Validation of the emergency department-paediatric early warning score (ED-PEWS) for use in low- and middle-income countries: a multicentre... (Publications)
Early recognition of children at risk of serious illness is essential in preventing morbidity and mortality, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study aimed to validate the
Egg excretion patterns of soil-transmitted helminth infections in humans following albendazole-ivermectin and albendazole treatment (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Control efforts of soil-transmitted helminthiases rely primarily on large scale administration with anthelminthic drugs. The assessment of drug efficacies and understanding of drug behavio
The effectiveness of community health worker training, equipping, and deployment in reducing COVID-19 infections and deaths in rural western Kenya: a... (Publications)
COVID-19 and other pandemics remain significant threats to population health, particularly in rural settings where health systems are disproportionately weak. There is a lack of evidence on whether tr
Steatotic liver disease among lean and non-lean individuals in southern Lao PDR: a cross-sectional study of risk factors (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Steatotic liver disease (SLD) prevalence is rising worldwide, linked to insulin resistance and obesity. SLD prevalence can surpass 10% even among those with normal weight. In Lao People's
Sanitation in urban areas may limit the spread of antimicrobial resistance via flies (Publications)
Synanthropic filth flies are common where sanitation is poor and fecal wastes are accessible to them. These flies have been proposed as mechanical vectors for the localized transport of fecal microbes
Evaluation of malaria rapid diagnostic test performance and <em>pfhrp2</em> deletion in Tanzania school surveys, 2017 (Publications)
As part of malaria nationwide monitoring and evaluation initiatives, there is an increasing trend of incorporating malaria rapid diagnostic tests (mRDTs) in surveys conducted within primary schools to
Global, regional, and national burden of meningitis and its aetiologies, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Although meningitis is largely preventable, it still causes hundreds of thousands of deaths globally each year. WHO set ambitious goals to reduce meningitis cases by 2030, and assessing tr
