Ferrari, Giovanfrancesco http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8864-0771
Lwamushi, Samuel Makali
Balaluka, Ghislain Bisimwa
Lafta, Riyadh K.
Schindler, Christian
Bugugu, Daniella
Lurhangire, Emmanuel
Tediosi, Fabrizio
Mendoza, Jessica Ramirez
Merten, Sonja
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Basel
Article History
Received: 28 June 2023
Accepted: 28 November 2023
First Online: 19 December 2023
Declarations
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: The study received ethical approval from the various Ethics Committees of all partners’ institutions and countries involved in the project. For Switzerland, the study received ethical clearance from the Ethics Commission of Northwest and Central Switzerland (EKNZ), supported by the Swiss TPH internal “human subject research desk”. A permanent Ethics Review Board from ICRC composed of internal and external members reviewed and approved the project. For DRC, the study received ethical approval from the Institutional Ethical Commission of the Catholic University of Bukavu. In Iraq, the study received approval from the Scientific Committee of the College of Medicine, Al Mustansiriya University in Baghdad. Written, informed consent to participate will be obtained from all participants.
: A model consent form will be provided upon request.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.