The development of a new accountability measurement framework and tool for global health initiatives (Publications)
The Global Strategy for Women's Children's and Adolescents' Health emphasizes accountability as essential to ensure that decision-makers have the information required to meet the health needs of their
Burden of rabies in Mali (Publications)
Rabies is the most dreaded neglected zoonosis worldwide. It affects mostly developing countries with limited access to post-exposure prophylaxis and a low coverage of dog vaccination. OBJECTIVE: This
Point-of-care ultrasound in the diagnosis of melioidosis in Laos (Publications)
Melioidosis is endemic in many rural areas in Southeast Asia where facilities for culture and identification of Burkholderia pseudomallei are often limited. We performed a prospective observational st
Leprosy transmission in Amazonian countries: current status and future trends (Publications)
Purpose of Review: Leprosy is one of the first pathologies described in the history of mankind. However, the ecology, transmission, and pathogenicity of the incriminated bacilli remain poorly understo
Case report: management of dead intraocular helminth parasites in asymptomatic patients (Publications)
We report four asymptomatic patients from Nepal with an incidental finding of a dead intraocular helminth parasite on ophthalmological routine examination. Because the patients were asymptomatic and t
Effect of ageing on antiretroviral drug pharmacokinetics using clinical data combined with modelling and simulation (Publications)
AIMS: The impact of ageing on antiretroviral pharmacokinetics remains uncertain, leading to missing dosing recommendations for elderly people living with HIV (PLWH). The objective of this study was to
Sustaining LLIN coverage with continuous distribution: the school net programme in Tanzania (Publications)
Most malaria-endemic countries have struggled in the past decade to establish effective national-scale continuous distribution mechanisms for long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs). Since the implemen
Structure-activity relationship of antischistosomal ozonide carboxylic acids (Publications)
Semisynthetic artemisinins and other bioactive peroxides are best known for their powerful antimalarial activities, and they also show substantial activity against schistosomes-another hemoglobin-degr
Electric field and air ion exposures near high voltage overhead power lines and adult cancers: a case control study across England and Wales (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Various mechanisms have been postulated to explain how electric fields emitted by high voltage overhead power lines, and the charged ions they produce, might be associated with possible ad