One Health and the community – interview with Professor Esron Karimuribo
Community is central to the One Health concept. In a two part interview, we talk to Professor Esron Karimuribo from the Southern African Centre for… Read more »
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Switching on the production of malaria sexual stages
A new study sheds further light on the transcription factor that acts as a master switch that turns on the production of sexual stages in the malaria… Read more »
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The future looks bright for trachoma elimination
With elimination of trachoma as a public health problem targeted for 2020, it is timely to reflect on the progress made so far and… Read more »
Missed opportunities to reduce violence against women and girls: how the Ghanaian media is falling short
The media is a key stakeholder in helping preventing violence against women and girls (VAWG) through responsible and informative… Read more »
Bringing light into the dark: investigating ectoparasites of tiny nocturnal primates
Ectoparasites are of particular importance to endangered wildlife. Following on from their paper published in Parasites &… Read more »
The crystal ball: predicting the next outbreak
Just after the 2014 Ebola outbreak, Bill Gates gave a TED talk entitled The next outbreak? We’re not ready. The irony is that we… Read more »
Repackaging malaria to refresh & drive motivation towards elimination
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Empowering women from low socioeconomic backgrounds to combat obesity: MyBFF@home study
A new supplement in BMC Women's Health describes outcomes of the successful MyBFF@home weight loss intervention among women from… Read more »
Urogenital Schistosomiasis and the impact on sexual and reproductive health
Genital schistosomiasis is a dangerous consequence of schistosome infections that drastically decreases quality of life, causes… Read more »
Where should we test new mosquito control options?
Populations of mosquitoes in the Sesse Islands in Uganda offer an ideal place to test new intervention strategies