Disease burden due to gastrointestinal infections among people living along the major wastewater system in Hanoi, Vietnam (Publications)
Background: Despite recent improvements of wastewater treatment capacities in urban areas of Hanoi, Vietnam, microbial pollution is still considerable. There is a paucity of burden estimates due to ga
Cost-estimate and proposal for a development impact bond for canine rabies elimination by mass vaccination in Chad (Publications)
Close to 960,000 humans humans die of rabies each year, most of them in Africa and Asia. Clinical rabies can be prevented by post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). However, PEP is commonly not available or
Can school-based distribution be used to maintain coverage of long-lasting insecticide treated bed nets: evidence from a large scale programme in... (Publications)
Many sub-Saharan African countries have achieved substantial gains in insecticide treated bednet coverage since 2005. The Tanzania National Malaria Control Programme identified school-based net distri
High HIV prevalence and associated risk factors among female sex workers in Rwanda (Publications)
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence is often high among female sex workers (FSWs) in sub-Saharan Africa. Understanding the dynamics of HIV infection in this key population is critical to dev
Implementation of the redesigned community health fund in the Dodoma region of Tanzania: a qualitative study of views from rural communities (Publications)
The need to understand how an intervention is received by the beneficiary community is well recognised and particularly neglected in the micro-health insurance (MHI) domain. This study explored the vi
Is there an association between ambient air pollution and bladder cancer incidence? Analysis of 15 European cohorts (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Ambient air pollution contains low concentrations of carcinogens implicated in the etiology of urinary bladder cancer (BC). Little is known about whether exposure to air pollution influenc
Building dampness and mould in European homes in relation to climate, building characteristics and socio-economic status: The European Community... (Publications)
We studied dampness and mould in homes in relation to climate, building characteristics and socioeconomic status (SES) across Europe, for 7127 homes in 22 centres. A subsample of 3118 homes were inspe
