News & events

News article 4 Mar 2019 Highlighting New Paradigms for fighting Neglected Tropical Diseases Several COUNTDOWN members attended the Coalition for Operational Research on Neglected Tropical Diseases (COR-NTD) meeting in October 2018...
Professor Stothard (seated) teaching fresh water sampling to MSc students News article 3 Mar 2019 British Society for Parasitology (BSP) awards its C.A. Wright Medal to LSTM Professor Russell Stothard From: LSTM The Society announced its 2019 awards via social media. The Wright medal is presented annually since 1985 and recognises the outstanding contribution...
Attendees at the Global Stakeholders Workshop meeting in Nairobi - Photo Credit: African Academy of Sciences News article 1 Mar 2019 LSTM's Centre for Capacity Research facilitates a new standard for good research management practice From: LSTM LSTM’s Centre for Capacity Research (CCR) facilitated a workshop hosted by the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) in Nairobi last week. It marked the...
Figure 2: Full immersion Christian water baptism. Credit: DailyAdvent News article 26 Feb 2019 Religious practices and Neglected Tropical Diseases: What is the connection? By Dr Samuel Armoo 
News article 25 Feb 2019 WHO-Geneva: Control and Elimination of Schistosomiasis and Soil-transmitted Helminthiasis By Professor Russell Stothard29th November- 2nd December, 2016
News article 25 Jan 2019 Towards LF Elimination: Are drugs all that is needed? Irene Honam Tsey, Dodowa Health Research Centre, GhanaDuring my last trip to the field in the latter part of 2018, I spent time observing people...
News article 15 Jan 2019 In Memoriam: Renowned parasitologist Professor Dr C.P. Ramachandran (1937 – 2019) From: LSTM It is with great sadness that LSTM has learned of the passing of its alumnus and Mary Kingsley Medal recipient, Professor Dr Cherubala ...
Event 19 Nov 2018 Liberia Community and County Dissemination in Bong & Maryland Counties COUNTDOWN Liberia are disseminating results from research conducted in Bong County.