Area of research
Infectious Diseases · Epidemiology
Research interest
Research focused on Tuberculosis and Referral, with related work in Diabetes mellitus, Tuberculosis control, Overcrowding. Notable publications include 'Antiretroviral Therapy for Prevention of Tuberculosis in Adults with HIV: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis', 'Scaling up interventions to achieve global tuberculosis control: progress and new developments', and 'Lifetime burden of disease due to incident tuberculosis: a global reappraisal including post-tuberculosis sequelae'.
Management of individuals exposed to multidrug-resistant or rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis
TB disability and multimorbidity at the onset of treatment in Kenya, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Changes in incarceration and tuberculosis notifications from prisons during the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe and the Americas: a time-series analysis of national surveillance data
Implementing timeliness metrics for household contact tracing and TB preventive treatment through TB champions in the public sector, India: an explanatory mixed-methods study
Fighting tuberculosis hand in hand: A call to engage communities affected by TB as essential partners in research
Disability, comorbidities and risk determinants at end of TB treatment in Kenya, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Using timeliness metrics for household contact tracing and TB preventive therapy in the private sector, India
The Trend of Tuberculosis Case Notification Rates from 1995 to 2022 by Country Income and World Health Organization Region
Timeliness metrics for screening and preventing TB in household contacts of pulmonary TB patients in Kenya
Applying ‘timeliness’ to the screening and prevention of TB in household contacts of pulmonary TB patients
Post-tuberculosis lung disease: is there a light at the end of tunnel?
Factors associated with death in patients admitted with Ebola virus disease to Ebola Treatment Units in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia – December 2013 to March 2016
Global, regional, and national estimates of tuberculosis incidence and case detection among incarcerated individuals from 2000 to 2019: a systematic analysis
Genomic insights of mcr-1 harboring Escherichia coli by geographical region and a One-Health perspective
Contact Tracing and Tuberculosis Preventive Therapy for Household Child Contacts of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in the Kyrgyz Republic: How Well Are We Doing?
Feasibility, enablers and challenges of using timeliness metrics for household contact tracing and TB preventive therapy in Pakistan
Why TB programmes should assess for comorbidities, determinants and disability at the start and end of TB treatment
Have Hand Hygiene Practices in Two Tertiary Care Hospitals, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Improved in 2023 following Operational Research in 2021?
Managing Comorbidities, Determinants and Disability at Start and End of TB Treatment under Routine Program Conditions in China
What Is in the Salad? Escherichia coli and Antibiotic Resistance in Lettuce Irrigated with Various Water Sources in Ghana
Antimicrobial, Multi-Drug and Colistin Resistance in Enterobacteriaceae in Healthy Pigs in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana, 2022: A Cross-Sectional Study
Hand Hygiene Compliance at Two Tertiary Hospitals in Freetown, Sierra Leone, in 2021: A Cross-Sectional Study
Culture Requests and Multi-Drug Resistance among Suspected Urinary Tract Infections in Two Tertiary Hospitals in Freetown, Sierra Leone (2017–21): A Cross-Sectional Study
Epidemiology and Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kerala, India, 2020–2021: A Cross-Sectional Study
Antimicrobial resistance in bacteria isolated from the poultry production system in Nepal
Compliance with Medication amongst Persons with Diabetes Mellitus during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Kerala, India: A Cross Sectional Study
Risk of obstructive sleep apnea among taxi–motorbike drivers in Parakou city in West Africa and associated factors with road traffic accidents
COVID-19 Amongst Travelers at Points of Entry in Nepal: Screening, Testing, Diagnosis and Isolation Practices
The Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative for Strengthening Health Systems to Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance and Improve Public Health in Low-and-Middle Income Countries
Increased All-cause Mortality in People With HIV and Comorbidities: Hepatitis B and C Virus Seropositivity and Hyperglycemia in Myanmar, 2005–2017