Global Schistosomiasis Alliance
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GSA is working towards the elimination of #Schistosomiasis as a public health problem globally, supporting the WHO #NTDRoadMap2030 to #BeatNTDs.
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At this year's #EMOP2024, our PhD student Cecilia Wangari Wambui won the Young Scientist Award, the Audience Award and the 2024 #FAWPAR Journal Award for her oral presentation on qPCR-based environmental DNA (eDNA) monitoring of African human schistosome parasites. #Schistosomiasis๐ชฑ
Very happy to see Dr. Duncan Berger 's latest work from Wellcome Sanger Institute now in bioRxiv Genomics. Enabled by huge collaborative efforts. Extensive transmission and variation in a functional receptor for praziquantel resistance in endemic Schistosoma mansoni biorxiv.org/content/10.110โฆ
British Society for Parasitology is delighted to welcome Prof Peter Leutscher to present on his 30 years of experience on MGS and FGS on Madagascar Global Schistosomiasis Alliance
Next at British Society for Parasitology we hear fr Peter Leutscher, Aalborg University on experiences of field #diagnostics of #FGSchisto & MGS from Madagascar studies, moving beyond invasive biopsies towards biomarkers, looking at treatment effectiveness & protocols #BeatNTDs #Schistosomiasis
Highlighting experiences fr Nigeria, Oluwole Akinola @sightsavers shares #FGSchisto issues in ๐ณ๐ฌ & their response, incl FGS #HealthWorkers training, treatment pathway for patients at-risk of #Schistosomiasis, & implementation and integration into #SRHR & #PrimaryCare services.
Day2 at the British Society for Parasitology Autumn Session is getting excited. In the second session, we'll hear about #FGSchisto associated morbidities, incl exploring gender & equity issues for FGS & MGS; the work on mainstreaming FGS & more.
Prof Margaret Gyapong applies a #gender and #equity lens to genital #schistosomiasis and how gender, social and environmentalal determinants impact exposure, disease and access to healthcare. Lets #LeaveNoOneBehind ! ##BeatNTDs British Society for Parasitology
Prof Francisca Mutapi AfroAchiever highlights the work done through Tiba Partnership to take the "#neglected" out of #BeatNTDs ! Bringing #AffectedVoice to the forefront of research, & mainstream #BeatNTDs in health services, & in the #globalhealth agenda & finance mechanisms!
"๐๐๐ญ๐๐ง๐ข๐ซ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฬ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐๐ซ ๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐? Oui, C'est possible ! Inscription : bit.ly/2zc6XpV Rdv le vendredi 06 sept. 2024 ร 12h30 en ligne-๐ฅ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐จ๐ฒ๐ฬ ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐ฬ๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ญ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
Find out about Tiba Partnership #AffectedVoices movement here: tiba-partnership.org/news/affected-โฆ #BeatNTDs #NTDsChampions #Activism #LeaveNoOneBehind #FGSchisto
A big question with answers start to appear - FGS and cervical cancer - Prof Downs discusses latest evidence on mucosal cancer pathways of the carcinogen S haematobium Global Schistosomiasis Alliance
Had a great time presenting my poster at the British Society for Parasitology Autumn symposium hosted at Natural History Museum ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ฌ๐ชฑ๐
Today GSA is at the LifeArc workshop w colleagues๐ working on #FGschisto. Translational challenges & opportunities in Female Genital #Schistosomiasis ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐ง๐ฝโโ๏ธAction & solutions ๐๏ธ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐Translatable opportunities ๐๐งญAreas of research ๐๐ฝEffective implementation #BeatSchisto #BeatNTDs
It's great to see the experts discussing the challenges and translational gaps in female genital schistosomiasis research at today's workshop. Stay tuned for the outcomes. Global Schistosomiasis Alliance #FGSchisto #BeatNTDs
