Couple experiences of provider-initiated couple HIV testing in an antenatal clinic in Lusaka, Zambia: lessons for policy and practice (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Couple HIV testing has been recognized as critical to increase uptake of HIV testing, facilitate disclosure of HIV status to marital partner, improve access to treatment, care and support,
Advancing drug innovation for neglected diseases-criteria for lead progression (Publications)
The current drug R&D pipeline for most neglected diseases remains weak, and unlikely to support registration of novel drug classes that meet desired target product profiles in the short term. This cal
Interpreting malaria age-prevalence and incidence curves: a simulation study of the effects of different types of heterogeneity (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Individuals in a malaria endemic community differ from one another. Many of these differences, such as heterogeneities in transmission or treatment-seeking behaviour, affect mala
A systematic review of qualitative findings on factors enabling and deterring uptake of HIV testing in sub-Saharan Africa (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Despite Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) being the epicenter of the HIV epidemic, uptake of HIV testing is not optimal. While qualitative studies have been undertaken to investigate factors influe
Activity of oxantel pamoate monotherapy and combination chemotherapy against <em>Trichuris muris</em> and hookworms: revival of an old drug (Publications)
BACKGROUND: It is widely recognized that only a handful of drugs are available against soil-transmitted helminthiasis, all of which are characterized by a low efficacy against Trichuris trichiura, whe
Access to artemisinin-based anti-malarial treatment and its related factors in rural Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Artemisinin-based combination treatment (ACT) has been widely adopted as one of the main malaria control strategies. However, its promise to save thousands of lives in sub-Saharan Africa d
Air pollution and atherosclerosis: new evidence to support air quality policies (Publications)
Nino Künzli discusses a large new cohort study that provides some of the first human evidence for the impact of air pollution on the development of atherosclerosis.
Genetic characterization of<em> Legionella pneumophila</em> isolated from a common watershed in Comunidad Valenciana, Spain (Publications)
Legionella pneumophila infects humans to produce legionellosis and Pontiac fever only from environmental sources. In order to establish control measures and study the sources of outbreaks it is essent