Development of behaviour change communication strategy for a vaccination-linked malaria control tool in southern Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in infants (IPTi) using sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine and linked to the expanded programme on immunization (EPI) is a promising strategy for malar
Influence of <em>M. tuberculosis</em> lineage variability within a clinical trial for pulmonary tuberculosis (Publications)
Recent studies suggest that M. tuberculosis lineage and host genetics interact to impact how active tuberculosis presents clinically. We determined the phylogenetic lineages of M. tuberculosis isolate
Comparative genomics of metabolic networks of free-living and parasitic eukaryotes (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Obligate endoparasites often lack particular metabolic pathways as compared to free-living organisms. This phenomenon comprises anabolic as well as catabolic reactions. Presumably, the cor
Delivering at home or in a health facility? Health-seeking behaviour of women and the role of traditional birth attendants in Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Traditional birth attendants retain an important role in reproductive and maternal health in Tanzania. The Tanzanian Government promotes TBAs in order to provide maternal and neonatal heal
Frequency of malaria and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in Tajikistan (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: During the Soviet era, malaria was close to eradication in Tajikistan. Since the early 1990s, the disease has been on the rise and has become endemic in large areas of southern a