University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of International Health Immunology and Microbiology

Combating Cholera Caused by Climate Change in Bangladesh

Bangladesh (Bg) is one of the most hazard prone countries in the world and is expected to be one of the worst affected by Climate Change (CC). Every year, extreme weather events such as flooding,…
Bangladesh
adaption
climate change
disease control
mitigation
water resources
University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark
University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of International Health Immunology and Microbiology
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Total grant
9,074,586
http://cope.ku.dk/research/cholera

Whole Genome Based Diagnostics and Investigations of Infectious Diseases

The advancement of genome technologies holds great promise for improving the quality and speed of public health laboratory investigations, and for decreasing their cost. The latest genome DNA…
Tanzania
research
epidemiology
health
infections
vaccines
Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark
Technical University of Denmark (DTU), National Food Institute
University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of International Health Immunology and Microbiology
Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute (KCRI), Tanzania
Total grant
8,759,400
http://orbit.dtu.dk/en/projects/whole-genome-based-diagnostics-a…

Sustainable Latrine Services for the Urban Poor in Ghana (SUSA)

Ghana is in the midst of rapid, unplanned urbanization fuelled by migration caused by declining rural agricultural productivity, lack of employment opportunities and effects of climate change. Close…
Ghana
sanitation
latrines
poverty
public utilities
urban population
waste disposal
University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark
University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of International Health Immunology and Microbiology
University of Ghana (UG), Department of Sociology
University of Ghana (UG), Department of Biological, Environmental and Health Sciences
University of Ghana (UG), School of Public Health
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Department of Theoretical and Applied Biology
Dodowa Health Research Centre, Ghana
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, The Netherlands
University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark
Total grant
10,294,890
http://susaghana.com

Wired mothers - use of mobile phones to improve maternal and neonatal health in Zanzibar

The study aims to examine the beneficial impact of use of mobile phones for health care on maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality, and to seek innovative ways to ensure access to skilled…
Tanzania
health care
maternal health
mobile phones
neonatal health
University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark
University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of International Health Immunology and Microbiology
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Zanzibar, Tanzania
Total grant
2,659,096
http://www.inthealth.ku.dk/sexual_and_reproductive_health/projec…

Safety and efficacy of antimalarial therapy in children with HIV and sickle cell disease:data to aid policy formulation in Ghana

HIV infection (HIV) and sickle cell disease (SCD) are widespread chronic diseases in Africa, and there is major risk of co-infection of these diseases with malaria, particularly in children. Both HIV…
Ghana
sickle cell anaemia
antimalarials
children
efficacy
human immunodeficiency viruses
nontarget effects
treatment
University of Copenhagen (UCPH)/Rigshospitalet, Denmark
University of Copenhagen (UCPH)/Rigshospitalet, Centre for Medical Parasitology (CMP)
University of Ghana Medical School (UGMS), Centre for Tropical Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
University of Ghana (UG), School of Public Health, Centre for Medical Parasitology
University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of International Health Immunology and Microbiology
Total grant
2,608,400

Research Initiative on Urban Malaria Control in Ghana

For the first time in history, half of the world’s populations live in cities, and by 2025 the urban population in Africa will increase to 800 million posing significant health risks on the urban…
Ghana
malaria
disease control
urban areas
University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark
University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of International Health Immunology and Microbiology
Total grant
219,494
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