Today we came to visit the washing platforms we built in our #SchistoBreak project in #Pemba. Instead of going to lakes where they can get #schistosomiasis, people use the platforms for safe water access. #WASH #BeatNTDs

In our #SchistoBreak project in Pemba we have had a very close collaboration with school principals and village leaders over the last 4 years. This week, we had a final meeting with certificates handover and celebration. Stay tuned for upcoming SchistoBreak results! #beatNTDs

Day one of the making of our #kichochofilm in #Pemba. Stay tuned! #schisto #behaviourcommunication #sciencecomm #beatNTDs

Day one of the making of our #kichochofilm in #Pemba. Stay tuned! #schisto #behaviourcommunication #sciencecomm #beatNTDs

Day 2 of the making of our #kichochofilm in #Pemba. #schisto #behaviourcommunication #sciencecomm #beatNTDs

Day 3 of the making of our #kichochofilm. Today snail surveys and snail control. #schisto #behaviourcommunication #SciComm #beatNTDs

Day 4 of the making of our #kichochofilm. Lab and Pemba scenes. Stay tuned for the full movie soon! #schisto #behaviourcommunication #SciComm #beatNTDs

On my way to the British Society for Parasitology spring meeting. Hear for the first time final results of our 4-year #SchistoBreak study tomorrow at 11.45 in theatre 1. Super excited!

Great to hear how films can address complex #PublicHealth challenges. Lydia Trippler Swiss TPH shares their project 'Schistosomiasis in Zanzibar🇹🇿, currently in post production, a film from the island of Pemba, for Pemba, all about #BeatSchisto. #BeatNTDs

New Pemba-Schisto-paper! - S. haematobium prevalence was very low among health facility patients (1.1%) - health facility staff had good knowledge and practices - need for point-of-care diagnostics, more training & unbroken praziquantel supply #BeatNTDs doi.org/10.1186/s13071…

The GSA Global Schistosomiasis Alliance Snail Vectors working group have developed and uploaded a protocol outlining recommendations for genomic DNA extraction from freshwater snails - including detailed CTAB and NA acetate precipitation clean up protocols: eliminateschisto.org/resources/prot…

5T - new Pemba-SchistoBreak paper! - Targeted 5T interventions maintained the low prevalence - Many of the few infected individuals were identified and treated - More study years will show if 5T can maintain gains in the long run and expedite elimination bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Around 2 month ago I started as a research fellow at the Lamberton Lab University of Glasgow funded by Schweizerischer Nationalfonds (SNF). Looking forward to continue exciting #schisto research with these lovely people! Still intervention-focused, now combined with health economics and geospatial analyses. #beatNTDs

🎬 A Story for Pemba: Schistosomiasis is nearly eliminated on Pemba Island, but behavior change is key to stopping transmission. This locally made film empowers the community to act through storytelling, driving awareness and participation in the fight to #BeatNTDs. 🌍💪

Thanks to all our partners for their time and energy during the online launch meeting for WickedSchisto with the Lamberton Lab Ministry of Health- Uganda MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit @IMPMCameroon. Looking forward identifying cost effective #WASH interventions to help Global Schistosomiasis Alliance

New Pemba-SchistoBreak paper! 🇹🇿🪱 - After 1 year of school-based behaviour change interventions (BCC) 🎲⚽️, KAP of children were markedly improved - with improved access to WASH, BCC can contribute successfully to reaching schisto elimination targets 🧼🚽 doi.org/10.1186/s40249…

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This is gonna be my last post here. 🪱👋 It's been great to connect, share research and insights. I'd love to continue this. Please join me and lets meet up somewhere else 👇.