Out of pocket expenditures of patients with a chronic condition consulting a primary care provider in Tajikistan: a cross-sectional household survey (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Within its reform efforts, the Government of Tajikistan is embracing the essential role of primary health care (PHC) in decreasing out of pocket (OOP) expenditures and increasing equity in
Methods and indicators for measuring patterns of human exposure to malaria vectors (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Effective targeting and evaluation of interventions that protect against adult malaria vectors requires an understanding of how gaps in personal protection arise. An improved understanding
<em>Brachybacterium nesterenkovii </em>isolated from a human blood culture—a first report (Publications)
Brachybacterium is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria that rarely causes infections in humans. Here we report the case of an 8-month-old infant who presented with an acute febrile illness. During the d
Public and private veterinary services in West and Central Africa: policy failures and opportunities (Publications)
The livestock sector in most African countries, in particular in the Sahel region, remains underexploited. It is traditionally managed in pastoralist systems that best guarantee the environmental sust
Evidence-based policy making for health promotion to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases in Moldova (Publications)
The Republic of Moldova faces several concurrent health challenges most notably an increase in chronic non-communicable diseases, spiralling health care costs and widening health inequalities. To acce
Mechanistic within-host models of the asexual <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> infection: a review and analytical assessment (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Malaria blood-stage infection length and intensity are important drivers of disease and transmission; however, the underlying mechanisms of parasite growth and the host's immune response d
Efficacy of triclabendazole and albendazole against <em>Fasciola </em>spp. infection in cattle in Côte d'Ivoire: a randomised blinded trial (Publications)
Triclabendazole is the anthelminthic of choice for the treatment of fascioliasis, however, it is not yet registered in many countries. Therefore, we investigated the efficacy of a single-dose of tricl
Enantiospecific antitrypanosomal<em> in vitro</em> activity of eflornithine (Publications)
The polyamine synthesis inhibitor eflornithine is a recommended treatment for the neglected tropical disease Gambian human African trypanosomiasis in late stage. This parasitic disease, transmitted by
Expression dysregulation as a mediator of fitness costs in antibiotic resistance (Publications)
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a threat to global health and the economy. Rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis accounts for a third of the global AMR burden. Gaining the upper hand on