CREC/LSHTM Collaborative Research Programme BLOG

Our facility manager (Dr Corine Ngufor) will be teaching at the next IHI Master Class, the 19th Edition of  the #IfakaraMasterClasses “The Mosquitoes Must Die.” Join us for th 19th Edition of the #IfakaraMasterClasses  With Profs Hilary Ranson (LSTM) & Corine Ngufor (LSHTM) Hosts: Sheila Ogoma (CHAI) & Fredros Okumu (IFAKARA) ~~~ Wed; Mar 31, 2021 2PM EAT  Register in advance:  https://ternet-or-tz.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIucuuqrDIjEtAQPVPk8j8sixO4MOeThUnG Follow us at www.crec-lshtm.org and on YouTube : https://lnkd.in/dmnxKpx

Today we share through this short video, the process of cutting net samples for WHO/PQ Phase I laboratory evaluation of LLINs. As usual there's more to learn on #vectorcontrol product evaluation from our website www.crec-lshtm.org and YouTube channel https://youtu.be/tWp_cIwpRVg

  STAFF UPDATES| Photos from celebration of the international Women’s Day in our Facility. Women at CREC/LSHTM reflected on the theme: "Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID-19 World." Visit our team at www.crec-lshtm.org

 Our Facility manager @corinengufor was interviewed by a Local NGO (Via-me) about her leadership during this period of COVID-19. Inspiring #www.crec-lshtm.org              

VECTOR CONTROL UPDATES| Dissection of Mosquitoes exposed to a pyrethroid-pyriproxyfen net. It is very interesting to see the effect of pyriproxyfen on the ovaries of mosquitoes. We are assessing the durability of these nets in Benin. Read more about our work at  www.crec-lshtm.org

  We just published the 14th issue of CREC/LSHTM_Newsletter, which is the first in 2021; with lots of interesting updates from CREC/LSHTM Collaborative Research Programme and its partners, as well as important news and opportunities within the #vectorcontrol community. Visit www.crec-lshtm.org for more. View/share the newsletter link within your network:https://mailchi.mp/e1231318a2da/crec-lshtm-newsletter-13ed-dec2020-6059388

 PROJECT UPDATE | Our new IRS study evaluating the performance at community level of a novel active ingredient against pyrethroid resistant Anopheles gambiae in Southern Benin is going very well. Our field teams just completed a census of the study area(see photos). A baseline entomological survey is ongoing. For more information about this new project, please visit our website www.crec-lshtm.org