Pathogens that cause acute febrile illness among children and adolescents in Burkina Faso, Madagascar and Sudan (Publications)
5 degrees C) or a history of fever and recruited into the previous Typhoid-Fever-Surveillance-in-Africa (TSAP) study were evaluated using a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based TaqMan-Array Card designed [...] 4% (531/615)] presenting at healthcare facilities were outpatient adolescents (11-19 years-old). Leading clinical diagnoses were respiratory tract infections [45.9% (282/615)], malaria [27.3% (168/615)] [...] (86/364), and 60% (118/198) of specimens, from Burkina Faso, Madagascar and...
Causes of death in the Taabo health and demographic surveillance system, Côte d'Ivoire, from 2009 to 2011 (Publications)
access to the health system. OBJECTIVE: To record all deaths from 2009 to 2011 and to identify the leading causes of death in the Taabo health and demographic surveillance system (HDSS) in south-central Cote [...] 9%) had incomplete VA data. Among the 712 deaths analyzed, communicable diseases represented the leading causes (58.9%), with most deaths attributed to malaria (n=129), acute respiratory tract infections [...] causes of death in the face of rapid demographic and epidemiological...
Pathogens that cause acute febrile illness among children and adolescents in Burkina Faso, Madagascar and Sudan (Publications)
5 degrees C) or a history of fever and recruited into the previous Typhoid-Fever-Surveillance-in-Africa (TSAP) study were evaluated using a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based TaqMan-Array Card designed [...] 4% (531/615)] presenting at healthcare facilities were outpatient adolescents (11-19 years-old). Leading clinical diagnoses were respiratory tract infections [45.9% (282/615)], malaria [27.3% (168/615)] [...] (86/364), and 60% (118/198) of specimens, from Burkina Faso, Madagascar and...
Causes of death in the Taabo health and demographic surveillance system, Côte d'Ivoire, from 2009 to 2011 (Publications)
access to the health system. OBJECTIVE: To record all deaths from 2009 to 2011 and to identify the leading causes of death in the Taabo health and demographic surveillance system (HDSS) in south-central Cote [...] 9%) had incomplete VA data. Among the 712 deaths analyzed, communicable diseases represented the leading causes (58.9%), with most deaths attributed to malaria (n=129), acute respiratory tract infections [...] causes of death in the face of rapid demographic and epidemiological...
on as well as research on health insurance projects in Tanzania, Nepal and Cameroon. He is also leading the Swiss TPH team’s effort towards making the Insurance Management Information System (IMIS) open [...] performance management and various aspects of fundraising. His country experience (primarily Asia and Africa) spans across Cambodia, Cameroon, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Tanzania and Kenya.
Stigma-directed services (Stig2Health) to improve 'linkage to care' for people living with HIV in rural Tanzania: study protocol for a nested pre-post... (Publications)
services leads to an increase of proportions of patients in care and on ART. The findings will provide guidance on how to integrate stigma-directed services into routine care in rural sub-Saharan Africa. [...] stigma is a major barrier to the timely linkage and retention of patients in HIV care in sub-Saharan Africa, where most people living with HIV/AIDS reside. In this implementation study we aim to evaluate the
Detection and characterization of ESBL-producing<em> Escherichia coli</em> from humans and poultry in Ghana (Publications)
sub-Saharan Africa is of serious concern. Studies from countries with a highly industrialized poultry industry suggest the poultry production-food-consumer chain as a potential transmission route. In Africa, integrated [...] poultry farms or meat products might be an important source for ESBL-producing bacteria in rural Ghana leading to difficult-to-treat infections in humans.
Stigma-directed services (Stig2Health) to improve 'linkage to care' for people living with HIV in rural Tanzania: study protocol for a nested pre-post... (Publications)
services leads to an increase of proportions of patients in care and on ART. The findings will provide guidance on how to integrate stigma-directed services into routine care in rural sub-Saharan Africa. [...] stigma is a major barrier to the timely linkage and retention of patients in HIV care in sub-Saharan Africa, where most people living with HIV/AIDS reside. In this implementation study we aim to evaluate the
Detection and characterization of ESBL-producing<em> Escherichia coli</em> from humans and poultry in Ghana (Publications)
sub-Saharan Africa is of serious concern. Studies from countries with a highly industrialized poultry industry suggest the poultry production-food-consumer chain as a potential transmission route. In Africa, integrated [...] poultry farms or meat products might be an important source for ESBL-producing bacteria in rural Ghana leading to difficult-to-treat infections in humans.
drunks at night or of inconsiderate car drivers and motorcyclists. Permanent traffic noise, however, leads less frequently to complaints – yet, the willingness to pay to avoid such noise is surprisingly high [...] Good Health and Well-Being). Moreover, noise also impedes the cognitive development of children and leads to behavioural problems. As a result, noise compromises the goal of quality education (SDG 4). Regarding [...] lighter cars. In view of the unequal impact of noise pollution and...
