Single Image Parasite Quantification (SIMPAQ): a New Diagnostic Technique using Microflui-dics to Manage Soil-Transmitted Helminthiases and Schistosomiasis towards Elimination

Duration

2024-2029

Lead institutions

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences

Academic partners

Wim De Malsche

Humphrey Mazigo

Project status

Ongoing

Programme

TEAM

Total budget

299,431.02

Summary

Soil-transmitted helminthiases and schistosomiasis are neglected tropical diseases that affect the poorest communities of sub-Saharan Africa and in particular children. In this project, a new diagnostic technique (SIMPAQ) using microfluidics will be fully developed and validated through field testing in northwest Tanzania to meet all the key requirements of the World Health Organization (WHO. To break the chain of infection the project team will provide health and hygiene education to the children in a multi-stakeholder partnership with Plan International.