Exposure to job-related violence among young female sex workers in urban slums of Southwest Nigeria (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In Nigeria, many young girls are engaged in commercial sex work as a means of livelihood and support of dependent relatives. Although studies have documented some of the violence related i
Paediatric refugees from Ukraine: guidance for health care providers (Publications)
BACKGROUND: With the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Army in February 2022, refugees, the majority of whom are women and children, started fleeing the war to neighbouring countries. Even before the
Attitudes, practices, and determinants of community care-seeking behaviours for fever/malaria episodes in the context of the implementation of... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Malaria case management relies on World Health Organization (WHO)-recommended artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT), and a continuous understanding of local community knowledge, atti
Visible-light-driven metal-free C-H functionalization: access to new bioactive tetrahydroisoquinoline-butenolide hybrids via domino amine... (Publications)
An efficient metal-free visible-light-driven two-step domino reaction towards new bioactive tetrahydroisoquinoline-butenolide hybrid compounds was developed for the first time. The combination of fluo
Translation of liver stage activity of M5717, a <em>Plasmodium</em> elongation factor 2 inhibitor: from bench to bedside (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Targeting the asymptomatic liver stage of Plasmodium infection through chemoprevention could become a key intervention to reduce malaria-associated incidence and mortality. METHODS: M5717,
Neglected tropical diseases in Australia: a narrative review (Publications)
*Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) represent a threat to the health, wellbeing and economic prosperity of billions of people worldwide, often causing serious disease or death. *Commonly considered di
Strain characterisation for measuring bioefficacy of itns treated with two active ingredients (Dual-AI ITNs): developing a robust protocol by building... (Publications)
Durability monitoring of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) containing a pyrethroid in combination with a second active ingredient (AI) must be adapted so that the insecticidal bioefficacy of each AI can
Diagnosis of <em>Schistosoma </em>infection in non-human animal hosts: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Reliable and field-applicable diagnosis of schistosome infections in non-human animals is important for surveillance, control, and verification of interruption of human schistosomiasis tra
Review of 2022 WHO guidelines on the control and elimination of schistosomiasis (Publications)
Schistosomiasis is a helminthiasis infecting approximately 250 million people worldwide. In 2001, the World Health Assembly (WHA) 54.19 resolution defined a new global strategy for control of schistos
Impact of COVID-19 on maternal health and child care behavior: evidence from a quasi-experimental study of vulnerable communities in Boa Vista, Brazil (Publications)
BACKGROUND: COVID-19 related distress has been shown to have negative associations with family well-being. OBJECTIVES: To determine the immediate impact of acute COVID-19 infection on maternal well-be