The potential of food fortification to add micronutrients in young children and women of reproductive age - findings from a cross-sectional survey in... (Publications)
Poor micronutrient intakes are a major contributing factor to the high burden of micronutrient deficiencies in Cote d'Ivoire. Large-scale food fortification is considered a cost-effective approach to
The central role of national programme management for the achievement of malaria elimination: a cross case-study analysis of nine malaria programmes (Publications)
BACKGROUND: A malaria eradication goal has been proposed, at the same time as a new global strategy and implementation framework. Countries are considering the strategies and tools that will enable pr
Implementation of tuberculosis intensive case finding, isoniazid preventive therapy, and infection control ("Three I's") and HIV-tuberculosis service... (Publications)
SETTING: World Health Organization advocates for integration of HIV-tuberculosis (TB) services and recommends intensive case finding (ICF), isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT), and infection control ("
Development of HIV drug resistance and therapeutic failure in children and adolescents in rural Tanzania - an emerging public health concern (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence and determinants of virologic failure (VF) and acquired drug resistance-associated mutations (DRM) in HIV-infected children and adolescents in rural Tanzania.
Outcomes of antiretroviral treatment programmes in rural Lesotho: health centres and hospitals compared (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Lesotho was among the first countries to adopt decentralization of care from hospitals to nurse-led health centres (HCs) to scale up the provision of antiretroviral therapy (ART). We com
Ancistectorine D, a naphthylisoquinoline alkaloid with antiprotozoal and antileukemic activities, and further 5,8'- and 7,1'-linked metabolites from... (Publications)
From the twigs and stems of the Chinese liana Ancistrocladus tectorius (Ancistrocladaceae), two new 5,8'-coupled naphthylisoquinolines, ancistectorine D (5) and its 6-O-demethyl derivative 6, were iso
Evaluation of a urine pooling strategy for the rapid and cost-efficient prevalence classification of schistosomiasis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: A key epidemiologic feature of schistosomiasis is its focal distribution, which has important implications for the spatial targeting of preventive chemotherapy programs. We evaluated the d