How does district health management emerge within a complex health system? Insights for capacity strengthening in Ghana (Publications)
Introduction: District health managers (DHMs) play a pivotal role in the operation of district health systems in low-and middle income countries, including Ghana. Their capacity is determined by their
Harbor and intra-city drivers of air pollution: findings from a land use regression model, Durban, South Africa (Publications)
Multiple land use regression models (LUR) were developed for different air pollutants to characterize exposure, in the Durban metropolitan area, South Africa. Based on the European Study of Cohorts fo
<em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> in a primagam negative wild caught captive olive baboon (<em>Papio anubis</em>) in Ethiopia (Publications)
A free-roaming wild olive baboon (Papio anubis) was caught in the compound of a hospital and kept in captivity pending reintroduction to the wild. The animal had a sporadic dry cough but was TB negati
The epidemiology of <em>Plasmodium falciparum </em>and <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, pre- and... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In the past decade, national malaria control efforts in Papua New Guinea (PNG) have received renewed support, facilitating nationwide distribution of free long-lasting insecticidal nets (L
Low serum DHEA-S is associated with impaired lung function in women (Publications)
Background: Emerging evidence suggests that androgens and estrogens have a role in respiratory health, but it is largely unknown whether levels of these hormones can affect lung function in adults fro
Regular physical activity levels and incidence of restrictive spirometry pattern: a longitudinal analysis of two population-based cohorts (Publications)
A restrictive spirometry pattern is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Whether practicing regular physical activity protects against this pattern has never been studied. We estimated the as
<em>Trypanosoma brucei </em>CTP synthetase: a target for the treatment of African sleeping sickness (Publications)
The drugs in clinical use against African sleeping sickness are toxic, costly, or inefficient. We show that Trypanosoma brucei, which causes this disease, has very low levels of CTP, which are due to