Global Schistosomiasis Alliance
@elimin8schisto
GSA is working towards the elimination of #Schistosomiasis as a public health problem globally, supporting the WHO #NTDRoadMap2030 to #BeatNTDs.
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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
Making #HealthEducation accessible is key to #BeatNTDs & other diseases. #ISNTDFestival shines a spotlight on podcasts🎙️that engage the public & key stakeholders on #GlobalHealth topics
ID:IOTS podcasting Dr Garry Aslanyan TDR Wealth Okete The Immunology in Africa Podcast Global Health Unfiltered
Apply for the Sub-Saharan Africa Advanced Consortium for Biostatistics PhD studentship SSACAB DELTAS in collaboration with the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust & IDeAL, Africa
Deadline: April 30, 2024
Apply: shorturl.at/cLT45
👏Concrete and inspirational examples of including affected communities right into the research and programmatic efforts against #schistosomiasis , presented by Dr Lauren Wilburn Oxford Population Health (OxPop) at #ISNTDFestival
Dr Lauren Wilburn, Big Data Institute Oxford Population Health (OxPop) shares their work on designing effective community feedback loops to improve study designs through the case of SchistoTrack
#ISNTDFestival #BeatNTDs
Our #GlobalAdvancedFellowship is open for applications. This £750,000 award will fund:
1️⃣ A research project
2️⃣ Training and development
3️⃣ Institutional capacity strengthening
The award is for post-doctoral researchers at all levels.
Apply: nihr.ac.uk/funding/nihr-g…
Chris is a #datascientist in the SchistoTrack team🧑💻. With Christin, he handles the data. He leverages #machinelearning tools to simplify diagnosis procedures, and works hand in hand with the team's sonographers to delve into #ultrasound data. buff.ly/3xLJ0XX
Chik what? Stephanie Meyer @Valneva shares multi-faceted approaches to raising global awareness and closing knowledge gaps on #chikungunya with a wide range of stakeholders from HCPs to policy makers, NGOs and the wider public.
Did you know that fever & joint pain can be symptoms of #Chikungunya ? At #ISNTDFestival Stéphanie Meyer Valneva shares how they use communication, partnership building & medical education to spread the word about #ChikV 🦟 in communities & raise awareness to #BeatNTDs
Important insights are shared by Gabrielle Thompson P.I.G. Edinburgh Tiba Partnership on how to reach at-risk audiences esp children with the recently launched #bilharzia #comic at #ISNTDFestival #CommunityEngagement #storytelling
So excited to be at Day2 of the #ISNTDFestival !
The exciting new #HealthEducation project of ‘Mission Bilharzia 101’ is presented by Gabrielle Thompson, P.I.G. Edinburgh & Tiba Partnership. Bridging scientific knowledge & lay understanding to #BeatSchisto & #BeatNTDs
Starting now - what role does #journalism play in science dissemination and how can scientists better engage with the #press to highlight their #research ? Some of the questions answered in the next #ISNTDFestival session 👉event.webinarjam.com/channel/ISNTDF…
From data to public-health policies: Angelica Garcia presents an excellent introduction to data collection and visualization to support decision making at #ISNTDFestival 👉tinyurl.com/y78yfayr
How do we use maps & #dataVisualisation to #BeatNTDs ? SchistoTrack helps monitor epidemiological surveys by connecting geographical information systems in real time, used for communicating risk, community engagement, mapping the shoreline & building capacity.
#ISNTDFestival
What is #DataVisualisation & how can we use #HealthData for #PublicHealth ? Dr Angelica Garcia, Department of Health Philippines takes us beyond numbers at the #ISNTDFestival session on the science and art of analytical storytelling through data visualization. #BeatNTDs