Dear Centre Leaders,
Greetings from the INDEPTH Training and Resource Centre. We hope you had a fruitful week. We have the following items for your kind attention:
AWI-Gen Phase 2 research team meets in Accra
Targeted testing shows a high burden of STIs in young people in rural South Africa
Kintampo Health Research Centre hosts Principal Investigator of ABACUS study
Pre-registration open – ISC2018 (INDEPTH@20), 26-28 November 2018 in Pretoria, South Africa
1) AWI-Gen Phase 2 research team meets in Accra
(L-R): Dr. Stuart Ali - AWI-Gen Project Manager, Dr Hermann Sorgho - Nanoro HDSS, Shukri Mohamed - Nairobi HDSS, Godfred Agongo - Navrongo HDSS, Dr Mamusu Kamanda – Ag Science Programme Manager (INDEPTH), Gershim Asiki - Nairobi HDSS, Prof. Michele Ramsay - AWI-Gen Project Manager, Romuald Boua - Nanoro HDSS, Burkina Faso)
Between 22nd and 23rd February, the AWI-Gen Phase 2 research team met in Accra. The two-day meeting in Accra aimed to review data collection instruments from AWI-Gen Phase 1; discuss project logistics and community engagement for Phase 2; and map a way forward, discussing timelines and role allocation, for Phase 2. Read more
2) Targeted testing shows a high burden of STIs in young people in rural South Africa
New research published in PLOS Medicine shows a high burden of sexually transmitted infections and bacterial vaginosis among young people in rural South Africa.
The study, led by researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the Africa Research Health Institute, found that young women were more than twice as likely to be infected with chlamydia (5% in men and 11% in women), and nearly twice as likely to be infected with genital herpes (17% in men and 29% in women). Read more
3) Kintampo Health Research Centre hosts Principal Investigator of ABACUS study
The Kintampo Health Research Centre(KHRC) was privileged to host Professor Heiman Wertheim for a two-day working visit from 1st to 2nd February 2018. As part of the visit Professor Wertheim toured the study area in a field trip. He also did a presentation to the KHRC Scientific staff with insights into Antibiotics Access, Use and Resistance which the ABACUS study seeks to address. Read more
4) Pre-registration open – ISC2018 (INDEPTH@20), 26-28 November 2018 in Pretoria, South Africa
St. George Hotel, South Africa.
Centre Leaders and teams, working groups and INDEPTH projects may now pre-register for INDEPTH’s 20th anniversary celebrations in Pretoria, South Africa. We have chosen a date that doesn’t conflict with the major other international conferences. So please block the dates, pre-register and let us know your specific needs for sessions and workshops.
Please preregister by visiting the ISC2018 (INDEPTH@20) webpage which is now available.
