tropical diseases, human and animal health and integrated One Health surveillance. Since 2019, she is leading the competence center for epidemiological outbreak investigation KEA in Switzerland, focusing on [...] complex environments, often in fragile contexts, particularly in the Sahel (Chad, Niger, Sudan), East Africa (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania), the Indian Ocean region. She is also providing technical assistance on
The fight against lymphatic filariasis: perceptions of community drug distributors during mass drug administration in coastal Kenya (Publications)
Lymphatic filariasis (LF), a neglected tropical disease (NTD) and leading cause of global disability, is endemic in 32 countries in Africa with almost 350 million people requiring regular drug administration [...] success of NTD programs, and the distribution of medicines during mass drug administration (MDA) in Africa; however they could also be a weak link. The primary aim of this study is to explore and describe
The fight against lymphatic filariasis: perceptions of community drug distributors during mass drug administration in coastal Kenya (Publications)
Lymphatic filariasis (LF), a neglected tropical disease (NTD) and leading cause of global disability, is endemic in 32 countries in Africa with almost 350 million people requiring regular drug administration [...] success of NTD programs, and the distribution of medicines during mass drug administration (MDA) in Africa; however they could also be a weak link. The primary aim of this study is to explore and describe
most vulnerable populations in Asia, Sub-Sahara Africa and the Americas. Leading Institution in Helminth Drug Development Swiss TPH is one of the leading institutions worldwide in discovering novel treatments [...] covering food-dishes. The 15-minutes movie has been developed by the Abidjan-based cartoon company Africa Toon in collaboration with a scientific team from Swiss TPH, the Centre Suisse des Recherches Sc
Synthesis and structure-activity relationships of new quinolone-type molecules against <em>Trypanosoma brucei</em> (Publications)
Trypanosoma brucei , Trypanosoma brucei gambiense , and Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense and is one of Africa's old plagues. It causes a huge number of infections and cases of death per year because, apart from [...] relationships (SAR) are established to identify essential structural elements. This analysis led to lead structure 29, which exhibits promising in vitro activity against T. b. brucei (IC(50) = 47 nM) and
Detection of dicistroviruses RNA in blood of febrile Tanzanian children (Publications)
Fever is the leading cause of paediatric outpatient consultations in Sub-Saharan Africa. Although most are suspected to be of viral origin, a putative causative pathogen is not identified in over a quarter
Synthesis and structure-activity relationships of new quinolone-type molecules against <em>Trypanosoma brucei</em> (Publications)
Trypanosoma brucei , Trypanosoma brucei gambiense , and Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense and is one of Africa's old plagues. It causes a huge number of infections and cases of death per year because, apart from [...] relationships (SAR) are established to identify essential structural elements. This analysis led to lead structure 29, which exhibits promising in vitro activity against T. b. brucei (IC(50) = 47 nM) and
Detection of dicistroviruses RNA in blood of febrile Tanzanian children (Publications)
Fever is the leading cause of paediatric outpatient consultations in Sub-Saharan Africa. Although most are suspected to be of viral origin, a putative causative pathogen is not identified in over a quarter
with Russia. The project, called Public Health System Recovery and Resilience (PHS R&R) under the lead of the international non-profit organisation Pact and funded by USAID, aims to strengthen the government's [...] regions host a large number of internally displaced persons. All these people need to be provided with housing, clothing, food, drinking water, and hygiene products. At the same time, these people need medical [...] rocket attack and continued to work for the project. Colleagues...
Impact of scaling up prenatal nutrition interventions on human capital outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: a modeling analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Prenatal nutrition interventions can lead to improved birth outcomes, which in turn are associated with better education and human capital outcomes later in life. OBJECTIVE: We estimated the [...] and $1.34 billion (95% UI: -1.10, 3.10 billion) for BEP supplementation. South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa tended to have the largest estimated regional gains in school years for scaling up each intervention [...] to other regions. CONCLUSION: Increasing coverage of prenatal nutrition...
