Association of pesticide exposure with neurobehavioral outcomes among avocado farmworkers in Mexico (Publications)
BACKGROUND AND AIM: To date, few studies have focused on the health effects of pesticide exposure among avocado farmworkers. We examined the association of exposure to insecticides, fungicides, and he
Establishing a simulation center: essentials and guidelines. Experience of the Mother and Child Health Project (Publications)
The Handbook summarizes the concepts and the experience in the simulation-based medical education to guide the professional communities in the countries where this approach has not been developed yet.
Achieving health-systems resilience in Tanzania (Publications)
The contemporary challenges of the health system require a system that is resilient and responsive to shocks if the desired health outcomes are to be attained. A resilient health system should have a
Looking to the future of primary health care in Tanzania (Publications)
Primary health care (PHC) is key to achieving universal health coverage and sustainable development goals. Tanzania, as a pioneer of PHC among other countries, has made substantial progress in fulfill
The economic case for devoting public resources to health (Publications)
Despite remarkable improvements in global population health in recent decades, the burden of disease remains high in many countries, and in tropical countries in particular. We examine why health is i
Human African trypanosomiasis (Publications)
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) is a parasitic disease caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense or T.b. rhodesiense, transmitted by tsetse flies (Glossina spp.). HAT has a prominent history as it re
Tropical rickettsial infections (Publications)
Tropical rickettsial illnesses are severely neglected infectious diseases with a worldwide distribution. These diseases are transmitted by various vectors (mites, ticks, fleas, etc.) and are responsib
<em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em> disease (Buruli ulcer) (Publications)
Buruli ulcer is an infection of the subcutaneous tissue leading to chronic necrotizing skin ulcers. Sub-Saharan Africa carries the main burden of BU, but it also occurs in the Americas and the Western
