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News article 5 Nov 2018 Inclusion, Integration and sustainability: Towards the Endgame of Neglected Tropical Diseases By  Laura Dean, Sharon Ngang & Pamela Bongkiyung
News article 31 Oct 2018 COUNTDOWN and Partners lead panel discussions at the House of Commons COUNTDOWN partners from Nigeria and Liberia, joined by Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine partner - CNTD  headlined the All Party...
News article 22 Oct 2018 Understanding what helps and hinders cross-departmental collaboration in the health sector: Experience from the Liberia NTD Programme Alice Perkins, Research Manager COUNTDOWN Liberia, Laura Dean, Georgina Zawolo, Anthony Bettee, Karsor Kollie and Sally Theobald
News article 18 Oct 2018 LSTM and partners lead group discussions at the All Party Parliamentary Group on Malaria & NTDs From: LSTM The LSTM COUNTDOWN Consortium and Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases (CNTD) were invited to lead and particpate in the All Party Parliamentary...
News article 11 Oct 2018 LSTM Scientific Conference: The role of vector control in disease elimination From: LSTM As part of the two days celebrating the work of Professor Janet Hemingway CBE FRS as she retires as LSTM’s Director, a scientific conference was held...
Anthony Bettee, undertaking SCH MDA in Bong County, Liberia News article 18 Sep 2018 Working on the Front line of National NTD Coordination in Liberia - Get to know Anthony Bettee Meet COUNTDOWN Liberia’s Research Uptake Officer and National Coordinator for Schistosomiasis (SCH) & Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis (STH). ...
News article 5 Sep 2018 LSTM Emeritus Professor David Molyneux receives Mary Kingsley Medal From: LSTM LSTM has awarded Emeritus Professor and senior Professorial Fellow David Molyneux its highest honour, the Mary Kingsley Medal, in recognition of...
News article 17 Aug 2018 COUNTDOWN at the 15th International Symposium on Schistosomiasis, Brazil 1st- 3rd August 2018Professor Russ Stothard & Professor Louis Albert Tchuem-Tchuenté
News article 23 Jul 2018 Demonstrating Impact in Participatory Health Research: Reflections of engaging with participatory health researchers from around the globe By Kim Ozano
News article 19 Jul 2018 Using GPS Logging Devices to track water contact of schistosomiasis at risk-groups in Barombi Kotto, Cameroon by Sharon Ngang
News article 30 Jun 2018 Equity and efficiency in the scaled-up implementation of integrated neglected tropical disease control: The Health Economics Protocol of the COUNTDOWN multicountry observational study in Ghana, Cameroon and Liberia By Maame Esi Woode, Jahangir A.M. Khan, Rachael Thomson, Louis Wilhelmus Niessen, the COUNTDOWN Consortium
News article 18 Jun 2018 Engaging in multi-sectoral collaboration and fostering partnerships: Participatory action research to improve equity and efficiency of health service delivery in Nigeria By Luret Lar,Ruth Dixon, Laura Dean, Kim Ozano, Sunday Isiyaku, Sally Theobald, Theresa Hoke
News article 29 May 2018 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) appoints Professor David Lalloo as its new Director From: LSTM The Board of Trustees of LSTM is delighted to announce that Professor David Lalloo has been appointed as its new Director. He will succeed Professor...
News article 14 May 2018 Science Communication in a changing technological landscape: COUNTDOWN at the ISNTD Festival By Pamela Bongkiyung
News article 9 May 2018 How do STH control programmes move forward? By balancing guidelines and recommendations with future proofing on-the-ground experiences By Professor Russell Stothard
News article 1 May 2018 The COUNTDOWN Study Protocol for Expansion of Mass Drug Administration Strategies against Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis in Ghana Using a multidisciplinary approach, this study is generating evidence for improved availability, acceptability, affordability, and accessibility to...
News article 13 Apr 2018 Professor David Molyneux announced as Editor-in-Chief of International Health, the journal of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene From: LSTM The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH) has announced Professor David Molyneux, Emeritus Professor and Senior Professorial Fellow...
News article 3 Apr 2018 COUNTDOWN’s Research and Stakeholder Engagement Approach: Reflections from an Interactive Panel By Professor Sally Theobald, Professor Margaret Gyapong and Dr Theresa Hoke
News article 12 Mar 2018 COUNTDOWN at the Royal College of Pathologists: Emerging and Neglected Tropical Infections By Professor Russell Stothard
News article 8 Mar 2018 Press Play for Women pushing for progress on Global Health  by Pamela Bongkiyung, Professor Sally Theobald, Julie Irving, Rachael Thomson & Dr Eleanor MacPherson“Only 31% of the world's ministers of...
News article 12 Feb 2018 Don’t be alone, don’t be afraid: Partnerships fostered between the NTD Programme and Communities in Liberia by Karsor Kollie, Laura Dean, Anna Wickenden and Sally Theobald
News article 5 Feb 2018 New research calls for rethink on approach to treating neglected tropical diseases in urban areas From: LSTM New research published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, suggests the effectiveness of large-scale distribution of medication (known as Mass Drug...
News article 29 Jan 2018 Expanding molecular diagnostics of helminthiasis: Piloting use of the GPLN platform for surveillance of soil transmitted helminthiasis and schistosomiasis in Ghana The COUNTDOWN project and its partners in Ghana from the Global Polio Laboratory Network (GPLN) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial...
News article 25 Jan 2018 LSTM researchers investigate whether polio labs can help tackle neglected tropical diseases From: LSTM Researchers from LSTM have investigated the possibility of utilising the polio network of 145 labs set up around the world to help tackle neglected...
News article 11 Dec 2017 Swiss TPH Winter Symposium 2107: Helminth infection – from transmission to control By Professor Russell Stothard
News article 21 Nov 2017 Connecting WASH with Neglected Tropical Diseases: A cross-sector imperative The COUNTDOWN Programme has partnered with the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) to produce a brief which puts the spotlight on water,...
News article 16 Nov 2017 Mind the Gap: Lessons from over two decades in Gender Mainstreaming on NTDs by Professor Sally Theobald, Pamela Bongkiyung & Laura Dean
News article 13 Nov 2017 Impact of NTDs: Beyond the Patients by Maureen Ayuk Tembei, Sally Theobald, Russell Stothard & Samuel Wanji
News article 10 Nov 2017 COUNTDOWN Partners from Nigeria and Liberia at LSTM for Writing Retreat COUNTDOWN at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine welcomed colleagues from Nigeria and Liberia for a 2-week paper writing retreat, which took place...
News article 25 Oct 2017 Developing the Multi-disciplinarity of Parasitology, by taking three-steps at a time COUNTDOWN at the British Society for Parasitology Autumn Symposium, 28th September 2017, with Lucas Cunningham, Louise Hamill, Zikmund Bartoníček,...
News article 15 Oct 2017 It is Global Handwashing Day! What does this mean for Neglected Tropical Diseases? by Pamela Bongkiyung, Prof Russell Stothard, Prof Louis-Albert Tchuem Tchuente
News article 13 Oct 2017 Ghana High Commissioner visits LSTM From: LSTM LSTM’s Centre for Maternal and Newborn Health (CMNH) welcomed the newly appointed Ghana High Commissioner to the UK as he visited Liverpool, to look...
News article 27 Sep 2017 LSTM’s ambassador for NTDs, Professor Tchuem Tchuenté, talks at BSP Autumn Symposium From: LSTM The 2017 British Society for Parasitology hosts its Autumn symposium in London this week in association with the Linnean Society.
News article 21 Sep 2017 Let’s Move the Agenda from Control to Elimination of NTDs By Professor Louis Albert Tchuem Tchuenté, Pamela Bongkiyung & Professor Russell Stothard
News article 7 Sep 2017 Going with the Flow: Local learning about rivers to implement ground larviciding for community-based control of river blindness by Professor Samuel Wanji, Dr Peter Enyong, Andrew Amuam, Relindis Ekanya, Dr Louise Hamill, Dr Joe Turner
News article 5 Sep 2017 Tackling the Lack of Uniformity in Schistosomiasis Transmission by Prof Louis-Albert Tchuem Tchuente, Pamela Bongkiyung, Prof Russell Stothard
News article 29 Aug 2017 China and Africa Join Forces in fight to Eliminate Schistosomiasis by Professor Louis-Albert Tchuem Tchuenté, Pamela Bongkiyung, Professor Russell Stothard
News article 15 Aug 2017 Putting COUNTDOWN Vector Control Activities in the Spotlight at ISNTD Bites 2017 By Dr Louise Hamill and Professor Russell Stothard
News article 8 Aug 2017 When to Give or Not Give Incentives: A Researcher’s Reflection on Incentives in the Field By Irene Honam Tsey [Irene is a Research Officer & Institutional Review Board Administrator at the Dodowa Health Research Centre. She is...
News article 8 Aug 2017 When to Give or Not Give Incentives: A Researcher’s Reflection on Incentives in the Field by Irene Honam Tsey

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