<em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> resistance to anti-malarial drugs in Papua New Guinea: evaluation of a community-based approach for the molecular... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Molecular monitoring of parasite resistance has become an important complementary tool in establishing rational anti-malarial drug policies. Community surveys provide a representative samp
Development of an in vitro drug screening assay using <em>Schistosoma haematobium</em> schistosomula (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The development of novel antischistosomal drugs is crucial, as currently no vaccine and only a single drug is available for the treatment of schistosomiasis. Fast and accurate in
Measuring newborn foot length to identify small babies in need of extra care: a cross sectional hospital based study with community follow-up in... (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Neonatal mortality because of low birth weight or prematurity remains high in many developing country settings. This research aimed to estimate the sensitivity and specificity of
Spatio-temporal analysis of the role of climate in inter-annual variation of malaria incidence in Zimbabwe (Publications)
BACKGROUND: On the fringes of endemic zones climate is a major determinant of inter-annual variation in malaria incidence. Quantitative description of the space-time effect of this association has pra
Reproductive health care for asylum-seeking women - a challenge for health professionals (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Dealing with pregnancy, childbirth and the care of newborn babies is a challenge for female asylum seekers and their health care providers. The aim of our study was to identify r
Target product profile choices for intra-domiciliary malaria vector control pesticide products: repel or kill? (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The most common pesticide products for controlling malaria-transmitting mosquitoes combine two distinct modes of action: 1) conventional insecticidal activity which kills mosquitoes expose
Spatio-temporal malaria transmission patterns in Navrongo demographic surveillance site, northern Ghana (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The relationship between entomological measures of malaria transmission intensity and mortality remains uncertain. This is partly because transmission is heterogeneous even within small ge
From strategy development to routine implementation: the cost of Intermittent Preventive Treatment in Infants for malaria control (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Achieving the Millennium Development Goals for health requires a massive scaling-up of interventions in Sub Saharan Africa. Intermittent Preventive Treatment in infants (IPTi) is
Creating an "enabling environment" for taking insecticide treated nets to national scale: the Tanzanian experience (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Malaria is the largest cause of health services attendance, hospital admissions and child deaths in Tanzania. At the Abuja Summit in April 2000 Tanzania committed itself to protect 60% o
