Whole genome sequencing has the potential to improve treatment for rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in high burden settings: a retrospective cohort... (Publications)
Background Treatment of multidrug-resistant or rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB), although improved in recent years with shorter, more tolerable regimens, remains largely standardised and
Healthcare professional and professional stakeholders' perspectives on vaccine mandates in Switzerland: a mixed-methods study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: There currently are no mandatory vaccines in Switzerland. However, Swiss federal legislation allows for vaccination mandates in settings where the risk of transmission to vulnerable groups
Pharmacokinetic modelling and simulation to optimize albendazole dosing in hookworm- or <em>Trichuris trichiura</em>-infected infants to adults (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Albendazole is the most commonly used drug in preventive chemotherapy programmes against soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections, with the standard dose of 400 mg resulting in suboptima
Plus forts ensemble – Swiss School of Public Health (Publications)
De vénérables écoles de santé publique ont fêté leur 100e anniversaire au cours des 20 dernières années. En Suisse, la pandémie a pris au dépourvu une institution adolescente – un modèle innovant qui
Assessing the quality of care at primary health care level in two pilot regions of Albania (Publications)
The quality of care (QoC) of primary health care (PHC) services in Albania faces challenges on multiple levels including governance, access, infrastructure and health care workers. In addition, there
Vector composition, abundance, biting patterns and malaria transmission intensity in Madang, Papua New Guinea: assessment after 7 years of an... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: A malaria control programme based on distribution of long-lasting insecticidal bed nets (LLINs) and artemisinin combination therapy began in Papua New Guinea in 2009. After implementation
Prevalence of <em>Schistosoma </em>mono- and co-infections with multiple common parasites and associated risk factors and morbidity profile among... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis remains an important public health problem, also among adults, and infected individuals not treated serve as a reservoir for continued transmission. Despite this fact, evid
Occupational exposure assessment tools in Europe: a comprehensive inventory overview (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: The Network on the Coordination and Harmonisation of European Occupational Cohorts (OMEGA-NET) was set up to enable optimization of the use of industrial and general population cohorts acr
Genomic surveillance enables the identification of co-infections with multiple SARS-CoV-2 lineages in equatorial Guinea (Publications)
COVID-19 disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 represents an ongoing global public health emergency. Rapid identification of emergence, evolution, and spread of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOC) would enabl