Effectiveness of Nifurtimox Eflornithine Combination Therapy (NECT) in <em>T. b. gambiense</em> second stage sleeping sickness patients in the... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Nifurtimox-eflornithine combination therapy (NECT) for the treatment of second stage gambiense human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) was added to the World Health Organization's Essential Me
Integrated community based human and animal syndromic surveillance in Adadle district of the Somali region of Ethiopia (Publications)
The economy of Ethiopia largely depends on agriculture and roughly 80% of the households have direct contact with domestic animals which make the community vulnerable to zoonotic diseases, especially
Prevalence and risk factors for malaria in pregnancy in Vanga, Democratic Republic of Congo (Publications)
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the second most malarious country in the world, but little information is available on malaria control measures in pregnancy. We conducted a longitudinal stud
Leveraging electron-deficient iminium intermediates in a general synthesis of valuable amines (Publications)
The development of reactions converting alkenes and alkynes into valuable building blocks remains one of the main goals of synthetic chemistry. Herein, we present the leveraging of highly electron-def
Assessing the effects of mining projects on child health in sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-country analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The African continent hosts many industrial mining projects, and many more are planned due to recent prospecting discoveries and increasing demand for various minerals to promote a low-car
Measuring user experience of care among caregivers of sick children: validation and descriptive analysis in a sample of 75 health facilities in rural... (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: User experience is an important aspect of quality of care that is highly valued by patients. However, there are currently no validated tools for measuring user experience among caregivers o
The intergenerational relationship between conditional cash transfers and newborn health (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Lack of nutrition, inadequate housing, low education and limited access to quality care can negatively affect children's health over their lifetime. Implemented in 2003, the Bolsa Familia
Operational challenges of engaging development partners in district health planning in Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Development Assistance for Health (DAH) represents an important source of health financing in many low and middle-income countries. However, there are few accounts on how priorities funded
Feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions against infectious diseases among crisis-affected populations: a... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) are a crucial suite of measures to prevent and control infectious disease outbreaks. Despite being particularly important for crisis-affected popula
Surveillance of leishmaniasis cases from 15 European centres, 2014 to 2019: a retrospective analysis (Publications)
BackgroundSurveillance of human leishmaniasis in Europe is mostly limited to country-specific information from autochthonous infections in the southern part. As at the end of 2021, no integrated analy