Association between helminth infections and diabetes mellitus in adults from the Lao People's Democratic Republic: a cross-sectional study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: As a result of epidemiological transition, the health systems of low- and middle-income countries are increasingly faced with a dual disease burden of infectious diseases and emerging non-
What conditions enable decentralization to improve the health system? Qualitative analysis of perspectives on decision space after 25 years of... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Decentralization is promoted as a strategy to improve health system performance by bringing decision-making closer to service delivery. Some studies have investigated if decentralization a
Assessment of tegumental damage to <em>Schistosoma mansoni </em>and <em>S. haematobium </em>after <em>in vitro</em> exposure to ferrocenyl,... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis is one of the most harmful parasitic diseases worldwide, praziquantel being the only drug in widespread use to treat it. We recently demonstrated that ferrocenyl, ruthenoce
Synthesis of jacaranone-derived nitrogenous cyclohexadienones and their antiproliferative and antiprotozoal activities (Publications)
The cytotoxic and antiprotozoal activities of the phytoquinoide, jacaranone, and related compounds have been an ongoing topic in recent drug discovery. Starting from the natural product-derived cycloh
The protective effect of cheese consumption at 18 months on allergic diseases in the first 6 years (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The effect of exposure to micro-organisms on allergic diseases has been well studied. The protective effect of early food diversity against allergic diseases was previously shown in the PA
Outdoor malaria transmission risks and social life: a qualitative study in South-Eastern Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Behaviour changes in mosquitoes from indoor to outdoor biting result in continuing risk of malaria from outdoor activities, including routine household activities and occasional social and
Population-based linkage of big data in dental research (Publications)
Population-based linkage of patient-level information opens new strategies for dental research to identify unknown correlations of diseases, prognostic factors, novel treatment concepts and evaluate h
Comprehensive evaluation of stool-based diagnostic methods and benzimidazole resistance markers to assess drug efficacy and detect the emergence of... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: To work towards reaching the WHO goal of eliminating soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections as a public health problem, the total number of children receiving anthelmintic drugs has st
Compensatory evolution drives multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Central Asia (Publications)
Bacterial factors favoring the unprecedented multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) epidemic in the former Soviet Union remain unclear. We utilized whole genome sequencing and Bayesian statistics t