This article reports on how some endemic rural communities in northern Ghana perceive
and manage lymphatic filariasis. The disease was mainly attributed to supernatural and …

Although progress has been made in the fight against neglected tropical diseases, current
financial resources and global political commitments are insufficient to reach the World Health …

Implementation research is important in global health because it addresses the challenges
of the know–do gap in real-world settings and the practicalities of achieving national and …

Background Women continue to die in unacceptably large numbers around the world as a
result of pregnancy, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Part of the problem is a lack …

SETTING: The National Tuberculosis Programs of Ghana, Viet Nam and the Dominican
Republic.OBJECTIVE: To assess the direct and indirect costs of tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis and …

The social and economic impact of lymphatic filariasis was studied in Northern Ghana.
Qualitative methods of gathering information revealed that even though the disease was a …

Background Antimicrobial misuse is common in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs),
and this practice is a driver of antibiotic resistance. We compared community-based …

Methods The focus of this review was established at an expert consultation in which we
participated, hosted by TDR on April 23–24, 2007. The experts convened to examine the current …

Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is endemic in approximately 80 tropical and subtropical countries.
About 120 million people are infected with the parasite and a billion are estimated to be at risk …

Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has already claimed over four million
lives globally and over 800 deaths in Ghana. The COVID-19 vaccine is a key intervention …