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[PROJECT] PROLIFICA - Prevention of Liver Fibrosis and Cancer in Africa
ID: 265994
Start date: 2011-02-01, End date: 2016-01-31
Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection affects 350 million people worldwide and 25-30% of these individuals will die as a result of their infection mainly as a results of hepatocellular carcinoma HCC. Liver cirrhosis, high viral load and dietary exposure to aflatoxin are r...
Programme: FP7-HEALTH
Record Number: 98355
Last updated on: 2017-05-26
[PROJECT] EDENEXT - Biology and control of vector-borne infections in Europe
ID: 261504
Start date: 2011-01-01, End date: 2015-06-30
To address the call for proposals 'Biology and control of vector-borne infections in Europe' launched by the European Commission, we want to investigate the biological, ecological and epidemiological components of vector-borne diseases (VBD) introduction, emergence and spread...
Programme: FP7-HEALTH
Record Number: 97622
Last updated on: 2017-05-26
ID: 243964
Start date: 2010-02-01, End date: 2013-07-31
One of the most dramatic and immediate impacts of climate variation is that on disease, especially the vector-borne diseases that disproportionally affect the poorest people in Africa. Although we can clearly see that, for example, an El Nino event triggers Rift Valley Fever ...
Programme: FP7-ENVIRONMENT
Record Number: 93952
Last updated on: 2017-05-29
[PROJECT] HEALTH INC. - Socially inclusive health care financing in West Africa and India
Short title: Financing health care for inclusion
ID: 261440
Start date: 2011-05-01, End date: 2014-10-31
Recent health financing reforms in low and middle income countries aim to introduce affordable prepayment and subsidies for low socio-economic groups. However, while such reforms have led to increased utilization of care, often the poor and informal sector continue to be excl...
Programme: FP7-HEALTH
Record Number: 98910
Last updated on: 2017-05-26
ID: IC18970251
Start date: 1998-07-01, End date: 2000-12-31
The general objective is to deploy an African network for research and analysis of human reproduction and maternal health in six West African countries.
The specific objectives are to:
* Assess the magnitude of abortion complications in several maternities of the following s...
Programme: FP4-INCO
Record Number: 44873
Last updated on: 2001-12-07
[PROJECT] VHF DIAGNOSTICS - Development of rapid field diagnostics for identification, control and management of haemorrhagic fever outbreaks
ID: 32180
Start date: 2006-12-01, End date: 2010-11-30
This project proposes to develop and validate diagnostic tools for early viral haemorrhagic fever outbreak detection and control. A frontline line-assay carrying antigens of all African haemorrhagic fever viruses is to be developed and validated for widespread use in bush hosp...
Programme: FP6-INCO
Record Number: 81322
Last updated on: 2011-01-24
ID: IC18970228
Start date: 1997-12-01, End date: 2001-05-31
To establish a network of scientists, field workers and health administrators dealing with the treatment of schistosomiasis, a parasitic disease affecting about 200 million people in tropical and sub-tropical countries. Since treatment is almost universally performed using a s...
Programme: FP4-INCO
Record Number: 40179
Last updated on: 2001-12-07
[PROJECT] Mathematical models of the immunological and clinical epidemiology of plasmodium falciparum malaria
ID: IC18970242
Start date: 1997-09-01, End date: 2000-11-30
* Construct mathematical models of the immunological and clinical epidemiology of Plasmodium falciparum (P.f.) malaria, and test the model predictions against observations collected independently of this project.
* Use the models for helping to:
a) calculate the expected impa...
Programme: FP4-INCO
Record Number: 40184
Last updated on: 2002-04-22
ID: IC18970216
Start date: 1997-10-01, End date: 2000-09-30
General objective
To analyse the impact of specific genetic subtypes on the natural history of HIV-1 infection.
Specific objective
* To identify the genetic subtype circulating in three existing cohorts of HIV infected patients in Senegal, Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau; to stu...
Programme: FP4-INCO
Record Number: 38164
Last updated on: 2001-12-07
[PROJECT] The development of a control strategy for schistosoma haematobium in the Senegal river basin
ID: IC18960041
Start date: 1996-10-01, End date: 1999-09-30
* To carry out an up to date assessment of the current situation on prevalence and morbidity of urinary (and intestinal) schistosomiasis in the Lower Middle and Upper parts of the Senegal River Basin (SRB) and identify new emerging endemic foci.
* To determine the factors whic...
Programme: FP4-INCO
Record Number: 34248
Last updated on: 2001-12-07
List retrieved on: 2017-08-02
