Strongyloidiasis (Publications)
Strongyloidiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused primarily by the roundworm Strongyloides stercoralis. Strongyloidiasis is most prevalent in Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific. Although cas
Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine effectiveness for seasonal malaria chemoprevention in settings with extended seasonal malaria transmission in Tanzania (Publications)
Effectiveness of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) as seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) was assessed in Nanyumbu and Masasi Districts. Between March and June 2021, children aged 3-59 months wer
Gaussian process emulation to improve efficiency of computationally intensive multidisease models: a practical tutorial with adaptable R code (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The rapidly growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has expanded the number of multidisease models predicting future car
Effectiveness and acceptance of group therapy as a mental health intervention for people living with HIV in Africa - a scoping literature review (Publications)
Mental health problems are highly prevalent among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), yet mental health care in African countries is scarce. There is growing interest in understanding the effect of g
Rethinking the World Health Organization's leadership of global health governance and the global health surveillance systems (Publications)
Global health governance is a strategic priority for the World Health Organization (WHO), and the public health surveillance system (PHSS) is a fundamental element of the global health governance stru
Structure-activity relationship and target investigation of 2-aryl quinolines with nematocidal activity (Publications)
Within the context of our anthelmintic discovery program, we recently identified and evaluated a quinoline derivative, called ABX464 or obefazimod, as a nematocidal candidate; synthesised a series of
Feasibility of caregiver-administered anthropometric measurements of children under age 5: evidence from Zambia (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Accurate measurement of children's anthropometry is of central importance for the assessment of nutritional status as well as for the evaluation of nutrition-specific interventions. Social
Mortality and disability-adjusted life years in North Africa and Middle East attributed to kidney dysfunction: a systematic analysis for the Global... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The study aimed to estimate the attributable burden to kidney dysfunction as a metabolic risk factor in the North Africa and Middle East (NAME) region and its 21 countries in 1990-2019. ME
Management of diseases in a ruminant livestock production system: a participatory appraisal of the performance of veterinary services delivery, and... (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Sustainable livestock production remains crucial for attainment of food security globally and for safeguarding the livelihoods of many households in low- and -middle income countries. Ho
High prevalence of TB multimorbidity among adults of a tertiary hospital in Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional study (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of death globally, with approximately 1.5 million deaths in 2020. TB often coexists with chronic communicable and non-communicable diseases, but data to