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...
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- Jul 3, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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THREADS Lab
- Jun 30, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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- Jun 21, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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- Jun 14, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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- May 18, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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- May 10, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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THREADS Lab
- Apr 12, 2021
- 1 min
International Health: Two Decades of Public Health Achievements in Lymphatic Filariasis
Delighted to have been able to contribute to this landmark publication capturing the success and progress made over the last 20 years in...
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THREADS Lab
- Apr 12, 2021
- 1 min
Promoting gender, equity and human rights in NTD programmes
This paper highlights the limited attention given to gender, equity, ethnicity and human rights in neglected tropical disease programmes....
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- Mar 26, 2021
- 1 min
Online Learning Event on FGS as Part of the FAST Package
As part of the FGS Accelerated Scale Together (FAST) project, we are pleased to announce a training workshop for health professionals...
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- Mar 25, 2021
- 1 min
Health campaign integration – webinar and infographic
Working with the Health Campaign Effectiveness Coalition at the Task Force for Global Health, our lab led a study together with...
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- Mar 25, 2021
- 1 min
Congratulations Kruti!
Kruti Patel has been awarded the 2021 Summer Studentship in Global Health offered by the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa....
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- Mar 25, 2021
- 1 min
Female Genital Schistosomiasis – Editorial
Read a recent editorial on Female Genital Schistosomiasis “A Call to Action: Ending the Neglect of Female Genital Schistosomiasis”...
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- Mar 25, 2021
- 1 min
Acceptability of triple drug regimen for lymphatic filariasis - new publication
Results from a study to assess the acceptability of a new treatment regimen for lymphatic filariasis in Fiji, Haiti, India, Indonesia and...
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- Mar 25, 2021
- 1 min
CDD Well / DC Bien-etre has been launched!
We are excited to launch a new project to understand the effects working in the Covid-19 pandemic have on community drug distributors in...
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