Contribute to the promotion of social protection and decent work through support for mutual health organisations in Burkina Faso (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/contribute-to-the-promotion-of-social-protection-and-decent-work-through-support-for-mutual-health-organisations-in-burkina-faso
4- Strengthening the institutional framework for the development of mutual health insurance schemes 5- Setting up new mutual health insurance schemes and supporting existing ones.
Over-diagnosis of malaria by microscopy in the Kilombero Valley, Southern Tanzania: an evaluation of the utility and cost-effectiveness of rapid... (Publications)
apparent malaria prevalence based on microscopy was 74%. If similar rates of over-diagnosis are assumed, 5,285 patients of the 6,769 patients positively diagnosed with malaria using microscopy were likely given
Effectiveness of the innovative 1,7-malaria reactive community-based testing and response (1, 7-mRCTR) approach on malaria burden reduction in... (Publications)
the intervention wards declined by 81% (from 26% (95% CI 23.7, 7.8), at baseline to 4.9% (95% CI 4.0, 5.9) at endline). In villages receiving the 1,7-mRCTR, the short-term case ratio decreased by over 15
Rabies immunoglobulin: brief history and recent experiences in Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
groups, corresponding to a possible rabies mortality of 1.2% (95% CI 0.3-3.6%) in the eRIG group and 0.5% (95% CI 0.1-1.4%) in the non-eRIG group. The difference in proportions was small and not statistically
Drugs for treating urinary schistosomiasis (Publications)
follow up and three to 12 months. Egg reduction rates were improved with praziquantel (over 95% versus 5.3% to 64% with placebo). Mild to moderate adverse events were recorded in two trials. A comparison of
Effect of compensatory evolution in the emergence and transmission of rifampicin-resistant <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </em>in Cape Town, South... (Publications)
study was provided by a Swiss and South Africa joint research award (grant numbers 310030_188888, CRSII5_177163, and IZLSZ3_170834), the European Research Council (grant number 883582), and a Wellcome Trust
Associations between the use of insecticide-treated nets in early childhood and educational outcomes, marriage and child-bearing in early adulthood:... (Publications)
(aOR 1.40 [1.11, 1.76]) compared with women sleeping less frequently under ITNs in early life ( < age 5 years). Among men, high ITN use was associated with a 50% increase in the odds of completing primary
Head-to-head comparison of the WHO STEPwise approach with immediate unattended and delayed unattended automated blood pressure measurements during... (Publications)
hypertension was highest with SBPM (55 [20%]), followed by first uABP (27 [9.8%]), and second uABP (18 [6.5%]). Using systolic daytime 24 h-ABPM as a reference, the uABPs had higher AUROC (first uABP: 87% [95%
Use of a handheld ultrasonographic device to identify heart failure and pulmonary disease in rural Africa (Publications)
conducted from February 1, 2022, to April 30, 2023 at a referral center in rural Tanzania. Individuals 5 years or older with respiratory symptoms and at least 2 distinct respiratory signs or symptoms were
Relationship between insecticide resistance profiles in <em>Anopheles gambiae</em> <em>sensu lato</em> and agricultural practices in Côte... (Publications)
to discriminating concentrations of bendiocarb (0.1%), deltamethrin (0.05%), DDT (4%) and malathion (5%) using the standard World Health Organization insecticide susceptibility test. To investigate underlying