Female genital mutilation and its prevention: a challenge for paediatricians (Publications)
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is defined as an injury of the external female genitalia for cultural or non-therapeutic reasons. FGM is mainly performed in sub-Saharan and Eastern Africa. The western
Is animal-assisted therapy for minimally conscious state beneficial? A case study (Publications)
Objective: The goal of this single case study was to qualitatively investigate the effects of animal-assisted therapy in a patient in a minimally conscious state. Method: We present a 28-year-old fema
Out of pocket expenditures of patients with a chronic condition consulting a primary care provider in Tajikistan: a cross-sectional household survey (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Within its reform efforts, the Government of Tajikistan is embracing the essential role of primary health care (PHC) in decreasing out of pocket (OOP) expenditures and increasing equity in
Methods and indicators for measuring patterns of human exposure to malaria vectors (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Effective targeting and evaluation of interventions that protect against adult malaria vectors requires an understanding of how gaps in personal protection arise. An improved understanding
<em>Brachybacterium nesterenkovii </em>isolated from a human blood culture—a first report (Publications)
Brachybacterium is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria that rarely causes infections in humans. Here we report the case of an 8-month-old infant who presented with an acute febrile illness. During the d
Public and private veterinary services in West and Central Africa: policy failures and opportunities (Publications)
The livestock sector in most African countries, in particular in the Sahel region, remains underexploited. It is traditionally managed in pastoralist systems that best guarantee the environmental sust