Effectiveness and equity of the Tanzania National Voucher Scheme for mosquito nets over 10 years of implementation (Publications)
evolution of global policy. It was a fundamental component of the NATNETS programme which protected a malaria-vulnerable population for over a decade.
Multi-site comparison of factors influencing progress of African insecticide testing facilities towards an international quality management system... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Insecticidal mosquito vector control products are vital components of malaria control programmes. Test facilities are key in assessing the effectiveness of vector control products against local
Monitoring <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> and <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> using microsatellite markers indicates limited changes in population structure... (Publications)
transmission declines. Here we describe the first population genetic analysis of the major human malaria parasites, Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) and Plasmodium vivax (Pv) following nationwide distribution
Crisis management by HIV/AIDS non-governmental organisations in the post-Euromaidan Ukraine led to opening new horizons (Publications)
Public Health, one of the principal recipients of the Global Fund to Fight Tuberculosis, AIDS and Malaria in 2014-2016, during and after the Euromaidan Revolution in Ukraine. Findings In the post-Euromaidan
Prevalence of <em>Schistosoma </em>mono- and co-infections with multiple common parasites and associated risk factors and morbidity profile among... (Publications)
selected individuals, aged 18-90 years, provided blood, stool and urine samples for the diagnosis of malaria and helminth infections. Stool samples were subjected to the Kato-Katz technique for detection of
The adverse health effects associated with drought in Africa (Publications)
ion of water (n = 6) including cholera, diarrhoeal diseases, scabies, vector-borne diseases and malaria-related mortality; and drought and health behaviours (n = 1) including HIV prevention and care behaviours
Surveillance-response systems: the key to elimination of tropical diseases (Publications)
systems for Asia Pacific and Africa with an initial focus on elimination of lymphatic filariasis, malaria and schistosomiasis; (ii) development of new strategies, tools and approaches, such as improved
Use of a semi-field system to evaluate the efficacy of topical repellents under user conditions provides a disease exposure free technique comparable... (Publications)
against laboratory-reared Anopheles arabiensis mosquitoes and in full field settings against wild malaria vectors and nuisance-biting mosquitoes. The average percentage protection against biting mosquitoes
Distribution and risk factors for <em>Plasmodium</em> and helminth co-infections: a cross-sectional survey among children in Bagamoyo district,... (Publications)
vermicularis, Trichuris trichura), schistosoma species and Wuchereria bancrofti. Blood slides and malaria rapid diagnostic tests (mRDTs) were utilized for Plasmodium diagnosis. RESULTS: Out of 992 children
Response of Kampuchean strains of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> to antimalarials: in-vivo assessment of quinine and quinine plus tetracycline;... (Publications)
all infections were sensitive to quinine plus tetracycline. Thirty-four patients with falciparum malaria were screened for in-vitro resistance to chloroquine, mefloquine and quinine using the WHO standard