Global burden of chronic respiratory diseases and risk factors, 1990-2019: an update from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Updated data on chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) are vital in their prevention, control, and treatment in the path to achieving the third UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a one-
A roadmap for using DHIS2 data to track progress in key health indicators in the Global South: experience from sub-Saharan Africa (Publications)
High quality health data as collected by health management information systems (HMIS) is an important building block of national health systems. District Health Information System 2 (DHIS2) software i
Time series analysis of survival and oviposition cycle duration of <em>Anopheles funestus</em> (Giles) in Mozambique (Publications)
Background Survival and gonotrophic cycle duration are important determinants of the vectorial capacity of malaria vectors but there are a limited number of approaches to estimate these quantities fro
Forensic DNA analysis of mixed mosquito blood meals: STR profiling for human identification (Publications)
Mosquito vectors captured at a crime scene are forensically valuable since they feed on human blood, and hence, human DNA can be recovered to help identify the victim and/or the suspect. This study in
The cumulative impacts of droughts and N deposition on Norway spruce (<em>Picea abies</em>) in Switzerland based on 37 years of forest monitoring (Publications)
Norway spruce is one of the most important tree species in Central Europe, however, it is facing major problems with recent droughts. In this study we present 37 years (1985-2022) of long-term forest
When parasites stray from the path: a curious case of ectopic cutaneous <em>Schistosoma haematobium</em> (Publications)
This case report highlights an unusual manifestation of schistosomiasis, where a chronic cutaneous lesion was observed much later in the disease course. The diagnosis was made after laboratory investi
Experience with the implementation of continuous medical education among mother-and-child healthcare providers in Ukraine: a case study based on two... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Healthcare labor market shortages due to migration, inadequate investments, and lack of continuous training are essential concerns in the Eastern European region. This article aims to desc
Prevalence and predictors of <em>Aspergillus</em> seropositivity and chronic pulmonary aspergillosis in an urban tertiary hospital in Sierra Leone: a... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In the World Health Organization Global Tuberculosis (TB) Report 2022, 37% of pulmonary TB patients were clinically diagnosed and thus many people were treated for TB without evidence of t
Impact of a multi-disease integrated screening and diagnostic model for COVID-19, TB, and HIV in Lesotho (Publications)
The surge of the COVID-19 pandemic challenged health services globally, and in Lesotho, the HIV and tuberculosis (TB) services were similarly affected. Integrated, multi-disease diagnostic services we
Evaluation and forecasting analysis of the association of conditional cash transfer with child mortality in Latin America, 2000-2030 (Publications)
IMPORTANCE: Latin America has implemented the world's largest and most consolidated conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs during the last 2 decades. As a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, pover
