Anderswo altern (Publications)
Die Lebensumstände und der Stellenwert alter Menschen sind im globalen Süden drastisch anders als in der Schweiz. Die Vorstellung, in Südostasien etwa sei ein liebevoller Umgang mit Pflegebedürftigen
Vieillir ailleurs (Publications)
Les conditions de vie et l’importance des personnes âgées sont radicalement différentes dans les pays du Sud par rapport à la Suisse. L’idée qu’en Asie du Sud-Est, par exemple, une approche aimante en
Adherence to standard treatment guidelines among prescribers in primary healthcare facilities in the Dodoma region of Tanzania (Publications)
Background: Tanzania's primary healthcare system suffers from a scarcity of financial and human resources that impedes its effectiveness to deliver dependable and uniform quality healthcare. Adherence
Contribution of long-term exposure to outdoor black carbon to the carcinogenicity of air pollution: evidence regarding risk of cancer in the gazel... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Black carbon (BC), a component of fine particulate matter [particles with an aerodynamic diameter
Spatial patterns of <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> transmission explored by multivariate auto-regressive state-space modelling - a case study in Baoshan... (Publications)
The transition from the control phase to elimination of malaria in China through the national malaria elimination programme has focussed attention on the need for improvement of the surveillance- resp
Comparative study of free-roaming domestic dog management and roaming behavior across four countries: Chad, Guatemala, Indonesia, and Uganda (Publications)
Dogs play a major role in public health because of potential transmission of zoonotic diseases, such as rabies. Dog roaming behavior has been studied worldwide, including countries in Asia, Latin Amer
Sub-lethal aquatic doses of pyriproxyfen may increase pyrethroid resistance in malaria mosquitoes (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Pyriproxyfen (PPF), an insect growth hormone mimic is widely used as a larvicide and in some second-generation bed nets, where it is combined with pyrethroids to improve impact. It has als
Pre-ulcerative leishmaniasis mimicking chilblains in a returning traveler from Southern Europe (Publications)
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania and typically manifests as multiple or single ulcers or papulo-nodular lesions. Atypical lesions are rare but can simulate a
A cohort study of survival following discharge from hospital in rural Tanzanian children using linked data of admissions with community-based... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: To illustrate the public health potential of linking individual bedside data with community-based household data in a poor rural setting, we estimated excess pediatric mortality risk after
