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A reproducible picture of open access health facility data in Africa and R tools to support improvement

Background. Open data on the locations and services provided by health facilities have, in some countries, allowed the development of software tools contributing to COVID-19 response. The UN and WHO encourage countries to make health facility …

Malaria Data by District: An open-source web application for increasing access to malaria information

Preventable diseases still cause huge mortality in low- and middle-income countries. Research in spatial epidemiology and earth observation is helping academics to understand and prioritise how mortality could be reduced and generates spatial data …

The role of windows of selection and windows of dominance in the evolution of insecticide resistance in human disease vectors

Persistent insecticides sprayed onto house walls, and incorporated into insecticide-treated bednets, provide long-acting, cost-effective control of vector-borne diseases such as malaria and leishmaniasis. The high concentrations that occur …