Heart diseases and echocardiography in rural Tanzania: occurrence, characteristics, and etiologies of underappreciated cardiac pathologies (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Little is known about heart diseases and their treatment in rural sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed to describe the occurrence, characteristics, and etiologies of heart diseases, and th
Implementing a community vector collection strategy using xenomonitoring for the endgame of lymphatic filariasis elimination (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The global strategy for elimination of lymphatic filariasis is by annual mass drug administration (MDA). Effective implementation of this strategy in endemic areas reduces Wuchereria bancr
Importance of routine viral load monitoring: higher levels of resistance at ART failure in Uganda and Lesotho compared with Switzerland (Publications)
Objectives: Emerging resistance to antiretroviral drugs may jeopardize the achievements of improved access to ART. We compared the prevalence of different resistance mutations in HIV-infected adults w
A factorial cluster-randomised controlled trial combining home-environmental and early child development interventions to improve child health and... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Exposure to unhealthy environments and inadequate child stimulation are main risk factors that affect children's health and wellbeing in low- and middle-income countries. Interventions tha