The importance of murine models in determining <em>in vivo</em> pharmacokinetics, safety, and efficacy in antimalarial drug discovery (Publications)
New chemical entities are constantly being investigated towards antimalarial drug discovery, and they require animal models for toxicity and efficacy testing. Murine models show physiological similari
Antiprotozoal aminosteroids from <em>Pachysandra terminalis</em> (Publications)
Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (Tbr) and Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) are protozoan parasites that cause severe diseases, namely, Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) and Malaria. Due to limited treatmen
Estimating the hole surface area of insecticide-treated nets using image analysis, manual hole counting and exact hole measurements (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The physical integrity of insecticidal-treated nets (ITNs) is important for creating a barrier against host-seeking mosquitoes and, therefore, influences people's perception of the net's e
Factors shaping cleaning and disinfection practices during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative evidence synthesis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Cleaning and disinfection of the physical environment is important as it can reduce the transmission of microorganisms. However, adherence to cleaning and disinfection protocols varies due
Pharmacomodulation of the redox-active lead plasmodione: synthesis of substituted 2-benzylnaphthoquinone derivatives, antiplasmodial activities, and... (Publications)
Malaria remains a major global health problem that has been exacerbated by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health systems. To combat this, the World Health Organization (WHO) has set a target o
RF-EMF exposure assessment with add-on uplink exposure sensor in different microenvironments in seven European countries (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Several devices have been developed to assess exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic field (RF-EMF). Since the existing solutions to measure the personal exposure induced by emerging
Preventing unintended pregnancies and HIV through self-care interventions in East and Southern Africa: findings from a structured review (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To identify promising interventions targeting young people in East and Southern Africa through self-care practices, with a focus on prevention of unintended pregnancies and HIV and develop
Global estimates on the number of people blind or visually impaired by cataract: a meta-analysis from 2000 to 2020 (Publications)
BACKGROUND: To estimate global and regional trends from 2000 to 2020 of the number of persons visually impaired by cataract and their proportion of the total number of vision-impaired individuals. MET
