Mental health and resilience among Eritrean refugees at arrival and one-year post-registration in Switzerland: a cohort study (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: Eritrea is the most frequent country of origin among asylum seekers in Switzerland. On their journey through the desert and across the Mediterranean Sea, Eritrea refugees are often exposed
Characterization of the population pharmacokinetics of moxidectin in adults infected with <em>Strongyloides stercoralis</em>: support for a fixed-dose... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Moxidectin has recently attracted attention as a novel candidate for the treatment of helminth infections, including Strongyloides stercoralis. This study aims to characterize the populati
The HIV care cascade in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review of published criteria and definitions (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: The HIV care cascade examines the attrition of people living with HIV from diagnosis to the use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and suppression of viral replication. We reviewed the lite
Development of emodepside as a possible adulticidal treatment for human onchocerciasis-the fruit of a successful industrial-academic collaboration (Publications)
Current mass drug administration (MDA) programs for the treatment of human river blindness (onchocerciasis) caused by the filarial worm Onchocerca volvulus rely on ivermectin, an anthelmintic original
The antimalarial MMV688533 provides potential for single-dose cures with a high barrier to <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> parasite resistance (Publications)
The emergence and spread of Plasmodium falciparum resistance to first-line antimalarials creates an imperative to identify and develop potent preclinical candidates with distinct modes of action. Here
Incidence of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> malaria infection in 6-month to 45-year-olds on selected areas of Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Extensive malaria control measures have been implemented on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea over the past 16 years, reducing parasite prevalence and malaria-related morbidity and mortality
Measuring financial burden in families of children living with life-limiting conditions: a scoping review of cost indicators and outcome measures (Publications)
Objectives: This study aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of cost indicators and outcome measures used to measure financial burden in families of children with life-limiting conditions. Methods
The Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute: past, present and future (Publications)
Compared internationally, the history of the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) is unusual. Founded in 1944, at a time of utmost isolation, it was a response to specific needs of t
Global estimates of the implications of COVID-19-related preprimary school closures for children's instructional access, development, learning, and... (Publications)
Observational data collected prior to the pandemic (between 2004 and 2019) were used to simulate the potential consequences of early childhood care and education (ECCE) service closures on the estimat
Discovery and structure-activity relationships of quinazolinone-2-carboxamide derivatives as novel orally efficacious antimalarials (Publications)
A phenotypic high-throughput screen allowed discovery of quinazolinone-2-carboxamide derivatives as a novel antimalarial scaffold. Structure-activity relationship studies led to identification of a po
