Registration and local production of essential medicines in Uganda (Publications)
essential medicines but research in this area is also limited. Methods: The study took place between 2011 and 2015. We systematically examined the registration status of medicines and vaccines listed in the
Protocol for the evaluation of a pay for performance programme in Pwani region in Tanzania: a controlled before and after study (Publications)
these settings. A pay for performance (P4P) programme was introduced in Pwani region of Tanzania in 2011. METHODS/DESIGN: An evaluation of the programme will be carried out to inform a potential national
The WHO ultrasonography protocol for assessing morbidity due to <em>Schistosoma haematobium</em>: acceptance and evolution over 14 years: systematic... (Publications)
in the period from 2001 to 2004, to 87.50 % (7/8) from 2005 to 2008, to 62.50 % (5/8) from 2009 to 2011 and 75.00 % (6/8) from 2012 through 2014 (all studies: 50 % [5/10], 88.89 % [8/9], 62.50 % [5/8],
Understanding suicide attempts among gay men from their self-perceived causes (Publications)
conducted among gay men in Geneva, Switzerland, from two probability-based time-space samples in 2007 and 2011, were merged to yield a combined sample N = 762. Suicide ideation, plans, and attempts were assessed
Toward an open-access global database for mapping, control, and surveillance of neglected tropical diseases (Publications)
interface allowing free database access and data management. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: At the beginning of 2011, our database contained more than 12,000 georeferenced schistosomiasis survey locations from 35 African
Access to artemisinin-based anti-malarial treatment and its related factors in rural Tanzania (Publications)
trine (Alu), in two district health systems in rural Tanzania. METHODS: From October 2009 to June 2011we conducted continuous rolling household surveys in the Kilombero-Ulanga and the Rufiji Health and
Study protocol: improving newborn survival in rural southern Tanzania: a cluster-randomised trial to evaluate the impact of a scaleable package of... (Publications)
to estimate baseline mortality and prevalence of newborn care behaviours, ii) an adequacy survey in 2011 in a representative sample of 5,000 households to estimate coverage of home visits and prevalence
Effect of deworming on physical fitness of school-aged children in Yunnan, China: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial (Publications)
METHODOLOGY: The double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial was conducted between October 2011 and May 2012. Children, aged 9-12 years, were treated with either triple-dose albendazole or placebo
Multinational corporations and infectious disease: embracing human rights management techniques (Publications)
business actors in disease control and elimination strategies. Guidance offered by the United Nations in 2011 that is widely embraced by companies, governments and civil society provides a roadmap for engaging
Health worker compliance with a 'test and treat' malaria case management protocol in Papua New Guinea (Publications)
Guinea (PNG) Department of Health introduced a 'test and treat' malaria case management protocol in 2011. This study assesses health worker compliance with the test and treat protocol on a wide range of
