The effect of temperature on the development of <em>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</em> (Chen 1935) in <em>Pomacea canaliculata</em> (Lamarck 1822) (Publications)
Angiostrongyliasis cantonensis, clinically presented as eosinophilic meningitis, is a snail-borne parasitic disease. We studied the effects of different temperatures on the larval development of Angio
A cross cultural study of vaginal practices and sexuality: implications for sexual health (Publications)
Between 2005 and 2006, we investigated vaginal practices in Yogyakarta, Indonesia; Tete, Mozambique; KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; and Bangkok and Chonburi, Thailand. We sought to understand women's pr
Enhancing the routine health information system in rural southern Tanzania: successes, challenges and lessons learned (Publications)
Objective To describe and evaluate the use of handheld computers for the management of Health Management Information System data. Methods Electronic data capture took place in 11 sentinel health centr
Human resources for health care delivery in Tanzania: a multifaceted problem (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Recent years have seen an unprecedented increase in funds for procurement of health commodities in developing countries. A major challenge now is the efficient delivery of commod
Efficacy and safety of artemether-lumefantrine in the treatment of acute, uncomplicated <em>Plasmodium falciparum </em>malaria: a pooled analysis (Publications)
Abstract. Randomized trials have confirmed the efficacy and safety of artemether-lumefantrine (AL) for treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Data from seven studies supported by No
Diagnostic genotyping of old and new world <em>Leishmania</em> species by PCR-RFLP (Publications)
We have designed a new genotyping scheme for molecular diagnosis of the different Leishmania species pathogenic to humans. This scheme is based on PCR amplified sequences from the gene for the spliced
