A space-time multivariate Bayesian model to analyse road traffic accidents by severity (Publications)
The paper investigates the dependences between levels of severity of road traffic accidents, accounting at the same time for spatial and temporal correlations. The study analyses road traffic accident
Fixed-dose artesunate-amodiaquine combination vs chloroquine for treatment of uncomplicated blood stage <em>P. vivax</em> infection in the Brazilian... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Despite increasing evidence of the development of Plasmodium vivax chloroquine (CQ) resistance, there have been no trials comparing its efficacy with that of artemisinin-based combination
Factors influencing the work efficiency of district health managers in low-resource settings: a qualitative study in Ghana (Publications)
BACKGROUND: There is increasing evidence that good district management practices can improve health system performance and conversely, that poor and inefficient management practices have detrimental e
The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes (Publications)
The genetic architecture of common traits, including the number, frequency, and effect sizes of inherited variants that contribute to individual risk, has been long debated. Genome-wide association st
Transdisciplinary research on cancer-healing systems between biomedicine and the Maya of Guatemala: a tool for reciprocal reflexivity in a... (Publications)
Transdisciplinarity (TD) is a participatory research approach in which actors from science and society work closely together. It offers means for promoting knowledge integration and finding solutions
Epidemiology of <em>Opisthorchis viverrini</em> in a rural district of southern Lao PDR (Publications)
In Lao PDR, detailed investigations on Opisthorchis viverrini are scarce. The objective was to document epidemiological features of O. viverrini infections in a highly endemic district. A random sampl
Discovery of antischistosomal drug leads based on tetraazamacrocyclic derivatives and their metal complexes (Publications)
Praziquantel (PZQ) is the only available drug to treat schistosomiasis, and since its large scale use might be associated with the onset of resistance, new antischistosomal drugs should be developed.
School distribution as keep-up strategy to maintain universal coverage of long-lasting insecticidal nets: implementation and results of a program in... (Publications)
Tanzania successfully scaled up coverage of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) through mass campaigns. To sustain these gains, a school-based approach was piloted in the country's Southern Zone st