Matching comprehensive health insurance reimbursements to their real costs: the case of antenatal care visits in a region of Peru (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Prepaid contributory systems are increasingly being recognized as key mechanisms in achieving universal health coverage in low and middle-income countries. Peru created the Seguro Integral
Highly antiplasmodial non-natural oxidative products of dioncophylline A: synthesis, absolute configuration, and conformational stability (Publications)
Four new compounds, the monomeric dioncotetralones A (6 a) and B (6 b) and the dimeric compounds jozimine A3 (7) and jozimine A4 (9), were semi-synthesized from the natural product dioncophylline A (4
Is <em>Caenorhabditis elegans</em> the magic bullet for anthelminthic drug discovery? (Publications)
Recent advances in handling and readout have facilitated high-throughput screens with Caenorhabditis elegans. A new study demonstrates that C. elegans is a useful tool in high-throughput anthelminthic
A novel isothermal microcalorimetry tool to assess drug effects on<em> Ancylostoma ceylanicum</em> and <em>Necator americanus</em> (Publications)
Soil-transmitted helminths, which affect the poorest communities, worldwide cause a range of symptoms and morbidity, yet few treatment options are available and drug resistance is a concern. To improv
Benzo[b]quinolizinium derivatives have a strong antimalarial activity and inhibit indoleamine dioxygenase (Publications)
The heme-containing enzymes indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-1 and -2 (IDO-1, -2) catalyze the conversion of the essential amino acid tryptophan into kynurenine. Metabolites of the kynurenine pathway and I
Prevalence of malaria across Papua New Guinea after initial roll-out of insecticide-treated mosquito nets (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: To assess the population prevalence of malaria in villages across Papua New Guinea (PNG) following the first roll-out of free long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLIN). METHODS: Between Octobe
Exposing concerns about vaccination in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: Concerns about vaccination lead to under- and no-vaccination. Our objective is to synthesise and expose evidence on individuals' and communities' concerns about vaccination to influence cu
Integrated health messaging for multiple neglected zoonoses: approaches, challenges and opportunities in Morocco (Publications)
Integrating the control of multiple neglected zoonoses at the community-level holds great potential, but critical data is missing to inform the design and implementation of different interventions. In
Mobile health applications for HIV prevention and care in Africa (Publications)
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: More people have mobile phones in Africa than at any point in history. Mobile health (m-health), the use of mobile phones to support the delivery of health services, has expanded in