Environmental determinants of access to shared sanitation in informal settlements: a cross-sectional study in Abidjan and Nairobi (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Universal access to basic sanitation remains a global challenge, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Efforts are underway to improve access to sanitation in informal settleme
Prevalence and risk factors of hypertension in Hargeisa, Somaliland: a hospital-based cross-sectional study (Publications)
Hypertension is the leading risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and represents a major public health challenge worldwide. There is a paucity of information regarding the hypertension status of adu
Back-to-Africa introductions of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> as the main cause of tuberculosis in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Publications)
In settings with high tuberculosis (TB) endemicity, distinct genotypes of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) often differ in prevalence. However, the factors leading to these differences re
Investigation of dengue infection in asymptomatic individuals during a recent outbreak in La Réunion (Publications)
The number of dengue cases has increased dramatically over the past 20 years and is an important concern, particularly as the trends toward urbanization continue. While the majority of dengue cases ar
The relative effect of climate variability on malaria incidence after scale-up of interventions in western Kenya: a time-series analysis of monthly... (Publications)
Background Despite considerable progress made over the past 20 years in reducing the global burden of malaria, the disease remains a major public health problem and there is concern that climate chang
Revolutionizing the public health workforce: a policy brief in retrospect of the World Congress on Public Health, Rome 2020 (Publications)
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically illustrates the consequences of inadequate prioritization of the Public Health Workforce (PHW). This Policy Brief introduces a Call for Action following
Pre-referral rectal artesunate is no "magic bullet" in weak health systems (Publications)
Severe malaria is a potentially fatal condition that requires urgent treatment. In a clinical trial, a sub-group of children treated with rectal artesunate (RAS) before being referred to a health faci
Suicide and transportation noise: a prospective cohort study from Switzerland (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Although plausible from a pathophysiological point of view, robust evidence for effects of transportation noise on mental health remains scarce. Meanwhile, psychiatric diseases are among t
Acceptability of pre-referral rectal artesunate for severe malaria in children under 5 years by health workers and caregivers in the Democratic... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: For children below 6 years with suspected severe malaria attending a health care provider unable to provide parenteral malaria treatment, pre-referral rectal artesunate (RAS) is recommende
Acute exposure to simulated nocturnal train noise leads to impaired sleep quality and endothelial dysfunction in young healthy men and women: a... (Publications)
A series of human field studies demonstrated that simulated nocturnal traffic noise exposure impaired sleep quality and endothelial function, which could be significantly improved after intake of vita
