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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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Learn more about opportunities for pump-prime research funding, meeting attendance and travel grants available through the network

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

Announcing the successful grant awardees!

11.09.18

Management Board meets to review full proposals

27.03.18

Upcoming Events

Useful resources

28 Aug 2018

Housing type and risk of malaria among under-five children in Nigeria: evidence from the malaria indicator survey

Malaria Journal

Peer-reviewed article

17 Aug 2018

Housing gaps, mosquitoes and public viewpoints: a mixed methods assessment of relationships between house characteristics, malaria vector biting risk and community perspectives in rural Tanzania

Malaria Journal

Peer-reviewed article

3 Aug 2018

Importance of household-level risk factors in explaining micro-epidemiology of asymptomatic malaria infections in Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia

Sci Rep

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

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BOVA Network represented in this new exciting initiative https://t.co/WWyVOBrNsR

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RT @EarthEnable: We're excited to highlight the work of one of our masons in Jinja, Uganda. Our team there continues to scale up our… https://t.co/VvKkyiDDZ9

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For those attending @ASTMH interesting course on 28th Oct on #health impact of #urbanisation https://t.co/gRtfUNOzuk

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RT @peteroborn: Extraordinarily important announcement from the RIBA, RIAS, RSAW, RSUA and RIAI today regarding ‘the future of the… https://t.co/HedbUwqjmB

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About

The problem

Who are we

What we do

Latest news

Announcing the successful grant awardees!

Management Board meets to review full proposals

Upcoming Events

Useful resources

Housing type and risk of malaria among under-five children in Nigeria: evidence from the malaria indicator survey

Housing gaps, mosquitoes and public viewpoints: a mixed methods assessment of relationships between house characteristics, malaria vector biting risk and community perspectives in rural Tanzania

Importance of household-level risk factors in explaining micro-epidemiology of asymptomatic malaria infections in Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia

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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