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1. Is animal-assisted therapy for minimally conscious state beneficial? A case study (Publications)

   Is animal-assisted therapy for minimally conscious state beneficial? A case study

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   Objective: The goal of this single case study was to qualitatively investigate the effects of animal-assisted therapy in a patient in a minimally conscious state. Method: We present a 28-year-old fema

2. Out of pocket expenditures of patients with a chronic condition consulting a primary care provider in Tajikistan: a cross-sectional household survey (Publications)

   Out of pocket expenditures of patients with a chronic condition consulting a primary care provider in Tajikistan: a cross-sectional household survey

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   BACKGROUND: Within its reform efforts, the Government of Tajikistan is embracing the essential role of primary health care (PHC) in decreasing out of pocket (OOP) expenditures and increasing equity in

3. Methods and indicators for measuring patterns of human exposure to malaria vectors (Publications)

   Methods and indicators for measuring patterns of human exposure to malaria vectors

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   BACKGROUND: Effective targeting and evaluation of interventions that protect against adult malaria vectors requires an understanding of how gaps in personal protection arise. An improved understanding

4. <em>Brachybacterium nesterenkovii </em>isolated from a human blood culture—a first report (Publications)

   <em>Brachybacterium nesterenkovii </em>isolated from a human blood culture—a first report

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   Brachybacterium is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria that rarely causes infections in humans. Here we report the case of an 8-month-old infant who presented with an acute febrile illness. During the d

5. Public and private veterinary services in West and Central Africa: policy failures and opportunities (Publications)

   Public and private veterinary services in West and Central Africa: policy failures and opportunities

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   The livestock sector in most African countries, in particular in the Sahel region, remains underexploited. It is traditionally managed in pastoralist systems that best guarantee the environmental sust

6. Evidence-based policy making for health promotion to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases in Moldova (Publications)

   Evidence-based policy making for health promotion to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases in Moldova

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   The Republic of Moldova faces several concurrent health challenges most notably an increase in chronic non-communicable diseases, spiralling health care costs and widening health inequalities. To acce

7. Inclusion of health in impact assessment: a review of current practice in sub-Saharan Africa (Publications)

   Inclusion of health in impact assessment: a review of current practice in sub-Saharan Africa

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   Natural resource extraction projects, including those in the mining sector, have various effects on human health and wellbeing, with communities in resource-rich areas in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) bein

8. Buruli ulcer: the efficacy of innate immune defense may be a key determinant for the outcome of infection with <em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em> (Publications)

   Buruli ulcer: the efficacy of innate immune defense may be a key determinant for the outcome of infection with <em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em>

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   Buruli ulcer (BU) is a neglected, tropical infectious disease of the skin and the subcutaneous tissue caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. This pathogen has emerged as a new species from a common ancesto

9. The role of accountability in the performance of Jazia prime vendor system in Tanzania (Publications)

   The role of accountability in the performance of Jazia prime vendor system in Tanzania

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   Background: Access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines for all is a central component of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). However, the availability of quality medicines in p

10. When, who, and how to sample: designing practical surveillance for 7 neglected tropical diseases as we approach elimination (Publications)

    When, who, and how to sample: designing practical surveillance for 7 neglected tropical diseases as we approach elimination

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    As neglected tropical disease programs look to consolidate the successes of moving towards elimination, we need to understand the dynamics of transmission at low prevalence to inform surveillance stra