Encouraging impact following 2.5 years of reinforced malaria control interventions in a hyperendemic region of the Republic of Guinea (Publications)
Five cross-sectional surveys using cluster-based sampling and stratified by area were conducted from 2011 to 2013 in three sous-prefectures of Gueckedou Prefecture that received the intervention: Gueckedou [...] ed in the surveys. Malaria parasite prevalence declined in all intervention sous-prefectures from 2011 to 2013 (56.4-45.9 % in Gueckedou City, 64.9-54.1 % in Tekoulo and 69.4-56.9 % in Guendembou) while
Long-term exposure to transportation noise and air pollution in relation to incident diabetes in the SAPALDIA study (Publications)
2002 and without change of residence between 2002 and 2011. Using questionnaire and biomarker data, incident diabetes cases were identified in 2011. Noise and AP exposures in 2001 were assigned to participants'
Building sustainable clinical trial sites in sub-Saharan Africa through networking, infrastructure improvement, training and conducting clinical... (Publications)
network of 11 sub-Saharan clinical trial sites and four European research institutions. OBJECTIVES: In 2011, a capacity development program, funded by the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership [...] translated into capacity development measures. RESULTS: In the initial phase, over a 4-year period (March 2011 - June 2014), the programme scaled-up six sites; conducted a monitoring training program for 11 p
Transmission of malaria in relation to distribution and coverage of long-lasting insecticidal nets in central Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
carried out in May 2011. No specific interventions were done in N'Dakonankro. Entomological surveys were conducted in July 2009 and July 2010 (baseline), and in August and November 2011 and in February 2012
Encouraging impact following 2.5 years of reinforced malaria control interventions in a hyperendemic region of the Republic of Guinea (Publications)
Five cross-sectional surveys using cluster-based sampling and stratified by area were conducted from 2011 to 2013 in three sous-prefectures of Gueckedou Prefecture that received the intervention: Gueckedou [...] ed in the surveys. Malaria parasite prevalence declined in all intervention sous-prefectures from 2011 to 2013 (56.4-45.9 % in Gueckedou City, 64.9-54.1 % in Tekoulo and 69.4-56.9 % in Guendembou) while
Long-term exposure to transportation noise and air pollution in relation to incident diabetes in the SAPALDIA study (Publications)
2002 and without change of residence between 2002 and 2011. Using questionnaire and biomarker data, incident diabetes cases were identified in 2011. Noise and AP exposures in 2001 were assigned to participants'
Can a smoking ban save your heart? (Publications)
and geographical variation in public-place smoking bans implemented in Switzerland between 2007 and 2011. We use administrative data on hospitalizations for acute myocardial infarction, which allow to measure
Can a smoking ban save your heart? (Publications)
and geographical variation in public-place smoking bans implemented in Switzerland between 2007 and 2011. We use administrative data on hospitalizations for acute myocardial infarction, which allow to measure
Matching comprehensive health insurance reimbursements to their real costs: the case of antenatal care visits in a region of Peru (Publications)
actual cost to the reimbursement rates provided by SIS. METHODS: The economic costs of ANC provision in 2011 in 8 of the 15 health centres in Ventanilla District were estimated from a provider perspective and [...] to test the uncertainty around estimated parameters and model assumptions. Results are reported in 2011 US$. RESULTS: The total economic cost of ANC provision in all 8 health centres was $569,933 with an
Cost estimate of bovine tuberculosis to Ethiopia (Publications)
2005. The cost of BTB ranges from 646 million Birr (75.2 million US$) in 2005 to 3.1 Billion Birr in 2011 (358 million US$) but is within the range of uncertainty of our estimate and can thus not be distinguished [...] urban livestock production ranges from 5 to 42 million Birr (500,000-4.9 million US$) between 2005 and 2011 but is also within the range of uncertainty of our estimate. Our study shows no measurable loss in
