ANACONDA: a new tool to improve mortality and cause of death data (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The need to monitor the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and to have access to reliable and timely mortality data has created a strong demand in countries for tools that can assist the
The role of HIV asymptomatic status when starting ART on adherence and treatment outcomes and implications for test and treat: the Swiss HIV Cohort... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Since the advent of universal test and treat policies, a higher share of people living with HIV (PLHIV) initiating ART are asymptomatic with a preserved immune system. We explored the pote
Policy levers and priority-setting in universal health coverage: a qualitative analysis of healthcare financing agenda setting in Kenya (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Competing priorities in health systems necessitate difficult choices on which health actions and investments to fund: decisions that are complex, value-based, and highly political. In ligh
Epitope mapping and fine specificity of human T and B cell responses for novel candidate blood-stage malaria vaccine P27A (Publications)
P27A is a novel synthetic malaria vaccine candidate derived from the blood stage Plasmodium falciparum protein Trophozoite Exported Protein 1 (TEX1/PFF0165c). In phase 1a/1b clinical trials in malaria
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients in rural Tanzania: the prospective Kilombero and Ulanga antiretroviral cohort (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In sub-Saharan Africa, diagnosis and management of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) in people living with HIV (PLHIV) remains a major challenge. This study aimed to characterize the epid
Secreted microRNA data from the parasitic filarial nematode <em>Acanthocheilonema viteae</em> (Publications)
microRNAs (miRNAs) are an abundant class of non-coding RNA species with important regulatory roles in gene expression at the posttranscriptional level. The helminth Acanthocheilonema viteae serves as
Parental satisfaction with quality of neonatal care in different level hospitals: evidence from Vietnam (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Most health systems provide the most specialized, and presumably also the highest quality of care at a central level. This study assessed parental satisfaction and its determinants in the
Molecular detection of <em>Rickettsia </em>spp., <em>Borrelia </em>spp., <em>Bartonella </em>spp. and <em>Yersinia pestis</em> in ectoparasites of... (Publications)
Little is known about the presence of vector-borne bacteria in southwest Madagascar. Anthropogenic alteration of natural habitats represents an important driver for the emergence of new diseases. Espe
Epigenome-wide meta-analysis of blood DNA methylation in newborns and children identifies numerous loci related to gestational age (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Preterm birth and shorter duration of pregnancy are associated with increased morbidity in neonatal and later life. As the epigenome is known to have an important role during fetal develop