Bi-directional drones to strengthen healthcare provision: experiences and lessons from Madagascar, Malawi and Senegal (Publications)
Drones are increasingly being used globally for the support of healthcare programmes. Madagascar, Malawi and Senegal are among a group of early adopters piloting the use of bi-directional transport dr
Transfiguration(s) of palliative care: the moral economy of end-of-life care in a Tanzanian cancer hospital (Publications)
Palliative care is an internationally acknowledged concept focusing on patients with life-threatening diseases and their caregivers. It aims to meet individual physical, psychosocial and spiritual nee
The prevalence and risk of urinary tract infection in malnourished children: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: There are vast differences in prevalence rates of urinary tract infection (UTI) reported among malnourished children globally. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to provide
Trends in reported malaria cases and the effects of malaria control in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Considerable upscaling of malaria control efforts have taken place over the last 15 years in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the country with the second highest malaria case load after N
Predicted temperature-increase-induced global health burden and its regional variability (Publications)
An increase in the global health burden of temperature was projected for 459 locations in 28 countries worldwide under four representative concentration pathway scenarios until 2099. We determined tha
Modelling the relationship between malaria prevalence as a measure of transmission and mortality across age groups (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Parasite prevalence has been used widely as a measure of malaria transmission, especially in malaria endemic areas. However, its contribution and relationship to malaria mortality across d
Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) for rapid identification of <em>Salmonella</em> spp. from agar and blood culture broth--an option for the... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Salmonella enterica is an important cause of diarrhea with the potential to cause systemic infection including sepsis, particularly in the tropics. Sepsis in particular requires quick and
Influence of parasite density and sample storage time on the reliability of <em>Entamoeba histolytica</em>-specific PCR from formalin-fixed and... (Publications)
We report on the reliability of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the detection of Entamoeba histolytica from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue in comparison with microscopy and have determin
Prevalence and adverse obstetric outcomes of female genital mutilation among women in rural northern Ghana (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Female genital mutilation (FGM) is commonly practiced in sub-Saharan Africa and results in adverse pregnancy outcomes among affected women. This paper assessed the prevalence and effects o