Operational challenges of engaging development partners in district health planning in Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Development Assistance for Health (DAH) represents an important source of health financing in many low and middle-income countries. However, there are few accounts on how priorities funded
Feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions against infectious diseases among crisis-affected populations: a... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) are a crucial suite of measures to prevent and control infectious disease outbreaks. Despite being particularly important for crisis-affected popula
Gender dynamics of community-led total sanitation interventions in Mpwapwa district, Tanzania (Publications)
ABSTRACTGender equity is an important element of health promotion and is vital to ensuring that the benefits and burdens of participation in health promotion activities are fairly distributed. Yet, th
Lack of effects of the presence of a dog on pain perception in healthy participants - a randomized controlled trial (Publications)
Animal-assisted interventions (AAIs) have been shown to be effective in the treatment of pain. Studies suggest that relationships with animals can have comparable qualities to relationships with human
Inferring transmission fitness advantage of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern from wastewater samples using digital PCR, Switzerland, December 2020... (Publications)
BackgroundThroughout the COVID-19 pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 genetic variants of concern (VOCs) have repeatedly and independently arisen. VOCs are characterised by increased transmissibility, increased viru
Prognostic biomarkers in primary progressive multiple sclerosis: validating and scrutinizing multimodal evoked potentials (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To validate the prognostic value of multimodal evoked potentials (mmEP) in primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) and to determine the most predictive EP-modalities. METHODS: Thirty-
Longitudinal borehole functionality in 15 rural Ghanaian towns from three groundwater quality clusters (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: In sub-Saharan Africa, 45% of the rural population uses boreholes (BHs). Despite recent gains in improved water access and coverage, parallel use of unimproved sources persists. Periodic in
High prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis in a desert population: results from an exploratory study around the Ounianga lakes in Chad (Publications)
Background: Researching a water-borne disease in the middle of the Sahara desert might not seem the most relevant concern. However, nomadic Sahelian pastoralist’s health concerns regarding their lives
Short-term joint effects of PM10, NO2 and SO2 on cardio-respiratory disease hospital admissions in Cape Town, South Africa (Publications)
Background/Aim: In sub-Sahara Africa, few studies have investigated the short-termassociation between hospital admissions and ambient air pollution. Therefore, this study exploredthe association betwe