Reflections on the 2021 World Malaria Report and the future of malaria control (Publications)
The World Malaria Report, released in December 2021, reflects the unique challenges currently facing the global malaria community. The report showed the devastating toll of malaria, with an estimated
Wastewater-based estimation of the effective reproductive number of SARS-CoV-2 (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The effective reproductive number, Re, is a critical indicator to monitor disease dynamics, inform regional and national policies, and estimate the effectiveness of interventions. It descr
Exposure to job-related violence among young female sex workers in urban slums of Southwest Nigeria (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In Nigeria, many young girls are engaged in commercial sex work as a means of livelihood and support of dependent relatives. Although studies have documented some of the violence related i
Paediatric refugees from Ukraine: guidance for health care providers (Publications)
BACKGROUND: With the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Army in February 2022, refugees, the majority of whom are women and children, started fleeing the war to neighbouring countries. Even before the
Attitudes, practices, and determinants of community care-seeking behaviours for fever/malaria episodes in the context of the implementation of... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Malaria case management relies on World Health Organization (WHO)-recommended artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT), and a continuous understanding of local community knowledge, atti
Visible-light-driven metal-free C-H functionalization: access to new bioactive tetrahydroisoquinoline-butenolide hybrids via domino amine... (Publications)
An efficient metal-free visible-light-driven two-step domino reaction towards new bioactive tetrahydroisoquinoline-butenolide hybrid compounds was developed for the first time. The combination of fluo
Translation of liver stage activity of M5717, a <em>Plasmodium</em> elongation factor 2 inhibitor: from bench to bedside (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Targeting the asymptomatic liver stage of Plasmodium infection through chemoprevention could become a key intervention to reduce malaria-associated incidence and mortality. METHODS: M5717,
Insecticide-treated eave nets and window screens for malaria control in Chalinze district, Tanzania: a study protocol for a household randomised... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) have contributed to the reduction of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, including Tanzania. However, they rely on daily user behaviour and high coverage
Less is more: repellent-treated fabric strips as a substitute for full screening of open eave gaps for indoor and outdoor protection from malaria... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Providing protection from malaria vector bites, both indoors and outdoors, is crucial to curbing malaria parasite transmission. Screening of house entry points, especially with incorporate
Modified World Health Organization (WHO) tunnel test for higher throughput evaluation of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) considering the effect of... (Publications)
The standard World Health Organization (WHO) tunnel test is a reliable laboratory bioassay used for "free-flying" testing of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) bio-efficacy where mosquitoes pass through
