Cost description and comparative cost efficiency of post-exposure prophylaxis and canine mass vaccination against rabies in N'Djamena, Chad (Publications)
Rabies claims approximately 59,000 human lives annually and is a potential risk to 3.3 billion people in over 100 countries worldwide. Despite being fatal in almost 100% of cases, human rabies can be
Spatial distribution of<em> Falciparum</em> malaria infections in Zanzibar: implications for focal drug administration strategies targeting... (Publications)
Background.: Optimal use of mass/targeted screen-and-treat or mass or focal drug administration as malaria elimination strategies remains unclear. We therefore studied spatial distribution of Plasmodi
Health-related quality of life in South African patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The evaluation of patient-reported health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) contributes to a comprehensive understanding of the burden associated with this dis
Family Medicine in Tajikistan [Video] (Publications)
TOKI ART STUDIO in partnership with Swiss TPH crafted this video presentation in order to promote the profession of family medicine in particular to medical students. The aim was also to provide a cle
How does the knowledge environment shape procurement practices for orthopaedic medical devices in Mexico? (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In organisational theory there is an assumption that knowledge is used effectively in healthcare systems that perform well. Actors in healthcare systems focus on managing knowledge of clin
Single-dose hepatitis A immunization: 7.5-year observational pilot study in Nicaraguan children to assess protective effectiveness and humoral immune... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Universal 2-dose hepatitis A virus (HAV) vaccination of toddlers effectively controls hepatitis A. High vaccine costs, however, impede implementation in endemic countries. To test single-d
Childhood vaccination communication outcomes unpacked and organised in a taxonomy to facilitate core outcome establishment (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: We present a comprehensive taxonomy of outcomes for childhood vaccination communication interventions. Adding to our earlier map of trial outcomes, we aimed to: 1) identify relevant outcome
Metabolic syndrome in patients on first-line antiretroviral therapy containing zidovudine or tenofovir in rural Lesotho, Southern Africa (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) among patients in rural Lesotho who are taking first-line anti-retroviral therapy (ART) containing either zidovudine or tenofovir disop
