Grant Awardees 2023
We are thrilled to announce the awardees of our 2023 Early Career Grants programme. We will be adding to this list as we continue to announce this year's awardees.
Wellcome
Abebe Aga, Ethiopia - Studies of service availability and treatment outcome among snakebite cases in selected health facilities of Afar region, Ethiopia: Prospective cohort study
Diana Rose Zemei, Uganda – Evaluation of the effect of training interventions on the knowledge, and attitudes of VHTs and traditional healers towards snakebite case management in Gulu district, Uganda
Inika Sharma, India – Depression and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) after snakebite in West Bengal, India: a cross-sectional study
Ifeoluwapo Asekun-Olarinmoye, Nigeria – Improving Management Techniques of Snakebite Envenoming among Healthcare Practitioners and Traditional First Responders (Snake Charmers) in Ogun State, Southwestern Nigeria
Jacob Ayang, Ghana - Traditional and Conventional medicine practices in the management of snakebites: a special focus on the Upper West Region, Ghana
Julius Bamidele, Nigeria – Epidemiological studies on the occurrence of Snake-bite and availability of anti-venom in health facilities of Ogun State, Nigeria
Rhoda Kirabo, Uganda – Prevalence of snakebites and case management practices among Batwa community living near Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Kisoro district, Uganda
Siddharth Bhatia, India – Investigating cross-reactivity of toxin-specific antibodies against crude snake venoms
Siri Abihudi, Tanzania – Snakebites management in Dodoma, Tanzania: An evaluation of community traditional practices and health workers knowledge
Soloman Kamurari, Uganda – Effects of Climate Change on the Incidence and Severity of Snake Bite Envenoming in Uganda’s Semi-arid Cattle Corridor
Valentine Musabyimana, Kenya – Analysis of the Intraspecific Venom Variation of Kenyan Bitis Arietans and Associated Clinical Implications
Yoshihiro Aoki, Japan - Factors associated with delayed hospital visit for snakebite in the Eastern Visayas, the Philippines: Exploring traditional remedies in the communities
YuWei Chiang, Taiwan – Geographic Variation in Naja atra venom and its Association with Human Envenoming Effects
International Trachoma Initiative (ITI)
Adene Tejumade, Nigeria - Impact of an Education-Based intervention for Promoting SAFE strategy for Trachoma Control in Selected IDP Camps in Northern Nigeria.
Bosede Ayoola, Nigeria - Integrating the crowdsourced image-based morbidity hotspot surveillance for neglected tropical diseases into the Nigerian NTDs elimination programmes and healthcare system.
sagie Meshack, Nigeria - Survey of zoonotic Chlamydia species in free-ranging chickens, and its transmission-enabling practices among live bird market workers in Zaria, Nigeria.
International Alliance for the Control of Scabies (IACS)
Selamawit Tamene Yigletu, Ethiopia – Knowledge and Practice of Primary Health Care Workers on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Scabies in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH)
Manju Shree Shakya Hada, Nepal - Characterization of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in tertiary hospital of Kathmandu.
Amirah Rashid, United Kingdom - Predicting climate-driven potential distributions of mosquito populations using laboratory-derived critical thermal limit and thermal fertility limits.
Emmanuel Emmanuel, Sudan - The diagnostic accuracy of a Novel Multiplex PCR assay for rapid identification of eumycetoma causative organisms.
Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF)
Adeola Onasanya, Nigeria - A mixed-methods evaluation of female genital schistosomiasis awareness and prevalence within a local province in Osun State, Nigeria.
Akedor Usand, Nigeria - Prevalence of Schistosomiasis and Malaria relative to Haemoglobin values in children living in rice farm settlements, Cross River State, Nigeria.
Alice Bayiyana, Uganda - Use of organic lavender treated clothing as a control measure against vector transmission of Leishmania donovani parasites in Karamoja region, Northern Uganda.
Anu Itansanmi, Nigeria - Socio-economic Impact of Onchocerciasis and Lymphatic Filariasis on women and children from two endemic areas in Ondo State, Nigeria.
Bouaka Calmes, Cameroon - Xenomonitoring of leishmaniasis in Cameroon: Blood meal patterns and Leishmania species circulating in sand fly vectors in Mokolo, Northern Cameroon.
Bulle Abdullahi, Kenya - Screening for Leishmania donovani in potential reservoir host in West Pokot County, Kenya.
Christianah Oki, Nigeria - Epidemiological Investigation of Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) in S. haematobium endemic communities in Oyo state, Nigeria.
Defo Talo Blaise Armand, Cameroon - A novel method for controlling adult Simulium to support elimination of Onchocerciasis.
Derara Girma, Ethiopia - Effect of health education on personal behavior modification among HIV-positive people with Soil-Transmitted Helminth infection in Ethiopia: A quasi-experimental study.
Esther Ola, Nigeria - Molecular Investigation of Zoonotic Schistosomiasis in Rodents From Two Schistosomiasis-endemic Communities in Ondo State, Nigeria.
Eunice Chinazom Jacob, Nigeria - Evaluating the Impact of Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis, Schistosomiasis, and Female Genital Schistosomiasis on Agrarian Teenagers’ Mental Health in Anambra State, Nigeria.
Hana Youhannes, Ethiopia - Assessment of immunological biomarkers to predict treatment failure, relapse and mortality among patients with visceral leishmaniasis in Northwest Ethiopia.
Ikechuku Onah, Nigeria - Application of a PCR species-specific primer for Onchocerca volvulus in assessing the epidemiology and transmission of onchocerciasis across Nigeria.
Lateef Busari, Nigeria - Mapping of breeding sites and vectors’ insecticide susceptibility status of some lymphatic filariasis endemic communities in Osun State, Nigeria.
Millicent Opoku, Ghana - The utility of cell-free DNA for sequencing of Onchocerca volvulus parasites.
Mobolaji Olagunju, Nigeria - Evaluation of water, sanitation and hygiene practices with children's nutritional status and intestinal parasitic infections in Nigeria: A cross-sectional study.
Robert Asampong, Ghana - Epidemiology and Assessment of Health Systems Capacity to Detect and Manage Schistosomiasis in Urban Communities in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
Sylvester D Dassah, Ghana - Schistosomiasis in pregnancy in Northern Ghana: exploring risk, impact and antenatal inclusion.
Tasisa Ketema, Ethiopia - In vitro Anti-leishmanial activities of selected Ethiopian Medicinal Plants.
