Mortality of neurological disorders in Tanzania: analysis of baseline data from sample vital registration with verbal autopsy (SAVVY) (Publications)
Background: Neurological disorders (ND) have a profound consequence on human productivity, quality of life and survival. There are limited data on the burden of ND in Tanzania due to insufficient cove
Rapid spread of double East- and West-African <em>kdr </em>mutations in wild <em>Anopheles coluzzi</em> from Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
Malaria morbidity and mortality rates in Sub-Saharan Africa are increasing. The scale-up of long-lasting insecticidal nets and indoor residual spraying have been the major contributors to the decrease
Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults (Publications)
Body-mass index (BMI) has increased steadily in most countries in parallel with a rise in the proportion of the population who live in cities(1,2). This has led to a widely reported view that urbaniza
Author correction: The temporal dynamics and infectiousness of subpatent<em> Plasmodium falciparum </em>infections in relation to parasite density (Publications)
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
Comprehensive school-based health programs to improve child and adolescent health: evidence from Zambia (Publications)
BACKGROUND: While school-aged children in low- and middle-income countries remain highly exposed to acute infections, programs targeting this age group remain limited in scale and scope. In this paper