Trends in reported malaria cases and the effects of malaria control in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Considerable upscaling of malaria control efforts have taken place over the last 15 years in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the country with the second highest malaria case load after N
The prevalence and risk of urinary tract infection in malnourished children: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: There are vast differences in prevalence rates of urinary tract infection (UTI) reported among malnourished children globally. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to provide
Transfiguration(s) of palliative care: the moral economy of end-of-life care in a Tanzanian cancer hospital (Publications)
Palliative care is an internationally acknowledged concept focusing on patients with life-threatening diseases and their caregivers. It aims to meet individual physical, psychosocial and spiritual nee
Bi-directional drones to strengthen healthcare provision: experiences and lessons from Madagascar, Malawi and Senegal (Publications)
Drones are increasingly being used globally for the support of healthcare programmes. Madagascar, Malawi and Senegal are among a group of early adopters piloting the use of bi-directional transport dr
Exposure to nonmicrobial N-glycolylneuraminic acid protects farmers' children against airway inflammation and colitis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Childhood exposure to a farm environment has been shown to protect against the development of inflammatory diseases, such as allergy, asthma, and inflammatory bowel disease. OBJECTIVE: We
Videographic analysis of flight behaviours of host-seeking <em>Anopheles arabiensis</em> towards BG-Malaria trap (Publications)
The BG-Malaria trap (BGM) is an adaptation of the well-known BG-Sentinel trap (BGS) with greater trapping efficiencies for anopheline and culicine mosquitoes. Its continued optimization requires great
Theory of reactive interventions in the elimination and control of malaria (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Reactive case detection (RCD) is an integral part of many malaria control and elimination programmes and can be conceived of as a way of gradually decreasing transmission. However, it is u
Development of a pharmacovigilance system in a resource-limited country: the experience of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Publications)
Implementation of pharmacovigilance (PV) systems in resource-limited countries is a real endeavor. Despite country- and continent-specific challenges, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has be
