Retail sector distribution chains for malaria treatment in the developing world: a review of the literature (Publications)
especially at the top of the chain where few importers accounted for most of the anti-malarial volumes sold. Wholesale price mark-ups varied across chain levels, ranging from 27% to 99% at the top of the chain [...] low-income countries, the retail sector plays an important role in the treatment of malaria and is increasingly being considered as a channel for improving medicine availability. Retailers are the last link in [...] Facility for Malaria, which aims to increase consumer access to...
Retail sector distribution chains for malaria treatment in the developing world: a review of the literature (Publications)
especially at the top of the chain where few importers accounted for most of the anti-malarial volumes sold. Wholesale price mark-ups varied across chain levels, ranging from 27% to 99% at the top of the chain [...] low-income countries, the retail sector plays an important role in the treatment of malaria and is increasingly being considered as a channel for improving medicine availability. Retailers are the last link in [...] Facility for Malaria, which aims to increase consumer access to...
Evaluation of banked urine samples for the detection of circulating anodic and cathodic antigens in <em>Schistosoma mekongi </em>and <em>S. japonicum... (Publications)
examination by the Kato-Katz technique. The banked urine samples in the current study did not allow the evaluation of larger volumes, which conceivably should deliver considerably higher readings. The sensitivity [...] since they strongly influence the success of control programmes. To evaluate the highly specific urine-based assays for the schistosome circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) and the circulating anodic antigen [...] promising results from the current proof-of-concept call for larger...
Evaluation of banked urine samples for the detection of circulating anodic and cathodic antigens in <em>Schistosoma mekongi </em>and <em>S. japonicum... (Publications)
examination by the Kato-Katz technique. The banked urine samples in the current study did not allow the evaluation of larger volumes, which conceivably should deliver considerably higher readings. The sensitivity [...] since they strongly influence the success of control programmes. To evaluate the highly specific urine-based assays for the schistosome circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) and the circulating anodic antigen [...] promising results from the current proof-of-concept call for larger...
Using observed incidence to calibrate the transmission level of a mathematical model for <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> dynamics including case management... (Publications)
model is used to derive a relationship between the observed incidence and the transmission rate in order to calculate reproduction numbers and simulate intervention scenarios. To illustrate its potential a [...] extends the model from White et al. (2016) by including case management interventions targeting liver-stage or blood-stage parasites, as well as imported infections. The endemic steady state of the model [...] In this work, we present a simple and flexible model for Plasmodium vivax...
Using observed incidence to calibrate the transmission level of a mathematical model for <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> dynamics including case management... (Publications)
model is used to derive a relationship between the observed incidence and the transmission rate in order to calculate reproduction numbers and simulate intervention scenarios. To illustrate its potential a [...] extends the model from White et al. (2016) by including case management interventions targeting liver-stage or blood-stage parasites, as well as imported infections. The endemic steady state of the model [...] In this work, we present a simple and flexible model for Plasmodium vivax...
High cure rates and tolerability of artesunate-amodiaquine and dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in... (Publications)
Tanzania. However, most of the recent TES focused on artemether-lumefantrine, which is the first-line anti-malarial for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria. Data on the performance of other a [...] of patients for the assessment of one artemisinin-based combination was completed before patients were recruited for assessment of the second drugs. Follow-up was done for 28 or 42 days for ASAQ and DP [...] corrected ACPR of 100%. The two drugs had adequate safety with no SAE and all...
High cure rates and tolerability of artesunate-amodiaquine and dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in... (Publications)
Tanzania. However, most of the recent TES focused on artemether-lumefantrine, which is the first-line anti-malarial for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria. Data on the performance of other a [...] of patients for the assessment of one artemisinin-based combination was completed before patients were recruited for assessment of the second drugs. Follow-up was done for 28 or 42 days for ASAQ and DP [...] corrected ACPR of 100%. The two drugs had adequate safety with no SAE and all...
Identifying the impediments and enablers of ecohealth for a case study on health and environmental sanitation in Ha Nam, Vietnam (Publications)
used. The interview questions were centred on the nature of interactions and the sharing of information between stakeholders. RESULTS: The analysis identified nine impediments and 15 enablers of ecohealth [...] ntegration is not clear, don't understand, and limited participation-related more directly to the challenges in applying the ecohealth pillars of transdisciplinarity and participation. The themes relating [...] framework of which included the pillars of ecohealth) to identify the...
Identifying the impediments and enablers of ecohealth for a case study on health and environmental sanitation in Ha Nam, Vietnam (Publications)
used. The interview questions were centred on the nature of interactions and the sharing of information between stakeholders. RESULTS: The analysis identified nine impediments and 15 enablers of ecohealth [...] ntegration is not clear, don't understand, and limited participation-related more directly to the challenges in applying the ecohealth pillars of transdisciplinarity and participation. The themes relating [...] framework of which included the pillars of ecohealth) to identify the...
