Prices and mark-ups on antimalarials: evidence from nationally representative studies in six malaria-endemic countries (Publications)
The private for-profit sector is an important source of treatment for malaria. However, private patients face high prices for the recommended treatment for uncomplicated malaria, artemisinin combinati
Community awareness, use and preference for pandemic influenza vaccines in Pune, India (Publications)
Vaccination is a cornerstone of influenza prevention, but limited vaccine uptake was a problem worldwide during the 2009-2010 pandemic. Community acceptance of a vaccine is a critical determinant of i
Pharmacovigilance in India, Uganda and South Africa with reference to WHO's minimum requirements (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Pharmacovigilance (PV) data are crucial for ensuring safety and effectiveness of medicines after drugs have been granted marketing approval. This paper describes the PV systems of India, U
Understanding suicide attempts among gay men from their self-perceived causes (Publications)
Gay men are at higher risk of suicidality. This paper describes the causes of suicide attempts as perceived by the men themselves and analyzes their impact on severity and recidivism. Mental health su
Rapid shift toward overweight from double burden of underweight and overweight among Bangladeshi women: a systematic review and pooled analysis (Publications)
CONTEXT: Studies show there is a double burden of underweight and overweight in Bangladesh amidst a global background of increasing rates of overweight in low-income settings. OBJECTIVE: The aim of th
Validation of two accelerometers to determine mechanical loading of physical activities in children (Publications)
The purpose of this study was to assess the validity of accelerometers using force plates (i.e., ground reaction force (GRF)) during the performance of different tasks of daily physical activity in ch
Towards universal civil registration and vital statistics systems: the time is now (Publications)
The health and development challenges of the coming decades cannot be tackled effectively without reliable data for births, deaths, and causes of death, which only a comprehensive civil registration a
Temporal and spatial analysis of the 2014-2015 Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa (Publications)
West Africa is currently witnessing the most extensive Ebola virus (EBOV) outbreak so far recorded. Until now, there have been 27,013 reported cases and 11,134 deaths. The origin of the virus is thoug