Posts Tagged ‘Neglected tropical diseases’
Multidisciplinary research at the foothills of a live volcano
Sally Theobald, COUNTDOWN consortium Mount Cameroon, a live volcano, and the highest mountain, in west and central Africa was the site of our COUNTDOWN Cameroon planning meeting. Looking out to sea emerges another Volcano: Bioko, the island capital of neighbouring Equatorial Guinea. My inner geographer was enthralled. Prof Wanji, our host, and himself a strong…
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NTDs Training for Journalists: Increasing media coverage for better advocacy on NTDs control
In Cameroon, there continues to be a gap in media coverage as high focus is given to the big three – AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria while low visibility still lingers around neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) albeit the eminent burden caused by these diseases collectively. There has been an outburst of activity to try and reverse…
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