Ratios from full blood count as markers for TB diagnosis, treatment, prognosis: a systematic review (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The monocyte-to-lymphocyte (MLR) and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte (NLR) ratio are calculated from routine full blood counts. The aim of this study was to systematically review MLR and NLR as b
Methodological manual for air pollution health risk assessments in Switzerland: deliverable 5 of the project QHIAS (Quantification of health impact of... (Publications)
Commissioned by the Federal Office for the Environment, Contract number: 00.5082.PZ / D04E43474; Air pollution health risk assessments (HRAs) are estimations of the health impacts attributable to expo
Nutrition transition, double burden of malnutrition, and urbanization patterns in secondary cities of Bangladesh, Kenya and Rwanda (Publications)
BACKGROUND: By 2050, approximately 68% of the global population will live in cities, but nutrition data on urban populations of low- and middle-income countries are scarce. Fast growing secondary citi
Association of accelerometry-based and self-reported physical activity with cardiovascular risk in South African children (Publications)
The burden of non-communicable diseases is increasing, with risk factors emerging early in life. Physical activity reduces cardiovascular risk, but limited evidence exists for children from lower-inco
Walking the talk: a mixed-methods study investigating current opportunities for promoting health impact assessment practice (Publications)
Although Health Impact Assessment (HIA) has been gaining momentum over the past decade, it is still a relatively small field of practice. Here we explore whether possible opportunities to promote the
The Shockwè trap: a human-baited exposure-free device for surveillance and behaviour studies of anthropophilic vectors (Publications)
Background: The human biting rate (MBR) and entomological inoculation rate (EIR) are common parameters routinely used to measure the risk of malaria transmission. Both parameters can be estimated usin