Diabetes prevalence and associated factors in the adult population aged 25–64 in the Humbo districts of Woliata Zone (Publications)
The burden of disease caused by NCDs is quickly growing in emerging nations, with substantial social, economic, and health repercussions. However, data on the prevalence of diabetes and related variab
Assessing capacities to strengthen intersectoral collaboration in Territorial Public Health Councils in the Republic of Moldova (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The government of the Republic of Moldova, endorsed the principle of Health in All Policies (HiAP) through its health sector reforms to address the rising burden of non-communicable diseas
Community preferred drug delivery approaches for pilot roll-out of a potential novel paediatric schistosomiasis treatment option in two endemic... (Publications)
Treating preschool age children (PSAC) for schistosomiasis has remained a challenge due to lack of a pediatric formulation. In response to this unmet need, the Paediatric Praziquantel Consortium has d
Occupational exposure to malaria, leishmaniasis and arbovirus vectors in endemic regions: a systematic review (Publications)
Vector-borne diseases, including dengue, leishmaniasis and malaria, may be more common among individuals whose occupations or behaviours bring them into frequent contact with these disease vectors out
Timely completion of childhood vaccination and its predictors in Burkina Faso (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Despite important progress in global vaccination coverage, many countries are still facing preventable disease outbreaks. Timely vaccination is important in getting adequate protection aga
A systematic molecular epidemiology screen reveals numerous human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 superinfections in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Studying HIV-1 superinfection is important to understand virus transmission, disease progression, and vaccine design. But detection remains challenging, with low sampling frequencies, and
Drug resistance in leprosy: an update following 70 years of chemotherapy (Publications)
Leprosy is one of the oldest infectious diseases, reported for more than 2,000 years. Leprosy elimination goal as a public health problem set by the World Health Organization, aiming for a global prev
Parental and provider vaccine hesitancy and non-timely childhood vaccination in Switzerland (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: Although medical providers are a trusted vaccination information source for parents, they do not universally support vaccination. Complementary medicine (CM) providers are particularly like
Improving anthelmintic treatment for schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiases through sharing and reuse of individual participant data (Publications)
The Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO, https://www.iddo.org) has launched a clinical data platform for the collation, curation, standardisation and reuse of individual participant data (IPD)