TB-PRACTECAL: study protocol for a randomised, controlled, open-label, phase II-III trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of regimens containing... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Globally rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis disease affects around 460,000 people each year. Currently recommended regimens are 9-24 months duration, have poor efficacy and carry significan
Effectiveness of a home-environmental intervention package and an early child development intervention on child health and development in... (Publications)
Unsafe drinking water, poor sanitation and hygiene, exposure to household air pollution and low cognitive and socio-emotional stimulation are risk factors affecting children in low- and middle-income
Strengthening primary healthcare in Kosovo requires tailoring primary, secondary and tertiary prevention interventions and consideration of mental... (Publications)
Objectives: Kosovo has the lowest life expectancy in the Balkans. Primary healthcare (PHC) plays an essential role in non-communicable disease (NCD) prevention. We described primary, secondary and ter
Correcting the description of the design to quasi-experimental instead of cluster-randomized: Corrigendum to “Effect of school-based interventions on... (Publications)
Corrigendum to S Nqweniso, R du Randt, L Adams, et al. Effect of school-based interventions on body composition of grade-4 children from lower socioeconomic communities in Gqeberha, South Africa. S Af
Effectiveness and cost of an incentive-based intervention on food safety and income in "dibiteries" in Dakar, Senegal (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Rapid urbanisation in Sub-Saharan African cities such as Dakar, Senegal, leads to proliferation of informal braised meat restaurants known as "dibiteries". Dibiteries do not often comply w
Synergies between COVID-19 and climate change impacts and responses (Publications)
The COVID-19 pandemic and anthropogenic climate change are global crises. We show how strongly these crises are connected, including the underlying societal inequities and problems of poverty, substan
Long-term exposure to air pollution and mortality in a Danish nationwide administrative cohort study: beyond mortality from cardiopulmonary disease... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The association between long-term exposure to air pollution and mortality from cardiorespiratory diseases is well established, yet the evidence for other diseases remains limited. OBJECTIV
<em>In vitro</em> antischistosomal activity of <em>Artemisia annua</em> and <em>Artemisia afra</em> extracts (Publications)
Background Schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease, imposes substantial health and economic burdens on impoverished groups living in predominantly rural areas. Praziquantel (PZQ) is the only dru