Publicaties
A systematic review of missed opportunities for improving tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS control in Sub-saharan Africa Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
In sub-Saharan Africa, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis are major public health problems. In 2010, 64% of the 34 million of people infected with HIV were reported to be living in sub-Saharan Africa. Only 41% of eligible HIV-positive people had access to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Regarding tuberculosis, in 2010, the region had 12% of the world's population but reported 26% of the 8.8 million incident cases and 254000 tuberculosis-related deaths. ...
Access to emergency hospital care provided by the public sector in sub-Saharan Africa in 2015: a geocoded inventory and spatial analysis Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
BACKGROUND: Timely access to emergency care can substantially reduce mortality. International benchmarks for access to emergency hospital care have been established to guide ambitions for universal health care by 2030. However, no Pan-African database of where hospitals are located exists; therefore, we aimed to complete a geocoded inventory of hospital services in Africa in relation to how populations might access these services in 2015, ...
Phylogenetic lineages in Vanguerieae (Rubiaceae) associated with Burkholderia bacteria in sub-Saharan Africa Plantentuin Meise / Agentschap Plantentuin Meise KU Leuven
Changing men or changing health systems? A scoping review of interventions, services and programmes targeting men's health in sub-Saharan Africa Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
BACKGROUND: Sex and gender have been shown to influence health literacy, health seeking behaviour, and health outcomes. However, research examining the links between gender and health has mainly focused on women's health, which is a long-standing global health priority. We examine literature focused on the 'missing men' in global health research, in particular empirical studies that document interventions, programmes, and services targeting ...
Analysis of human resources for health strategies and policies in 5 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, in response to GFATM and PEPFAR-funded HIV-activities Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Prices of antihypertensive medicines in sub-Saharan Africa and alignment to WHO's model list of essential medicines. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Ancient genomes reveal complex patterns of population movement, interaction, and replacement in sub-Saharan Africa Universiteit Gent
A genomic appraisal of invasive Salmonella Typhimurium and associated antibiotic resistance in sub-Saharan Africa KU Leuven Universiteit Antwerpen Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Uncharted territory of the epidemiological burden of cutaneous leishmaniasis in sub-Saharan Africa; a systematic review Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
INTRODUCTION: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is the most frequent form of leishmaniasis, with 0.7 to 1.2 million cases per year globally. However, the burden of CL is poorly documented in some regions. We carried out this review to synthesize knowledge on the epidemiological burden of CL in sub-Saharan Africa.
METHODS: We systematically searched PubMed, CABI Global health, Africa Index Medicus databases for publications on CL and its ...