Publications

BACKGROUND: People who smoke are at increased risk of unfavourable tuberculosis treatment outcomes compared with those who do not, but the pathways that explain this disparity are unclear.

Despite Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) being a growing threat to global public health, there is scarce evidence from humanitarian settings.

BACKGROUND: A 2022 survey conducted in Koutiala suggested a modest increase in the mortality rate and low utilization of healthcare facilities among children under-five i.e., children less than five years old.

BACKGROUND: Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) remain critically underfunded and underresearched in humanitarian settings.

Household transmission studies provided key insights on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in high-income countries but were rarely implemented in Africa.

BACKGROUND: Community-based treatment of acute malnutrition saves lives, but recovered children remain at risk of relapse postdischarge. Strategies to reduce this risk may include modification of anthropometric discharge criteria.

OBJECTIVE: to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of lung ultrasound (LUS) for pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in Papua New Guinea.

INTRODUCTION: In 2023, almost 200,000 children under 15 years died from tuberculosis, most without appropriate treatment.

INTRODUCTION: The risk of adverse birth outcomes, such as low birth weight (2500 g, LBW), is associated with poor maternal nutrition and weight gain in pregnancy and can increase the risk of infant mortality.