Towards elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Rwanda: a nested case-control study of risk factors for transmission (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Mother-to-child HIV transmission (MTCT) has substantially declined since the scale-up of prevention programs around the world, including Rwanda. To achieve full elimination of MTCT, it is
The complexity of scaling up an mHealth intervention: the case of SMS for Life in Tanzania from a health systems integration perspective (Publications)
BACKGROUND: SMS for Life was one of the earliest large-scale implementations of mHealth innovations worldwide. Its goal was to increase visibility to antimalarial stock-outs through the use of SMS tec
Search for the active ingredients from a 2-aminothiazole DMSO stock solution with antimalarial activity (Publications)
Chemical decomposition of DMSO stock solutions is a common incident that can mislead biological screening campaigns. Here, we share our case study of 2-aminothiazole 1, originating from an antimalaria
The consequences of compromising the EU's free movement of persons principle on Swiss research: how to survive constrained access to regional... (Publications)
Between 2014 and 2016, Switzerland's access to some of the EU funding was limited after a referendum against mass immigration was accepted and the country refused to sign the free movement accord to t
Kangaroo mother care for preterm infants and child development: evidence from São Paulo, Brazil (Publications)
Globally, an estimated 15 million children are born prematurely each year, resulting in a high burden of under-five mortality and neurodevelopmental disability. Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) is a key int
Heterogeneous contributions of change in population distribution of body mass index to change in obesity and underweight (Publications)
From 1985 to 2016, the prevalence of underweight decreased, and that of obesity and severe obesity increased, in most regions, with significant variation in the magnitude of these changes across regio
Insufficient stability of clavulanic acid in widely used child-appropriate formulations (Publications)
Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid (AMC) belongs to the WHO Essential Medicines List for children, but for optimal antimicrobial effectiveness, reconstituted dry powder suspensions need to be stored in a ref
Louse-borne relapsing fever-a systematic review and analysis of the literature: part 1-epidemiology and diagnostic aspects (Publications)
Louse-borne relapsing fever (LBRF) is a classical epidemic disease, which in the past was associated with war, famine, poverty, forced migration, and crowding under poor hygienic conditions around the
Louse-borne relapsing fever-a systematic review and analysis of the literature: part 2-mortality, jarisch-herxheimer reaction, impact on pregnancy (Publications)
Louse-borne relapsing fever (LBRF) is a classical epidemic disease, which in the past was associated with war, famine, poverty, forced migration, and crowding under poor hygienic conditions around the
