Childhood adversity and educational attainment: evidence from Zambia on the role of personality (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: We examine whether personality traits mediate the association between childhood adversity and educational attainment using longitudinal data from a cohort in Zambia. METHODS: We fit a st
Simulation-based assessment of cholera epidemic response: a case study of Al-Hudaydah, Yemen (Publications)
Cholera kills between 21,000 and 143,000 people globally each year. It is often fatal, killing up to 50% of the severely symptomatic patients; but death by cholera is preventable with timely treatment
Health and economic benefits of achieving contraceptive and maternal health targets in small island developing states in the Pacific and Caribbean (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Reducing unmet need for modern contraception and expanding access to quality maternal health (MH) services are priorities for improving women's health and economic empowerment. To suppor
Laboratory investigations in Buruli ulcer (Publications)
A highly disabling infectious disease in developing countries, leprosy, or Hansen’s disease, is caused by Mycobacterium leprae, and is still very relevant for the human community due to its transmissi
Recent advances and potential future applications of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry for identification of helminths (Publications)
Helminth infections caused by nematodes, trematodes, and cestodes are major neglected tropical diseases and of great medical and veterinary relevance. At present, diagnosis of helminthic diseases is m
Infection tracking in travellers using a mobile app (ITIT): the pilot study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Current surveillance of travellers' health captures only a small proportion of illness events. We aimed to evaluate the usability and feasibility of using an app to enable travellers to se
Residential exposure to air pollution and adverse respiratory and allergic outcomes in children and adolescents living in a chipboard industrial area... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Chipboard production is a source of wood dust, formaldehyde, and combustion-related pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide (NO(2)) and particulate matter (PM). In this cohort study, we assess
Malaria in Angola: recent progress, challenges and future opportunities using parasite demography studies (Publications)
Over the past two decades, a considerable expansion of malaria interventions has occurred at the national level in Angola, together with cross-border initiatives and regional efforts in southern Afric
Factors associated with health-related quality of life among home-dwelling older adults aged 75 or older in Switzerland: a cross-sectional study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: HRQoL is an indicator of individuals' perception of their overall health, including social and environmental aspects. As a multidimensional concept, HRQoL can be influenced by a multitude