Promising practices for dealing with complexity in research for development (Publications)
The need to deal with complexity is getting increasingly attention in research for development projects implemented through transboundary research partnerships between organisations from the Global No
Safety of routine childhood vaccine coadministration versus separate vaccination (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: As new vaccines are developed more vaccine coadministrations vaccines are being offered to make delivery more practical for health systems and patients. We compared the safety of coadmin
Key factors predicting suspected severe malaria case management and health outcomes: an operational study in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Evidence suggests that pre-referral Rectal Artesunate (RAS) can be a life-saving intervention for severe malaria in remote settings in Africa. Recognition of danger signs indicative of sev
Factors associated to COVID-19 vaccination performance across countries (Publications)
Background On April 24th, 2020, the coalition between Gavi, CEPI, and the WHO, launched COVAX, a multilateral facility to accelerate the development and manufacture of COVID-19 vaccines and to guarant
Profiles of anti-COVID-19 vaccines currently in use and their contribution to current vaccination coverage rates (Publications)
Background Vaccines are one of the key interventions to control COVID-19 pandemic. By July 16th, 2021, nineteen COVID-19 vaccines had been approved. Vaccines have varied properties and potential to co
Participatory approaches for raising awareness among subsistence farmers in Tanzania about the spread of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors and... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Insecticide resistance is a key barrier to long-term malaria control, and it may be exacerbated by poor agricultural pesticide use. Current practices, however, do not link public health an
Perceived barriers to physical activity behaviour among patients with diabetes and hypertension in Kosovo: a qualitative study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In a cohort of primary health care users across Kosovo (KOSCO cohort), high rates and poor control of diabetes and hypertension were observed. These conditions can be prevented and better
Lessons learnt of the COVID-19 contact tracing strategy in Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan using systems thinking processes (Publications)
The strategy of test, trace and isolate has been promoted and seen as a crucial tool in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. As simple as the slogan sounds, effectively implementing it turns into
Towards a One Health food safety strategy for Palestine: a mixed-method study (Publications)
Introduction: Foodborne diseases, together with increasing antimicrobial resistance (AMR), pose a threat to public health in an era of huge challenges with climate change and the risks of zoonotic epi
Long-term air pollution exposure and COVID-19 case-severity: an analysis of individual-level data from Switzerland (Publications)
Several studies are pointing out that exposure to elevated air pollutants could contribute to increased COVID-19 mortality. However, literature on the associations between air pollution exposure and C
