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The TAKeOFF Consortium together with other LeDoxy trial centres have published their joint study on Lymphedema management using hygiene measures and doxycycline administration. The multi-centre, multi-country clinical trial, was conducted in 5 country, Ghana, Tanzania, Mali, Sri Lanka and India. The trials were a collaborative effort between COR-NTD (TaskForce for Global Health, Atlanta, USA) and IMMIP (Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, The German Center for Infection Research, Bonn-Cologne site, Germany). Trials in Ghana and Tanzania were funded by The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through its Neglected Tropical Diseases Program through their support of the Coalition for Operational Research on Neglected Tropical Diseases (COR-NTD) grant (AID-OAA-G-14-00008), funded those conducted in Mali, Sri Lanka and India. Continue reading
EDCTP visit to Cameroon
Mr Abdoulie Barry, acting Executive Director, and Dr Pauline Beattie, Operations Manager and Scientific Adviser, EDCTP Association visited the ESRIFAL project in Cameroon from 21-22 October 2024. ESRIFAL is a Senior Fellowship-Plus project led by Professor Samuel Wanji, University of Buea (Senior Fellow), working with Dr Hamit Mahamat Mahamat Alio of the University of N’Djaména, Chad (Trainee Fellow). The project involves a clinical trial to explore the efficacy of rifampicin and albendazole in treating Onchocerciasis in areas of co-endemicity with Loiasis, and supports PhD and Masters students in Cameroon and Chad. More information about the project is available from EDCTP’s recent interview with Professor Wanji.
Professorial Inaugural Lecture
KNUST Parasitologist, Professor Alexander Yaw Debrah has emphasized the importance of prioritizing Neglected Tropical Diseases (#NTDs) control within national health plans. Speaking at his professorial inaugural lecture, he stressed that adequate funding should be allocated for NTD control programs, including surveillance, treatment, and research. "Local and endemic country governments, including the government of Ghana, must commit some percentage of health funds to fight NTDs," he stated.
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TAKeOFF Consortium Scientists Participate at the Annual UN Science Summit 2024
The TAKeOFF Consortium joined other RHISSA funded consortia to present at the annual Science Summit at UN General Assembly 2024 held in New York. Prof. Alexander Debrah , KNUST Ghana, Dr Ute Klarmann-Schulz from IMMIP Bonn and Dr. Linda Batsa Debrah from KNUST Ghana, presented during the session "Collaborative African-German research exchange, implementation & uptake." Hosted by BMBF funded RHISSA . RHISSA, (Research Networks for Health Innovations in Sub-Saharan Africa), is made up of 9 BMBF funded consortia, one of them being our TAKeOFF Project. Continue reading
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