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DBL - Centre for Health Research and Development

Contact

Niels Ørnbjerg, Director
Email: no @ life.ku.dk

Institutional background

To develop and disseminate new knowledge, tools and methods for use in the promotion of health and in the prevention and control of diseases in developing countries

Research focus

Cross-disciplinary, cross-sectoral and policy-oriented research with a focus on poverty-related, human, parasitic diseases and related health problems

Researcher profiles

DBL staff covers the disciplines of biology/ecology, medicine, epidemiology, medical anthropology, environmental health, public health, and health policy and planning

Research collaboration

DBL’s research program is implemented within the framework of formal collaborative agreements with institutions of higher education in Denmark, with international organizations and with universities and research institutions in developing countries

Involvement in capacity development

DBL’s program represents a coherent approach to build research capacity in a close collaboration with other institutions of higher education in Denmark, Africa and Europe. DBL’s program also includes well defined training and other activities designed to strengthen the capacity for disease prevention and integrated control. DBL recognizes that capacity building extends beyond human resources development. Tangible, managerial and social capital strengthening at key collaborating institutions is therefore also supported.

Consultancies

DBL provides qualified, up-to date consultancy and project management services within the public health sector. Areas covered comprise methods of disease prevention and control, health impact assessment services, health system management, health information systems, environmental health, and socio-cultural aspects of health.

Peer reviewed publications

Bødker, R., Akida, J., Shayo, D., Kisinza, W., Msangeni, H.A., Pedersen, E.M., Lindsay, S.W. 2003. Relationship between altitude and intensity of malaria transmission in the Usambara Mountains, Tanzania. Journal of Medical Entomology, 40(5), 706-717.

Charlwood, J.D., Pinto, J., Sousa, C.A., Ferreira, V. Gil., do Rosário. V.E. 2003. Mating does not affect the biting behaviour of Anopheles gambiae from the islands of São Tomé and Principe, West Africa. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, 97(7), 75-756.

Chimbari, M.J., Madsen, H. 2003. Predation on snails by an indigeneous fish, Sargochromis codringtonii in a pond environment: implications for the biological control of schistosomiasis. African Journal of Aquatic Sciences, 28, 187-190.

Clarke, S.E., Rowley, J., Bøgh, C., Walraven, E.L., Lindsay, S.W. 2003. Home treatment of ‘malaria’ in children in rural Gambia is uncommon. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 8(10), 884-894.

Kardorff, R., Eriksen, L., Nielsen, D.H., Johansen, M.V. 2003. Validation of ultrasonography for hepatic schistosomiasis using a porcine Schistosoma japonicum model. Acta Tropica, 85, 315-323.

Naus, C.W.A., Jones, F.M., Satti, M.Z., Joseph, S., Riley, E.M., KImani, G., Mwatha, J.K., Kariuki, C.H., Ouma, J.H., Kabatereine, N.B., Vennervald, B.J., Dunne, D.W. 2003. Serological responses among individuals in areas where both schistosomiasis and malaria are endemic: cross-reactivity between Schistosoma mansoni and Plasmodium falciparum. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 187, 1272-1282.

Nyambedha, E.O., Wandibba, S., Aagaard-Hansen, J. 2003. Changing patterns of orphan care due to the HIV epidemic in western Kenya. Social Science & Medicine, 57, 301-311.

Olsen, A. 2003. Experience with school-based interventions against soil-transmitted helminths and extension of coverage to non-enrolled children. Acta Tropica, 86, 255-266.

Olsen, A., Thiong’o, F.W., Ouma, J.H., Mwaniki, D., Magnussen, P., Michaelsen, K.F., Friis, H., Geissler, P.W. 2003. Effects of multimicronutrient supplementation on helminth reinfection: a randomized, controlled trial in Kenyan schoolchildren. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 97, 109-114.

Pedersen, I.T., Johansen, M.V., Ørnbjerg, N. 2003. The effect of a low level primary Schistosoma japonicum infection on establishment of a challenge infection in pigs. Parasitology, 127, 121-130.

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