Association between gastrointestinal tract infections and glycated hemoglobin in school children of poor neighborhoods in Port Elizabeth, South Africa (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Low- and middle-income countries are facing a dual disease burden with infectious diseases (e.g., gastrointestinal tract infections) and non-communicable diseases (e.g., diabetes) being co
Mosquito net coverage in years between mass distributions: a case study of Tanzania, 2013 (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The Government of Tanzania is the main source of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) for its population. Mosquito nets (treated and untreated) are also available in the commercial marke
Isothermal microcalorimetry – a quantitative method to monitor <em>Trypanosoma congolense</em> growth and growth inhibition by trypanocidal drugs in... (Publications)
Trypanosoma congolense is a protozoan parasite that is transmitted by tsetse flies, causing African Animal Trypanosomiasis, also known as Nagana, in sub-Saharan Africa. Nagana is a fatal disease of li
Impact of mammography screening programmes on breast cancer mortality in Switzerland, a country with different regional screening policies (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: In the past decades, mortality due to breast cancer has declined considerably in Switzerland and other developed countries. The reasons for this decline remain controversial as several f