Decentralization of viral load testing to improve HIV care and treatment cascade in rural Tanzania: observational study from the Kilombero and Ulanga... (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Monitoring HIV viral load (HVL) in people living with HIV (PLHIV) on antiretroviral therapy (ART) is recommended by the World Health Organization. Implementation of HVL testing programs
Prospective association between depressive symptoms and blood-pressure related outcomes in Kosovo (Publications)
Kosovo has the lowest life expectancy in the Western Balkans, where cardiovascular disease (CVD) accounts for over half of all deaths. Depression also contributes to disability in the country, with a
Purchasing for high-quality care using national health insurance: evidence from Zambia (Publications)
Improving the quality of care is essential for progress toward universal health coverage. Health financing arrangements offer opportunities for governments to incentivize and reward improvements in th
Abundance of <em>ACVR1B</em> transcript is elevated during septic conditions: perspectives obtained from a hands-on reductionist investigation (Publications)
Sepsis is a complex heterogeneous condition, and the current lack of effective risk and outcome predictors hinders the improvement of its management. Using a reductionist approach leveraging publicly
A whole blood intracellular cytokine assay optimised for field site studies demonstrates polyfunctionality of CD4+ T cells in acute scrub typhus (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Assessment of cellular immune responses by combining intracellular cytokine staining and immunophenotyping using flow cytometry enables the simultaneous measurement of T cell phenotype and
Changes in socioeconomic resources and mental health after the second COVID-19 wave (2020-2021): a longitudinal study in Switzerland (Publications)
BACKGROUND: During the 2020/2021 winter, the labour market was under the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Changes in socioeconomic resources during this period could have influenced individual mental
Strengthening primary care for diabetes and hypertension in Eswatini: study protocol for a nationwide cluster-randomized controlled trial (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Diabetes and hypertension are increasingly important population health challenges in Eswatini. Prior to this project, healthcare for these conditions was primarily provided through physici
Widespread occurrence of copy number variants and fixation of pyrethroid target site resistance in <em>Anopheles gambiae </em>(s.l.) from southern... (Publications)
Resistance to pyrethroid and organophosphate insecticides in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae (s.l.) is conferred by a variety of genetic mutations, including single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs
Digital tools to improve parenting behaviour in low-income settings: a mixed-methods feasibility study (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Digital parenting interventions could be potentially cost-effective means for providing early child development services in low-income settings. This 5-month mixed-methods pilot study ev
