Applied mathematical modelling to inform national malaria policies, strategies and operations in Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: More than ever, it is crucial to make the best use of existing country data, and analytical tools for developing malaria control strategies as the heterogeneity in malaria risk within coun
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
Global estimates on the number of people blind or visually impaired by diabetic retinopathy: a meta-analysis from 2000 to 2020 (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: To estimate global and regional trends from 2000 to 2020 of the number of persons visually impaired by diabetic retinopathy and their proportion of the total number of vision-impaired indi
Snail control as a crucial approach to schistosomiasis elimination: evidence from the People's Republic of China (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Asian schistosomiasis is projected to be eliminated by 2030 according to World Health Organization road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021-2030. Snail control is an important measure
Molecular methods for tracking residual <em>Plasmodium falciparum </em>transmission in a close-to-elimination setting in Zanzibar (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Molecular detection of low-density Plasmodium falciparum infections is essential for surveillance studies conducted to inform malaria control strategies in close-to-elimination settings. M
Efficiency and stability evaluation of Cu2O/MWCNTs filters for virus removal from water (Publications)
Both multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and metal or metal oxides have demonstrated virus removal efficacy in drinking water applications. In this study, MWCNTs were coated with copper(I) oxide (C
Epigenome-wide association study of DNA methylation and adult asthma in the agricultural lung health study (Publications)
Epigenome-wide studies of methylation in children support a role for epigenetic mechanisms in asthma. Studies in adults are rare, and few have examined non-atopic asthma. We conducted the largest epig
