Population genetic structure and hybridization of schistosomes in schoolchildren in Côte d’Ivoire (Publications)
Background: Schistosomiasis is a water-based chronic parasitic disease caused by trematode worms of the genus Schistosoma. Considered as a neglected tropical disease by the World Health Organization (
Assessing multifactorial correlates of health-related quality of life in the general Swiss population (Publications)
Due to substantial increases in life expectancy, the global proportion of older adults is rapidly growing. Consequently, public health research cannot just focus on mortality and morbidity but it is i
Understanding vaccine hesitancy and under-immunization with childhood and human papilloma virus vaccines in Switzerland : a qualitative study (Publications)
Extensive biomedical evidence documents the efficacy, minimal unwanted effects, and cost-effectiveness of vaccines recommended by numerous national immunization programs. Despite the public health suc
District health management and its association with health system performance in the Eastern Region of Ghana (Publications)
Introduction: Effective and efficient management and leadership play an important role in ensuring robust and responsive health systems worldwide. In many African countries, including Ghana, which is
Development of novel strategies to fill the empty drug pipeline for schistosomiasis: from drug sensitivity assay development to preclinical studies (Publications)
Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by Schistosoma spp. parasites. It affects more than 200 million people and 700 million more are at risk. Over 10’000 people die every year becaus
New methodological approaches to monitor long lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) durability for sustained malaria control (Publications)
Long lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) are the current primary vector control measure to prevent malaria transmission. They function by inhibiting mosquitoes from blood feeding and also killing mosqui
Mining Sudanese medicinal plants for natural compounds against malaria and neglected tropical diseases (Publications)
Tropical parasitic diseases such as malaria, human African trypanosomiasis, Chagas disease, mycetoma, and leishmaniasis affect more than a billion people worldwide and have devastating consequences. T
Closing the malaria prevention gap: measuring and characterizing human behavioral drivers of persistent malaria transmission in Sub-Saharan Africa (Publications)
Malaria kills a person nearly every minute, most often a child under the age of five. While endemic in many parts of the world, a disproportionate burden of cases and deaths are borne by people living
Physiologically based pharmacokinetic modelling to investigate the impact of aging on drug pharmacokinetics and drug-drug interaction magnitudes in... (Publications)
People living with HIV (PLWH) are aging but are often excluded from clinical studies because of pragmatical and ethical concerns. Therefore, the effect of aging on the pharmacokinetics and drug-drug i
