Bicyclic amido compounds with antiprotozoal activity (Publications)
Aroyl derivatives of 2-aminobicyclo-octanes and 2-azabicyclo-nonanes have been synthesized and tested for their activities against the causative organisms of East African trypanosomiasis and malaria t
Variation in survival after diagnosis of breast cancer in Switzerland (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Survival after diagnosis of cancer is a key criterion for cancer control. Major survival differences between time periods and countries have been reported by the EUROCARE studies. We inves
Malaria vaccines: a toy for travelers or a tool for eradication? (Publications)
The demonstration of efficacy of two candidate malaria vaccines in children living in malaria-endemic areas, namely RTS,S from the circumsporozoite protein that reduced infection and clinical malaria
Fifteen years of the tropEd Masters in International Health programme: what has it delivered? Results of an alumni survey of masters students in... (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: In 2010-2011, recent graduates (2008 or earlier) of the Masters in International Health (MIH) (as offered by over 30 universities and institutions collaborating in the tropEd network) were
Optimizing in-kind drug donations for Tanzania-a case study (Publications)
A questionnaire survey (QS) among stakeholders in Tanzania had shown that in-kind drug donations (DDs) are important to boost the drug supply system. Major problems were their insufficient quantity fo
Discovery of dual function acridones as a new antimalarial chemotype (Publications)
Preventing and delaying the emergence of drug resistance is an essential goal of antimalarial drug development. Monotherapy and highly mutable drug targets have each facilitated resistance, and both a
Liver morbidity due to <em>Schistosoma mekongi</em> in Cambodia after seven rounds of mass drug administration (Publications)
Severe liver disease due to Schistosoma mekongi was frequent in northern Cambodia. Between 1995 and 2002, seven rounds of mass chemotherapy (praziquantel) reduced infection from 50% to below 3%. In 20