SAPALDIA und LUDOK – lufthygienische Wissensplattformen zum Thema gesundheitliche Auswirkungen der Aussenluftverschmutzung (Publications)
Seit 30 Jahren erforscht die SAPALDIA-Kohorte mit assoziierter Biobank die gesundheitlichen Auswirkungen von Luftschadstoffen sowie des breiteren Exposoms. Die Studie wird in enger Zusammenarbeit mit
Long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution and diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Publications)
Objectives: We report results of a systematic review on the health effects of long-term traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) and diabetes in the adult population. Methods: An expert Panel appointed by
Spatio-temporal modelling of routine health facility data for malaria risk micro-stratification in mainland Tanzania (Publications)
As malaria transmission declines, the need to monitor the heterogeneity of malaria risk at finer scales becomes critical to guide community-based targeted interventions. Although routine health facili
How do disease control measures impact spatial predictions of schistosomiasis and hookworm? The example of predicting school-based prevalence before... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth infections are among the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affecting primarily marginalized communities in low- and middle-income countries.
A <em>Plasmodium </em>membrane receptor platform integrates cues for egress and invasion in blood forms and activation of transmission stages (Publications)
Critical events in the life cycle of malaria-causing parasites depend on cyclic guanosine monophosphate homeostasis by guanylyl cyclases (GCs) and phosphodiesterases, including merozoite egress or inv
A facility-based survey of cervical cancer prevention and control programs in sub-Saharan Africa (Publications)
The preliminary results from a facility-based survey of cervical cancer prevention and control programs in Sub-Saharan Africa are presented. Main findings: HPV vaccination is available in less than ha
Development of the systems thinking for health actions framework: a literature review and a case study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Systems thinking is an approach that views systems with a holistic lens, focusing on how components of systems are interconnected. Specifically, the application of systems thinking has pro
Excess mortality attributed to heat and cold: a health impact assessment study in 854 cities in Europe (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Heat and cold are established environmental risk factors for human health. However, mapping the related health burden is a difficult task due to the complexity of the associations and the