Health position paper and redox perspectives - disease burden by transportation noise (Publications)
Transportation noise is a ubiquitous urban exposure. In 2018, the World Health Organization concluded that chronic exposure to road traffic noise is a risk factor for ischemic heart disease. In contra
User-reported quality of care: findings from the first round of the People's Voice Survey in 14 countries (Publications)
High-quality care is essential for improving health outcomes, although many health systems struggle to maintain good quality. We use data from the People's Voice Survey-a nationally representative sur
Understanding context of violence against healthcare through citizen science and evaluating the effectiveness of a co-designed code of conduct and of... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Violence against health care workers (HCWs) is a multifaceted issue entwined with broader social, cultural, and economic contexts. While it is a global phenomenon, in crisis settings, HCWs
Ultrasononography in managing extrapulmonary tuberculosis: a randomized, controlled, parallel, superiority, open-label trial (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Patients with suspected extrapulmonary tuberculosis are often treated empirically. We hypothesized that extended focused assessment with sonography for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) a
Association of hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease with COVID-19 in Africa: scoping review protocol (Publications)
Background: COVID-19 caused devastating effects on global healthcare systems. The el derly and people with chronic comorbidities were at a particularly high risk of mortality and mor bidity. However,
Beyond undetectable: modeling the clinical benefit of improved antiretroviral adherence in persons with human immunodeficiency virus with virologic... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Incomplete antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence has been linked to deleterious immunologic, inflammatory, and clinical consequences, even among virally suppressed (
Foreword (Publications)
Good leadership and governance at all levels of the healthcare system is necessary for better performance of the system and health outcomes. Lack of good leadership and governance practices can lead t