Projects &
Network
Projects &
Network
The “Preventing and Mitigating Health Effects of Migration and Violence on the Colombo-Venezuelan Border: A contribution to the Colombian Peace Process” project is an initiative developed in partnership with the DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst), under the “Partnerships for the Health Sector in Developing Countries” programme – PAGEL.
The project is conducted in two Colombian cities in the border area with Venezuela: Cucuta (700.000 inhabitants and Valledupar (470.000 inhabitants). Locally, the project is developed in partnership with the Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander in Cucuta (UFPS) and the Universidad Popular del Cesar in Valledupar (UPC).
The overall impact of this project is to improve mental and physical health for Venezuelan migrants and the Colombian recipient population in the Colombo-Venezuelan border area through a capacity building programme in the health and criminal justice system which includes the joint analysis of the magnitude, determinants and potential solutions to the main challenges with an emphasis on mutual learning.
PAGEL Bulletins from Strategy Workshops and Summer School
WHO
Many of our faculty members and collaborators are involved in several projects with WHO and UN-Habitat. For instance, our Teaching Coordinator Dr. Sonia Diaz-Monsalve serves as a member of the TDR Global Ad Hoc Working Group for a period of one year from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023. This Ad Hoc Working Group will guide and support the implementation of TDR Global and advise on the way to sustain the TDR Global Community’s engagement towards the Programme’s vision and mission.
AGEP
The German Association of Postgraduate Programmes with special Relevance to Developing Countries (AGEP) is an umbrella organization comprising various postgraduate study programmes oriented to developing and threshold countries as well as countries with economies in transition. The programme is part of AGEP, which offers continuous support for Alumni, including special learning opportunities.
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Global Health Hub
The Global Health Hub brings together several global health leaders and actors as an independent network. The Hub is financed by the Federal Ministry of Health. Many of the programme’s coordinators and lecturers are part of the Global Health Hub.
Prof. Dr. Axel Kroeger contributed to the Policy Brief on „Innovation and Collaboration: the EWARS Framework for infectious diseases„.
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https://www.globalhealthhub.de
GIZ
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) is the main German development agency and has been a partner of the Master programme. Students take part in educational days and initiatives promoted by the GIZ, learning about possible career opportunities and projects.
The Master GUH is part of the Global Health Network Alliance Germany (GHA-D). The GHA-D is a network of students, researchers and lecturers with an interest in and expertise in global health.
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https://www.gha-d.org/home
GLOHRA
Many of our coordinators, lecturers and collaborators are members of the German Alliance for Global Health Research. This is a network of global health research experts working at German research institutions. It is managed by an interdisciplinary Steering Committee and coordinated by a Secretariat hosted by Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. The German Alliance for Global Health Research is sponsored by the German Ministry of Education and Research.
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ASA
Publications
Coordination & Scientific Team / Partners
Schlesinger, M., Prieto Alvarado, F.E., Borbón Ramos, M.E., Sewe, M.O., Merle, C.S., Kroeger, A. and Hussain-Alkhateeb, L. (2024) Enabling countries to manage outbreaks: statistical, operational, and contextual analysis of the early warning and response system (EWARS-csd) for dengue outbreaks. Front. Public Health 12:1323618. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1323618
Martschew, E., Al-Aghbari, A.A., Joshi, A.B., Kroeger, A., Paudel, K.P., Dahal, G., Pyakurel, U.R., Diaz-Monsalve, S., Banjara, M.R. (2023) Visceral leishmaniasis in new foci areas of Nepal: Sources and extent of infection. Journal of Vector Borne Diseases 60(4):p 414-420, Oct–Dec 2023. DOI: 10.4103/0972-9062.383637
Sanchez Tejeda, G., Benitez Valladares, D., Correa Morales, F., Toledo Cisneros, J., Espinoza Tamarindo, B.E., Hussain-Alkhateeb, L., Merle, C.S., Kroeger, A. (2023) Early warning and response system for dengue outbreaks: Moving from research to operational implementation in Mexico. PLOS Global Public Health 3(9): e0001691. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001691
Alim, A., Huda, M.M., Ghosh, D., Halleux, C.M., Almahmud, M., Olliaro, P.L., Matlashewski, G., Kroeger, A., Aseffa, A., Mondal, D. (2023) Long-Term Efficacy of Insecticidal Wall Painting for Controlling Visceral Leishmaniasis Vectors in Bangladesh. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2023 Sep 18:tpmd220809. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0809
Joshi, A.B., Banjara, M.R., Das, M.L., Ghale, P., Pant, K.R., Parajuli, N., Pyakurel, U.R., Dahal, G.R., Das, C.L., Kroeger, A., Aseffa, A. (2023) Prevalence of post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) and treatment seeking behavior of PKDL patients in Nepal. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 17(2): e0011138.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011138
Maruf, S., Sagar, S.K., Rashid, M.U., Uddin, M.R., Ghosh, D., Ghosh, P., Nath, R., Sohel, A.N.M., Aktaruzzaman, M.M., Islam, M.N., Banjara, M.R., Kroeger, A., Aseffa, A., Mondal, D. (2023) Assessment of treatment outcomes of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) treated cases and impact of COVID-19 on VL management and control services in Bangladesh. Journal of Infection and Public Health, Volume 16, Issue 11, 2023, Pages 1716-1721, ISSN 1876-0341.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2023.09.003
Joshi, A.B., Banjara, M.R., Das, M.L., Bist, N.V., Pant, K.R., Pyakurel, U.R., Dahal, G., Paudel, K.P., Das, C.L., Kroeger, A., Aseffa, A. (2023) Follow-up assessment of visceral leishmaniasis treated patients and the impact of COVID-19 on control services in Nepal. Trop Med Health 51, 57.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-023-00549-1
Ghosh, D., Sagar, S. K., Uddin, M. R., Rashid, M. U., Maruf, S., Nath, R., Islam, M. N., Aktaruzzaman, M. M., Sohel, A. M., Banjara, M. R., Kroeger, A., Aseffa, A., Mondal, D. (2023) Post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis burden in high visceral leishmaniasis endemic upazilas in Bangladesh. BMC Infectious Diseases of Poverty (Preprint). https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3409986/v1
Ghosh, D., Rashid, M. U., Sagar, S. K., Uddin, M. R., Maruf, S., Ghosh, P., Chowdhury, R., Rahat, M. A., Islam, M. N., Aktaruzzaman, M. M., Sohel, A. M., Banjara, M. R., Kroeger, A., Aseffa, A., Mondal, D. (2023) Epidemiological, serological, and entomological aspects of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in suspected new VL foci in Bangladesh. Acta Tropica, Volume 248, 2023, 107021, ISSN 0001-706X. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2023.107021
Führer, A., Taché, S., Riemenschneider, H., Bozorgmehr, K., Diaz-Monsalve, S. et al. (2023) Das Lehrnetzwerk Migration und Gesundheit: Aus- und Weiterbildung konsolidieren und weiterentwickeln. Bundesgesundheitsbl 66, 1130–1134. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-023-03765-6
Wegehaupt, O., Endo, A. & Vassall, A. (2023) Superspreading, overdispersion and their implications in the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature. BMC Public Health 23, 1003. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15915-1
Joshi, A. B., Banjara, M. R., Das, M. L., Ghale, P., Pant, K. R., Pyakurel, U. R., Dahai, G. R., Das, C. L., Kroeger A., Aseffa A. (2023) Prevalence of post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) and treatment seeking behavior of PKDL patients in Nepal. PLOS Neglected Trop. Dis. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011138
Bautista Espinel, G. O., Gonzalez Escobar, D. S., Díaz Monsalve, S., & Bermúdez Bautista, A. M. (2023) Ética de los sentimientos, desarrollo de capacidades, memoria histórica y reconciliación: la fragilidad del personal de salud en el conflicto armado colombiano. Revista De Bioética Y Derecho, (57), 243–261. https://doi.org/10.1344/rbd2023.57.39462
Asaga Mac P., Ehi Airiohuodion, P., Velayudhan, R., Kroeger, A., Panning, M. et al. (2023) Antibody seropositivity and endemicity of chikungunya and Zika viruses in Nigeria. Animal Diseases 3, 7 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s44149-023-00070-2
Asaga Mac P., Tadele, M., Airiohuodion, P. E., Nisansala, T., Zubair, S., Aigohbahi, J., Anyaike, C., Velayudha, R., Kroeger, A., Panning, M. (2023) Dengue and Zika seropositivity, burden, endemicity, and Cocirculation antibodies in Nigeria. Ann Med. 22;55(1):652–62. https://doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2023.2175903
Asaga Mac, P., Kroeger, A., Daehne, T., Anyaike, C., Velayudhan, R., Panning, M. (2023) Zika, Flavivirus and Malaria Antibody Cocirculation in Nigeria. Trop. Med. Infect. Dis., 8, 171. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed8030171
Banjara, M. R., Joshi, A. B., Singh, V. K., Das, M. L., Gurung, C. K., Olliaro, P., Halleux, Ch., Matlashewski, G., Kroeger A. (2022) Response to Visceral leishmaniasis cases through active case detection and vector control in low-endemic hilly districts of Nepal. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg.107(2):349-354. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.21-0766
Cardenas Sanchez, R., Kroeger, A. et al. (2022) The Early Warning and Response System (EWARS‑TDR) for dengue outbreaks: can it also be applied to chikungunya and Zika outbreak warning? BMC Infectious Diseases 22:235. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07197-6
Hossain, M.M., Kroeger, A., Pervin, K., Norwood, G., Be-Nazir, A. et al. (2022) Emergency Medical Rescue Services in Dhaka City, Bangladesh: A Situational Analysis and Needs Assessments. Int J Crit Care Emerg Med 8:138. doi.org/10.23937/2474-3674/1510138
Asaga Mac, P., Airiohuodion, P.E., Yako, A.B., Makpo, J.K., Kroeger, A. (2022) The Seroprevalence and Hidden Burden of Chikungunya Endemicity and Malaria Mono- and Coinfection in Nigeria. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 8896. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19158896
Wright, E., Carrillo, M.A., Matamoros, D., Cardenas Sanchez, R., Yañez, J., Di Lorenzo, G., Villa, J.M. & Kroeger, A. (2022) Applicability of the Mexican ovitrap system for Aedes vector surveillance in Colombia. Pathogens and Global Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/20477724.2022.2146049
Salunkhe, G., Böge, K. et al. (2022) Perceived Course of Illness on the Desire for Social Distance From People Suffering From Symptoms of Schizophrenia in India. Front. Psychiatry 13:891409. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.891409
Schlehe, J. (2022) Cosmovisions, Multispecies Anthropology, and Planetary Health in Pandemic Times. Occasional Papers Southeast Asian Studies at Freiburg, No. 49. https://www.southeastasianstudies.uni-freiburg.de/documents/occasional-paper/op49.pdf
Chackalackal, D. J., Al-Aghbari, A. A., Jang, S. Y., Rivera Ramirez, T., Vincent, J., Joshi, A., Banjara, M. R., Asaga, P., Cardenaz Sanchez, R., Carrillo, M. A., Villa, J. M., Monsalve, S. D., & Kroeger, A. (2021) The Covid-19 pandemic in low- and middle-income countries, who carries the burden? Review of mass media and publications from six countries. Pathogens and Global Health, Volume 115 – Issue 3. https://doi.org/10.1080/20477724.2021.1878446
Jang, S.Y., Hussain‑Alkhateeb, L., Rivera Ramirez. T., Al-Aghbari, A.A., Chackalackal, D.J., Cardenas-Sanchez, R., Carrillo, M.A., Oh, I.H., Alfonso-Sierra, E.A., Oechsner, P., Kibiwott Kirui, B., Anto, M., Diaz-Monsalve, S., Kroeger, A. (2021) Factors shaping the COVID‑19 epidemic curve: a multi‑country analysis. BMC Infectious Diseases. https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12879-021-06714-3
Bautista-Espinel, G. O., Hernández-Granados, L. Y., & Díaz-Monsalve, S. (2021) Misión médica: interacción obstaculizada por el conflicto armado (Medical mission: interaction hindered by the armed conflict). Mundo FESC, 11(S6). https://www.fesc.edu.co/Revistas/OJS/index.php/mundofesc/article/view/1122
Rahmawati, S., Tengilimoglu, D.D., Díaz Monsalve, S., Bohari, B., Jaya, A.H., Yunus, S., Rahman, N. (2021) The Health Life Quality Portrait of Kaili Da’a Women Couples Violence for the Victims of Tsunami, Earthquake, and Liquefaction through Family Economic Empowerment in Central Sulawesi Indonesia. Preprints.org 2021, 2021080470. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202108.0470.v1
Carrillo, M.A., Kroeger, A., Cardenas Sanchez, R. et al. (2021) The use of mobile phones for the prevention and control of arboviral diseases: a scoping review. BMC Public Health 21, 110. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-10126-4
Monsalve, S.D., Vargas-Monroy, A.M., Ariza, J.E., Oñate Cuello, A.M, Ropero Vera, A.R., Bermudez Cuello, J.C., Arzuaga Zuleta, L., Cubillos Novella, A.F., Peñaloza Quintero, E., Fernández Ortiz, Y.N., Carrillo, M.A., Kroeger, A. (2021) Mental health among displaced and non-displaced populations in Valledupar, Colombia: do inequalities continue? Pathogens and Global Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/20477724.2021.1989186
Jena, S., Zieger, A., Böge, K. Salunkhe, G. et al. (2021) Public Attitudes Toward Psychiatric Hospitals: A Rural-Urban Comparative Public Survey in Odisha State, India. Front. Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.745604
Benitez-Valladares, D., Kroeger, A., Tejeda, G.S., Hussain-Alkhateeb, L. (2021) Validation of the Early Warning and Response System (EWARS) for dengue outbreaks: Evidence from the national vector control program in Mexico. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 15(12): e0009261. https://doi.org/10.1371/ journal.pntd.0009261
Ghosh, D. A., Abdul, A., Kroeger, A. et al. (2021) Comparison of Novel Sandfly Control Interventions: A Pilot Study in Bangladesh. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Volume 105, issue 6. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.20-0997
Hussain-Alkhateeb, L., Rivera Ramirez, T., Kroeger, A., Gozzer, E., Runge-Ranzinger, S. (2021) Early warning systems (EWSs) for chikungunya, dengue, malaria, yellow fever, and Zika outbreaks: What is the evidence? A scoping review. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 15(9): e0009686. https://doi.org/10.1371/ journal.pntd.0009686
Schlehe, J. (2021) Cosmological Visions, Multispecies Practices, and Planetary Health in Pandemic Times. Living the New Normal: Achieving Resilience and Ensuring Sustainable Future. Proceeding Book, 7th International Conference of Interreligious and Intercultural Studies (ICIIS). Denpasar: Universitas Hindu Indonesia (UNHI) Press: 5-13.
Schlehe, J. (2021) Einleitung: Nachhaltigkeit als Mobilisierung und Konkretisierung. Nachhaltigkeitsprojekte in Südost- und Ostasien: Landwirtschaft – Markt – Müll. Freiburger Ethnologische Arbeitspapiere (FEA), Nr. 43: 12-18. https://www.ethno.uni-freiburg.de/de/forschung/copy3_of_publikationen/fea
Younis, L. G., Kroeger, A., Joshi, A. B., Das, M. L., Omer, M., Singh, V. K., Gurung, C. K., & Banjara, M. R. (2020) Housing structure including the surrounding environment as a risk factor for visceral leishmaniasis transmission in Nepal. PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 14(3), e0008132. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008132
Omer, M., Kroeger, A., Joshi, A. B., Das, M. L., Younis, L. G., Singh, V. K., Gurung, C. K., & Banjara, M. R. (2020) Role of female community health volunteers for visceral leishmaniasis detection and vector surveillance in Nepal. Health promotion perspectives, 10(1), 50–58. https://doi.org/10.15171/hpp.2020.09
Regitano, A., Kroeger, A., & Barbira-Freedman, F. (2020) What is missing? Reflections on Indigenous Health – Interview with Axel Kroeger and Francoise Barbira-Freedman. Cadernos De Campo (São Paulo – 1991), 29(2), e180514. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9133.v29i2pe180514
Mac, P.A., Kroeger, A. & Airiohuodion, P.E. (2019) Needs assessment of emergency medical and rescue services in Abuja/Nigeria and environs. BMC Emerg Med 19, 78. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-019-0291-9
MSc GUH Publications from Alumni and Current Students
Sanfey, D. (2024) ‘Enough is enough’: a mixed methods study on the key factors driving UK NHS nurses’ decision to strike. BMC Nursing. 23 (247). DOI: 10.1186/s12912-024-01793-4. https://rdcu.be/dEYkS
Martschew, E., Al-Aghbari, A.A., Joshi, A.B., Kroeger, A., Paudel, K.P., Dahal, G., Pyakurel, U.R., Diaz-Monsalve, S., Banjara, M.R. (2023) Visceral leishmaniasis in new foci areas of Nepal: Sources and extent of infection. Journal of Vector Borne Diseases 60(4):p 414-420, Oct–Dec 2023. DOI: 10.4103/0972-9062.383637
Hassan, O.E.H., Al-Aghbari, A.A., McGowan, M., Dar Iang, M., Basaleem, H.O., Al-Sakkaf, K.A., Hyzam, D., Jahn, A. and Dureab, F. (2023) Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward COVID-19 prevention in Yemen: a community-based cross-sectional study. Front. Public Health. 11:1178183. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1178183/full
Holliday, N., Mulear, V. (2023) Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Wellbeing of LGBTQ+ Individuals in Moldova: A Mixed Methods Analysis. Journal of Homosexuality. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2023.2206935
Holliday, N., Leibinger, A., Huizinga, O., Klinger, C., Okanmelu, E., Geffert, K., Rehfuess, E., von Philipsborn, P. (2023) Application of the WHO Nutrient Profile Model to products on the German market: Implications for proposed new food marketing legislation in Germany. COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 preprints from medRxiv and bioRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.04.24.23288785
Kumah, E., Owusu, P., Otchere, G., Ankomah, S.E., Fusheini, A., Kokuro, C., et al. (2023) Factors influencing community acceptability of mass drug administration for the elimination of onchocerciasis in the Asante Akim South Municipal, Ghana. PLOS Neglected Trop. Dis. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011251
Al-Aghbari, A.A., Hassan, O.E.H., Dar Iang, M., Jahn, A., Horstick, O., Dureab, F. (2023) Exploring the Role of Infodemics in People’s Incompliance with Preventive Measures during the COVID-19 in Conflict Settings (Mixed Method Study). Healthcare 2023, 11, 952. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11070952
Asaga Mac, P., Ehi Airiohuodion, P., Velayudhan, R., Kroeger, A., Panning, M. et al. (2023) Antibody seropositivity and endemicity of chikungunya and Zika viruses in Nigeria. Animal Diseases ANIM-D-22-00104R1 [not published online yet]
Asaga Mac, P., Tadele, M., Airiohuodion, P. E., Nisansala, T., Zubair, S., Aigohbahi, J., Anyaike, C., Velayudha, R., Kroeger, A., Panning, M. (2023) Dengue and Zika seropositivity, burden, endemicity, and Cocirculation antibodies in Nigeria. Ann Med. 22;55(1):652–62. https://doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2023.2175903
Asaga Mac, P., Kroeger, A., Daehne, T., Anyaike, C., Velayudhan, R., Panning, M. (2023) Zika, Flavivirus and Malaria Antibody Cocirculation in Nigeria. Trop. Med. Infect. Dis., 8, 171. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed8030171
Carrillo, M.A., Cardenas Sanchez, R., Yañez, J., Petzold, M., Kroeger, A. (2023) Risk of dengue, Zika, and chikungunya transmission in the metropolitan area of Cucuta, Colombia: cross-sectional analysis, baseline for a clusterrandomised controlled trial of a novel vector tool for water containers. BMC Public Health 23, 1000. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15893-4
Malunga, G., Sangong, S., Saah, F.I. et al. (2023) Prevalence and factors associated with adolescent pregnancies in Zambia: a systematic review from 2000–2022. Arch Public Health 81, 27. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-023-01045-y
Nyirenda, J.L.Z., Wagner, D., Ngwira, B., Lange, B. et al. (2023) Acceptability and feasibility of Tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus bidirectional screening and joint treatment services in Malawi: a cross- sectional study and policy document review. BMJ Open 2023;13:e062009. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/1/e062009.full
Omer, M., Posti, J.P., Gissler, M., Merikukka, M., Bärnighausen, T., & Wilson, M.L. (2022) Birth order and pediatric traumatic brain injury. Scientific reports, 12(1), 14451. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-18742-3
Omer, M., Al-Afif, S., Machetanz, K., Bettag, C., Tatagiba, M., Rohde, V., & Krauss, J.K. (2022) Impact of COVID-19 on the Neurosurgical Resident Training Program: An Early Experience. Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery, 83(4), 321–329. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1743108
Omer, M., Posti, J.P., Gissler, M., Merikukka, M., Hoffmann, I., Bärnighausen, T., & Wilson, M.L. (2022) The effect of birth order on length of hospitalization for pediatric traumatic brain injury: an analysis of the 1987 Finnish birth cohort. Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique, 80(1), 167. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-022-00919-x
Renner, H.R., Makobu, Simon Mbugua, N.W., Kamiru, W., Oluoch, D., Donelson, A., Adam, M.B. (2022) “I am now 5 steps ahead”- How co-design platforms sustain Kenyan community health volunteer engagement. Progress in Community Health Partnerships. (Forthcoming.) https://preprint.press.jhu.edu/pchp/sites/default/files/PCHP-OR_Adam.pdf
Asaga Mac, P., Airiohuodion, P.E., Yako, A.B., Makpo, J.K., Kroeger, A. (2022) The Seroprevalence and Hidden Burden of Chikungunya Endemicity and Malaria Mono- and Coinfection in Nigeria. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 8896. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19158896
Wright, E., Carrillo, M.A., Matamoros, D., Cardenas Sanchez, R., Yañez, J., Di Lorenzo, G., Villa, J.M. & Kroeger, A. (2022) Applicability of the Mexican ovitrap system for Aedes vector surveillance in Colombia. Pathogens and Global Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/20477724.2022.2146049
Ehi Airiohuodion, P., Wartel, A., Yako, A.B., Asaga, P. (2022) Seroprevalence and burden of hepatitis E viral infection among pregnant women in central Nigeria attending antenatal clinic at a Federal Medical Centre in Central Nigeria. Front Med (Lausanne). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36117965/
Nyirenda, J.L.Z., Sofroniou, M., Toews, I. et al. (2022) Fluvoxamine for the treatment of COVID‐19. Cochrane Library. https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD015391/full
Nyirenda, J.L.Z., Wagner, D., Ngwira, B. et al. (2022) Bidirectional screening and treatment outcomes of diabetes mellitus (DM) and Tuberculosis (TB) patients in hospitals with measures to integrate care of DM and TB and those without integration measures in Malawi. BMC Infect Dis 22, 28. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-07017-3
Cardenas, R., et al. (2022) The Early Warning and Response System (EWARS‑TDR) for dengue outbreaks: can it also be applied to chikungunya and Zika outbreak warning? BMC Infectious Diseases 22:235. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07197-6
Nyirenda, J.L.Z., Bockey, A. & Lange, B. (2022) Effect of Tuberculosis (TB) and Diabetes mellitus (DM) integrated healthcare on bidirectional screening and treatment outcomes among TB patients and people living with DM in developing countries: a systematic review. Pathogens and Global Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/20477724.2022.2046967
Hossain, M.M., Kroeger, A., Pervin, K., Norwood, G., Be-Nazir, A. et al. (2022) Emergency Medical Rescue Services in Dhaka City, Bangladesh: A Situational Analysis and Needs Assessments. Int J Crit Care Emerg Med 8:138. doi.org/10.23937/2474-3674/1510138
Kumah, E., Duvor, F., Otchere, G., Ankomah, S.E., Fusheini, A., Kokuro, C., Karikari, A.K. and Adom, J. (2022) Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy with Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine and its Associated Factors in the Atwima Kwanwoma District, Ghana. Annals of Global Health, 88(1), p.27. http://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.3560
Al-Afif, S., Elkayekh, H., Omer, M., Heissler, H.E., Scheinichen, D., Palmaers, T., Nakamura, M., Hermann, E.J., Samii, M., & Krauss, J.K. (2021) Analysis of risk factors for venous air embolism in the semisitting position and its impact on outcome in a consecutive series of 740 patients. Journal of neurosurgery, 1–8. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.3171/2021.7.JNS211107
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Master Thesis
The graduates of the international MSc Global Urban Health programme conduct research on numerous interdisciplinary topics. Here you can find an overview of the projects from our students.
