Oral fexinidazole for stage 1 or early stage 2 African <em>Trypanosoma brucei gambiense</em> trypanosomiasis: a prospective, multicentre, open-label,... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Staging and treatment of human African trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense (g-HAT) required lumbar puncture to assess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and intravenous drugs tha
Positioning the national health insurance for financial sustainability and universal health coverage in Ghana: a qualitative study among key... (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) was introduced in 2003 to reduce "out-of-pocket" payments for health care in Ghana. Over a decade of its implementation, issues about the fina
Rationale and design of a panel study investigating six health effects of airborne pollen: the EPOCHAL study (Publications)
Background: While airborne pollen is widely recognized as a seasonal cause of sneezing and itchy eyes, its effects on pulmonary function, cardiovascular health, sleep quality, and cognitive performanc
Systematic review and meta-analysis of integrated studies on antimicrobial resistance genes in Africa - a One Health perspective (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Increasing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) raises serious health and financial concerns. However, the main drivers of the emergence, spread and subsequent colonization of resistant bacteria
System thinking and citizen participation is still missing in One Health initiatives - lessons from fifteen evaluations (Publications)
Tackling complex public health challenges requires integrated approaches to health, such as One Health (OH). A key element of these approaches is the integration of knowledge across sectors, disciplin
A review of the frequencies of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> Kelch 13 artemisinin resistance mutations in Africa (Publications)
Artemisinin resistance (AR) emerged in South East Asia 13 years ago and the identification of the resistance conferring molecular marker, Plasmodium falciparum Kelch 13 (Pfk13), 7 years ago has provid
Exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields: comparison of exposimeters with a novel body-worn distributed meter (Publications)
Background: Exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) is often measured with personal exposimeters, but the accuracy of measurements can be hampered as carrying the devices on-body ma
New antiparasitic flexible triaryl diamidines, their prodrugs and aza analogues: synthesis, <em>in vitro</em> and<em> in vivo</em> biological... (Publications)
Dicationic diamidines have been well established as potent antiparasitic agents with proven activity against tropical diseases like trypanosomiasis and malaria. This work presents the synthesis of new
Primary care case management of febrile children: insights from the ePOCT routine care cohort in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Publications)
Aim: To provide insight in the primary health care (PHC) case management of febrile children under-five in Dar es Salaam, and to identify areas for improving quality of care. Methods: We used data fro