The economic impact of schistosomiasis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The economic impact of schistosomiasis and the underlying tradeoffs between water resources development and public health concerns have yet to be quantified. Schistosomiasis exerts large h
Risk factors for brucellosis and knowledge-attitude practice among pastoralists in Afar and Somali regions of Ethiopia (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Brucellosis is a neglected bacterial zoonotic disease with substantial economic impact on households. Pastoral communities are a potential risk group due to their way of life being closely
Governance factors that affect the implementation of health financing reforms in Tanzania: an exploratory study of stakeholders' perspectives (Publications)
The development of effective and inclusive health financing reforms is crucial for the progressive realisation of universal health coverage in low-income and middle-income countries. Tanzania has been
Genotypic and phenotypic diversity of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> complex genotypes prevalent in West Africa (Publications)
Findings from previous comparative genomics studies of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) suggest genomic variation among the genotypes may have phenotypic implications. We investigated the
Improving quality of medical certification of causes of death in health facilities in Tanzania 2014-2019 (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Monitoring medically certified causes of death is essential to shape national health policies, track progress to Sustainable Development Goals, and gauge responses to epidemic and pandemic
Coping with adversity: Resilience dynamics of livestock farmers in two agroecological zones of Ghana (Publications)
Despite the increasing occurrence of adverse events including droughts and conflicts, livestock farmers in Ghana continue to raise animals to support their livelihoods and the national economy. We ass
Joziknipholones A and B: the first dimeric phenylanthraquinones from the roots of <em>Bulbine frutescens</em> (Publications)
From the roots of the African plant Bulbine frutescens (Asphodelaceae), two unprecedented novel dimeric phenylanthraquinones, named joziknipholones A and B, possessing axial and centrochirality, were
Ancistrocladinium A and B, the first N,C-coupled naphthyldihydroisoquinoline alkaloids, from a Congolese ancistrocladus species (Publications)
The isolation and structural elucidation of three novel-type naphthylisoquinoline alkaloids, ancistrocladinium A and B (the latter along with its atropisomer), from a Congolese Ancistrocladus species
The creation of an indicator for the health effect of air pollutants (Publications)
The department of social and preventive medicine of the University of Basle is conducting an epidemiologic study on the health effect of air pollution on preschool children. Nitrogen dioxide in childr
