Migrant-friendly hospitals: a paediatric perspective - improving hospital care for migrant children (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The European Union (EU) Migrant-Friendly Hospital (MFH) Initiative, introduced in 2002, promotes the adoption of care approaches adapted to meet the service needs of migrants. However, for
miRNA signatures in Sera of patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis (Publications)
Several studies showed that assessing levels of specific circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) is a non-invasive, rapid, and accurate method for diagnosing diseases or detecting alterations in physiological
Essential medicines in Tanzania: does the new delivery system improve supply and accountability? (Publications)
Objective: Assess whether reform in the Tanzanian medicines delivery system from a central 'push' kit system to a decentralized 'pull' Integrated Logistics System (ILS) has improved medicines accounta
Associations between family-related factors, breakfast consumption and BMI among 10- to 12-year-old European children: the cross-sectional... (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate associations of family-related factors with children's breakfast consumption and BMI-z-score and to examine whether children's breakfast consumption mediates associations bet
Accuracy of the Kato-Katz method and formalin-ether concentration technique for the diagnosis of <em>Clonorchis sinensis</em>, and implication for... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Clonorchiasis is a chronic neglected disease caused by a liver fluke, Clonorchis sinensis. Chemotherapy is the mainstay of control and treatment efficacy is usually determined by microscop
Transmission of malaria in relation to distribution and coverage of long-lasting insecticidal nets in central Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The use of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) is an effective malaria control strategy. However, there are challenges to achieve high coverage, such as distribution sustainability, and
The epidemiology of polyparasitism and implications for morbidity in two rural communities of Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Polyparasitism is still widespread in rural communities of the developing world. However, the epidemiology of polyparasitism and implications for morbidity are poorly understood. We studie
Community response to intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in infants (IPTi) in Papua New Guinea (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Building on previous acceptability research undertaken in sub-Saharan Africa this article aims to investigate the acceptability of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in infants (
