Progress in mosquito net coverage in Papua New Guinea (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Since 2004, the Global Fund-supported National Malaria Control Programme of Papua New Guinea (PNG) has been implementing country-wide free long-lasting insecticidal net (LLIN) distribution
A cross-country review of strategies of the German development cooperation to strengthen human resources (Publications)
funding support also through new initiatives such as the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. CONCLUSIONS: The country case studies illustrate the range of initiatives that have surged in recent
Causes of hospital admission among people living with HIV worldwide: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Publications)
admission, followed by malnutrition and wasting, haematological disorders, and, in the African region, malaria. Mortality in individuals admitted to hospital was 20% (95% CI 18-23, 12?902 deaths) for adults and
Infectious and non-communicable health conditions among East African immigrants at arrival and post integration in Switzerland (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/infectious-and-non-communicable-health-conditions-among-east-african-immigrants-at-arrival-and-post-integration-in-switzerland
East African immigrants at arrival in Switzerland: 1. Infectious disorders: - Parasitic infections (malaria, schistosoma, strongyloides and other stool-helminths) - Viral infections (hepatitis B and C, HIV)
Protecting migratory farmers in rural Tanzania using eave ribbons treated with the spatial mosquito repellent, transfluthrin (Publications)
indoors and outdoors were monitored nightly (18.00-07.00 h) using CDC light traps and CO2-baited BG malaria traps, respectively. The second test compared efficacies of eave ribbons treated with 1.5% or 2.5%
A nationwide survey of the quality of antimalarials in retail outlets in Tanzania (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Retail pharmaceutical products are commonly used to treat fever and malaria in sub-Saharan African countries. Small scale studies have suggested that poor quality antimalarials are widespread
Durability of Olyset campaign nets distributed between 2009 and 2011 in eight districts of Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) are the first line choice for malaria vector control in sub-Saharan Africa, with most countries adopting universal coverage campaigns. However, there
Time series analysis of survival and oviposition cycle duration of <em>Anopheles funestus</em> (Giles) in Mozambique (Publications)
Survival and gonotrophic cycle duration are important determinants of the vectorial capacity of malaria vectors but there are a limited number of approaches to estimate these quantities from field data
<em>Plasmodium falciparum pfhrp2</em> and <em>pfhrp3</em> gene deletions among patients enrolled at 100 health facilities throughout Tanzania:... (Publications)
deletion surveillance strategy, 100 health facilities encompassing 10 regions of Tanzania enrolled malaria-suspected patients between February and July 2021. Of 7863 persons of all ages enrolled and providing
Availability of published evidence on coverage, cost components, and funding support for digitalisation of infectious disease surveillance in Africa,... (Publications)
(IQR: 5-40). Of the 27 projects, 5 (19%) were implemented for HIV/AIDs and tuberculosis, 4 (15%) for malaria, 4 (15%) for all notifiable diseases, and 4 (15%) for One Health. We identified 17 cost components