Felix Gerber

Chiaborelli, Malena, Kopeka, Mamaswatsi, Sekhesa, Pontšo, Sehrt, Madeleine, Mohloanyane, Tsepang, Ballouz, Tala, Menges, Dominik, Brown, Jennifer A., Belus, Jennifer M., Gerber, Felix, Raeber, Fabian, Williams, Andréa, Jackson-Perry, David, Hyöky, Meri, Conserve, Donaldson F., Hampanda, Karen, Amstutz, Alain, Mohale, Itumeleng, Lebakeng, Thabo, et al. (2025). Hair salons as a promising space to provide HIV and sexual and reproductive health services for young women in Lesotho: a citizen scientist mixed-methods study [Journal-article]. BMC Public Health, 25(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23435-3

Johnson, N. E., Falgas‐Bague, I., Chammartin, F., Gerber, F., Lee, T. T., Gupta, R., Mjadu, R., Nthunya, J., Mokebe, M., Makabateng, R., Sematle, M. P., Letsoela, P., Labhardt, N. D., Amstutz, A., & Belus, J. M. (2025). Mental health and substance use problems among adolescents in Lesotho: Prevalence, access to care, and association with lifestyle factors [Journal-article]. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 35(3). https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.70062

Gerber, Felix, Sanchez-Samaniego, Giuliana, Tahirsylaj, Thesar, Lejone, Thabo Ishmael, Lee, Tristan, Raeber, Fabian, Chitja, Mamakhala, Mathulise, Malebona, Kabi, Thuso, Mokaeane, Mosoetsi, Maphenchane, Malehloa, Molulela, Manthabiseng, Mota, Mota, Masike, Sesale, Bane, Matumaole, Makabateng, Retselisitsoe, Khomolishoele, Makhebe, Sematle, Mamoronts’Ane, Gupta, Ravi, et al. (2025). Cohort profile: The open, prospective Community-Based chronic Care Lesotho (ComBaCaL) cohort - Design, baseline chronic disease risk factors and hypertension and diabetes care cascades. BMJ Open, 15. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-093852

Johnson, Natalie E., Belus, Jennifer M., Gerber, Felix, Lee, Tristan T., Ayakaka, Irene, Letsoela, Pearl, Molulela, Manthabiseng, Chammartin, Frédérique, Amstutz, Alain, & Labhardt, Niklaus D. (2025). Prevalence and factors associated with dementia in Lesotho: A cross-sectional, population-based study. Alzheimer’s and Dementia, 21(2). https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.14614

Gerber, F., Semphere, R., Lukau, B., Mahlatsi, P., Mbale, H., Sanchez-Samaniego, G., Sass, N., Amstutz, A., Molatelle, M., Marake, N. B., Tarumbiswa, T., Nliwasa, M., Ayakaka, I., Glass, T. R., MacPherson, P., Burke, R. M., & Labhardt, N. D. (2025). Same-Day Versus Rapid ART Initiation in People with HIV and Symptoms of Tuberculosis (SaDAPT): A Randomised, Non-Inferiority Trial in Lesotho and Malawi [Posted-content]. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5233286

Spaolonzi, Nicoló, Gupta, Ravi, Sanchez-Samaniego, Giuliana, Carter, Alexander, Tahirsylaj, Thesar, Raeber, Fabian, Mathulise, Malebona, Kabi, Thuso, Mokaeane, Mosoetsi, Maphenchane, Malehloa, Molulela, Manthabiseng, Khomolishoele, Makhebe, Mota, Mota, Masike, Sesale, Bane, Matumaole, Sematle, Mamoronts’ane Pauline, Makabateng, Retselisitsoe, Sao, Lebohang, Tlahali, Mosa, et al. (2025). Costs and Coverage of Community Health Worker-Led Hypertension and Diabetes Screening in Rural Lesotho: A Cohort Study with a Cost-Consequence Analysis. In SSRN. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5177608

Staehelin, D., Schmid, D., Gerber, F., Dolata, M., & Schwabe, G. (2025). Empowering Community Health Workers With Scripted Medicine: Design Science Research Study [Journal-article]. JMIR Human Factors, 12, e57545. https://doi.org/10.2196/57545

Gerber, Felix, Gupta, Ravi, Lejone, Thabo Ishmael, Tahirsylaj, Thesar, Lee, Tristan, Sanchez-Samaniego, Giuliana, Kohler, Maurus, Haldemann, Maria-Inés, Raeber, Fabian, Chitja, Mamakhala, Mathulise, Malebona, Kabi, Thuso, Mokaeane, Mosoetsi, Maphenchane, Malehloa, Molulela, Manthabiseng, Khomolishoele, Makhebe, Mota, Mota, Masike, Sesale, Bane, Matumaole, et al. (2024). Community-based management of arterial hypertension and cardiovascular risk factors by lay village health workers for people with controlled and uncontrolled blood pressure in rural Lesotho: joint protocol for two cluster-randomized trials within the ComBaCaL cohort study (ComBaCaL aHT Twic 1 and ComBaCaL aHT TwiC 2). Trials, 25(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08226-2

Schönenberger, Christof M., Gerber, Felix, & Amstutz, Alain. (2024). Trials within cohorts (TwiCs): A novel design to efficiently embed pragmatic randomised trials into cohort studies [Journal-article]. Regulatory Affairs Watch, 9, 34–39. https://doi.org/10.54920/scto.2024.rawatch.9.34

Amstutz, Alain, Schönenberger, Christof M., Speich, Benjamin, Griessbach, Alexandra, Schwenke, Johannes M., Glasstetter, Jan, James, Sophie, Verkooijen, Helena M., Nickolls, Beverley, Relton, Clare, Hemkens, Lars G., Chammartin, Frédérique, Gerber, Felix, Labhardt, Niklaus D., Schandelmaier, Stefan, & Briel, Matthias. (2024). Characteristics, consent patterns, and challenges of randomized trials using the Trials within Cohorts (TwiCs) design - A scoping review. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2024.111469

Fernández, Lucia González, Firima, Emmanuel, Gupta, Ravi, Sematle, Mamoronts’ane Pauline, Khomolishoele, Makhebe, Molulela, Manthabiseng, Bane, Matumaole, Tlahali, Mosa, McCrosky, Stephen, Lee, Tristan, Chammartin, Frédérique, Seelig, Eleonora, Gerber, Felix, Lejone, Thabo Ishmael, Ayakaka, Irene, Labhardt, Niklaus Daniel, & Amstutz, Alain. (2024). Awareness, treatment, and control among adults living with arterial hypertension or diabetes mellitus in two rural districts in Lesotho. PLOS Global Public Health, 4(9). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0003721

Gerber, F., Sanchez-Samaniego, G., Tahirsylaj, T., Lejone, T. I., Lee, T., Raeber, F., Chitja, M., Mathulise, M., Kabi, T., Mokaeane, M., Maphenchane, M., Khomolishoele, M., Mota, M., Masike, S., Bane, M., Sematle, M. P., Molulela, M., Makabateng, R., Gupta, R., et al. (2024). Cohort profile: design, sociodemographic characteristics, chronic disease risk factors, and baseline hypertension and diabetes care cascades of the open, prospective Community-Based chronic disease Care Lesotho (ComBaCaL) cohort [Posted-content]. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.09.18.24313892

González Fernández, Lucia, Firima, Emmanuel, Gupta, Ravi, Sematle, Mamoronts’ane Pauline, Khomolishoele, Makhebe, Molulela, Manthabiseng, Bane, Matumaole, Meli, Raphaela, Tlahali, Mosa, Lee, Tristan, Chammartin, Frédérique, Gerber, Felix, Lejone, Thabo Ishmael, Ayakaka, Irene, Weisser, Maja, Amstutz, Alain, & Labhardt, Niklaus Daniel. (2024). Prevalence and determinants of cardiovascular risk factors in Lesotho: a population-based survey [Journal-article]. International Health, 16(3), 313–324. https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad058

Gerber, F., Gupta, R., Lejone, T. I., Tahirsylaj, T., Lee, T., Sanchez-Samaniego, G., Kohler, M., Haldemann, M.-I., Raeber, F., Chitja, M., Mathulise, M., Khabi, T., Mokaeane, M., Maphenchane, M., Molulela, M., Khomolishoele, M., Mota, M., Masike, S., Bane, M., et al. (2024, April 9). Community-based management of arterial hypertension and cardiovascular risk factors by lay village health workers for people with controlled and uncontrolled blood pressure in rural Lesotho: Joint protocol for two cluster-randomized trials within the ComBaCaL cohort study (ComBaCaL aHT Twic 1 & ComBaCaL aHT TwiC 2) [Posted-content]. Research Square Platform LLC. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3805346/v1

Staehelin, D., Schmid, D., Gerber, F., Dolata, M., & Schwabe, G. (2024). Empowering Community Health Workers with Scripted Medicine: A Design Science Research Study (Preprint) [Posted-content]. JMIR Publications Inc. https://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.57545

Gerber, Felix, Semphere, Robina, Lukau, Blaise, Mahlatsi, Palesa, Mtenga, Timeo, Lee, Tristan, Kohler, Maurus, Glass, Tracy Renée, Amstutz, Alain, Molatelle, Mamello, MacPherson, Peter, Marake, Nthuseng Bridgett, Nliwasa, Marriot, Ayakaka, Irene, Burke, Rachael, & Labhardt, Niklaus. (2024). Same-day versus rapid ART initiation in HIV-positive individuals presenting with symptoms of tuberculosis: Protocol for an open-label randomized non-inferiority trial in Lesotho and Malawi. PLoS ONE, 19(2 Febuary). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0288944

Fernández, Lucia González, Yoon, Grace H., Firima, Emmanuel, Gupta, Ravi, Sematle, Mamoronts’ane Pauline, Khomolishoele, Makhebe, Molulela, Manthabiseng, Bane, Matumaole, Tlahani, Mosa, Lee, Tristan T., Chammartin, Frédérique, Gerber, Felix, Lejone, Thabo, Ayakaka, Irene, Labhardt, Niklaus Daniel, Amstutz, Alain, & Belus, Jennifer M. (2024). Prevalence of Mental Health and Substance use Problems and Awareness of Need for Services in Lesotho: Results from a Population-Based Survey. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-024-01309-w

Gerber, Felix, Tahirsylaj, Thesar, Lejone, Thabo Ishmael, Lee, Tristan, Sanchez-Samaniego, Giuliana, Raeber, Fabian, Masike, Sesale, Gupta, Ravi, Molulela, Manthabiseng, Khomolishoele, Makhebe, Mota, Mota, Bane, Matumaole, Sematle, Mamoronts’ane Pauline, Makabateng, Retselisitsoe, Browne, Jason Immanuel, Wittwer, Jonas, Basler, Dave Brian, Kindler, Kevin, Labhardt, Niklaus Daniel, & Amstutz, Alain. (2024). eConsent administered by Community Health Workers in a study using the Trials within Cohorts (TwiCs) design—Experiences from the Community-Based chronic Care Lesotho (ComBaCaL) project. Digital Health, 10. https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076241288757

Raeber, Fabian, Haldemann, Maria-Inés, Ray, Somidha, Huber, Jacqueline, Firima, Emmanuel, Fernandez, Lucia Gonzalez, Amstutz, Alain, Gerber, Felix, Labhardt, Niklaus D., & Belus, Jennifer M. (2024). Community-based models of care for adolescent and adult depression, suicidal behavior, anxiety, trauma, and substance use in Africa: a scoping review. Frontiers in Psychology, 15. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1241403

Gerber, Felix, Gupta, Ravi, Lejone, Thabo Ishmael, Tahirsylaj, Thesar, Lee, Tristan, Kohler, Maurus, Haldemann, Maria Ines, Räber, Fabian, Chitja, Mamakhala, Manthabiseng, Molulela, Khomolishoele, Makhebe, Mota, Mota, Bane, Matumaole, Sematle, Pauline Mamorontsane, Makabateng, Retselisitsoe, Mphunyane, Madavida, Phaaroe, Sejojo, Basler, Dave, Kindler, Kevin, et al. (2023). Community-based type 2 diabetes care by lay village health workers in rural Lesotho: protocol for a cluster-randomized trial within the ComBaCaL cohort study (ComBaCaL T2D TwiC). Trials, 24(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07729-8

Gerber, F., Gupta, R., Lejone, T. I., Tahirsylaj, T., Lee, T., Kohler, M., Haldemann, M. I., Räber, F., Chitja, M., Manthabiseng, M., Khomolishoele, M., Mota, M., Bane, M., Sematle, P. M., Makabateng, R., Mphunyane, M., Phaaroe, S., Basler, D. B., Kindler, K., et al. (2023, October 5). Community-based type 2 diabetes care by lay village health workers in rural Lesotho Protocol for a cluster-randomized trial within the ComBaCaL cohort study (ComBaCaL T2D TwiC) [Posted-content]. Research Square Platform LLC. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3252316/v1

Fernández, Lucia González, Firima, Emmanuel, Gupta, Ravi, Sematle, Mamoronts’ane, Khomolishoele, Makhebe, Molulela, Manthabiseng, Bane, Matumaole, Tlahali, Mosa, McCrosky, Stephen, Lee, Tristan, Chammartin, Frédérique, Seelig, Eleonora, Gerber, Felix, Lejone, Thabo Ishmael, Ayakaka, Irene, Labhardt, Niklaus Daniel, & Amstutz, Alain. (2023). Awareness, treatment, and control among adults living with arterial hypertension or diabetes mellitus in two rural districts in Lesotho [Posted-content]. Research Square Platform LLC. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3189573/v1

Gerber, F., Semphere, R., Lukau, B., Mahlatsi, P., Mtenga, T., Lee, T., Kohler, M., Glass, T. R., Amstutz, A., Molatelle, M., MacPherson, P., Marake, N. B., Nliwasa, M., Ayakaka, I., Burke, R., & Labhardt, N. (2023, July 12). Same-day versus rapid ART initiation in HIV-positive individuals presenting with symptoms of tuberculosis: protocol for an open-label randomized non-inferiority trial in Lesotho and Malawi [Posted-content]. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.07.10.23292457

Staehelin, D., Dolata, M., Peyer, N., Gerber, F., & Schwabe, G. (2023). Algorithmic Management for Community Health Worker in Sub-Saharan Africa: Curse or Blessing? Lecture Notes in Computer Science (Including Subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 14144 LNCS, 94–114. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42286-7_6

Fernández, L. G., Firima, E., RObinson, E., Ursprung, F., Huber, J., Amstutz, A., Gupta, R., Gerber, F., Mokhohlane, J., Lejone, T., Ayakaka, I., Xu, H., & Labhardt, N. D. (2022). Correction: Community-based care models for arterial hypertension management in non-pregnant adults in sub-Saharan Africa: a literature scoping review and framework for designing chronic services. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 1640. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13988-y

González Fernández, L., Firima, E., Robinson, E., Ursprung, F., Huber, J., Amstutz, A., Gupta, R., Gerber, F., Mokhohlane, J., Lejone, T., Ayakaka, I., Xu, H., & Labhardt, N. D. (2022). Community-based care models for arterial hypertension management in non-pregnant adults in sub-Saharan Africa: a literature scoping review and framework for designing chronic services. BMC Public Health, 22, 1126. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13467-4

Gerber, Felix, Jungo, Pierre, Navarini, Alexander A., & Vasconcelos-Berg, Roberta. (2021). Scrotal erythema and geographic tongue subsequent to multikinase inhibiting therapy with Pazopanib. Dermatologic Therapy, 34(1), e14629. https://doi.org/10.1111/dth.14629

Kallo, V., Keita, Z., Boka, M., Tetchi, M., Dagnogo, K., Ouattara, M., Amalaman, D. M., Traore, S., Gerber, F., Léchenne, M., Hattendorf, J., Hampson, K., Bada-Alambédji, R., Bonfoh, B., & Zinsstag, J. (2021). Rabies burden in Côte d’Ivoire. Acta Trop, 226, 106249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2021.106249

Keita Z, Gerber F, Lechenne M, Thiero O, Hattendorf J, Zinsstag J, Traoré A, & Traoré AK. (2020). Burden of rabies in Mali. Acta Tropica, 210, 105389. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105389

Gerber, Felix, Tetchi, Mathilde, Kallo, Vessaly, Léchenne, Monique, Hattendorf, Jan, Bonfoh, Bassirou, & Zinsstag, Jakob. (2020). Rabies immunoglobulin: brief history and recent experiences in Côte D’Ivoire. Acta tropica, 211, 105629. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105629

Kallo, Vessaly, Sanogo, Moussa, Boka, Marcel, Dagnogo, Komissiri, Tetchi, Mathilde, Traoré, Sylvain, Lechenne, Monique, Gerber, Felix, Hattendorf, Jan, Zinsstag, Jakob, & Bonfoh, Bassirou. (2020). Estimation of dog population and dog bite risk factors in departments of San Pedro and Bouake in Côte d’Ivoire. Acta tropica, 206, 105447. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105447

Keita, Zakaria, Gerber, Felix, Lechenne, Monique, Thiero, Oumar, Hattendorf, Jan, Zinsstag, Jakob, Traoré, Abdallah, & Traoré, Abdel Kader. (2020). Burden of rabies in Mali. Acta Tropica, 210, 105389. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105389

Madjadinan, Alladoumngar, Hattendorf, Jan, Mindekem, Rolande, Mbaipago, Nodjimbadem, Moyengar, Ronelngar, Gerber, Felix, Oussiguéré, Assandi, Naissengar, Kemdongarti, Zinsstag, Jakob, & Lechenne, Monique. (2020). Identification of risk factors for rabies exposure and access to post-exposure prophylaxis in Chad. Acta Tropica, 209, 105484. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105484

Tetchi, M., Coulibaly, M., Kallo, V., Traoré, G. S., Issaka, T., Joseph, B., Gerber, F., Léchenne, M., Zinsstag, J., & Bonfoh, B. (2020). The Thai Red Cross protocol experience in Côte d’Ivoire. Acta Trop, 212, 105710. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105710

Tetchi, M. S., Coulibaly, M., Kallo, V., Traoré, G. S., Issaka, T., Joseph, B. B. V., Gerber, F., Saric, J., Léchenne, M., Zinsstag, J., & Bonfoh, B. (2020). Risk factors for rabies in Côte d’Ivoire. Acta Trop, 212, 105711. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105711