Acceptability measures of water, sanitation and hygiene interventions in low- and middle-income countries, a systematic review (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Inadequate access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) is an environmental risk factor for poor health outcomes globally, particularly for children in low- and middle-income countries
COVID-19 vaccine booster strategies in light of emerging viral variants: frequency, timing, and target groups (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Vaccinations have reduced severe burden of COVID-19 and allowed for lifting of non-pharmaceutical interventions. However, with immunity waning alongside emergence of more transmissible var
Functional limitations 12 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection correlate with initial disease severity: an observational study of cardiopulmonary... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET) provides a comprehensive assessment of pulmonary, cardiovascular and musculosceletal function. Reduced CPET performance could be an indicator for ch
Pharmacokinetics of ascending doses of praziquantel in adults infected with <em>Opisthorchis felineus</em> in Western Siberia, Russian Federation (Publications)
Opisthorchiasis due to the liver fluke Opisthorchis felineus is highly prevalent in rural regions of Western Siberia, causing severe liver and bile duct maladies. Praziquantel administered as a three-
Less is more: repellent-treated fabric strips as a substitute for full screening of open eave gaps for indoor and outdoor protection from malaria... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Providing protection from malaria vector bites, both indoors and outdoors, is crucial to curbing malaria parasite transmission. Screening of house entry points, especially with incorporate
Modified World Health Organization (WHO) tunnel test for higher throughput evaluation of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) considering the effect of... (Publications)
The standard World Health Organization (WHO) tunnel test is a reliable laboratory bioassay used for "free-flying" testing of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) bio-efficacy where mosquitoes pass through
Specialised Paediatric PAlliativE CaRe: assessing family, healthcare professionals and health system outcomes in a multi-site context of various care... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The number of children and adolescents living with life-limiting conditions and potentially in need for specialised paediatric palliative care (SPPC) is rising. Ideally, a specialised mult
Use of index testing to close the gap in HIV diagnosis among older people in Rwanda: analysis of data from a public health programme (Publications)
BACKGROUND: As Rwanda inches closer to the UNAIDS HIV first 95 of knowing one's HIV status by 2030, finding the remaining HIV-positive individuals could be difficult by use of passive methods. Index t
Preclinical characterization and target validation of the antimalarial pantothenamide MMV693183 (Publications)
Drug resistance and a dire lack of transmission-blocking antimalarials hamper malaria elimination. Here, we present the pantothenamide MMV693183 as a first-in-class acetyl-CoA synthetase (AcAS) inhibi
Gut microbiota targeted approach in the management of chronic liver diseases (Publications)
The liver is directly connected to the intestines through the portal vein, which enables the gut microbiota and gut-derived products to influence liver health. There is accumulating evidence of decrea
