Spatial distribution of <em>Biomphalaria</em> spp., the intermediate host snails of <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> in Brazil (Publications)
Schistosomiasis mansoni remains an important parasitic disease of man, endemic in large parts of sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, South America and the Caribbean. The aetiological agent is the tre
Erfahrungen junger Eltern mit der familienzentrierten Betreuung in der Primärversorgung in der Schweiz: eine qualitative Evaluationsstudie (Publications)
Background: Routine postnatal care normally addresses only the mother and her child. In Switzerland, counselling for all parents and their children is provided by family nurses in a community-based he
Water quality and health in a Sahelian semi-arid urban context: an integrated geographical approach in Nouckchott, Mauritania (Publications)
Access to sufficient quantities of safe drinking water is a human right. Moreover, access to clean water is of public health relevance, particularly in semi-arid and Sahelian cities due to the risks o
The internal migration between public and faith-based health providers: a cross-sectional, retrospective and multicentre study from southern Tanzania (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To assess the magnitude, direction and underlying dynamics of internal health worker migration between public and faith-based health providers from a hospital perspective. METHODS: Two comp
Efficacy and safety of artemether-lumefantrine dispersible tablets compared with crushed commercial tablets in African infants and children with... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Combination treatments, preferably containing an artemisinin derivative, are recommended to improve efficacy and prevent Plasmodium falciparum drug resistance. Our aim was to show non-infe
