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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...

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Sep 21, 20211 min read
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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...

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Sep 7, 20211 min read
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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...

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Sep 6, 20211 min read
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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...

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Aug 27, 20211 min read
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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...

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Aug 27, 20211 min read
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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...

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Aug 12, 20211 min read
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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 21, 20211 min read
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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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Jul 3, 20211 min read
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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 30, 20211 min read
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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 21, 20211 min read
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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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Jun 14, 20211 min read
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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 18, 20211 min read
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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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May 10, 20211 min read
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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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Apr 12, 20211 min read
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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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Apr 12, 20211 min read
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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 26, 20211 min read
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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, 20211 min read
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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, 20211 min read
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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, 20211 min read
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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, 20211 min read
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