The extractive industry in Latin America and the Caribbean: health impact assessment as an opportunity for the health authority (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: The extractive industries have contributed to the economic and social development of Latin America and the Caribbean for centuries. We have undertaken a narrative review to assess the role
<em>Ascaris lumbricoides</em> egg die-off in an experimental excreta storage system and public health implication in Vietnam (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: We studied the influence of different additive materials (lime, and rice husk) and aeration conditions on Ascaris lumbricoides egg die-off in 24 vaults of an experimental excreta storage u
Antimalarial Pyrido[1,2-a]benzimidazoles (Publications)
A novel class of antimalarial pyrido[1,2-a]benzimidazoles were synthesized and evaluated for antiplasmodial activity and cytotoxicity following hits identified from screening commercially available co
Understanding pneumococcal serotype 1 biology through population genomic analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Pneumococcus kills over one million children annually and over 90 % of these deaths occur in low-income countries especially in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where HIV exacerbates the disease b
Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980-2015: a systematic... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Improving survival and extending the longevity of life for all populations requires timely, robust evidence on local mortality levels and trends. The Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study (G