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18 February 2013
New maps for Kenya and Nigeria available now
Updated survey maps for soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) and schistosome infection in Kenya and Nigeria are newly available. You can also now...
News
12 February 2013
Decentralise malaria diagnosis and treatment in Africa
The Guardian reports how community health workers can help improve access to malaria treatment for at-risk populations in remote areas.
Blog
8 February 2013
Disseminating research findings: the case of a health and literacy intervention
GAHI works closely with other researchers of tropical infectious diseases, including malaria. A guest blogger writes about the importance of...
News
8 February 2013
Researchers map African sleeping sickness
Researchers working in sub-Saharan Africa have mapped African sleeping sickness risk areas.
News
6 February 2013
Task Force for Global Health gets $28.8m grant to establish NTD support centre
The Task Force for Global Health, based near Atlanta, GA, has received a five-year $28.8 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation...
Blog
31 January 2013
Launching the London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research
Last night LSHTM hosted the launch of the London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research, an initiative to tackle NTDs and their devastating...
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31 January 2013
Simon Brooker writes for the Guardian on technologies for NTD control
Simon Brooker writes for the Guardian about the role of mapping and mobile technologies in NTD control.
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22 January 2013
Rapid disease mapping could guide treatment in South Sudan
SciDev.net talks to Simon Brooker to report that rapid mapping helps to quickly determine precise distribution and prevalence of major NTDs.
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11 January 2013
Photo story: Mapping trachoma in Ethiopia
The Guardian published a photo feature showing the efforts of international charity Sightsavers to map trachoma infections in Ethiopia.
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7 January 2013
New deworming effort for children in India
The Times of India reports on a new round of deworming in Nashik, western India after a one-year gap due to lack of funds.
Blog
5 January 2013
Welcoming increased deworming in 2013 - and providing an information resource
Happy New Year and welcome to our recently updated Global Atlas of Helminth Infections (GAHI) website.
News
2 January 2013
Deworming debunked
Feature article in the BMJ discusses the benefits of deworming and argues they may be overstated.