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
Assessing the contributions of an urban population health initiative to shift political priority towards cardiovascular health: three case studies... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The urban population health initiative was designed as a multidisciplinary, multisector programme to address cardiovascular (CV) disease, specifically hypertension and its underlying cause
Clonorchiasis and opisthorchiasis: epidemiology, transmission, clinical features, morbidity, diagnosis, treatment, and control (Publications)
SUMMARYClonorchis sinensis, Opisthorchis viverrini, and Opisthorchis felineus are important liver flukes that cause a considerable public health burden in eastern Asia, southeastern Asia, and eastern
Tafenoquine following G6PD screening versus primaquine for the treatment of <em>vivax </em>malaria in Brazil: a cost-effectiveness analysis using a... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Malaria transmission modelling has demonstrated the potential impact of semiquantitative glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) testing and treatment with single-dose tafenoquine for Pla
Gas cooking indoors and respiratory symptoms in the ECRHS cohort (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Gas cooking is an important source of indoor air pollutants, and there is some limited evidence that it might adversely be associated with respiratory health. Using repeated cross-sectiona
Community health worker training to reduce mental health and substance use stigma towards patients who have disengaged from HIV/TB care in South... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: South Africa has deployed community health workers (CHWs) to support individuals to enter and stay in HIV/TB care. Although CHWs routinely encounter patients with mental health (particular
