IMA World Health presents research at ASTMH 65th Annual Meeting

IMA World Health is at the ASTMH 65th Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, this week.

Research based on IMA’s work on neglected tropical diseases through the ENVISION program in Tanzania and Haiti being presented includes:

Steps towards Elimination: Re-evaluation of Lymphatic Filariasis Prevalence in Tanzania;

Tanzania on track towards achieving global goals for control and elimination of NTDs by 2020: evidence from the field;

Lessons from LF Transmission Interruption in Haiti: Are 5 Rounds of Annual MDA Necessary in Low-Prevalence Settings?;

Lessons from Mass Drug Administration for the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) in an Urban Setting in Haiti;

Shrinking the Neglected Tropical Disease Map in Tanzania: Trachoma and Lymphatic Filariasis;

Delivering Integrated Preventive Chemotherapy En-masse For Neglected Tropical Diseases in Tanzania; and,

Preliminary Results and Lessons Learned: Integrating Morbidity Management and Disability Prevention Patient Estimation into Routine Lymphatic Filariasis Programming in Haiti.

Also this week, IMA has a significant presence at the Fourth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research in Vancouver. Read more here.