Socioeconomic status and adherence to preventive measures during the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland: a population based digital cohort analysis (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: To assess the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and self-reported adherence to preventive measures in Switzerland during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: 4,299 participants fro
Seasonal malaria chemoprevention and the spread of <em>Plasmodium falciparum </em>quintuple-mutant parasites resistant to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine: a... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus amodiaquine prevents millions of clinical malaria cases in children younger than 5 years in Africa's Sahel region
Evaluating double-duty actions in Rwanda's secondary cities (Publications)
The double burden of malnutrition (DBM) is escalating in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), including in Rwanda, most notably in urbanizing areas. The 2019-2020 Rwanda Demographic Health Survey
TOLLIP and MUC5B modulate the effect of ambient NO(2) on respiratory symptoms in infancy (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Current knowledge suggests that the gene region containing MUC5B and TOLLIP plays a role in airway defence and airway inflammation, and hence respiratory disease. It is also known that exp
Cardiac involvement in Chagas disease and African trypanosomiasis (Publications)
Trypanosomiases are diseases caused by various species of protozoan parasite in the genus Trypanosoma, each presenting with distinct clinical manifestations and prognoses. Infections can affect multip
Experiences of community health workers on adopting mHealth in rural Malawi: a qualitative study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The use of mobile health technology (mHealth) by community health workers (CHWs) can strengthen community-based service delivery and improve access to and quality of healthcare. OBJECTIVE:
In vivo antimalarial efficacy of Artemisia afra powder suspensions (Publications)
BACKGROUND: A global death toll of 608,000 in 2022 and emerging parasite resistance to artemisinin, the mainstay of antimalarial chemotherapy derived from the Chinese herb Artemisia annua, urge the de
Climate change, malaria and neglected tropical diseases: a scoping review (Publications)
To explore the effects of climate change on malaria and 20 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), and potential effect amelioration through mitigation and adaptation, we searched for papers published fro
Recovery of left ventricular systolic function in peripartum cardiomyopathy: an observational study from rural Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the recovery rate of the left ventricular systolic function of women diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy receiving specialized care in rural Tanz
Applications of quantitative microbial risk assessment to respiratory pathogens and implications for uptake in policy: a state-of-the-science review (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Respiratory tract infections are major contributors to the global disease burden. Quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) holds potential as a rapidly deployable framework to underst
