Interruption of transmission and elimination of leprosy disease: technical guidance (Publications)
This document provides technical guidance on concepts, definitions, indicators, criteria, milestones and tools to assist leprosy programmes in their journey towards the goals of interruption of transm
The values and risks of an Intergovernmental Panel for One Health to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response (Publications)
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the need for better global governance of pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response (PPR) and has emphasised the importance of organised knowledge production and u
A chromosomal reference genome sequence for the malaria mosquito <em>Anopheles gambia, </em>Giles, 1902, Ifakara strain (Publications)
We present a genome assembly from an individual female Anopheles gambiae (the malaria mosquito; Arthropoda; Insecta; Diptera; Culicidae), Ifakara strain. The genome sequence is 264 megabases in span.
Transdisciplinarity in higher education: the potential of digitalization (Publications)
The complexity and urgency of societal challenges are growing steadily, as the world currently experiences with managing the coronavirus pandemic. Transdisciplinary research approaches are necessary t
A randomized, double-blind placebo-control study assessing the protective efficacy of an odour-based 'push-pull' malaria vector control strategy in... (Publications)
Novel malaria vector control strategies targeting the odour-orientation of mosquitoes during host-seeking, such as 'attract-and-kill' or 'push-and-pull', have been suggested as complementary tools to
Investigating sustainability challenges for the National Health Insurance Fund in Tanzania: a modelling approach (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to model the long-term cost associated with expanding public health insurance coverage in Tanzania. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: We analysed the 2016 claims of 2 923 5
A multi-pronged approach to improve blood culture diagnostics in different clinical departments: a single-centre experience (Publications)
PURPOSE: Blood culture (BC) diagnostics are influenced by many factors. We performed a targeted interdisciplinary analysis to analyse effects of various measures on BC diagnostics performance. METHODS
Understanding diarrhoeal diseases in response to climate variability and drought in Cape Town, South Africa: a mixed methods approach (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The climate of southern Africa is expected to become hotter and drier with more frequent severe droughts and the incidence of diarrhoea to increase. From 2015 to 2018, Cape Town, South Afr