Medical device management reform, United Republic of Tanzania (Publications)
Health-care technology is central to boosting the productivity and quality of health-care systems. In many sub-Saharan African countries, however, medical device management systems are weak or absent.
Methodological framework for assessing malaria risk associated with climate change in Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
Malaria is the leading cause of morbidity among children under five years of age and pregnant women in Côte d'Ivoire. We assessed the geographical distribution of its risk in all climatic zones of the
SMSs as an alternative to provider-delivered care for unhealthy alcohol use: study protocol for <em>Leseli</em>, an open-label randomised controlled... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization's (WHO) Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) is a validated intervention that can be provided by non-specialised healthcare workers to individuals with
Public and patient involvement in migration health research: Eritrean and Syrian refugees' and asylum seekers' views in Switzerland (Publications)
Prior research has highlighted important healthcare access and utilization issues among new forced immigrants. We aimed to explore the role that public and patient involvement (PPI) might play in enha
A review of selective indoor residual spraying for malaria control (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Indoor residual spraying (IRS) is one of the most effective malaria control tools. However, its application has become limited to specific contexts due to the increased costs of IRS produc
Coverage of policies to improve antimicrobial stewardship in human medicine in low and middle income countries: results from the Global Survey of... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) constitutes a major threat to global health. While antimicrobial misuse or overuse is one of the main drivers for AMR, little is known about the extent to wh
Seroprevalence and risk factors for Q fever and Rift Valley fever in pastoralists and their livestock in Afar, Ethiopia: a One Health approach (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of Q fever, and Rift Valley fever virus are two under-researched zoonotic pathogens in Ethiopia. Potential outbreaks of these diseases, in light of t
Evaluation of c-reactive protein and computer-aided analysis of chest x-rays as tuberculosis triage tests at health facilities in Lesotho and South... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: To improve tuberculosis case-finding, rapid, non-sputum triage tests need to be developed according to the World Health Organization target product profile (TPP) (> 90% sensitivity, > 70%