycolactones, macrolide cytotoxins, are key virulence factors of Mycobacterium ulcerans, the etiological agent of the chronic necrotizing skin disease Buruli ulcer. There is urgent need for a simple p
Evaluation of different methods and data sources to optimise modelling of NO2 at a global scale (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In countries where air pollution stations are unavailable or scarce, station measurements from other countries and atmospheric remote sensing could jointly provide information to estimate
Epidemiology and risk factors of <em>Strongyloides stercoralis </em>infection in Papua, Indonesia: a molecular diagnostic study (Publications)
Strongyloides stercoralis is a parasitic worm that is of considerable clinical relevance. Indeed, it may persist asymptomatically for many years, but can lead to potentially fatal dissemination when t
What we need is health system transformation and not health system strengthening for universal health coverage to work: perspectives from a National... (Publications)
Background: Globally, universal health coverage (UHC) has gained traction as a major health priority. In 2011, South Africa embarked on a UHC journey to ensure that everyone has access to quality heal
Performance of a real-time PCR approach for diagnosing <em>Schistosoma haematobium</em> infections of different intensity in urine samples from... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Efforts to control and eliminate schistosomiasis have accelerated over the past decade. As parasite burden, associated morbidity and egg excretion decrease, diagnosis with standard parasit