Clonorchiasis and opisthorchiasis: epidemiology, transmission, clinical features, morbidity, diagnosis, treatment, and control (Publications)
SUMMARYClonorchis sinensis, Opisthorchis viverrini, and Opisthorchis felineus are important liver flukes that cause a considerable public health burden in eastern Asia, southeastern Asia, and eastern
Tafenoquine following G6PD screening versus primaquine for the treatment of vivax malaria in Brazil: a cost-effectiveness analysis using a... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Malaria transmission modelling has demonstrated the potential impact of semiquantitative glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) testing and treatment with single-dose tafenoquine for Pla
Gas cooking indoors and respiratory symptoms in the ECRHS cohort (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Gas cooking is an important source of indoor air pollutants, and there is some limited evidence that it might adversely be associated with respiratory health. Using repeated cross-sectiona
Community health worker training to reduce mental health and substance use stigma towards patients who have disengaged from HIV/TB care in South... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: South Africa has deployed community health workers (CHWs) to support individuals to enter and stay in HIV/TB care. Although CHWs routinely encounter patients with mental health (particular
Safety and protective efficacy of PfSPZ vaccine administered to HIV negative and positive Tanzanian adults (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Sanaria PfSPZ Vaccine, composed of attenuated Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) sporozoites (SPZ), protects against malaria. We conducted this clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of
Testing the feasibility, acceptability, and exploring trends on efficacy of the problem management plus for moms: protocol of a pilot randomized... (Publications)
Mental health disorders are one of the most common causes that limit the ability of mothers to care for themselves and for their children. Recent data suggest high rates of distress among women in cha
Randomised controlled trial on the effect of social support on disease control, mental health and health-related quality of life in people with... (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Diabetes mellitus (DM) and its severe complications contribute significantly to disability and, hence, burden of disease. Poor mental health, a frequent DM consequence, may hinder succes
Combining theory-driven realist approach and systems thinking to unpack complexity of type 2 diabetes and hypertension management in low and... (Publications)
The burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and hypertension (HTN) has increased worldwide in recent decades, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In these countries, health sys
Induced pluripotent stem cell-derived human macrophages as an infection model for <em>Leishmania donovani</em> (Publications)
The parasite Leishmania donovani is one of the species causing visceral leishmaniasis in humans, a deadly infection claiming up to 40,000 lives each year. The current drugs for leishmaniasis treatment