Effect of bovine tuberculosis on selected productivity parameters and trading in dairy cattle kept under intensive husbandry in Central Ethiopia (Publications)
Bovine tuberculosis (BTB) has substantial impact on fertility, milk, and meat productivity in cattle. However, these assumptions are based on outdated data. Recent global studies on the impact of BTB
Challenges in delivery of tuberculosis services in Ethiopian pastoralist settings: clues for reforming service models and organizational structures (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The End-TB strategy aims to see a world free of tuberculosis (TB) by the coming decade through detecting and treating all cases irrespective of socioeconomic inequalities. However, case de
Impact of mining projects on water and sanitation infrastructures and associated child health outcomes: a multi-country analysis of Demographic and... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Access to improved water and sanitation infrastructures are key determinants of health. The sub-Saharan African region in particular is lagging behind the ambitious goal of the 2030 Agenda
Dietary diversity among households living in Kilombero district, in Morogoro region, South-Eastern Tanzania (Publications)
Background: Adequate nutrition is essential for good health and active life. However, diets in most low and middle-income households lack diversity, especially in settings where people eat predominant
Chronic wounds in Sierra Leone: searching for Buruli ulcer, a NTD caused b<em>y Mycobacterium ulcerans</em>, at Masanga Hospital (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Chronic wounds pose a significant healthcare burden in low- and middle-income countries. Buruli ulcer (BU), caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans infection, causes wounds with high morbidity an
Leprosy in wild chimpanzees (Publications)
Humans are considered as the main host for Mycobacterium leprae(1), the aetiological agent of leprosy, but spillover has occurred to other mammals that are now maintenance hosts, such as nine-banded a
Challenges and experiences in linking community level reported out-of-pocket health expenditures to health provider recorded health expenditures:... (Publications)
Out of pocket health payment (OOPs) has been identified by the System of Health Accounts (SHA) as the largest source of health care financing in most low and middle-income countries. This means that m
