Check out BRI-CEE at #TropMed21!

November 18, 2021

Check out the Bruyère Research Institute’s Centre for Equity and Effectiveness at the ASTMH Annual Meeting this week.

Symposia:

  1. Trials of Malaria Vaccines in Pregnant Women (Dr. Alassane Dicko)
  2. Innovations in Malaria Prevention and Control (Dr. Alassane Dicko)
  3. Ending the Neglect of Female Genital Schistosomiasis Through a Holistic and Integrated Approach: Introducing the FAST Package (Dr. Alison Krentel)

Oral presentations

  1. Opportunities and barriers to health campaign integration during the COVID-19 era across Vitamin A, immunization, neglected tropical diseases, polio and insecticide treated bednets: a key informant interview study of campaign stakeholders (Dr. Alison Krentel, Afzaa Rajabali)
  2. Frontline health worker and community health volunteer experiences with delivery of mass drug administration using triple drug therapy for lymphatic filariasis in Papua New Guinea: a mixed method study (Dr. Alison Krentel)

Posters:

  1. Missed treatment rounds amongst mobile populations in Mali: a potential risk to NTD elimination (Moussa Sangare, Dr. Alison Krentel)
  2. Assessing acceptability of mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis as part of routine monitoring and evaluation: feasibility and operational implications (Charles Thickstun, Dr. Alison Krentel)