Successful treatment of acute mountain sickness with dexamethasone (Publications)
A double blind, randomised, placebo controlled trial of treatment with dexamethasone for acute mountain sickness was performed in the Capanna "Regina Margherita" at an altitude of 4559 m in the Alps V
Antimicrobial prophylaxis to prevent surgical site infections in a rural sub-Saharan hospital (Publications)
A prospective cohort study was performed to collect baseline data concerning surgical site infections (SSIs) and antimicrobial prophylaxis (AMP) in a remote sub-Saharan district hospital. The SSI rate
Bicyclic amido compounds with antiprotozoal activity (Publications)
Aroyl derivatives of 2-aminobicyclo-octanes and 2-azabicyclo-nonanes have been synthesized and tested for their activities against the causative organisms of East African trypanosomiasis and malaria t
Variation in survival after diagnosis of breast cancer in Switzerland (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Survival after diagnosis of cancer is a key criterion for cancer control. Major survival differences between time periods and countries have been reported by the EUROCARE studies. We inves
Malaria vaccines: a toy for travelers or a tool for eradication? (Publications)
The demonstration of efficacy of two candidate malaria vaccines in children living in malaria-endemic areas, namely RTS,S from the circumsporozoite protein that reduced infection and clinical malaria
Fifteen years of the tropEd Masters in International Health programme: what has it delivered? Results of an alumni survey of masters students in... (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: In 2010-2011, recent graduates (2008 or earlier) of the Masters in International Health (MIH) (as offered by over 30 universities and institutions collaborating in the tropEd network) were
Optimizing in-kind drug donations for Tanzania-a case study (Publications)
A questionnaire survey (QS) among stakeholders in Tanzania had shown that in-kind drug donations (DDs) are important to boost the drug supply system. Major problems were their insufficient quantity fo