Computer-aided detection thresholds for digital chest radiography interpretation in tuberculosis diagnostic algorithms (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: Use of computer-aided detection (CAD) software is recommended to improve tuberculosis screening and triage, but threshold determination is challenging if reference testing has not been per
Bridging the gap from molecular surveillance to programmatic decisions for malaria control and elimination (Publications)
An increasing number of molecular and genomic assays are available to study malaria parasite populations. However, so far they have played a marginal role in informing policy and programmatic decision
Exploring the impact of mining on community health and health service delivery: perceptions of key informants involved in gold mining communities in... (Publications)
Sub-Saharan Africa is rich in natural resources but also faces widespread poverty. The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals brought increased attention to resource extraction projects, emphas
Implementation of the advanced HIV disease care package with point-of-care CD4 testing during tuberculosis case finding: a mixed-methods evaluation (Publications)
During TB-case finding, we assessed the feasibility of implementing the advanced HIV disease (AHD) care package, including VISITECT CD4 Advanced Disease (VISITECT), a semiquantitative test to identify
COVID-19 genomic surveillance in Bangui (Central African Republic) reveals a landscape of circulating variants linked to validated antiviral targets... (Publications)
Since its outbreak, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spread rapidly, causing the Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic. Even with the vaccines' administration, the vir
Upscaling cervical cancer screening and treatment for women living with HIV at a rural referral hospital in Tanzania: protocol of a before-and-after... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer (CC) is nearly always caused by persistent human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. It is the most common cancer among women living with HIV (WLWH) and is the leading cause of
Ambient air quality standards and policies in Eastern Mediterranean countries: a review (Publications)
Objectives: National ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) are critical tools for controlling air pollution and protecting public health. We designed this study to 1) gather the NAAQS for six classica
Explorative assessment of the temperature–mortality association to support health-based heat-warning thresholds: a national case-crossover study in... (Publications)
Defining health-based thresholds for effective heat warnings is crucial for climate change adaptation strategies. Translating the non-linear function between heat and health effects into an effective
Global, regional, and national burden of mortality associated with short-term temperature variability from 2000-19: a three-stage modelling study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Increased mortality risk is associated with short-term temperature variability. However, to our knowledge, there has been no comprehensive assessment of the temperature variability-related
Long-term exposure to low ambient air pollution concentrations and mortality among 28 million people: results from seven large European cohorts within... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Long-term exposure to ambient air pollution has been associated with premature mortality, but associations at concentrations lower than current annual limit values are uncertain. We analys