Acting beyond 2020: better characterization of praziquantel and promising antischistosomal leads (Publications)
The commitment to eliminate schistosomiasis as a public health problem has mobilized the expansion of praziquantel treatment to meet the London Declaration targets. New research has thus sought to elu
Predictors of stunting and pathway analysis for linear growth among children aged two to three years of age after a trial of small-quantity... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Globally, 148 million children under 5 are stunted, with risk factors varying by context. Our 'Impact of Growth Charts and Nutritional Supplements on Child Growth in Zambia' (ZamCharts) tr
Assessment of long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution: an exposure framework (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Exposure to ambient air pollution is associated with morbidity and mortality, making it an important public health concern. Emissions from motorized traffic are a common source of air poll
Markers of environmental enteric dysfunction are associated with poor growth and developmental outcomes among young children in Lusaka, Zambia (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To examine cross-sectional relationships between biomarkers of environmental enteric dysfunction (EED), an acquired subclinical condition of the small intestine, and anthropometric and deve
Assessing the ecological patterns of <em>Aedes aegypti</em> in areas with high arboviral risks in the large city of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The city of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire has increasingly faced multiple outbreaks of Aedes mosquito-borne arboviral diseases (e.g., dengue (DEN) and yellow fever (YF)) during the recent years,
Studying target-engagement of anti-infectives by solvent-induced protein precipitation and quantitative mass spectrometry (Publications)
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a serious threat to global health. The rapid emergence of resistance contrasts with the slow pace of antimicrobial development, emphasizing the urgent need for inn
Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Up-to-date estimates of stroke burden and attributable risks and their trends at global, regional, and national levels are essential for evidence-based health care, prevention, and resourc
The political economy of national health insurance schemes: evidence from Zambia (Publications)
Governments in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) are increasingly considering the introduction of national health insurance scheme (NHIS) as a strategy to achieve universal health coverage (UHC)
