Scientific Publications

Findings from GLOHRA research projects and activities

Researchers in the GLOHRA community contribute to global health scholarship through publications spanning epidemiology, health systems research, biomedical sciences, social sciences, and interdisciplinary work. Their articles appear in a broad range of international journals and reflect collaborations across institutions, sectors, and world regions.

This page brings together peer-reviewed publications and other scientific outputs generated through GLOHRA-funded projects, scientific workshops, and collaborative activities. As new projects launch and existing ones produce results, this collection continues to grow. It is updated regularly to provide a comprehensive view of the scientific contributions emerging from the GLOHRA network.

2026

Schaub M, Abreu L, Adeyanju GC, Abulfathi AA, Bello MM … & Jalo RI. 2026. Can trust in healthcare be restored after armed violence? Evidence from a randomized field experiment in north-eastern Nigeria. Social Science & Medicine.
Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119114
GLOHRA Project: ViVac

Mahanani MR, Neuhann F, Rambiki E, Nhlema A, Tweya H … & Steffen HM. 2026. Renal function during tenofovir-based antiretroviral therapy among people living with HIV in Lilongwe, Malawi: findings from the prospective LighTen cohort study. BMC Infectious Diseases.
Available: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-026-12675-2
GLOHRA Project: INTEGRATIVE

Krumkamp R, Remkes A, Hainasoa J, Rasamoelina T, Razafindrakoto AR … & Fusco D. 2026. Prevalence of schistosome infection in a region of Madagascar regularly undergoing mass drug administration: a cross-sectional study. Pathogens and Global Health.
Available: https://doi.org/10.1080/20477724.2026.2616620
GLOHRA Project: RESAMP

2025

Jahn R & Unterkircher SCW. 2025. Intellectual property and pandemic preparedness: a qualitative study of COVID-19 waiver negotiations. European Journal of Public Health. 
Available: https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckaf161.148
GLOHRA Project: InnoCOV

Ahawo AK, Essoh T-A, Adeyanju GC, Aplogan A & Ekouevi DK. 2025. The Impact of Public Financing, Economic Growth, and Corruption on Immunization Performance: Evidence from 37 Sub-Saharan African Countries. International Journal of Global Health.
Available: https://doi.org/10.14302/issn.2693-1176.ijgh-25-5729

Harsch S, Kugbey N, Mbugua RG & Sørensen K. 2025. Tackling the cancer literacy needs: Review findings from Africa and the way forward. In Handbook of Concepts in Health, Health Behavior and Environmental Health. Springer, Singapore.
Available: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-0821-5_74-1
GLOHRA Project: Calios

Siebner A, Habib M, Osmani V, Adegnika AA, Bogdan C … & Esen M. 2025. Interdisciplinary symposium on challenges and opportunities for vaccines: A comprehensive approach of current and future vaccine strategies to improve vaccine effectiveness in complex chronic infectious contexts. Vaccine X. 
Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvacx.2025.100615
GLOHRA Project: HelmSys

Adeyanju GC. 2025. Immunisation decision-making and barriers to vaccine uptake among children under-5 in limited-resource settings. Scientific Reports.
Available: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-33121-4
GLOHRA Project: MisGenMas

Wachinger J, Ntambara JB, Basenero A, Pillai VS, Schwab J … & McMahon SA. 2025. (Re-) considering success in implementation science: experiences amid a co-designed mHealth intervention in rural Uganda. The Lancet Global Health.
Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(25)00361-4
GLOHRA Project: IMPEDE-CVD

Yasobant S, Bhavsar P, Patil S, Tadvi R, Lekha KS … & Saxena D. 2025. Strengthening One Health system through capacity building in three western states of India. Discover Public Health.
Available: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12982-025-01139-8
GLOHRA Project: OHSSIN

Orduhan C, Waitzberg R, De Allegri M, Chitah B, Dossou JP ... & Quentin W. 2025. Association between self-reported gender-based discrimination and maternal mortality rates: Results of an ecological multi-level analysis across nine countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. BMC Public Health. 
Available: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24861-z
GLOHRA Project: MeasureGender

Hey JC, Rasamoelina T, Razafindrakoto AR, Razafindralava NM, Rasolojaona ZT … & Fusco D. 2025. An exploratory study to assess the influence of schistosomiasis on the occurrence of dengue virus in Madagascar. Infectious Diseases of Poverty.
Available: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-025-01370-0
GLOHRA Project: RESAMP

Anvari D, Bandibabone J, Kudom AA, Wieser A, Bahizire E … & van Loon W. 2025. Scalable and cost-effective methods for xenomonitoring of P. falciparum and antimalarial drug resistance validated with laboratory and wild-caught mosquitoes. Scientific Reports.
Available: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-20554-0
GLOHRA Project: MARS

Abreu L, Schrage P, Adeyanju CG, Jalo RI, Abulfathi AA … & Schaub M. 2025. Caregivers’ Qualitative Insights on Trust, Resilience and Vaccine Hesitancy Shaping Child Health in Conflict-affected Northeast Nigeria. Pre-print. 
Available: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.09.18.25335857
GLOHRA Project: ViVac

Schaub M, Adeyanju GC, Abulfathi AA, Bello MM, Kasserra L … & Abreu L. 2025. Maternal and Child Healthcare-Seeking among Victims of Violence in Armed Conflict: A Matched Case-Control Study in Northeast Nigeria. Pre-print. 
Available: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.03.11.25323760
GLOHRA Project: ViVac

Mahanani M R, Rambiki E, Kumwenda T, Wallrauch C, Heller T … & Steffen H. 2025. Change in WHO cardiovascular risk prediction over three years in PLWH on efavirenz-based ART. Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine. 
Available: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajhivmed.v26i1.1697
GLOHRA Project: INTEGRATIVE

Steffen HM, Viola E, Thawani A, Kachere LG, Huwa J, Wallrauch C, Kasper P, Neuhann F, Heller T, Winkler V, Rambiki E … & Mahanani MR. 2025. Blood pressure, weight change and incident hypertension after switching to dolutegravir in treatment-experienced people living with HIV. AIDS.
GLOHRA Project: INTEGRATIVE
Available: https://doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0000000000004309

Batheja D, Saint V, Dobreva Z, Goel S, Lewycka S … & Balachandran A. 2025. Integrating gender and equity commitments in the revised global action plan on antimicrobial resistance. The Lancet. 
Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01377-7 
GLOHRA Workshop: Strengthening evidence, research and action to address equity dimensions of antimicrobial resistance (AMR)

Ingenhoff R, Sarker M, Hanson K, Rashid S F, De Allegri M ... & Sewankambo N K. 2025. Stronger together: advancing equity in global health research partnerships. BMJ Global Health.
Available: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2025-019601
GLOHRA Session at the World Health Summit 2024

Harsch S, Weber LS, Kassaman D, Kailemia PN & Oria VO. 2025. Cancer health literacy in Kenya — a scoping review on evidence, concept and a situational analysis of interventions. Frontiers in Public Health.
Available: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1527400
GLOHRA Project: Calios

Adeyanju GC, Schrage P, Jalo RI, Abreu L & Schaub M. 2025. Armed Violent Conflict and Healthcare-Seeking Behavior for Maternal and Child Health in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review. PLOS One. 
Available: doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0317094
GLOHRA Project: ViVac

Adeyanju GC, Frampton S, Hein C. 2025. Diphtheria and the risk of outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases in low-resource settings. Academia Medicine.
Available: https://doi.org/10.20935/AcadMed7528
GLOHRA Project: MisInfo Vaccines

Saleem M, Zafar S, Klein T, Koesters M, Bashir A … & Zeeb H. 2025. A Digital Tool (Technology-Assisted Problem Management Plus) for Lay Health Workers to Address Common Mental Health Disorders: Co-production and Usability Study in Pakistan. JMIR Formative Research. 
Available: https://doi.org/10.2196/59414
GLOHRA Project: WELLPAK

2024

Muller N, Weishaar H, Theuring S, Kampmann B, Campe S … & Fischer H T. 2024. Realizing Germany's leadership potential in global health: a gender equity roadmap. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe.
Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2024.101118
GLOHRA Workshop: Sealing the Leaky Pipeline

Sørensen K, Knoll V, Ramos N, Boateng M, Alemayehu G … & Harsch S. 2024. Health literacy in Africa—A scoping review of scientific publications. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
Available: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21111456
GLOHRA Project: Calios

Cook-Deegan M, Böge K, Bruchhausen W, Chagunda M, Chaturvedi M ... & Anton N. 2024. Beyond buzzwords: fostering interdisciplinary and collaborative global health research in Germany and beyond. Global Health Action. 
Available: https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2024.2408884
On behalf of the GLOHRA Steering Committee & Secretariat

Mattonet K, Kabelege E, Mkinga G, Kolwey L, Nkuba M… & Hecker T. 2024. School‑based prevention of teacher and parental violence against children: Study protocol of a cluster‑randomized controlled trial in Tanzania. BMC Public Health.
Available: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19888-7
GLOHRA Project: PreVio

Scarso S, Rakotoarivelo S A, Hey J, Rasamoelina T, Razafindrakoto A R … & Buonfrate D. 2024. Prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis and other helminths in four districts of Madagascar. Tropical Medicine and Health. 
Available: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-024-00619-y
GLOHRA Project: RESAMP

Yasobant S, Lekha KS, Patil S, Bhavsar P, Tadvi R ... & Saxena D. 2024. Prioritisation of emerging and epidemic-prone diseases and risk factors in India’s three western states using the One Health Risk and Disease (OHRAD) prioritisation tool. Discover Public Health.
Available: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12982-024-00152-7
GLOHRA Project: OHSSIN

Yasobant S, Bhavsar P, Lekha KS, Patil S, Falkenberg T … & Saxena D. 2024. One Health Risk and Disease (OHRAD): a tool to prioritise the risks for epidemic-prone diseases from One Health perspective. Global Health Research and Policy.
Available: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41256-024-00359-w
GLOHRA Project: OHSSIN

Yasobant S, Bhavsar P, Patil S, Lekha KS, Tadvi R, Mishra S ... & Saxena D. 2024. One Health System Strengthening in India (OHSSIN): Learnings on Whole Systems Approach in Translating the One Health Approach into Action. One Health Cases.
Available: https://doi.org/10.1079/onehealthcases.2024.0008
GLOHRA PATH Project: OHSSIN

Adeyanju GC & Betsch C. 2024. Vaccination decision-making among mothers of children 0–12 months old in Nigeria: A qualitative study. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapies. 
Available: https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2024.2355709
GLOHRA Project: MisInfo Vaccines

Ramaboli MC, Ocvirk S, Khan Mirzaei M, Eberhart B L, Valdivia-Garcia M … & O'Keefe. 2024. Diet changes due to urbanization in South Africa are linked to microbiome and metabolome signatures of Westernization and colorectal cancer. Nature Communications. 
Available: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-46265-0 
GLOHRA Project: DiFiCo

Kuhn E, Saleem M, Klein T, Köhler C, Fuhr DC, Lahutina S ... & Böge K. 2024. Interdisciplinary perspectives on digital technologies for global mental health. PLOS Global Public Health.
Available: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0002867
GLOHRA Workshop: Digital Technologies for Global Mental Health 

Kuhlmann E, Falkenbach M, Brînzac M, Correia T, Panagioti M & Ungureanu M. 2024. The mental health needs of healthcare workers: When evidence does not guide policy. A comparative assessment of selected European countries. The International Journal of Health Planning Management. 
Available: https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.3789
GLOHRA Project: PROTECT

Kuhlmann E, Ungureanu M, Thilo N, Fehr LM, Cosma N ... & Dopfer-Jablonka A. 2024. Building capacity for equitable healthcare workforce policy, learning from migrant healthcare workers: a qualitative study with Romania physicians working in Germany during COVID-19. The International Journal of Health Planning & Management. 
Available: https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.3789 
GLOHRA Project: PROTECT

Strohmeier H, Musizvingoza R & Sajnani N. 2024. Racial discrimination within United Nations offices in Geneva: Results from an online survey. PLOS ONE.
Available: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0295715
GLOHRA Project: Racism and mental health

2023

Yasobant S, Saxena D, Bhardwaj P and Quazi ZS. 2023. One Health System Strengthening in India: Co-creating One Health Workforce to Combat Future Pandemics. Indian Journal of Community Medicine.
Available: https://doi.org/10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_100_23
GLOHRA Project: OHSSIN

Schwab J, Wachinger J, Munana R, Nabiryo M, Sekitoleko I... & McMahon SA. 2023. Design Research to Embed mHealth into a Community-Led Blood Pressure Management System in Uganda: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Research Protocols.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.2196/46614
GLOHRA Project: IMPEDE-CVD

Rasoamanamihaja CF, Rakotoarivelo RA, Edosoa G, Rasamoelina T, Montresor A … & Fusco D. 2023. Schistosomiasis elimination in Madagascar: challenges and opportunities for implementing the new WHO guidelines. BMJ Global Health. 
Available: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2023-012598 
GLOHRA Project: RESAMP

Kuhlmann E, Ungureanu MI, Behrens GM, Cossmann A, Mac Fehr L … & Dopfer-Jablonka A. 2023. Migrant healthcare workers during COVID-19: bringing an intersectional health system-related approach into pandemic protection. A German case study. Frontiers in Public Health.
Available: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1152862
GLOHRA Project: PROTECT

2022

Petitfour L., Srivastava S., Shah-Rohlfs R., Orduhan C., Quentin W., and De Allegri M. 2022. Protocol for a scoping review of measures and definitions of gender-based discrimination linked to health outcomes in low and middle-income countries. BMJ Open.
Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061533
GLOHRA Project: MeasureGender

Organised by: DigitalUHC Consortium and Chair persons: Wilm Quentin (Germany) and Catherine Kyobuutungi (Kenya). 2022. 8. F. Round table: Digital Innovations in Health Financing: Experiences from sub-Saharan Africa. European Journal of Public Health.
Available: https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckac129.496
GLOHRA Workshop: Digital Innovations in Health Financing Workshop

Kuhls S, Osswald A, & Ocvirk S. 2022. Bile acids, bile pigments and colorectal cancer risk. Current Opinion in Gastroenterology.
Available: https://doi.org/10.1097/MOG.0000000000000820
GLOHRA Project: DiFiCo