SCI News During 2008
June
Niger NTD Control Programme Organises Hydrocele Surgical Training
for Local Doctors
The Niger NTD Control Programme was recently awarded a generous
donation from a private donor to conduct hydrocele surgeries for those
individuals with morbidity due to lymphatic filariasis. A surgical
training workshop took place from 9-11 June 2008 in the regional capital
of Tillabery and was organised in order to increase the number of
appropriately trained local doctors able to conduct hydrocele surgeries
in the field.
May
Niger NTD Control Programme
Launches 2008 Integrated Mass Drug Administration
On the 5th May, 2008 the Niger NTD Control Programme launched its
second mass drug administration campaign in a small village 130 km east
of Niamey in the district of Boboye.
February
SCI Team Receives Medal at
the Queens Royal Anniversary Trust Award Ceremony in Buckingham Palace
On the morning of Thursday February 14th the Rector of
Imperial College London, Sir Richard Sykes, was presented with the medal
by the Queen, and Professor Alan Fenwick received the citation from the
Duke of Edinburgh.
January
Burkina Faso’s 2008
Integrated NTD Mass Treatment Campaign
On the 8th of January 2008, the Burkina Faso NTD Control Programme
launched their second integrated mass treatment campaign in the district
of Diabaga.
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