Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Burkina Faso

Mitigating climate changes on health in Burkina Faso

Research project Due to climate changes, Burkina Faso (BF) has experienced a continual decrease in annual rainfall during the last decades causing food scarcity across the country. To mitigate this, the BF government has established agricultural production and growth ... First year report: The official starting date was 01 April 2021. All partnership agreements were signed by then and introductory on-line meetings were conducted from January to April 2021. A “Teams” platform was established for all partners for ea ...
Period: 2021-04-1 to 2026-03-31 Countries: Burkina Faso Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Burkina Faso Nazi Boni University (NBU), Burkina Faso Project code: 20-01-KU Total grant: 11,999,699 DKK
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Emerging Epidemics: Improving Preparedness in Burkina Faso

Research project The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa showed how rapidly an infectious disease can spread within and across borders. The overall ambition of this project is to identify key elements for a ‘smart foresighting system’ for early detection of infectio ... Midterm report: - PhD fieldwork completed for all four PhD students (few follow-up investigations may take place during 2021/22): *New knowledge about the status and functioning of the Health Information System related to infectious disesase su ...
Period: 2018-08-1 to 2023-07-31 Countries: Burkina Faso Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Burkina Faso University of Ouagadougou (OU), Burkina Faso Project code: 17-06-KU Total grant: 9,997,249 DKK
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