2-Phenoxy-1,4-naphthoquinones: from a multitarget antitrypanosomal to a potential antitumor profile (Publications)
A small library of 2-phenoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone and 2-phenoxy-1,4-anthraquinone derivatives was initially developed to optimize the antitrypanosomatid profile of the multitarget hit compound B6 (1). T
Strengthening accountability for improved maternal and newborn health: a mapping of studies in sub-Saharan Africa (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To describe the types of maternal and newborn health program accountability mechanisms implemented and evaluated in recent years in Sub-Saharan Africa, how these have been implemented, thei
The potential of food fortification to add micronutrients in young children and women of reproductive age - findings from a cross-sectional survey in... (Publications)
Poor micronutrient intakes are a major contributing factor to the high burden of micronutrient deficiencies in Cote d'Ivoire. Large-scale food fortification is considered a cost-effective approach to
Implementation of tuberculosis intensive case finding, isoniazid preventive therapy, and infection control ("Three I's") and HIV-tuberculosis service... (Publications)
SETTING: World Health Organization advocates for integration of HIV-tuberculosis (TB) services and recommends intensive case finding (ICF), isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT), and infection control ("
Child survival gains in Tanzania: analysis of data from demographic and health surveys (Publications)
BACKGROUND: A recent national survey in Tanzania reported that mortality in children younger than 5 years dropped by 24% over the 5 years between 2000 and 2004. We aimed to investigate yearly changes
Culture, changing livelihoods, and HIV/AIDS discourse: reframing the institutionalization of fish-for-sex exchange in the Zambian Kafue Flats (Publications)
Discussions about the cultural dimensions of the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa persist. Drawing ondata on fish-for-sex deals between local Ila or Tonga women and immigrant fishermen in theZambian Kafue
Risk factors associated with the epilepsy treatment gap in Kilifi, Kenya: a cross-sectional study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Many people with epilepsy in low-income countries do not receive appropriate biomedical treatment. This epilepsy treatment gap might be caused by patients not seeking biomedical treatment
Behavior of sunbed users in Switzerland (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: A constant rise in the number of skin cancer cases has been observed during the last few years. An important reason for this trend is that exposure of the population to UV radiation is hig