Cardiorespiratory hospitalisation and mortality reductions after smoking bans in Switzerland (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Smoking bans are considered one of the most effective policies to reduce population exposure to tobacco smoke and prevent adverse health outcomes. However, evidence on the effect of cont
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
Reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health: key messages from <em>Disease control priorities 3rd edition</em> (Publications)
As part of Disease Control Priorities 3rd Edition, the World Bank will publish a volume on Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health that identifies essential cost-effective health interventio
Oviposition ecology and species composition of <em>Aedes </em>spp. and <em>Aedes aegypti</em> dynamics in variously urbanized settings in arbovirus... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Aedes mosquito-transmitted outbreaks of dengue and yellow fever have been reported from rural and urban parts of Cote d'Ivoire. The present study aimed at assessing Aedes spp. oviposition
<em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em> mouse model refinement for pre-clinical profiling of vaccine candidates (Publications)
Buruli Ulcer is a neglected tropical disease leading to extensive disabilities and morbidity in West Africa. In this paper we sought to characterize various strains of Mycobacterium ulcerans (M.ulcera
