What is ALMANACH? [Video] (Publications)
An electronic application is improving the quality of health care for children under five years old. ALMANACH, short for the Algorithm for the Management of Childhood Illness, is a user-friendly appli
Modelling the impact of Omicron and emerging variants on SARS-CoV-2 transmission and public health burden (Publications)
Background: SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern, such as Omicron (B.1.1.529), continue to emerge. Assessing the impact of their potential viral properties on the probability of future transmission dominanc
Interventions to reduce pesticide exposure from the agricultural sector in Africa: a workshop report (Publications)
Despite the fact that several cases of unsafe pesticide use among farmers in different parts of Africa have been documented, there is limited evidence regarding which specific interventions are effect
Relationships between long-term residential exposure to total environmental noise and stroke incidence (Publications)
Background: Noise has been related to several cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) such as coronary heart disease and to their risk factors such as hypertension, but associations with stroke remain under-re
Addressing the evidence gap in the economic and social benefits of civil registration and vital statistics systems: a systematic review (Publications)
Objectives: Considering the aspiration embedded in the Sustainable Development Goals to Leave No One Behind by 2030, civil registration and vital statistics systems have an essential role in providing
Potential opportunities and challenges of deploying next generation sequencing and CRISPR-Cas systems to support diagnostics and surveillance towards... (Publications)
Recent developments in molecular biology and genomics have revolutionized biology and medicine mainly in the developed world. The application of next generation sequencing (NGS) and CRISPR-Cas tools i
Discovery of ircinianin lactones B and C: two new cyclic sesterterpenes from the marine sponge <em>Ircinia wistarii</em> (Publications)
Two new ircinianin-type sesterterpenoids, ircinianin lactone B and ircinianin lactone C (7 and 8), together with five known entities from the ircinianin compound family (1, 3–6) were isolated from the
Mazumbai: eine Familiengeschichte zwischen Tansania und der Schweiz (Publications)
Im Jahr 1945 packten Lucie und ihr Mann John Tanner ihre Koffer und verliessen die Schweiz. Sie reisten nicht im Flugzeug, sondern mit Zug und Schiff, entlang der Küste Westafrikas und dann mit der Ba
Effect modification of greenness on the association between heat and mortality: a multi-city multi-country study (Publications)
Background: Identifying how greenspace impacts the temperature-mortality relationship in urban environments is crucial, especially given climate change and rapid urbanization. To date, studies on this
Association between mother's work status and child stunting in urban slums: a cross-sectional assessment of 346 child-mother dyads in Dhaka,... (Publications)
Background A growing literature highlights the increased risk of stunting among children growing up in informal or slum settlements. Despite relatively high rates of female labor force participation i
