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Building out vector-borne diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: an interdisciplinary network focusing on preventing vector-borne diseases through improving the built environment

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About

The problem

What is the burden of vector-borne diseases in sub-Saharan Africa and how are they linked to the built environment?

Who are we

The BOVA network is co-led by network Directors Professor Steve Lindsay and Professor Mike Davies, and supported by a network Management Board

What we do

The BOVA network aims to create an inter-disciplinary network of researchers in the built environment and vector-borne diseases in sub-Saharan Africa

Latest news

Management Board meets to review full proposals

27.03.18

Second BOVA Management Board Meeting

15.12.17

Upcoming Events

Useful resources

5 Apr 2018

Building the Business Case for Housing Microfinance in Sub-Saharan Africa

Report

1 Apr 2018

Planning for rapid urbanisation: the state of the architectural profession in the Commonwealth

Report

11 Feb 2018

Exploring the impact of house screening intervention on entomological indices and incidence of malaria in Arba Minch town, southwest Ethiopia: A randomized control trial

Acta Tropica

Peer-reviewed article

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Partners

Durham University

University College London

UN HABITAT

Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts

University of Oxford

New Partnership for Africa's Development

Imperial College London

In2Care

Development Workshop

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine

@bovanetwork on twitter

RT @UkVbd: The Biennial 2018 VBD meeting takes place this December. If you want to attend or submit an abstract, please visit… https://t.co/mw5JRJ38DJ

1 day 7 hours ago

Neat study showing eave closure reduces #malaria #mosquito entry but other gaps can allow entry unless closed… https://t.co/mAWlA9QuP5

1 week 2 days ago

RT @peteroborn: Pleased to have met World Federation of Engineering Organisations (WFEO) Council Member, Haro Bedelian CBE, at the… https://t.co/mnlcAAu5Cy

1 week 2 days ago

RT @ARCHIVEglobal: This further supports the urgency of projects like our Mud to Mortar intervention in Savar, Bangladesh, which repla… https://t.co/zNpunWWKbT

2 weeks 3 days ago

The @theWIN_network holds it’s 2nd conference on #insecticide #resistance in #arbovirus vectors on Oct 1-3rd in Sin… https://t.co/TLl2YyxcU7

2 weeks 3 days ago

Great news on #housing #microfinance in #Uganda https://t.co/8qBApMLDbX

2 weeks 3 days ago

RT @peteroborn: The opportunities for Urbanisation to deliver #SDG’s were discussed with the #Commonwealth Secretary-General ⁦… https://t.co/KMZuA7491v

3 weeks 1 day ago

RT @ENNOsuteye: 3 years of research on Urban Risk in African cities @Urban__ARK @AdaptFutures conference. @dpu_ucl @urban_know @IIED https://t.co/nhhKPRsMgh

3 weeks 4 days ago

RT @peteroborn: Great to see the ICE promoting the importance (and relevance) of the SDG’s at their Global Engineering Congress, 22… https://t.co/1WDzSYgFXL

3 weeks 5 days ago

RT @peteroborn: Important coverage acknowledging the critical shortage of architects in Uganda, but this is just the tip of the ice… https://t.co/mGIPJOdYbj

1 month 12 hours ago

RT @WBG_Cities: There can’t be resilient cities without resilient housing. Learn what can be done to make homes safer and more resi… https://t.co/sdD8a5Ycnb

1 month 1 week ago

RT @Habitat4uganda: Building the business case for housing micro-finance in Sub-Saharan Africa.. #housingfinanceforum organised by Hab… https://t.co/Qbgtah8olC

1 month 1 week ago

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About

The problem

Who are we

What we do

Latest news

Management Board meets to review full proposals

Second BOVA Management Board Meeting

Upcoming Events

Useful resources

Building the Business Case for Housing Microfinance in Sub-Saharan Africa

Planning for rapid urbanisation: the state of the architectural profession in the Commonwealth

Exploring the impact of house screening intervention on entomological indices and incidence of malaria in Arba Minch town, southwest Ethiopia: A randomized control trial

Partners

Durham University

University College London

UN HABITAT

Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts

University of Oxford

New Partnership for Africa's Development

Imperial College London

In2Care

Development Workshop

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine

@bovanetwork on twitter

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