Cohort profile: the South African HIV Cancer Match (SAM) study, a national population-based cohort (Publications)
Purpose The South African HIV Cancer Match (SAM) Study is a national cohort of people living with HIV (PLWH). It was created using probabilistic record linkages of routine laboratory records of PLWH r
Methods matter: a comparative review of health risk assessments for ambient air pollution in Switzerland (Publications)
Objectives: Air pollution health risk assessments (AP-HRAs) provide a method to quantify health effects for entire populations. In Switzerland, AP-HRAs are included in Swiss assessments for Transport
Number of comorbidities and their impact on perioperative outcome and costs: a single centre cohort study (Publications)
AIMS OF THE STUDY: Multimorbidity is a growing global health problem, resulting in an increased perioperative risk for surgical patients. Data on both the prevalence of multimorbidity and its impact o
Real-time and automated monitoring of antischistosomal drug activity profiles for screening of compound libraries (Publications)
Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease that affects over 200 million people annually. As the antischistosomal drug pipeline is currently empty, repurposing of compound libraries has become a
The legacy of ZikaPLAN: a transnational research consortium addressing Zika (Publications)
Global health research partnerships with institutions from high-income countries and low- and middle-income countries are one of the European Commission's flagship programmes. Here, we report on the Z
Depression and cardiovascular disease are not linked by high blood pressure: findings from the SAPALDIA cohort (Publications)
Depression and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are main contributors to the global disease burden and are linked. Pathophysiological pathways through increased blood pressure (BP) are a common focus in s
Symptoms and functional limitations related to respiratory health and carbon monoxide poisoning in Tanzania: a cross sectional study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The burden of chronic respiratory symptoms and respiratory functional limitations is underestimated in Africa. Few data are available on carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning in sub-Saharan Afric
Antimicrobial resistance through the lens of One Health in Ethiopia: a review of the literature among humans, animals, and the environment (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: We aimed to review and describe antimicrobial resistance (AMR) prevalence in humans, animals, and the environment in Ethiopia. METHODS: We conducted a structured review of the literature o
Associations between exclusive breastfeeding duration and children's developmental outcomes: evidence from Siaya county, Kenya (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) during the first 6 months of life is widely promoted as a key strategy to enhance child health, growth, and development. Even though a high proportion of chil
Health impact assessment and climate change: a scoping review (Publications)
Climate change has various adverse impacts on public health, ranging from heat-related illness to an increased risk of undernutrition in low-income countries. Health impact assessment (HIA) has been a
