In vaccinated individuals serum bactericidal activity against B meningococci is abrogated by C5 inhibition but not by inhibition of the alternative... (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Several diseases caused by the dysregulation of complement activation can be treated with inhibitors of the complement components C5 and/or C3. However, complement is required for serum
Modular Clinical Decision Support Networks (MoDN)-Updatable, interpretable, and portable predictions for evolving clinical environments (Publications)
Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS) have the potential to improve and standardise care with probabilistic guidance. However, many CDSS deploy static, generic rule-based logic, resulting in inequi
A randomized, double-blind placebo-control study assessing the protective efficacy of an odour-based 'push-pull' malaria vector control strategy in... (Publications)
Novel malaria vector control strategies targeting the odour-orientation of mosquitoes during host-seeking, such as 'attract-and-kill' or 'push-and-pull', have been suggested as complementary tools to
Fake malaria and hidden parasites - the ambiguity of malaria (Publications)
Lay perspectives and health-seeking behaviour for malaria were investigated in an ethnographic study carried out in a village in south-eastern Tanzania. The inhabitants have easy access to hospital se
The Cervical Cancer Prevention and Care Cascade for women living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: Delphi Consensus Process (Publications)
The project has aim to develop internationally agreed-upon indicators to monitor provision of cervical cancer care to women living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa throughout consensus process with stak
Cervical cancer prevention and care indicators for women living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa: Delphi Method (Publications)
Dr M. Davidovic speaks to ecancer about cervical cancer prevention and care indicators for women living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa. She discusses the current situation of cervical cancer preventio
Social-political and vaccine related determinants of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Tanzania: a qualitative inquiry (Publications)
Vaccines have played a critical role in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic globally, and Tanzania has made significant efforts to make them available to the public in addition to sensitizing them o
Decreasing incidence of conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma in people with HIV in South Africa (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The main risk factors for squamous cell carcinoma of the conjunctiva (SCCC) are immunodeficiency and exposure to ultraviolet radiation. Little is known about the SCCC epidemiology among pe