Research capacity strengthening in low and middle income countries - an evaluation of the WHO/TDR career development fellowship programme (Publications)
Between August 2012 and April 2013 the Career Development Fellowship programme of the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (World Health Organization) underwent an external
Large sequence polymorphisms unveil the phylogenetic relationship of environmental and pathogenic mycobacteria related to <em>Mycobacterium... (Publications)
Mycolactone is an immunosuppressive cytotoxin responsible for the clinical manifestation of Buruli ulcer in humans. It was believed to be confined to its etiologic agent, Mycobacterium ulcerans. Howev
Independent loss of immunogenic proteins in <em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em> suggests immune evasion (Publications)
The highly immunogenic mycobacterial proteins ESAT-6, CFP-10, and HspX represent potential target antigens for the development of subunit vaccines and immunodiagnostic tests. Recently, the complete ge
Simplifying paediatric immunization with a fully liquid DTP-HepB-Hib combination vaccine: evidence from a comparative time-motion study in India (Publications)
An observational time-motion study investigated logistic, programmatic and safety-related advantages and limits in the delivery of a fully liquid DTP-HepB-Hib combination vaccine versus a lyophilized
BRICS countries and the global movement for universal health coverage (Publications)
This article explores BRICS' engagement in the global movement for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and the implications for global health governance. It is based on primary data collected from 43 key
The early development of wheeze: environmental determinants and genetic susceptibility at 17q21 (Publications)
Rationale Growing up on farms protects from childhood asthma and early wheeze. Virus-triggered wheeze in infancy predicts asthma in individuals with genetic asthma risk associated with chromosome 17q2
Use of portable exposure meters for comparing mobile phone base station radiation in different types of areas in the cities of Basel and Amsterdam (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) are highly variable and differ considerably within as well as between areas. Exposure assessment studies characterizing spatial and temporal