Unmasking inequalities: sub-national maternal and child mortality data from two urban slums in Lagos, Nigeria tells the story (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Nigeria has one of the highest maternal mortality ratios in the world as well as high perinatal mortality. Unfortunately, the country does not have the resources to assess this critical
Structure and biosynthesis of isatropolones, bioactive amine-scavenging fluorescent natural products from <em>streptomyces Go66</em> (Publications)
The natural products isatropolone A-C (1-3) were reisolated from Streptomyces Go66, with 1 and 3 showing potent activity against Leishmania donovani. They contain a rare tropolone ring derived from a
Higher complexity of infection and genetic diversity of <em>Plasmodium vivax </em>than <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> across all malaria transmission... (Publications)
Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax have varying transmission dynamics that are informed by molecular epidemiology. This study aimed to determine the complexity of infection and genetic diversi
Quality management: where is the evidence? Developing an indicator-based approach in Kenya (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: The 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda emphasizes the importance of quality of care in the drive to achieve universal health coverage. Despite recent progress, challenges in service del
Clinical markers of asthma and IgE assessed in parents before conception predicts asthma and hay fever in the offspring (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Mice models suggest epigenetic inheritance induced by parental allergic disease activity. However, we know little of how parental disease activity before conception influences offspring's
Seeing beyond 2020: an economic evaluation of contemporary and emerging strategies for elimination of <em>Trypanosoma brucei gambiense</em> (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Trypanosoma brucei (T b) gambiense is targeted to reach elimination as a public health problem by 2020 and full elimination by 2030. To achieve these goals, stakeholders need to consider s