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Issue Lack of access to affordable menstrual pads by women and school girls causes significant costs to their health, education, productivity and dignity. Because of the high costs and rural unavailability of commercial sanitary pads in Uganda, women and girls regularly use makeshift devices (such as toilet paper or old rags). In Uganda, school absenteeism…

Issue Almost half of the regions in Peru have increased mining activity and, in these areas, the majority of the population is coping with high levels of lead in their blood (over 10 ug/dL). Chronic exposure to heavy metals (even at low levels) is detrimental to human health and the issue has become a public…

…detection, using DNAzyme-functionalized gold nanoparticles ·         To perform the colourimetric detection using both synthetic DENV-3 target oligonucleotide and extracted RNA from Aedes aegypti ·         To assess the selectivity of the nanoparticle-based sensor ·         To determine the effect of varying target concentrations on the absorbance of the aggregated gold nanoparticles. Functionalized magnetic nanoparticles were used to…

…overall objective of the project was to develop a simple and rapid test that can be used in the field for the diagnosis of Buruli ulcer disease. Activities undertaken to achieve this included: 1) The development of a simple and rapid DNA extraction procedure for the recovery of Mycobacterium ulcerans DNA. 2) The development of…

…Families Effectively) project was to contextually adapt the 5-Step Method to make it acceptable, safe and feasible for delivery by lay health workers in Goa, India. Key activities of the project included: ·         Conducting a systematic review of existing approaches ·         In-depth interviews with AFMs ·         Treatment development workshops with AFMs, lay health workers, community…

…blood film. A field study was conducted in 6 malaria endemic locations in 2 Kenyan counties. It evaluated 3437 subjects at health facilities to measure the app’s sensitivity, specificity, accuracy and testing time. The performance of the app was compared to field and WHO-certified microscopits. Outcome The project found that the MOMALA-app needed further refinement…

…support psychotherapy. The intervention is now being implemented in HIV clinics situated in government primary care health facilities in three northern Uganda districts (Gulu,Kitgum and Pader)  Implementation activities include training health workers in these HIV clinics to screen persons living with HIV for depression and to offer group support psychotherapy as a first-line treatment for the…

…usually performed by microscopic detection of eggs in urine or stool. However, this method often delays the diagnosis and the treatment in clinical suspected patients and the sensitivity of the test varies, based on the severity of the infection. Solution The project team sought to develop a rapid and sensitive nano-based immunosensor for the detection…