How does it affect service delivery under the National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana? Health providers and insurance managers perspective on... (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: In 2003, the Government of Ghana launched the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to enable all Ghanaian residents to have access to health services at the point of care without fina
The cell surface protein MUL_3720 confers binding of the skin pathogen <em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em> to sulfated glycans and keratin (Publications)
Mycobacterium ulcerans is the causative agent of the chronic, necrotizing skin disease Buruli ulcer. Modes of transmission and molecular mechanisms involved in the establishment of M. ulcerans infecti
Radio-frequency electromagnetic field exposure and contribution of sources in the general population: an organ-specific integrative exposure... (Publications)
In order to achieve an integrated radio-frequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) dose assessment, detailed information about source-specific exposure duration and output power is needed. We developed
Real-time dispersal of malaria vectors in rural Africa monitored with lidar (Publications)
Lack of tools for detailed, real-time observation of mosquito behavior with high spatio-temporal resolution limits progress towards improved malaria vector control. We deployed a high-resolution entom
Novel antimalarial tetrazoles and amides active against the hemoglobin degradation pathway in <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> (Publications)
Malaria control programs continue to be threatened by drug resistance. To identify new antimalarials, we conducted a phenotypic screen and identified a novel tetrazole-based series that shows fast-kil
Evaluation of human liver microtissues for drug screening on <em>Schistosoma mansoni </em>schistosomula (Publications)
Schistosomiasis is a major neglected tropical disease with more than 200 million infections annually. Despite only one drug, praziquantel, being available, the drug pipeline against schistosomiasis is
Changes in self-reported physical activity predict health-related quality of life among South African schoolchildren: Findings from the DASH... (Publications)
Introduction: Regular physical activity is associated with multiple health benefits for children. Evidence from cross-sectional studies suggests that physical activity is positively associated with he
Multisectoral approach to support use of insecticide-treated net for malaria prevention among mobile and migrant populations in Myanmar: a systematic... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Myanmar is a premalaria elimination country with artemisinin-resistant malaria. A strategy for transmission control is focused on vulnerable groups such as mobile and migrant populations (