Publications

Antillon M, Huang C.I, Sutherland S.A, Crump R.E, Brown P.E, Bessell P.R, Crowley E.H, Snijders R, Hope A, Tirados I, Dunkley S, Verle P, Lebuki J, Shampa C, Miaka E.M, Tediosi F, Rock K.S. Cost-effectiveness of end-game strategies against sleeping sickness across the Democratic Republic of Congo. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2026;20(10). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0014777

Ehteshami F, Tediosi F, Fink G, Muñoz D.C. Exploring underlying factors associated with effective coverage of diabetes care in Iran: a systems thinking approach. BMC Health Serv Res. 2026;26. DOI: 10.1186/s12913-026-15160-3

Ehteshami F, Verjans A, Cassidy R, Tediosi F, Fink G, Cobos Muñoz D. A realist review to understand the complexity of effective management of type 2 diabetes and hypertension. Public Health Rev. 2026;47:1608655. DOI: 10.3389/phrs.2026.1608655

Harkare H.V, Ginindza N, Stehr L, Osetinsky B, Theilmann M, Marowa L.R, Ntshalintshali N, Bärnighausen T, Tediosi F. Implementation of WHO-PEN interventions in Eswatini: an assessment of health equity and out-of-pocket expenditure for diabetes and hypertension care. Int J Equity Health. 2026;25:119. DOI: 10.1186/s12939-026-02829-8

Harkare H.V, Verjans A, Joseph P, Kamele M, Misra S, Keitseng M, Mabeleng M, Madonsela T, van Heerden A, Kurscheid J, Jacobs B.K.M, Signorell A, Vanobberghen F, Reither K, Ayakaka I, Bosman S, Tediosi F. Comparative cost analysis of community-based tuberculosis screening: Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) alone versus CAD with point-of-care C-reactive protein testing in South Africa and Lesotho. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2026;6(9):e0007341. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0007341

Huang C.I, Antillon M, Crump R.E, Sutherland S.A, Bessell P.R, Mugenyi A, Selby R, Brown P.E, Hooley B, Hope A, Dunkley S, Sunnucks R, Torr S.J, Tediosi F, Ndung'u J, Crowley E.H, Kidega E, Wamboga C, Rock K.S. Transmission and cost-effectiveness modelling to estimate the progress towards elimination and future strategy optimisation for gambiense human African trypanosomiasis in Uganda. BMC Infect Dis. 2026;26. DOI: 10.1186/s12879-026-13581-3

Lin Y, Barth-Jaeggi T, Hürlimann E, Beinamaryo P, Kyarisiima H, Harkare H.V, Matagi L, Byarugaba I, Steinmann P, Keiser J, Tediosi F. Cost comparison of school-based mass drug administration of albendazole and ivermectin versus albendazole alone for soil-transmitted helminth control in Uganda. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2026;20(1):e0013913. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0013913

Njogu A.M, Musau M.M, Srivastava S, Menegale F, Clarke E, Mudereri C, Kitema F.R, Opanga Y, Mmbando A, Gashaija A, Sibomana H, Condo J, Osei F, Beňová L, Blanford J.I, Poletti P, Torbica A, Melegaro A, Federici C, Macharia P.M, REACHOUT Consortium. Geospatial approaches for mapping zero-dose prevalence and routine childhood immunisation coverage in low- and lower-middle-income countries: a scoping review. Vaccine. 2026;89:128904. DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2026.128904

Ntawuyirushintege S, Mohamed N.S, Ahmed A, Semakula M, Remera E, Tediosi F, Wyss K. District-level ecological analysis of the association between stunting and infectious diseases among children under 2 years in Rwanda, 2020-2024. Front Public Health. 2026;14:1855873. DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1855873

Reither K, Vanobberghen F, Verjans A, Harkare H.V, Jacobs B.K.M, Heerden A.V, Misra S, Tediosi F, Brugger C, Labhardt N.D, Kamele M, Keitseng M, Madonsela T, Kurscheid J, Muhairwe J, Keter A.K, Murphy K, Ginneken B.V, Gils T, Katende B, Gebresenbet R.F, Erhardt R.M, Zoller T, Decroo T, Glass T.R, Lynen L, Signorell A, Bosman S, Ayakaka I. Community-based tuberculosis screening with computer-aided detection technology alone and in combination with point-of-care C-reactive protein testing: a paired screen-positive trial. Lancet Infect Dis. 2026;26(11):1131-1141. DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(26)00222-7

Schultes M.T, Baenziger J, Nyantakyi E, Wu C.X, Ferrari G, Sieswerda E, van Werkhoven C.H, Minotti C, Wolfensberger A, Tediosi F, D'Ambrosio F, Bielicki J.A, Clack L, NeoIPC Consortium. Implementation of optimized kangaroo care for infection prevention and control in neonatal intensive care units (NeoIPC): protocol for the implementation elements of a multicenter parallel cluster randomized hybrid type 2 implementation-effectiveness stud. Implement Sci. 2026;21:26. DOI: 10.1186/s13012-026-01488-1

Snijders R, Fukinsia A, Nganzobo P, Miaka E, Hasker E, Mpanya A, Antillon M, Tediosi F. The household burden of sleeping sickness: out-of-pocket costs for diagnosis and treatment. BMJ Glob Health. 2026;11(10). DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2026-025040

Agorinya I.A, Ross A, Flores G, Akazili J, Edejer T.T, van Wilgenburg K, Dalaba M.A, Mensah N.K, Lan L.M, Bacha Y.D, Sumboh J, Oduro A.R, Tediosi F. The effect of recall period on reported out-of-pocket health expenditure in Ghana. PLoS One. 2025;20(12):e0290910. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0290910

Harkare H.V, Antillón M, Schmidt A.J, Tediosi F. Modelling the health and cost implications of expanded access to HIV, HCV and sexually transmitted infection testing in Switzerland. Swiss Med Wkly. 2025;155:4581. DOI: 10.57187/s.4581

Ntawuyirushintege S, Ahmed A, Bucyibaruta G, Siddig E.E, Remera E, Tediosi F, Wyss K. Spatiotemporal trends in stunting prevalence among children aged two years old in Rwanda (2020–2024): a retrospective analysis. Nutrients. 2025;17(17):2808. DOI: 10.3390/nu17172808

Signorell A, van Heerden A, Ayakaka I, Jacobs B.K, Antillon M, Tediosi F, Verjans A, Brugger C, Harkare H.V, Labhardt N.D, Bosman S, Kamele M, Keitseng M, Madonsela T, Kurscheid J, Muhairwe J, Keter A.K, Murphy K, van Ginneken B, Gils T, Katende B, Gebresenbet R.F, Erhardt R.M, Zoller T, Vanobberghen F, Glass T.R, Lynen L, Reither K. Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of community-based TB screening algorithms using computer-aided detection (CAD) technology alone compared with CAD combined with point-of-care C reactive protein testing in Lesotho and South Africa: protocol for a pair. BMJ Open. 2025;15(7):e093989. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-093989

Tani K, Mtenga S, Fink G, Tediosi F. Healthcare managers' perspectives on direct health facility financing in Tanzania. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2025;5(5):e0003772. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003772

Abraham E, Gray C, Fagbamigbe A.F, Tediosi F, Osetinsky B, Haafkens J, Mhalu G, Mtenga S. Barriers and facilitators to health insurance enrolment among people working in the informal sector in Morogoro, Tanzania. AAS Open Res. 2024;4(in press). DOI: 10.12688/aasopenres.13289.2

Anyanwu U, Dimov A, Zinsstag J, Tediosi F, Markosyan T. Profitability and cost-effectiveness analysis of brucellosis control in Armenia: a One Health approach. CABI One Health. 2024;3(1). DOI: 10.1079/cabionehealth.2024.0010

Ehteshami F, Cassidy R, Tediosi F, Fink G, Cobos Muñoz D. Combining theory-driven realist approach and systems thinking to unpack complexity of type 2 diabetes and hypertension management in low and middle-income countries: protocol for a realist review. Systems. 2024;12(1):16. DOI: 10.3390/systems12010016

Harkare H.V, Osetinsky B, Ginindza N, Cindzi B.T, Mncina N, Akomolafe B, Marowa L.R, Ntshalintshali N, Tediosi F. Human and financial resource needs for universal access to WHO-PEN interventions for diabetes and hypertension care in Eswatini: results from a time-and-motion and bottom-up costing study. Hum Resour Health. 2024;22:32. DOI: 10.1186/s12960-024-00913-0

Lin Y, Walker A, Batta M, Ottilie-Kovelman S, Duchenko A, Brugger C, Keiser O, Wallis R.S, Reither K, Tediosi F, Antillón M. Economic burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and post-tuberculosis sequelae in low- and middle-income countries: a database compiled from a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Public Health. 2024;2:e000441. DOI: 10.1136/bmjph-2023-000441

Osei Afriyie D, Loo P.S, Kuwawenaruwa A, Kassimu T, Fink G, Tediosi F, Mtenga S. Understanding the role of the Tanzania national health insurance fund in improving service coverage and quality of care. Soc Sci Med. 2024;347:116714. DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116714

Snijders R, Shaw A.P.M, Selby R, Tirados I, Bessell P.R, Fukinsia A, Miaka E, Tediosi F, Hasker E, Antillón M. The cost of sleeping sickness vector control in Yasa Bonga, a health district in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2024;18(11):e0011959. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011959

Tani K, Osetinsky B, Mhalu G, Mtenga S, Fink G, Tediosi F. Seeking and receiving hypertension and diabetes mellitus care in Tanzania. PLoS One. 2024;19(11):e0312258. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0312258

Tani K, Osetinsky B, Mtenga S, Fink G, Tediosi F. Patient's willingness to pay for improved community health insurance in Tanzania. Health Policy Open. 2024;7:100130. DOI: 10.1016/j.hpopen.2024.100130

Tediosi F, Villa S, Levison D, Ekeman E, Politi C. Leveraging global investments for polio eradication to strengthen health systems' resilience through transition. Health Policy Plan. 2024;39(Suppl. 1):i93-i106. DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czad093

Verjans A, Hooley B, Tani K, Mhalu G, Tediosi F. Cross-sectional study of the burden and determinants of non-medical and opportunity costs of accessing chronic disease care in rural Tanzania. BMJ Open. 2024;14(3):e080466. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080466

Zay Ya K, Lambiris M.J, Levine G.A, Tediosi F, Fink G. Coverage of policies to improve antimicrobial stewardship in human medicine in low and middle income countries: results from the Global Survey of Experts on Antimicrobial Resistance. BMC Public Health. 2024;24:2297. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-19542-2

Antillón M, Huang C.I, Sutherland S.A, Crump R.E, Bessell P.R, Shaw A.P.M, Tirados I, Picado A, Biéler S, Brown P.E, Solano P, Mbainda S, Darnas J, Wang-Steverding X, Crowley E.H, Peka M, Tediosi F, Rock K.S. Health economic evaluation of strategies to eliminate gambiense human African trypanosomiasis in the Mandoul disease focus of Chad. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2023;17(7):e0011396. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011396

Clausin M, Rieckhoff A, Tediosi F, Morel C.M, Kaspiarovich Y, Levrat N, Wernli D. Multisystemic resilience to shocks: a temporal analysis of health, fundamental rights and freedoms, and economic resilience during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in 22 European countries. BMJ Open. 2023;13(7):e065445. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065445

Evans D.B, Kurowski C, Tediosi F. Health system financing. In: Raviglione M.C.B,Tediosi F,Villa S,Casamitjana N,Plasència A, eds. Global health essentials, 291-295. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2023. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-33851-9_44

Ferrari G, Lwamushi S.M, Balaluka G.B, Lafta R.K, Schindler C, Bugugu D, Lurhangire E, Tediosi F, Mendoza J.R, Merten S. Understanding context of violence against healthcare through citizen science and evaluating the effectiveness of a co-designed code of conduct and of a tailored de-escalation of violence training in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and Iraq: a study p. Trials. 2023;24:814. DOI: 10.1186/s13063-023-07839-3

Hooley B, Otchi E.H, Mayeden S, Yawson A.E, Awoonor-Williams K, Tediosi F. Examining the utilization of social capital by Ghanaians when seeking care for chronic diseases: a personal network survey. Int J Public Health. 2023;68:1605891. DOI: 10.3389/ijph.2023.1605891

Lamloum D, Fassio F, Osetinsky B, Tediosi F. Care cascades for hypertension in low-income settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Public Health. 2023;68:1606428. DOI: 10.3389/ijph.2023.1606428

Mtenga S, Mhalu G, Osetinsky B, Ramaiya K, Tani K, Hooley B, Tediosi F. Social-political and vaccine related determinants of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Tanzania: a qualitative inquiry. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023;3(6):e0002010. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002010

Osei Afriyie D, Kwesiga B, Achungura G, Tediosi F, Fink G. Effects of health insurance on quality of care in low-income countries: a systematic review. Public Health Rev. 2023;44:1605749. DOI: 10.3389/phrs.2023.1605749

Osei Afriyie D, Masiye F, Tediosi F, Fink G. Confidence in the health system and health insurance enrollment among the informal sector population in Lusaka, Zambia. Soc Sci Med. 2023;321:115750. DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115750

Osei Afriyie D, Masiye F, Tediosi F, Fink G. Purchasing for high-quality care using national health insurance: evidence from Zambia. Health Policy Plan. 2023;38(6):681-688. DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czad022

Osetinsky B, Fink G, Kuwawenaruwa A, Tediosi F. Investigating sustainability challenges for the National Health Insurance Fund in Tanzania: a modelling approach. BMJ Open. 2023;13(8):e070451. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070451