Implementation of the advanced HIV disease care package with point-of-care CD4 testing during tuberculosis case finding: a mixed-methods evaluation (Publications)
During TB-case finding, we assessed the feasibility of implementing the advanced HIV disease (AHD) care package, including VISITECT CD4 Advanced Disease (VISITECT), a semiquantitative test to identify
COVID-19 genomic surveillance in Bangui (Central African Republic) reveals a landscape of circulating variants linked to validated antiviral targets... (Publications)
Since its outbreak, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spread rapidly, causing the Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic. Even with the vaccines' administration, the vir
Health position paper and redox perspectives - disease burden by transportation noise (Publications)
Transportation noise is a ubiquitous urban exposure. In 2018, the World Health Organization concluded that chronic exposure to road traffic noise is a risk factor for ischemic heart disease. In contra
User-reported quality of care: findings from the first round of the People's Voice Survey in 14 countries (Publications)
High-quality care is essential for improving health outcomes, although many health systems struggle to maintain good quality. We use data from the People's Voice Survey-a nationally representative sur
Understanding context of violence against healthcare through citizen science and evaluating the effectiveness of a co-designed code of conduct and of... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Violence against health care workers (HCWs) is a multifaceted issue entwined with broader social, cultural, and economic contexts. While it is a global phenomenon, in crisis settings, HCWs
<em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> merozoite surface protein 1 as asexual blood stage malaria vaccine candidate (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Malaria represents a tremendous public health challenge in tropical and sub-tropical regions, and currently deployed control strategies are likely insufficient to drive elimination of ma
Population confidence in the health system in 15 countries: results from the first round of the People's Voice Survey (Publications)
Population confidence is essential to a well functioning health system. Using data from the People's Voice Survey-a novel population survey conducted in 15 low-income, middle-income, and high-income c
The path to universal health coverage in five African and Asian countries: examining the association between insurance status and health-care use (Publications)
Despite major efforts to achieve universal health coverage (UHC), progress has lagged in many African and Asian countries. A key strategy pursued by many countries is the use of health insurance to in
Investigation of optimized observation periods for estimating a representative home range of free-roaming domestic dogs (Publications)
Free-roaming domestic dogs (FRDD), as vectors of zoonotic diseases, are of high relevance for public health. Understanding roaming patterns of dogs can help to design disease control programs and dise
