Adherence to Coronavirus Disease 2019 preventive measures in a representative sample of the population of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland (Publications)
Objectives: We quantified adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures and explored associated factors, after the first and during the second Swiss epidemic waves. Methods: With an observational cohort s
Facility and community results-based financing to improve maternal and child nutrition and health in The Gambia (Publications)
In 2013, the Government of The Gambia implemented a novel results-based financing (RBF) intervention designed to improve maternal and child nutrition and health through a combination of community, fac
Magnitude and associated factors of latent tuberculosis infection due to <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> complex among high-risk groups in urban... (Publications)
Objectives: To determine the prevalence and risk factors for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among three high-risk groups - household contacts of TB index cases, healthcare workers and slaughterh
Determinants of intention to consume dibiterie meat towards the risks of non-communicable diseases in the Dakar region, Senegal (Publications)
The general opinion and current scientific evidence highlight the link between red meat consumption and the development of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). We explored the determinants of the intenti
Supporting Treatment for Anti-Retroviral Therapy (START) together: protocol for a pilot, randomized, couple-based intervention to promote women's ART... (Publications)
Background: South Africa currently has the greatest number of people with HIV globally. The country has not yet met its 95-95-95 goals, with different gaps in the HIV care cascade for women and men. T
Mortality and morbidity effects of long-term exposure to low-level PM2.5, BC, NO2, and O3: an analysis of European cohorts in the ELAPSE project (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Epidemiological cohort studies have consistently found associations between long-term exposure to outdoor air pollution and a range of morbidity and mortality endpoints. Recent evaluatio
From public health policy to impact for COVID-19: a multi-country case study in Switzerland, Spain, Iran and Pakistan (Publications)
Objectives: With the application of a systems thinking lens, we aimed to assess the national COVID-19 response across health systems components in Switzerland, Spain, Iran, and Pakistan. Methods: We c
Health systems resilience in practice: a scoping review to identify strategies for building resilience (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Research on health systems resilience has focused primarily on the theoretical development of the concept and its dimensions. There is an identified knowledge gap in the research on how to
Innovate to eliminate: a prerequisite in NTD programmes (Publications)
Innovation plays a critical role in progress towards achievement of the World Health Organization's road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021-2030. As disease prevalence decreases, the cost to ide
Community access to rectal artesunate for malaria (CARAMAL): a large-scale observational implementation study in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,... (Publications)
The key to reducing malaria deaths in highly endemic areas is prompt access to quality case management. Given that many severe cases occur at peripheral level, rectal artesunate (RAS) in the form of s
