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1. Soil-transmitted helminths (geohelminths) (Publications)

   Soil-transmitted helminths (geohelminths)

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2. Human African trypanosomiasis (Publications)

   Human African trypanosomiasis

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   Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) is a parasitic disease caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense or T.b. rhodesiense, transmitted by tsetse flies (Glossina spp.). HAT has a prominent history as it re

3. Tropical rickettsial infections (Publications)

   Tropical rickettsial infections

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   Tropical rickettsial illnesses are severely neglected infectious diseases with a worldwide distribution. These diseases are transmitted by various vectors (mites, ticks, fleas, etc.) and are responsib

4. <em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em> disease (Buruli ulcer) (Publications)

   <em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em> disease (Buruli ulcer)

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   Buruli ulcer is an infection of the subcutaneous tissue leading to chronic necrotizing skin ulcers. Sub-Saharan Africa carries the main burden of BU, but it also occurs in the Americas and the Western

5. Beyond health-system building blocks: context and determinants of health (Publications)

   Beyond health-system building blocks: context and determinants of health

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   The WHO health-system building block framework represents a construction that has been widely used to analyse health systems. While the framework has shown success and become a useful analytical tool,

6. Development of prediction models to identify hotspots of schistosomiasis in endemic regions to guide mass drug administration (Publications)

   Development of prediction models to identify hotspots of schistosomiasis in endemic regions to guide mass drug administration

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   Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease affecting over 150 million people. Hotspots of Schistosoma transmission-communities where infection prevalence does not decline adequately with mass dru

7. Assessing the contributions of an urban population health initiative to shift political priority towards cardiovascular health: three case studies... (Publications)

   Assessing the contributions of an urban population health initiative to shift political priority towards cardiovascular health: three case studies from Brazil, Mongolia and Senegal

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   BACKGROUND: The urban population health initiative was designed as a multidisciplinary, multisector programme to address cardiovascular (CV) disease, specifically hypertension and its underlying cause

8. Clonorchiasis and opisthorchiasis: epidemiology, transmission, clinical features, morbidity, diagnosis, treatment, and control (Publications)

   Clonorchiasis and opisthorchiasis: epidemiology, transmission, clinical features, morbidity, diagnosis, treatment, and control

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   SUMMARYClonorchis sinensis, Opisthorchis viverrini, and Opisthorchis felineus are important liver flukes that cause a considerable public health burden in eastern Asia, southeastern Asia, and eastern

9. Drug repurposing in the chemotherapy of infectious diseases (Publications)

   Drug repurposing in the chemotherapy of infectious diseases

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   Repurposing is a universal mechanism for innovation, from the evolution of feathers to the invention of Velcro tape. Repurposing is particularly attractive for drug development, given that it costs mo

10. Accessibility of malaria commodities in Geita District Council, Mainland Tanzania: the experiences from healthcare providers and clients (Publications)

    Accessibility of malaria commodities in Geita District Council, Mainland Tanzania: the experiences from healthcare providers and clients

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    BACKGROUND: Access to essential malaria commodities is a cornerstone in malaria control. However optimal availability and access to essential malaria commodities remain a challenge in Tanzania. Theref