Dioncophyllines C2, D2, and F and related naphthylisoquinoline alkaloids from the Congolese liana <em>Ancistrocladus ileboensis</em> with potent... (Publications)
Dioncophylline F (1), the first 5,8'-coupled dioncophyllaceous alkaloid (i.e., lacking an oxygen function at C-6 and possessing an R-configuration at C-3), was isolated from the recently described Con
Antiprotozoal activity-based profiling of a dichloromethane extract from <em>Anthemis nobilis</em> flowers (Publications)
A dichlomethane extract of Anthemis nobilis flower cones showed promising in vitro antiprotozoal activity against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense and Leishmania donovani, with IC50 values of 1.43 +/- 0
Decentralization of health systems in low and middle income countries: a systematic review (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: A substantial number of low and middle income countries (LMICs) have implemented health sector reforms in the last 40 years, and the majority of them have included some degree of decentral
Actual and perceived weight status and its association with slimming and energy-balance related behaviours in 10- to 12-year-old European children:... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Both parents' and children's perception of children's weight status may be important predictors of slimming and energy-balance related behaviours, independent of children's actual weight s
The effects of growing up on a farm on adult lung function and allergic phenotypes: an international population-based study (Publications)
RATIONALE: Evidence has suggested that exposure to environmental or microbial biodiversity in early life may impact subsequent lung function and allergic disease risk. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the i
Factors affecting the implementation of childhood vaccination communication strategies in Nigeria: a qualitative study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The role of health communication in vaccination programmes cannot be overemphasized: it has contributed significantly to creating and sustaining demand for vaccination services and improvi
Unexpected low soil-transmitted helminth prevalence in the Butha-Buthe district in Lesotho, results from a cross-sectional survey (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections with Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm and Trichuris trichiura affect large parts of the world's population. For the implementation of national STH
An integrated and comprehensive service delivery model to improve pediatric and maternal HIV care in rural Africa (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Strategies to improve HIV diagnosis and linkage into care, antiretroviral treatment coverage, and treatment outcomes of mothers and children are urgently needed in sub-Saharan Africa. METH