Community-based management of epilepsy in Southeast Asia: two intervention strategies in Lao PDR and Cambodia (Publications)
Background: Epilepsy affects more than 50 million people worldwide, 80% of whom live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In Southeast Asia, the prevalence is moderate (6 per thousand), and th
Costs and outcomes of integrated human African trypanosomiasis surveillance system using rapid diagnostic tests, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Publications)
We integrated sleeping sickness case detection into the primary healthcare system in 2 health districts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We replaced a less field-friendly serologic test with a
Does an innovative paper-based health information system (PHISICC) improve data quality and use in primary healthcare? Protocol of a multicountry,... (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Front-line health workers in remote health facilities are the first contact of the formal health sector and are confronted with life-saving decisions. Health information systems (HIS) su
Effect of school-based interventions on body composition of grade-4 children from lower socioeconomic communities in Gqeberha, South Africa (Publications)
Background. South African (SA) children from disadvantaged communities are plagued by a double burden of under- and over-nutrition. The resulting overweight and obesity on the one hand, and stunting o
Health effects of WiFi radiation: a review based on systematic quality evaluation (Publications)
Although WiFi contributes little to totalradiofrequency electromagnetic field (RF-EMF) exposure in our everyday environ-ment, concern has raised whether this spe-cific type of modulated RF-EMF causesh
Hypertension among South African children in disadvantaged areas and associations with physical activity, fitness, and cardiovascular risk markers: a... (Publications)
Childhood hypertension drives hypertension in later life; hence, assessing blood pressure in children is an important measure to determine current and future cardiovascular health. There is, however,