Work time allocation at primary health care level in two regions of Albania (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Although well-performing workforce is essential to equitable and efficient health service delivery, few countries have systematically addressed performance improvements. How health worke
Molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis in the Somali region, eastern Ethiopia (Publications)
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in low-income countries like Ethiopia. However, because of the limited laboratory infrastructure there is a shorta
Hepatitis E virus outbreak among Tigray war refugees from Ethiopia, Sudan (Publications)
We report hepatitis E virus (HEV) outbreaks among refugees from Ethiopia in Sudan during June 2021-February 2022. We identified 1,589 cases of acute jaundice syndrome and used PCR to confirm HEV infec
Determinants of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy during the pandemic: a cross-sectional survey in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland (Publications)
Objectives: COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is a major obstacle in the fight against the pandemic. This study aimed to identify the local determinants of vaccine hesitancy in the context of COVID-19 to bet
The first molecular detection of <em>Aedes albopictus</em> in Sudan associates with increased outbreaks of chikungunya and dengue (Publications)
As part of our surveys of the invasive malaria vector Anopheles stephensi in four Sudanese states, including North and South Kordofan, Sennar, and White Nile, we collected 166 larvae. Our morphologica
Selective anti-leishmanial strathclyde minor groove binders using an N-oxide tail-group modification (Publications)
The neglected tropical disease leishmaniasis, caused by Leishmania spp., is becoming more problematic due to the emergence of drug-resistant strains. Therefore, new drugs to treat leishmaniasis, with
Relatives from hereditary breast and ovarian cancer and lynch syndrome families forgoing genetic testing: findings from the Swiss CASCADE cohort (Publications)
Cascade genetic testing of relatives from families with pathogenic variants associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) or Lynch syndrome (LS) has important implications for cancer pre
Greenspace’s value orientations of ecosystem service and socioeconomic service in China (Publications)
Background: Natural ecosystems provide necessary services for human beings, including ecosystem service values (ESVs) and socioeconomic service values (SSVs). The value orientations of ESVs and SSVs a