The COVID-19 pandemic: effects on civil registration of births and deaths and on availability and utility of vital events data (Publications)
The complex and evolving picture of COVID-19-related mortality highlights the need for data to guide the response. Yet many countries are struggling to maintain their data systems, including the civil
Can big data be used to monitor the mental health consequences of COVID-19? (Publications)
The COVID-19 pandemic has profound mental health consequences [1]. Yet, opportunities to monitor and mitigate mental health problems in this context remain scarce [2]. At the same time, nearly half of
Effect of specificity of health expenditure questions in the measurement of out-of-pocket health expenditure: evidence from field experimental study... (Publications)
Background: The effect of number of health items on out-of- pockets (OOPs) has been identified as a source of bias in measuring OOPs. Evidence comes mostly from cross-sectional comparison of different
Rethinking and strengthening the Global Health Diplomacy through triangulated nexus between policy makers, scientists and the community in light of... (Publications)
The COVID-19 pandemic is considerably the biggest global health challenge of this modern era. Spreading across all regions of the world, this corona virus disease has disrupted even some of the most a
Christian Lengeler: Malaria breitet sich wieder aus [Radio Broadcast] (Publications)
Das Ziel der Weltgesundheitsorganisation: Malaria bis 2050 auszurotten. Noch immer sterben rund eine halbe Million Menschen jährlich an Malaria, die Zahl der Toten sinkt seit einigen Jahren nicht mehr
Leptospirosis followed by Kawasaki-like disease: case report from an adult Swiss patient and review of the literature (Publications)
Kawasaki disease (KD) is a vasculitis that mostly occurs in children, but rare cases in adults have been reported. We describe the case of a 43-year-old Swiss male who developed symptoms compatible wi
Prevalence of stunting and relationship between stunting and associated risk factors with academic achievement and cognitive function: a... (Publications)
Childhood stunting can have negative long-term consequences on cognitive development, academic achievement, and economic productivity later in life. We determined the prevalence of stunting and examin
Diarrhoea among children aged under five years and risk factors in informal settlements: a cross-sectional study in Cape Town, South Africa (Publications)
Background: There is limited data on the association between diarrhoea among children aged under five years (U5D) and water use, sanitation, hygiene, and socio-economics factors in low-income communit
Association of livestock ownership and household dietary quality: results from a cross-sectional survey from rural India (Publications)
Studies from India and several eastern African countries found that the impact of dairy animal ownership on household nutrition varied greatly, depending on the socio-geographic context. The purpose o
Fostering cardiovascular health at work - case study from Senegal (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Of the 15 million annual premature deaths from non-communicable diseases (NCDs), 85% occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Affecting individuals in the prime of their lives, N