Researching, co-creating and testing innovations in paper-based health information systems (PHISICC) to support health workers’ decision-making:... (Publications)
Background Health information systems are crucial to provide data for decision-making and demand for data is constantly growing. However, the link between data and decisions is not always rational or
CRISPR/Cas9-engineered inducible gametocyte producer lines as a valuable tool for <em>Plasmodium falciparum </em>malaria transmission research (Publications)
The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum replicates inside erythrocytes in the blood of infected humans. During each replication cycle, a small proportion of parasites commits to sexual development
Prevalence of sero-markers and non-invasive assessment of liver cirrhosis in patients with hepatitis B virus infection in Freetown, Sierra Leone: a... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a major global health problem. Although sub-Saharan Africa has a high proportion of the global burden of HBV, the epidemiology and clinical features of HBV in th
LuftiBus in the school (LUIS): a population-based study on respiratory health in schoolchildren (Publications)
Respiratory disease is common in children and strongly associated with lifestyle and environmental exposures. Thus, it is important to study the epidemiology locally. The LuftiBus in the School (LUIS)
Association between household solid fuel use and tuberculosis: cross-sectional data from the Mongolian national tuberculosis prevalence survey (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) and indoor air pollution (IAP) are equally critical public health issues in the developing world. Mongolia is experiencing the double burden of TB and IAP due to solid fu
Long-term exposure to black carbon and mortality: a 28-year follow-up of the GAZEL cohort (Publications)
Background: The current evidence on health effects of long-term exposure to outdoor airborne black carbon (BC) exposure remains scarce. Objectives: To examine the association between long-term exposur
Effect of bovine tuberculosis on selected productivity parameters and trading in dairy cattle kept under intensive husbandry in Central Ethiopia (Publications)
Bovine tuberculosis (BTB) has substantial impact on fertility, milk, and meat productivity in cattle. However, these assumptions are based on outdated data. Recent global studies on the impact of BTB
Bacteriophage treatment before chemical disinfection can enhance removal of plastic surface-associated <em>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</em> (Publications)
Opportunistic pathogens can linger on surfaces in hospital and building plumbing environments, leading to infections in at-risk populations. Further, biofilm-associated bacteria are protected from rem
Scaling up business plans in Tajikistan: a qualitative study of the history, barriers, facilitators and lessons learnt (Publications)
BACKGROUND: To improve health planning at primary health care (PHC) level, Business Plans were introduced in Tajikistan by the Enhancing Primary Health Care (EPHC) Services Project. OBJECTIVE: To desc
Mutasynthesis of physostigmines in <em>Myxococcus xanthus</em> (Publications)
The alkaloid physostigmine is an approved anticholinergic drug and an important lead structure for the development of novel therapeutics. Using a complementary approach that merged chemical synthesis
