Time to harmonize national ambient air quality standards (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: The World Health Organization has developed ambient air quality guidelines at levels considered to be safe or of acceptable risk for human health. These guidelines are meant to support gov
Unmasking inequalities: sub-national maternal and child mortality data from two urban slums in Lagos, Nigeria tells the story (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Nigeria has one of the highest maternal mortality ratios in the world as well as high perinatal mortality. Unfortunately, the country does not have the resources to assess this critical
Structure and biosynthesis of isatropolones, bioactive amine-scavenging fluorescent natural products from <em>streptomyces Go66</em> (Publications)
The natural products isatropolone A-C (1-3) were reisolated from Streptomyces Go66, with 1 and 3 showing potent activity against Leishmania donovani. They contain a rare tropolone ring derived from a
Geostatistical modelling of malaria indicator survey data to assess the effects of interventions on the geographical distribution of malaria... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Malaria burden in Uganda has declined disproportionately among regions despite overall high intervention coverage across all regions. The Uganda Malaria Indicator Survey (MIS) 2014-15 was
Understanding pneumococcal serotype 1 biology through population genomic analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Pneumococcus kills over one million children annually and over 90 % of these deaths occur in low-income countries especially in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where HIV exacerbates the disease b
Clinical implications of <em>Mycobacterium chimaera</em> detection in thermoregulatory devices used for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO),... (Publications)
Mycobacterium chimaera, a non-tuberculous mycobacterium, was recently identified as causative agent of deep-seated infections in patients who had previously undergone open-chest cardiac surgery. Outbr
Operational challenges to continuous LLIN distribution: a qualitative rapid assessment in four countries (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization recommends that long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) for malaria prevention should be distributed continuously through antenatal care (ANC) and the expanded