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1. Computer-aided detection thresholds for digital chest radiography interpretation in tuberculosis diagnostic algorithms (Publications)

   Computer-aided detection thresholds for digital chest radiography interpretation in tuberculosis diagnostic algorithms

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   OBJECTIVES: Use of computer-aided detection (CAD) software is recommended to improve tuberculosis screening and triage, but threshold determination is challenging if reference testing has not been per

2. Bridging the gap from molecular surveillance to programmatic decisions for malaria control and elimination (Publications)

   Bridging the gap from molecular surveillance to programmatic decisions for malaria control and elimination

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   An increasing number of molecular and genomic assays are available to study malaria parasite populations. However, so far they have played a marginal role in informing policy and programmatic decision

3. Exploring the impact of mining on community health and health service delivery: perceptions of key informants involved in gold mining communities in... (Publications)

   Exploring the impact of mining on community health and health service delivery: perceptions of key informants involved in gold mining communities in Burkina Faso

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   Sub-Saharan Africa is rich in natural resources but also faces widespread poverty. The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals brought increased attention to resource extraction projects, emphas

4. Implementation of the advanced HIV disease care package with point-of-care CD4 testing during tuberculosis case finding: a mixed-methods evaluation (Publications)

   Implementation of the advanced HIV disease care package with point-of-care CD4 testing during tuberculosis case finding: a mixed-methods evaluation

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   During TB-case finding, we assessed the feasibility of implementing the advanced HIV disease (AHD) care package, including VISITECT CD4 Advanced Disease (VISITECT), a semiquantitative test to identify

5. COVID-19 genomic surveillance in Bangui (Central African Republic) reveals a landscape of circulating variants linked to validated antiviral targets... (Publications)

   COVID-19 genomic surveillance in Bangui (Central African Republic) reveals a landscape of circulating variants linked to validated antiviral targets of SARS-CoV-2 proteome

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   Since its outbreak, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spread rapidly, causing the Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic. Even with the vaccines' administration, the vir

6. Health position paper and redox perspectives - disease burden by transportation noise (Publications)

   Health position paper and redox perspectives - disease burden by transportation noise

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   Transportation noise is a ubiquitous urban exposure. In 2018, the World Health Organization concluded that chronic exposure to road traffic noise is a risk factor for ischemic heart disease. In contra

7. Low birthweight and maternal smoking as predictors of infant lung function from a South African birth cohort within low socioeconomic communities (Publications)

   Low birthweight and maternal smoking as predictors of infant lung function from a South African birth cohort within low socioeconomic communities

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8. User-reported quality of care: findings from the first round of the People's Voice Survey in 14 countries (Publications)

   User-reported quality of care: findings from the first round of the People's Voice Survey in 14 countries

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   High-quality care is essential for improving health outcomes, although many health systems struggle to maintain good quality. We use data from the People's Voice Survey-a nationally representative sur

9. Understanding context of violence against healthcare through citizen science and evaluating the effectiveness of a co-designed code of conduct and of... (Publications)

   Understanding context of violence against healthcare through citizen science and evaluating the effectiveness of a co-designed code of conduct and of a tailored de-escalation of violence training in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and Iraq: a study p

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   BACKGROUND: Violence against health care workers (HCWs) is a multifaceted issue entwined with broader social, cultural, and economic contexts. While it is a global phenomenon, in crisis settings, HCWs

10. <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> merozoite surface protein 1 as asexual blood stage malaria vaccine candidate (Publications)

    <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> merozoite surface protein 1 as asexual blood stage malaria vaccine candidate

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    INTRODUCTION: Malaria represents a tremendous public health challenge in tropical and sub-tropical regions, and currently deployed control strategies are likely insufficient to drive elimination of ma