Improving methods for analysing anti-malarial drug efficacy trials: molecular correction based on length-polymorphic markers <em>msp</em>-1,... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Drug efficacy trials monitor the continued efficacy of front-line drugs against falciparum malaria. Over-estimates of efficacy result in a country retaining a failing drug as first-line tr
Long run height and education implications of early life growth faltering: a synthetic panel analysis of 425 birth cohorts in 21 low- and... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: We estimated the associations between exposure to early life growth faltering at the population level and adult height and education outcomes in a sample of 21 low- and middle-income count
Caregiving can be costly: a qualitative study of barriers and facilitators to conducting kangaroo mother care in a US tertiary hospital neonatal... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Preterm birth is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children under five and often requires a newborn to have an extended stay in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Maternal
Sociodemographic determinants of health insurance enrolment and dropout in urban district of Ghana: a cross-sectional study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Earlier studies have found significant associations between sociodemographic factors and enrolment in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in Ghana. These studies were mainly househ
Evidence for camels (<em>Camelus bactrianus</em>) as the main intermediate host of <em>Echinococcus granulosus</em> <em>sensu lato</em> G6/G7 in... (Publications)
Cystic echinococcosis (CE), the parasitic disease caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato (s.l.), is a global public health problem. In Mongolia, despite wide distribution of
Bi-directional drones to strengthen healthcare provision: experiences and lessons from Madagascar, Malawi and Senegal (Publications)
Drones are increasingly being used globally for the support of healthcare programmes. Madagascar, Malawi and Senegal are among a group of early adopters piloting the use of bi-directional transport dr
Transfiguration(s) of palliative care: the moral economy of end-of-life care in a Tanzanian cancer hospital (Publications)
Palliative care is an internationally acknowledged concept focusing on patients with life-threatening diseases and their caregivers. It aims to meet individual physical, psychosocial and spiritual nee
The prevalence and risk of urinary tract infection in malnourished children: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: There are vast differences in prevalence rates of urinary tract infection (UTI) reported among malnourished children globally. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to provide
Genetic diversity of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> strains circulating in Botswana (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Molecular typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) isolates can inform Tuberculosis (TB) control programs on the relative proportion of transmission driving the TB epidemic. There is li