Predicting complicated appendicitis based on clinical findings: the role of Alvarado and appendicitis inflammatory response scores (Publications)
PURPOSE: The pre-interventional differentiation between complicated and uncomplicated appendicitis is decisive for treatment. In the context of conservative therapy, the definitive diagnosis of uncomp
Performance of a rapid immuno-chromatographic test (<em>Schistosoma</em> ICT IgG-IgM) for detecting <em>Schistosoma</em>-specific antibodies in sera... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis, an acute and chronic parasitic disease caused by human pathogenic Schistosoma species, is a neglected tropical disease affecting more than 220 million people worldwide. Fo
Health insurance coverage in low-income and middle-income countries: progress made to date and related changes in private and public health... (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Several low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) have implemented health insurance programmes to foster accessibility to healthcare and reduce catastrophic household health expendi
Wastewater-based estimation of the effective reproductive number of SARS-CoV-2 (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The effective reproductive number, Re, is a critical indicator to monitor disease dynamics, inform regional and national policies, and estimate the effectiveness of interventions. It descr
Exposure to job-related violence among young female sex workers in urban slums of Southwest Nigeria (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In Nigeria, many young girls are engaged in commercial sex work as a means of livelihood and support of dependent relatives. Although studies have documented some of the violence related i
Paediatric refugees from Ukraine: guidance for health care providers (Publications)
BACKGROUND: With the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Army in February 2022, refugees, the majority of whom are women and children, started fleeing the war to neighbouring countries. Even before the
Attitudes, practices, and determinants of community care-seeking behaviours for fever/malaria episodes in the context of the implementation of... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Malaria case management relies on World Health Organization (WHO)-recommended artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT), and a continuous understanding of local community knowledge, atti
Visible-light-driven metal-free C-H functionalization: access to new bioactive tetrahydroisoquinoline-butenolide hybrids via domino amine... (Publications)
An efficient metal-free visible-light-driven two-step domino reaction towards new bioactive tetrahydroisoquinoline-butenolide hybrid compounds was developed for the first time. The combination of fluo
Translation of liver stage activity of M5717, a <em>Plasmodium</em> elongation factor 2 inhibitor: from bench to bedside (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Targeting the asymptomatic liver stage of Plasmodium infection through chemoprevention could become a key intervention to reduce malaria-associated incidence and mortality. METHODS: M5717,
Neglected tropical diseases in Australia: a narrative review (Publications)
*Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) represent a threat to the health, wellbeing and economic prosperity of billions of people worldwide, often causing serious disease or death. *Commonly considered di