Grant Awardees 2023
We are thrilled to announce the awardees of our 2023 Early Career Grants programme. We will be adding to this list as we continue to announce this year's awardees.
Wellcome
Inika Sharma, India – Depression and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) after snakebite in West Bengal, India: a cross-sectional study
Soloman Kamurari, Uganda – Effects of Climate Change on the Incidence and Severity of Snake Bite Envenoming in Uganda’s Semi-arid Cattle Corridor
YuWei Chiang, Taiwan – Geographic Variation in Naja atra venom and its Association with Human Envenoming Effects
Ifeoluwapo Asekun-Olarinmoye, Nigeria – Improving Management Techniques of Snakebite Envenoming among Healthcare Practitioners and Traditional First Responders (Snake Charmers) in Ogun State, Southwestern Nigeria
Valentine Musabyimana, Kenya – Analysis of the Intraspecific Venom Variation of Kenyan Bitis Arietans and Associated Clinical Implications
Julius Bamidele, Nigeria – Epidemiological studies on the occurrence of Snake-bite and availability of anti-venom in health facilities of Ogun State, Nigeria
Siddharth Bhatia, India – Investigating cross-reactivity of toxin-specific antibodies against crude snake venoms
Diana Rose Zemei, Uganda – Evaluation of the effect of training interventions on the knowledge, and attitudes of VHTs and traditional healers towards snakebite case management in Gulu district, Uganda
Siri Abihudi, Tanzania – Snakebites management in Dodoma, Tanzania: An evaluation of community traditional practices and health workers knowledge
Rhoda Kirabo, Uganda – Prevalence of snakebites and case management practices among Batwa community living near Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Kisoro district, Uganda
International Trachoma Initiative (ITI)
Osagie Meshack, Nigeria - Survey of zoonotic Chlamydia species in free-ranging chickens, and its transmission-enabling practices among live bird market workers in Zaria, Nigeria.
Bosede Ayoola, Nigeria - Integrating the crowdsourced image-based morbidity hotspot surveillance for neglected tropical diseases into the Nigerian NTDs elimination programmes and healthcare system.
International Alliance for the Control of Scabies (IACS)
Selamawit Tamene Yigletu, Ethiopia – Knowledge and Practice of Primary Health Care Workers on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Scabies in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
