A near-complete series of four atropisomeric jozimine A2-Type naphthylisoquinoline dimers with antiplasmodial and cytotoxic activities and related... (Publications)
Three new naphthylisoquinoline dimers, jozibrevines A-C (1a-c), were isolated from the West African shrub Ancistrocladus abbreviatus, along with the known dimer jozimine A2 (1d). The two molecular moi
Prevalence and adverse obstetric outcomes of female genital mutilation among women in rural northern Ghana (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Female genital mutilation (FGM) is commonly practiced in sub-Saharan Africa and results in adverse pregnancy outcomes among affected women. This paper assessed the prevalence and effects o
Cardiovascular diseases risk factors among recently arrived Eritrean refugees in Switzerland (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: For the past 10 years, refugees from Eritrea represented the majority of asylum seekers in Switzerland. However, data on their health status remains limited. In this cross-sectional survey
Non-communicable diseases on the rise in sub-Saharan Africa, the underappreciated threat of a dual disease burden (Publications)
In sub-Saharan Africa, the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) remains under appreciated, but emerging evidence suggests it to be substantial. NCDs such as arterial hypertension, heart diseases
Suicide and ambient temperature: a multi-country multi-city study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Previous literature suggests that higher ambient temperature may play a role in increasing the risk of suicide. However, no multi-country study has explored the shape of the association an
Increase of dose associated with decrease in protection against controlled human malaria infection by PfSPZ vaccine in Tanzanian adults (Publications)
BACKGROUND: A vaccine would be an ideal tool for reducing malaria's impact. PfSPZ Vaccine (radiation attenuated, aseptic, purified, cryopreserved Plasmodium falciparum [Pf] sporozoites [SPZ]) has been
Resurgence of malaria infection after mass treatment: a simulation study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Field studies are evaluating if mass drug administration (MDA) might shorten the time to elimination of Plasmodium falciparum malaria, when vector control measures and reactive surveillanc
Association between transportation noise and cardio-metabolic diseases: an update of the WHO meta-analysis (Publications)
For the development of the WHO Noise Guidelines for the European Region, meta-analyses for various cardio-metabolic outcomes were conducted to derive exposure-response associations for road traffic, a
