Applied statistical training to strengthen analysis and health research capacity in Rwanda (Publications)
BACKGROUND: To guide efficient investment of limited health resources in sub-Saharan Africa, local researchers need to be involved in, and guide, health system and policy research. While extensive survey [...] leaders applied with a specific research question relevant to country challenges and committed to leading an analysis to publication. Statisticians with prerequisite statistical training and experience with
Sustainability of a school-based health intervention for prevention of non-communicable diseases in marginalised communities: protocol for a... (Publications)
lifestyle changes among children and educators in disadvantaged schools in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This study has an observational, [...] hypothesise that a mixed-methods approach will increase understanding of the interventions' capacity to lead to sustainable favourable health outcomes amid challenging environments, thereby generating evidence
Prevalence of <em>Fasciola gigantica</em> infection in slaughtered animals in south-eastern Lake Chad area in relation to husbandry practices and... (Publications)
sub-Saharan Africa in many accounts, but the latest reports from Chad are from the 1970s. Mobile pastoralists perceive liver parasites as a significant problem and think that proximity to Lake Chad can lead to
Applied statistical training to strengthen analysis and health research capacity in Rwanda (Publications)
BACKGROUND: To guide efficient investment of limited health resources in sub-Saharan Africa, local researchers need to be involved in, and guide, health system and policy research. While extensive survey [...] leaders applied with a specific research question relevant to country challenges and committed to leading an analysis to publication. Statisticians with prerequisite statistical training and experience with
Screening open access compound libraries and repurposing drugs to identify and characterize new molecules active against schistosomiasis and other... (Publications)
(STH) for example, have a backstairs influence on poverty in the tropical belt, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia. The lack of sanitary infrastructure in endemic areas is contributing to the [...] assessed phenotypically. This straightforward approach enabled the identification of 22 antischistosomal leads with satisfying in vitro activity (IC50 < 10 μM) and selectivity. However, the good efficacy in vitro [...] activity of both compound libraries, a series of more than a hundred...
Screening open access compound libraries and repurposing drugs to identify and characterize new molecules active against schistosomiasis and other... (Publications)
(STH) for example, have a backstairs influence on poverty in the tropical belt, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia. The lack of sanitary infrastructure in endemic areas is contributing to the [...] assessed phenotypically. This straightforward approach enabled the identification of 22 antischistosomal leads with satisfying in vitro activity (IC50 < 10 μM) and selectivity. However, the good efficacy in vitro [...] activity of both compound libraries, a series of more than a hundred...
incidence and mortality persist between high and low-income countries. In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), CC continues to be the leading cause of cancer related death in women. This overlaps with a high prevalence of [...] resources are scarce amidst competing health priorities. Despite the challenges, many countries in Africa have initiated CC screening programs and these are commonly integrated in ART programs. In these
networks for future research. Swiss TPH leads TB TRIAGE+ in partnership with SolidarMed (Lesotho/Switzerland), the Human Sciences Research Council (South Africa), the Institute of Tropical Medicine in [...] large-scale cluster-randomized clinical trial in rural communities of Lesotho and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, which are areas heavily affected by both the TB and HIV epidemics. TB TRIAGE+ is funded by EDCTP
scarce and where poor hygiene is a leading cause of infectious disease. WASH plays a major role in integrated approaches to fight helminth infections and other NTDs in Africa and Asia. Moreover, we explore [...] meaningful youth engagement to youth-led accountability, and girl-centred branded health communication. We lead global and regional evaluations for evidenced-based policy making on youth development, sexuality [...] supporting national institutions with policy-making throughout Eastern...
Health Programme (MGHP) to strengthen the midwifery education in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Kamuzu College of Nursing (KCN) is the leading nursing and midwifery school in Malawi, offering undergraduate and postgraduate [...] document focusing on the evaluation of nursing and midwifery education and training programmes in Africa was identified at the regional level. Finally, several guideline documents from the Nursing and Midwifery [...] CoEs, a clear upward trend could be observed in the...
