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Community-based scheduled screening and treatment of malaria in pregnancy for improved maternal and infant health: a cluster-randomized trial (COSMIC)
Start date: Sep 1, 2012, End date: May 31, 2017,
Pregnant women are very susceptible to malaria infection and Malaria in Pregnancy (MiP) is a major cause of maternal anaemia and low birth weight (LBW) that leads to infant mortality, poor growth and development. In low transmission areas, malaria can become severe, resulting in maternal and foetal death. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) MiP is responsible for 8–14% of LBW, 3–8% of infant deaths, highe ...
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Syndromic approach to Neglected Infectious Diseases (NID) at primary health care level: an international collaboration on integrated diagnostic-treatment platforms (NIDIAG)
Start date: Nov 1, 2010, End date: Apr 30, 2016,
...gorithms for the primary care level will be designed with a patient-centred approach, following guidance from DEC stakeholders and making the best possible use of existing assays and treatments. Relevant diagnostic technology and diagnostic platforms will be introduced according to the specific epidemiological contexts in Africa and South-Asia.The research consortium brings together a network of c ...
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New tools for monitoring drug resistance and treatment response in visceral leishmaniasis in the Indian subcontinent (KALADRUG-R)
Start date: Nov 1, 2008, End date: Apr 30, 2013,
... hence clinical and laboratory research are urgently needed to support the drug policy of the VL elimination program. The present multi-disciplinary proposal addresses these needs: we aim to develop, evaluate and disseminate new tools for the assessment of drug resistance in L. donovani as well as innovative methodologies for monitoring Kala-Azar treatment effectiveness under routine conditions."
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Sustainable Nutrition Research for Africa in the Years to come (Sunray)
Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2012,
...tion rates remain high, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa where only nine out of 46 countries are on track to achieve the first Millennium Development Goal target of a 50% reduction in underweight prevalence among children under five years. Despite the huge cost of malnutrition, investment in the nutrition sector has been insufficient. There has been a renewed interest in nutrition recently, howe ...
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