COVID-19 genomic surveillance in Bangui (Central African Republic) reveals a landscape of circulating variants linked to validated antiviral targets... (Publications)
Since its outbreak, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spread rapidly, causing the Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic. Even with the vaccines' administration, the vir
Health position paper and redox perspectives: disease burden by transportation noise (Publications)
Transportation noise is a ubiquitous urban exposure. In 2018, the World Health Organization concluded that chronic exposure to road traffic noise is a risk factor for ischemic heart disease. In contra
User-reported quality of care: findings from the first round of the People's Voice Survey in 14 countries (Publications)
High-quality care is essential for improving health outcomes, although many health systems struggle to maintain good quality. We use data from the People's Voice Survey-a nationally representative sur
Understanding context of violence against healthcare through citizen science and evaluating the effectiveness of a co-designed code of conduct and of... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Violence against health care workers (HCWs) is a multifaceted issue entwined with broader social, cultural, and economic contexts. While it is a global phenomenon, in crisis settings, HCWs
<em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> merozoite surface protein 1 as asexual blood stage malaria vaccine candidate (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Malaria represents a tremendous public health challenge in tropical and sub-tropical regions, and currently deployed control strategies are likely insufficient to drive elimination of ma
Population confidence in the health system in 15 countries: results from the first round of the People's Voice Survey (Publications)
Population confidence is essential to a well functioning health system. Using data from the People's Voice Survey-a novel population survey conducted in 15 low-income, middle-income, and high-income c
The path to universal health coverage in five African and Asian countries: examining the association between insurance status and health-care use (Publications)
Despite major efforts to achieve universal health coverage (UHC), progress has lagged in many African and Asian countries. A key strategy pursued by many countries is the use of health insurance to in
Investigation of optimized observation periods for estimating a representative home range of free-roaming domestic dogs (Publications)
Free-roaming domestic dogs (FRDD), as vectors of zoonotic diseases, are of high relevance for public health. Understanding roaming patterns of dogs can help to design disease control programs and dise
Health system quality and COVID-19 vaccination: a cross-sectional analysis in 14 countries (Publications)
The social and behavioural determinants of COVID-19 vaccination have been described previously. However, little is known about how vaccinated people use and rate their health system. We used surveys c
