Supervising community health workers in low-income countries: a review of impact and implementation issues (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Community health workers (CHWs) are an increasingly important component of health systems and programs. Despite the recognized role of supervision in ensuring CHWs are effective, supervisi
Daily variations in weather and the relationship with physical activity and sedentary time in European 10-12yr olds: the ENERGY-project (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to examine the association of daily variations in rainfall and temperature with sedentary time (ST) and physical activity (PA) in European children. METHODS: Child
Use of mobile phones and risk of brain tumours: update of Danish cohort study (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the risk of tumours in the central nervous system among Danish mobile phone subscribers. DESIGN: Nationwide cohort study. SETTING: Denmark. PARTICIPANTS: All Danes aged > /=
Health risk assessment along the wastewater and faecal sludge management and reuse chain in Kampala, Uganda: a visualization (Publications)
Reuse of wastewater in agriculture is a common feature in the developing world. While this strategy might contribute to the livelihood of farming communities, there are health risks associated with th
Mapping and prediction of schistosomiasis in Nigeria using compiled survey data and Bayesian geospatial modelling (Publications)
Schistosomiasis prevalence data for Nigeria were extracted from peer-reviewed journals and reports, geo-referenced and collated in a nationwide geographical information system database for the generat
Environmental and socio-economic risk modelling for Chagas disease in Bolivia (Publications)
Accurately defining disease distributions and calculating disease risk is an important step in the control and prevention of diseases. Geographical information systems (GIS) and remote sensing technol