The MENTOR Initiative is back at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) annual meeting sharing insights from our programmes and learning from important research from across the world on tropical diseases management.
MENTOR is once again presenting research on a range of topics aimed at showcasing our work in some of the most challenging environments for disease control and healthcare provision.
Our three oral presentations and the eight poster presentations with MENTOR contributions cover various subjects from programmes in Syria, Nigeria, Angola, Central African Republic and South Sudan.
Details below:
MENTOR presentations
15 November
- 1.45pm: The deadly associations between conflict, malaria and malnutrition across war torn communities in Central African Republic one of the world’s most challenging humanitarian crises. (Presented by Richard Allan)
Details:
Session 87, Global Health: Special Populations
Room 383/384/385 (3rd floor)
16 November
- 12.45pm: Cutaneous leishmaniasis in northern Syria: a one-year descriptive analysis of epidemiological and clinical data (Presented by Sergio Lopes)
Details:
Session 128, Clinical Tropical Medicine: Neglected Tropical Diseases
Room 352 (3rd floor)
- 5.15pm: Random controlled trials and beyond – Results from the first multi-country study of the effectiveness of spatial repellents to control vector-borne diseases amongst forced displaced populations in conflict affected areas of northern Syria, Yemen and northern Nigeria, 2019 – 2024 (Presented by Richard Allan)
Details:
Session 155, Mosquitoes – Epidemiology and Vector Control 11
Room 353 (3rd floor)
Poster presentations
MENTOR is also showcasing our work supporting ministries of health and other partners in Angola, Nigeria and South Sudan.
14 November, poster session A
- Setting up a sustainable active surveillance system in southern Angola: progress towards malaria elimination in the southern Africa region.
15 November, poster session B
- Integrating Active Surveillance and Entomology Fellowship for Sustainable Malaria Control and Elimination in southern Angola.
- The effectiveness of long-lasting spatial repellent against malaria in humanitarian crisis settings: results from a two-arm cluster-randomised controlled trial in northern Nigeria.
- Enhancing malaria diagnosis, treatment, and data management through training and supervision of healthcare personnel in six northern provinces of Angola 2018-2023.
- Onchocerciasis seroprevalence in Bié Province, Angola: A cross-sectional survey to guide efforts towards elimination.
16 November, poster session C
- The feasibility and impact of indoor residual spraying and larvicide for malaria control in refugee camps – a 10-year observational study in South Sudan.
- Unravelling metabolic resistance in Anopheles funestus s.s. population from Benguela and Cuanza-Sul provinces, Angola.
- Leaving no one behind: Strengthening Mass Drug Administration Campaigns Against Neglected Tropical Diseases through the Implementation of Supervisor Coverage Tool in Angola.
Sergio Lopes, CEO, said: “Joining ASTMH annual meeting is always a great opportunity to engage in discussions that help improve research oriented to maximise the impact and reach of our programmes. We warmly invite you to join us in the sessions detailed above.”
Caption: Training ministry of health teams in Angola to improve surveillance of malaria.