The influence of gender and household headship on voluntary health insurance: the case of North-West Cameroon (Publications)
Within the existing health financing literature, males are typically categorized as the household's decision-makers. While this view accurately reflects many local sociocultural realities, approximate
<em>Schistosoma</em>, other helminth infections, and associated risk factors in preschool-aged children in urban Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Despite the high prevalence of helminth infections among preschool-aged children, control programs in sub-Saharan countries primarily focus on school-aged populations. We assessed the prev
Perceptions and experiences of childhood vaccination communication strategies among caregivers and health workers in Nigeria: a qualitative study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Effective vaccination communication with parents is critical in efforts to overcome barriers to childhood vaccination, tackle vaccine hesitancy and improve vaccination coverage. Health wor
Strain diversity and the evolution of antibiotic resistance (Publications)
Drug resistance is best thought of as an ongoing biological process. Resistant bacteria must emerge, become established and ultimately transmit in order to be relevant to human health. In this context
City-dwellers and country folks: lack of population differentiation along an urban-rural gradient in the mosquito <em>Culex pipiens</em> (Diptera:... (Publications)
Mosquitoes (Diptera, Culicidae) occur in natural, urban, and peri-urban areas throughout the globe. Although the characteristics of urban and peri-urban habitats differ from those of natural habitats
Multiple insecticide resistance in <em>Anopheles gambiae</em> from Tanzania: a major concern for malaria vector control (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Malaria vector control in Tanzania is based on use of long-lasting insecticide treated nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS), which both rely on the use of chemical insecticides.
Prevalence rates of six selected infectious diseases among African migrants and refugees: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Publications)
The objective of this paper was to systematically review the literature on the prevalence of selected infectious diseases among migrants/refugees of African origin and to provide policy makers and hea