ZEP researchers reveal role of secondary species of mosquito in malaria transmission
Public health initiatives such as bed-nets and indoor spraying with insecticide are important in the fight against malaria. Yet, in Western Province, Zambia, malaria prevalence remains high. Colleagues from the University of Lincoln, UK, with Aberystwyth University worked with the Zambian Ministry of Health to better understand the relationship between malaria transmission and environment in […]
ZEP at the 2021 Canadian Conference on Global Health
We shared some research outcomes at the 2021 Canadian Conference on Global Health. Speaking about the connection between high HIV prevalence, access to maternal and child health services, and increasingly variable seasonal flooding, Mwimanenwa Njungu discussed how communities require better transportation infrastructure. Improved transportation infrastructure will connect communities to health services, even when it floods. […]
$500k from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
This project, to start 2022, will enable researchers to assess the impact of increasing variable seasonal flooding on access to, and utilization of high priority health services.