Rethinking eye health systems to achieve universal coverage: the role of research (Publications)
Achieving universal coverage in eye care remains a tremendous challenge as 226 million people in the world remain visually impaired, the majority from avoidable causes. The impact of eye care interven
Impact of in vitro evolution on antigenic diversity of <em>Mycobacterium bovis</em> bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) (Publications)
Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), the only vaccine currently used against tuberculosis, is an attenuated derivative of M. bovis that has been propagated in vitro for more than 40 yea
Effectiveness of intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine during pregnancy on placental malaria, maternal anaemia and... (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of IPTp in two areas with different malaria transmission intensities. METHODS: Prospective observational study recruiting pregnant women in two health facilities
Novel genotyping tools for investigating transmission dynamics of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> (Publications)
Background. Differentiation between gametocyte-producing P. falciparum clones depends on both, high levels of stage-specific transcripts and high genetic diversity of the selected genotyping marker ob
Assessing the impact of drinking water and sanitation on diarrhoeal disease in low- and middle-income settings: systematic review and meta-regression (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of inadequate water and sanitation on diarrhoeal disease in low- and middle-income settings. METHODS: The search strategy used Cochrane Library, MEDLINE & PubMed, Globa
Vaccines safety; effect of supervision or SMS on reporting rates of adverse events following immunization (AEFI) with meningits vaccine... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: To ensure vaccines safety, given the weaknesses of the national pharmacovigilance system in Cameroon, there is a need to identify effective interventions that can contribute to improving A
HPLC-based activity profiling for antiplasmodial compounds in the traditional Indonesian medicinal plant <em>Carica papaya</em> L (Publications)
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Leaf decoctions of Carica papaya have been traditionally used in some parts of Indonesia to treat and prevent malaria. Leaf extracts and fraction have been previously s