Global, regional, and national age-sex specific mortality for 264 causes of death, 1980-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease... (Publications)
occurring from communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional (CMNN) diseases and a further 8.43% (8.00-8.67) from injuries. Although age-standardised rates of death from NCDs decreased globally between
Efficacy, safety, and palatability of arpraziquantel (L-praziquantel) orodispersible tablets in children aged 3 months to 6 years infected with... (Publications)
d'Ivoire and Kenya. Children with a minimum bodyweight of 5 kg in those aged 3 months to 2 years and 8 kg in those aged 2-6 years were eligible. In cohort 1, participants aged 4-6 years infected with Schistosoma [...] and 148 (53%) were male. Cure rates with arpraziquantel were similar to those with praziquantel (87.8% [95% CI 79.6-93.5] in cohort 1a vs 81.3% [67.4-91.1] in cohort 1b). No safety concerns were identified
Effect of offering same-day ART vs usual health facility referral during home-based HIV testing on linkage to care and viral suppression among adults... (Publications)
analysis (137 in the same-day group and 137 in the usual care group). In the same-day group, 134 (97.8%) indicated readiness to start ART that day and 2 (1.5%) within the next few days and were given a 1-month [...] group vs 43.1% (59) in usual care group had linked to care (absolute difference, 25.6%; 95% CI, 13.8% to 36.3%; P < .001). At 12 months, 50.4% (69) in the same-day group vs 34.3% (47) in usual care group
Assessing the ecological patterns of <em>Aedes aegypti</em> in areas with high arboviral risks in the large city of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
storage containers. CI, HI, and BI in Anono (22.4%, 33.5% and 89.5), Ayakro (23.1%, 43.8% and 91.0), Entente (15.9%, 24.8% and 48.5) and Gbagba (23.3%, 43.0% and 102.0) were high in the respective study sites
Efficacy, safety, and palatability of arpraziquantel (L-praziquantel) orodispersible tablets in children aged 3 months to 6 years infected with... (Publications)
d'Ivoire and Kenya. Children with a minimum bodyweight of 5 kg in those aged 3 months to 2 years and 8 kg in those aged 2-6 years were eligible. In cohort 1, participants aged 4-6 years infected with Schistosoma [...] and 148 (53%) were male. Cure rates with arpraziquantel were similar to those with praziquantel (87.8% [95% CI 79.6-93.5] in cohort 1a vs 81.3% [67.4-91.1] in cohort 1b). No safety concerns were identified
Effect of offering same-day ART vs usual health facility referral during home-based HIV testing on linkage to care and viral suppression among adults... (Publications)
analysis (137 in the same-day group and 137 in the usual care group). In the same-day group, 134 (97.8%) indicated readiness to start ART that day and 2 (1.5%) within the next few days and were given a 1-month [...] group vs 43.1% (59) in usual care group had linked to care (absolute difference, 25.6%; 95% CI, 13.8% to 36.3%; P < .001). At 12 months, 50.4% (69) in the same-day group vs 34.3% (47) in usual care group
last decade has brought significant advances, but also challenges for users and other stakeholders. On 8 February 2023, Swiss TPH hosted the hybrid symposium “Clinical Decision Support Systems- Features, Future [...] share learning and expertise. Around 150 experts from different organisations and countries met on 8 February for a symposium on clinical decision support (CDSS) in resource-limited settings. The symposium
management allowing vaccines to be kept at temperatures outside of the traditional cold chain of +2°C to +8°C for a limited period of time under monitored and controlled conditions. The VIPS Alliance has decided
Estimation of dog population and dog bite risk factors in departments of San Pedro and Bouake in Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
estimate that are relevant for planning sustainable interventions. We conducted a transverse survey in 8'004 households in the departments of San Pedro (4'002) and Bouake (4'002), covering both rural and urban
Policy and socio-cultural differences between cantons in Switzerland with high and low adolescent vaccination coverage for hepatitis B and HPV (Publications)
practitioner and 4 to 7 community members (adolescents and parents of adolescents) from each of the 8 cantons. LVCs were notable for less government involvement in vaccination issues, more autonomy of
