Prevalence and clinical relevance of helminth co-infections among tuberculosis patients in urban Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Helminth infections can negatively affect the immunologic host control, which may increase the risk of progression from latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection to tuberculosis (TB) dis
Effects of procurement practices on quality of medical device or service received: a qualitative study comparing countries (Publications)
BACKGROUND: We know little about how procurement of a high-risk medical device (HRMD) affects clinical practice and outcomes. In health systems in high-income countries, and specifically those that ma
Property rights, food security and child growth (Publications)
This paper provides arguments for discussions of the role of property rights for food security and child nutrition in rural Africa. The results are drawn from a case study in the Kafue Flats of Zambia
The first population structure and comparative genomics analysis of <em>Mycobacterium africanum</em> strains from Ghana reveals higher diversity of... (Publications)
OBJECTIVE/BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium africanum (MAF) remains an important TB causing pathogen in West Africa; however, little is known about its population structure and actual diversity which may have