Nutritional adequacy in rural Limpopo Province, South Africa: maternal and child dietary diversity in the context of perinatal HIV exposure (Publications)
Background. Children younger than 5 years old are a vulnerable group whose growth is affected by nutritional intake. However, few studies have evaluated dietary diversity–a proxy measure of dietary ad
Pharmacokinetics of a novel piperaquine dispersible granules formulation under fasting and various fed conditions versus piperaquine tablets when... (Publications)
Piperaquine tetraphosphate (PQP), a long-acting antimalarial, is being considered in a combination for chemoprevention. Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine tablets (hard and dispersible) approved for the t
Auto-induced uplink 4G and 5G RF-EMF exposure assessment using a network monitoring application in different microenvironments across seven European... (Publications)
The auto-induced uplink (a-UL) radio-frequency electromagnetic field (RF-EMF) exposure, often the dominant part of the total RF-EMF exposure, has not been included in previous microenvironmental studi
Cohort profile: the Viral load Cohort North-East Lesotho (VICONEL) from 2016 to 2023 - cohort description, test volumes, predictors of viraemia and... (Publications)
PURPOSE: The prospective Viral load Cohort North-East Lesotho (VICONEL) aims to support clinical management and generate scientific evidence to inform HIV care. Specifically, VICONEL allows for the mo
Diversity in women and their vaginal microbiota (Publications)
Women's health is essential to global societal and economic wellbeing, yet health disparities remain prevalent. The vaginal microbiota plays a critical role in health, with research indicating that re
The role of mortality surveillance in pandemic preparedness and response (Publications)
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic exposed critical limitations in the availability of timely mortality data to inform situational assessments and guide evidence-based public health resp
High-resolution spatial prediction of anemia risk among children aged 6 to 59 months in low- and middle-income countries (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Anemia, a severe condition among children associated with adverse health effects such as impaired growth, limited physical and cognitive development, and increased mortality risk, remains
Investigating the enablers and barriers for hypertension control in Dakar: a qualitative system effectiveness study (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: Cardiovascular disease is the main cause of death worldwide. The leading risk factor, hypertension, is a major public health issue in Senegal, putting the health system under pressure. This
In-depth, high-throughput analysis of BcR IG clonality and diversity levels in immune repertoires (Publications)
The advent of high-throughput sequencing technologies revolutionized the analysis of immune repertoires, allowing a much more detailed characterization in both qualitative and quantitative terms. This
