Head-to-head comparison of the WHO STEPwise approach with immediate unattended and delayed unattended automated blood pressure measurements during... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: WHO introduced the STEPwise approach to surveillance (STEPS) to monitor trends in non-communicable diseases. For arterial hypertension, the STEPS protocol takes the average of the last two
The association between urinary concentrations of organophosphate metabolites and asthma-related outcomes among schoolchildren from informal... (Publications)
Objectives: There is inconsistent evidence on the relationship between pesticide exposure and childhood respiratory outcomes in non-agricultural settings. This study investigated the association betwe
Aircraft noise exposure and risk for recurrent cardiovascular events after acute coronary syndrome: a prospective patient cohort study (Publications)
In several population based cohort studies associations between aircraft noise and various diagnoses of cardiovascular disease were observed. However, no study has yet addressed the risk of recurrence
Antimalarial dibenzannulated medium-ring keto lactams (Publications)
We discovered dibenzannulated medium-ring keto lactams (11,12-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[b,g]azonine-6,13-diones) as a new antimalarial chemotype. Most of these had chromatographic LogD(7.4) values ranging fr
Benefit-cost analysis of coordinated strategies for control of rabies in Africa (Publications)
Previous research suggests that dog mass vaccination campaigns can eliminate rabies locally, resulting in large human and animal life gains. Despite these demonstrated benefits, dog vaccination progra
Global health and systems change (Publications)
The emergent global health challenges make clear that we have so far failed to engage effectively with the intersections and interactions of health with the multitude of other complex systems and dete
Schoolchildren as agents of change towards antimicrobial resistance (Publications)
Schoolchildren are in their formative years, and therefore at an ideal stage in their lives to take in knowledge and best practices that will guide their future behavior. Through the Roll Back Antimic