Human African trypanosomiasis (Publications)
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) is a parasitic disease caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense or T.b. rhodesiense, transmitted by tsetse flies (Glossina spp.). HAT has a prominent history as it re
Tropical rickettsial infections (Publications)
Tropical rickettsial illnesses are severely neglected infectious diseases with a worldwide distribution. These diseases are transmitted by various vectors (mites, ticks, fleas, etc.) and are responsib
Mycobacterium ulcerans disease (Buruli ulcer) (Publications)
Buruli ulcer is an infection of the subcutaneous tissue leading to chronic necrotizing skin ulcers. Sub-Saharan Africa carries the main burden of BU, but it also occurs in the Americas and the Western
Beyond health-system building blocks: context and determinants of health (Publications)
The WHO health-system building block framework represents a construction that has been widely used to analyse health systems. While the framework has shown success and become a useful analytical tool,
Development of prediction models to identify hotspots of schistosomiasis in endemic regions to guide mass drug administration (Publications)
Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease affecting over 150 million people. Hotspots of Schistosoma transmission-communities where infection prevalence does not decline adequately with mass dru
Assessing the contributions of an urban population health initiative to shift political priority towards cardiovascular health: three case studies... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The urban population health initiative was designed as a multidisciplinary, multisector programme to address cardiovascular (CV) disease, specifically hypertension and its underlying cause
Clonorchiasis and opisthorchiasis: epidemiology, transmission, clinical features, morbidity, diagnosis, treatment, and control (Publications)
SUMMARYClonorchis sinensis, Opisthorchis viverrini, and Opisthorchis felineus are important liver flukes that cause a considerable public health burden in eastern Asia, southeastern Asia, and eastern
Tafenoquine following G6PD screening versus primaquine for the treatment of vivax malaria in Brazil: a cost-effectiveness analysis using a... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Malaria transmission modelling has demonstrated the potential impact of semiquantitative glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) testing and treatment with single-dose tafenoquine for Pla
Gas cooking indoors and respiratory symptoms in the ECRHS cohort (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Gas cooking is an important source of indoor air pollutants, and there is some limited evidence that it might adversely be associated with respiratory health. Using repeated cross-sectiona
Community health worker training to reduce mental health and substance use stigma towards patients who have disengaged from HIV/TB care in South... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: South Africa has deployed community health workers (CHWs) to support individuals to enter and stay in HIV/TB care. Although CHWs routinely encounter patients with mental health (particular