What the policy and stewardship landscape of a national health research system looks like in a developing country like Iran: a qualitative study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The health research system (HRS) is an important national priority that requires a systematic and functional approach. Evaluating the HRS of Iran as a developing country and identifying it
Steering away from current amoxicillin dose reductions in hospitalized patients with impaired kidney function to avoid subtherapeutic drug exposure (Publications)
Current dose reductions recommended for amoxicillin in patients with impaired kidney function could lead to suboptimal treatments. In a prospective, observational study in hospitalized adults with var
The promotion and development of One Health at Swiss TPH and its greater potential (Publications)
One Health, an integrated health concept, is now an integral part of health research and development. One Health overlaps with other integrated approaches to health such as EcoHealth or Planetary Heal
Long term exposure to air pollution and kidney parenchyma cancer - effects of low-level air pollution: a study in Europe (ELAPSE) (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Particulate matter (PM) is classified as a group 1 human carcinogen. Previous experimental studies suggest that particles in diesel exhaust induce oxidative stress, inflammation and DNA da
Research on the dynamic characteristics of indoor and outdoor environmental quality of office buildings based on long-term online monitoring of... (Publications)
In order to recognize the dynamic characteristics of indoor and outdoor environmental quality of office buildings, this paper utilizes Internet of Things technology to build an indoor and outdoor envi
Multidimensional poverty and adolescent mental health: unpacking the relationship (Publications)
Extensive research suggests that poverty is associated with adolescent mental health problems. However, studies typically focus on monetary poverty and have not examined how other dimensions of povert
Physical activity, sedentary behaviour, weight status, and body composition among South African primary schoolchildren (Publications)
Background: Over the past decades, childhood overweight has increased in many African countries. We examined the relationship between sedentary behaviour, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA)
Safety of routine childhood vaccine coadministration versus separate vaccination (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: As new vaccines are developed more vaccine coadministrations vaccines are being offered to make delivery more practical for health systems and patients. We compared the safety of coadmin
Key factors predicting suspected severe malaria case management and health outcomes: an operational study in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Evidence suggests that pre-referral Rectal Artesunate (RAS) can be a life-saving intervention for severe malaria in remote settings in Africa. Recognition of danger signs indicative of sev
Factors associated to COVID-19 vaccination performance across countries (Publications)
Background On April 24th, 2020, the coalition between Gavi, CEPI, and the WHO, launched COVAX, a multilateral facility to accelerate the development and manufacture of COVID-19 vaccines and to guarant
