Project A:

Collaborating Partners

University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)

Durban, South Africa

http://www.ukzn.ac.za/


Okovango Research Institute, University of Botswana (UB)

Maun, Botswana

http://www.ub.bw/


University of Zimbabwe (UZ)

Harare, Zimbabwe

http://www.uz.ac.zw/


National University of Science and Technology

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

http://www.nust.ac.zw/


Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen

Copenhagen, Denmark

http://www.publichealth.ku.dk


Additional partners are:

  • Country departments of health
  • Country ministries of education
  • Country ministries of environment
  • Community leadership
  • NGOs operating in project sites
  • Country departments of meteorology


Why this project?

There are several factors that influence the occurrence of VBD infections. Most important of these are: climate, ecosystems, human behaviours, vectors and disease parasites.

This project aims to better understand these factors and help vulnerable populations. The researchers want to develop decision-support tools to improve early detection, early action and adaptation mechanisms, to increase population resilience to vector-borne diseases.