The association between apparent temperature and hospital admissions for cardiovascular disease in Limpopo province, South Africa (Publications)
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) have a high disease burden both globally and in South Africa. They have also been found to be temperature-sensitive globally. The association between temperature and CVD
Implementation research of a cluster randomized trial evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: It has been more than 20 years since the malaria epidemiologic shift to school-aged children was noted. In the meantime, school-aged children (5-15 years) have become increasingly more vul
Factors affecting the successful implementation of a digital intervention for health financing in a low-resource setting at scale: semistructured... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Digital interventions for health financing, if implemented at scale, have the potential to improve health system performance by reducing transaction costs and improving data-driven decisio
Comparison of model predictions of typhoid conjugate vaccine public health impact and cost-effectiveness (Publications)
Models are useful to inform policy decisions on typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) deployment in endemic settings. However, methodological choices can influence model-predicted outcomes. To provide robus
Household-level risk factors for water contamination and antimicrobial resistance in drinking water among households with children under 5 in rural... (Publications)
Household water contamination at point of use depends on human, animal and environmental factors embodying all aspects of a One Health approach. This study investigated the association between househo
Limited efficacy of repeated praziquantel treatment in <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> infections as revealed by highly accurate diagnostics, PCR and... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Most studies assessing praziquantel (PZQ) efficacy have used relatively insensitive diagnostic methods, thereby overestimating cure rate (CR) and intensity reduction rate (IRR). To determi
Helminth infections: enabling the World Health Organization road map (Publications)
Helminthiases are considered among the most persistent public health problems. Control and/or elimination remains a global health challenge and the World Health Organization Road Map highlights critic
Advancing detection and response capacities for emerging and re-emerging pathogens in Africa (Publications)
Recurrent disease outbreaks caused by a range of emerging and resurging pathogens over the past decade reveal major gaps in public health preparedness, detection, and response systems in Africa. Under
Pre-referral rectal artesunate: no cure for unhealthy systems (Publications)
Pre-referral rectal artesunate suppositories can save the lives of children with severe malaria if patients receive adequate post-referral care. A multi-country randomised controlled trial reporting o
