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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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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

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1 month 5 days ago

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1 month 3 weeks ago

RT @ARCHIVEglobal: 'Designed for death': the Mumbai housing blocks breeding TB https://t.co/YfTuxxzjlp

1 month 3 weeks ago

RT @cohenjm: Fixing 933 windows, 502 eaves, and 1,121 doors to keep out malaria in Namibia: https://t.co/1UtIOi8ug4

1 month 3 weeks ago

RT @ifakarahealth: VACANCY: @ifakarahealth is looking for a Principal Research Scientist with a strong background in epidemiology,… https://t.co/33UJx5SelP

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RT @CAHF_Africa: 86% of Nairobi residents rent! Money changing hands demonstrates some capacity to pay. Where is the public policy a… https://t.co/dQVhQDin81

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Join the BOVA network

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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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