Association of different restriction levels with COVID-19-related distress and mental health in somatic inpatients: a secondary analysis of Swiss... (Publications)
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and related countermeasures hinder health care access and affect mental wellbeing of non-COVID-19 patients. There is lack of evidence on di
Epidemics of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Sudan between 2010 and 2020 (Publications)
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a zoonotic arboviral disease that poses a great threat to global health in the Old World, and it is endemic in Europe, Asia, and Africa, including Sudan. In t
How to incorporate lived experience into evidence-based interventions: assessing fidelity for peer-delivered substance use interventions in local and... (Publications)
Interventions led by peer recovery specialists (PRSs) have rapidly expanded in response to a global shortage of access to substance use treatment. However, there is a lack of guidance on how to incorp
Practice change needed for the identification of pediatric hypertension in marginalized populations: an example from South Africa (Publications)
Introduction:Hypertension in children has increased globally over the past 20 years; yet, little is known about this issue among disadvantaged communities from low- and middle-income countries. Age-,
Prereferral rectal artesunate and referral completion among children with suspected severe malaria in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria... (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Children who receive prereferral rectal artesunate (RAS) require urgent referral to a health facility where appropriate treatment for severe malaria can be provided. However, the rapid i
Non-communicable disease prevention in Kosovo: quantitative and qualitative assessment of uptake and barriers of an intervention for healthier... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Smoking, physical inactivity, low fruit and vegetable consumption, and obesity are common in Kosovo. Their prevention is a priority to relieve the health system of from costly non-communic
Improving access to care and community health in Haiti with optimized community health worker placement (Publications)
The national deployment of polyvalent community health workers (CHWs) is a constitutive part of the strategy initiated by the Ministry of Health to accelerate efforts towards universal health coverage
Are the clinical features of leprosy and American tegumentary leishmaniasis worse in patients with both diseases? (Publications)
This cross-sectional population-based study compared clinical features of leprosy and American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) in patients diagnosed with both diseases (n=414) and in those diagnosed w
Diarrhoeagenic <em>E. coli </em>occurrence and antimicrobial resistance of extended spectrum beta-lactamases isolated from diarrhoea patients... (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Diarrhoea accounts for high morbidity and mortality in children and adults worldwide. Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE) and Diarrhoeagenic Escherich