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Blog: Climate Financing and the Power Asymmetries between Global South and Global North
Kruti Patel's blog, published on the Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education (GCCHE) website, highlights the barriers faced by...

THREADS Lab
Jan 26, 20221 min read


The Threads Lab at the Canadian Conference on Global Health!
Our team members participated in two symposia and presented one poster at the Canadian Conference on Global Health, which was held from...

THREADS Lab
Dec 1, 20211 min read


Check out the Threads Lab at #TropMed21!
Check out the Threads Lab at the ASTMH Annual Meeting this week! Symposium: 1) Ending the Neglect of Female Genital Schistosomiasis...

THREADS Lab
Nov 18, 20211 min read


Congratulations Professor Margaret Gyapong! 🎉
The Threads Lab is delighted to celebrate our colleague Professor Margaret Gyapong, who has won the European and Developing Countries...

THREADS Lab
Oct 18, 20211 min read


Evaluation of MDA for schistosomiasis and STH in school-aged children in Bankass, Mali
In their newly published study, Moussa Sangare along with colleagues from the International Center for Excellence in Research Mali...

THREADS Lab
Oct 14, 20211 min read


Incorporating qualitative research methods into the monitoring and evaluation of NTD programmes
Dr. Alison Krentel together with colleagues from Research Triangle Institute (RTI) International, University of Washington, World Health...

THREADS Lab
Oct 13, 20211 min read


Lessons and challenges faced in implementation research: Reflections from the FAST Package Project
Threads Lab's Master student, Kruti Patel, presented a poster at the 2nd Virtual Edition: University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine...

THREADS Lab
Sep 27, 20211 min read


Assessing factors influencing communities’ acceptability of MDA for the elimination of LF in Guyana
Threads Lab team members Alison Krentel, Charles Thickstun, and Daniel Dilliott undertook an acceptability study in preparation for the...

THREADS Lab
Sep 21, 20211 min read


Welcome to James!
The Threads Lab welcomes James Kotuah Sakeah to the team! James has joined the School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of...

THREADS Lab
Sep 7, 20211 min read


Practicum experience by Jacie Liu
Our summer practicum student, Jacie Liu, recently wrote a blog on her experience working with the iCHORDS Community of Practice. She...

THREADS Lab
Sep 6, 20211 min read


Social Prescribing to combat the effects of isolation
Congratulations to our research partners Drs. Sue Bennett and Heather Dunlap at the Children's Hospital at Eastern Ontario who have...

THREADS Lab
Aug 27, 20211 min read


COVID-19 isn’t the only infectious disease needing Canadian global health investment
It’s been a tough year for global efforts to beat Neglected Tropical Diseases. Community health workers supporting NTD programs were...

THREADS Lab
Aug 27, 20211 min read


Neglected Tropical Diseases Remain Neglected by Canada
Our Threads Lab summer practicum student, Jinisha Panjwani, worked with the Canadian Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases (CNNTD) to...

THREADS Lab
Aug 11, 20211 min read


iCHORDS Community of Practice has been launched!
The Threads Lab team supports iCHORDS (Improving Community Health Outcomes through Research, Dialogue and Systems Strengthening) - a new...

THREADS Lab
Jul 21, 20211 min read


Canadian contributions to research on neglected tropical diseases
Members of the Threads Lab team (Alison Krentel, Amy Davis and Leshawn Benedict) together with some of the Canadian Network for Neglected...

Administrator
Jul 3, 20211 min read


Funding loss due to Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) cuts
In the spring of this year, our CDD Well/ DC Bien-Etre project lost its funding due to the cuts for overseas development and research aid...

THREADS Lab
Jun 29, 20211 min read


Lunch N’ Learn at the Threads Lab
The Threads Lab organises a weekly Lunch N’ Learn session for students and staff every summer. On June 10th, our guest speaker, Dr. Don...

Administrator
Jun 21, 20211 min read


Co-exposure to sand fly saliva and filarial parasites exhibit altered monocyte function
Threads Lab PhD Student Moussa Sangare's paper shows that monocytes of unexposed individuals selectively upregulated the production of...

Administrator
Jun 14, 20211 min read


Addressing the issue of 'systematic non-compliance' in MDA for lymphatic filariasis – Webinar
Members of the Threads Lab team were instrumental in the organization of a recent webinar co-hosted by the iCHORDS Community of Practice...

Administrator
May 18, 20211 min read


Welcome to our Summer Practicum Students!
The Threads Lab welcomes four new graduate students, Jacie Liu, Jinisha Panjwani, Obaraboye Olude, and Theodora Lufitha. Jacie Liu is...

Administrator
May 10, 20211 min read
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