Socially marketed insecticide-treated nets improve malaria and anaemia in pregnancy in southern Tanzania (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: To study the uptake of socially marketed insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and their impact on malaria and anaemia in pregnancy; and to report on a discount voucher system which aimed to inc
Evaluation of efficacy of community-based vs. institutional-based direct observed short-course treatment for the control of tuberculosis in Kilombero... (Publications)
Tuberculosis (TB) has reappeared as a serious public health problem. Non-compliance to antituber-culous drug treatment is cited as one of the major obstacles to the containment of the epidemic. Compli
Isothermal microcalorimetry to study drugs against <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> (Publications)
Background: Alternative antischistosomal drugs are required since praziquantel is virtually the only drug available for treatment and morbidity control of schistosomiasis. Manual microscopic reading i
Do baby-friendly hospitals influence breastfeeding duration on a national level? (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: In Switzerland, the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) proposed by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) was introduced in 1993 to promote breastfeeding nationwide. This study