Community multimedia centers in Mozambique: exploring and experimenting co-design [PDF]
, 2017 The overall aim of this doctoral thesis was to elucidate the premises and conditions in which a co-design approach can be used with rural communities in Mozambique and the usage of Information and communication technologies for development as a tool for
Cantoni, Lorenzo +1 more
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Evaluation of a village-informant driven demographic surveillance system in Karonga, Northern Malawi [PDF]
This paper describes and evaluates the first demographic surveillance system (DSS) in Malawi, covering a rural population of 30,000. Unlike others, the Karonga DSS relies on trained village informants using formatted registers for the primary ...
Amelia Crampin +9 more
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Stochastic Models for the Consequences of Plasmodium Falciparum Infections in the Human Host: Malaria Morbidity, Mortality and Infectivity [PDF]
, 2008 The consequences of Plasmodium falciparum infections for humans range from selflimiting asymptomatic parasitaemia to rapid death. Annually, P. falciparum malaria is estimated to cause 0.5 billion acute febrile episodes, 2-3 million severe episodes ...
Ross, Amanda
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The PRECISE (PREgnancy Care Integrating translational Science, Everywhere) database: open-access data collection in maternal and newborn health [PDF]
, 2020 In less-resourced settings, adverse pregnancy outcome rates are unacceptably high. To effect improvement, we need accurate epidemiological data about rates of death and morbidity, as well as social determinants of health and processes of care, and from ...
Craik, Rachel +9 more
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The adaptation continuum: groundwork for the future [PDF]
, 2011 The focus of the program was to understand the challenges posed by climate change and climate variability on vulnerable groups and the policies needed to support climate adaptation in developing countries.
Devisscher, Tahia +3 more
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Randomized trial of BCG in healthcare workers to reduce absenteeism during the COVID-19 pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]
© The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.BACKGROUND: We tested whether providing BCG vaccine to healthcare workers (HCWs) could reduce non-planned absenteeism and thereby ...
Aide, P +15 more
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Comparative assessment of the vulnerability and resilience of 10 deltas : work document [PDF]
Background information about: Nile delta (Egypt), Incomati delta (Mozambique), Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (Bangladesh), Yangtze (China), Ciliwung (Indonesia), Mekong (Vietnam), Rhine-Meuse (The Netherlands), Danube (Romania), California Bay-Delta ...
Bucx, T. +3 more
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Rethinking indigenous medicine: illness (mis)representation and political economy of health in Mozambique’s public health field [PDF]
, 2015 This dissertation was motivated by the misrepresentation of, and apparent lack of knowledge about, indigenous medicine in Mozambique. This consequently raised the need to reveal the epistemologies of health, illness and healing; rewrite the ...
Mahumana, Narciso António
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Durability Response of Perishable Wood Species after Pressure Impregnation of Extractives-Based Solutions from Naturally Durable Species of Mozambique [PDF]
Poor natural durability is a key feature hindering the acceptance of most lesser-used wood species, such as Brachstegia spiciformis, Julbernadia globiflora, and Sterculia appendiculata.
Gillah, Peter R. +3 more
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