Facilitators and barriers to COVID-19 testing in community and clinical settings: lessons learned from Lesotho and Zambia (Publications)
The sudden emergence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) had a devastating impact on health systems and population health globally. To combat the spread of COVID-19, countries enacted guideline
Delayed cerebellar ataxia induced by <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> malaria: a rare complication (Publications)
KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE: In endemic areas, malaria-induced cerebellar ataxia should be suspected in patients presenting with neurological disorders including slurred speech, tremors, and a sense of imbal
Ambient air pollution exposure and cerebral white matter hyperintensities in older adults: a cross-sectional analysis in the Three-City Montpellier... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Growing epidemiological evidence suggests an adverse relationship between exposure to air pollutants and cognitive health, and this could be related to the effect of air pollution on vascu
Association of accelerometry-based and self-reported physical activity with cardiovascular risk in South African children (Publications)
The burden of non-communicable diseases is increasing, with risk factors emerging early in life. Physical activity reduces cardiovascular risk, but limited evidence exists for children from lower-inco
Violence against health care workers in a crisis context: a mixed cross-sectional study in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Health Care Workers (HCWs) in conflict zones face high levels of violence while also playing a crucial role in assisting the population in distress. For more than two decades, the eastern
Impacts of performance-based financing on health system performance: evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Health systems' weakness remains one of the primary obstacles towards achieving universal access to quality healthcare in low-income settings. Performance-based financing (PBF) programs ha
The Ready-to-Go questionnaire predicts health outcomes during travel: a smartphone application-based analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The Ready-To-Go (R2G) Questionnaire is a tool for rapid assessment of health risks for travel consultation. This study aims to assess the utility of the R2G Questionnaire in identifying hi
