Centre Research
The Gambia
(Philip Hill; Merrin Rutherford)
Philip Hill worked at the MRC unit in The Gambia from 2001 to 2007. Merrin Rutherford did her MPH thesis there. The Centre for International is collaborating with Professor Richard Adegbola, Dr Stephen Howie, Dr Grant MacKenzie, Dr Martin Ota, Dr Momodou Jasseh, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa and Dr Uzoh Egere of the Bacterial Diseases Programme at the MRC unit, in the following areas:
- Tuberculosis case contact studies
- Pneumococcal surveillance system to accompany introduction of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Africa
- Biomarkers of protective immunity against tuberculosis in Africa (Multiple African sites)
- Studies of defaulting from TB treatment
- Case Control study of Access to Healthcare in relation to under 5 death
Indonesia
(Merrin Rutherford)
We have commenced scientific collaboration with Dr Bachti Alisjahbana and Dr Reinout van Crevel, Health Research Unit, Medical Faculty, Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Padjadjaran University, Bandung, Indonesia; and Dr Hedy B Sampurno, Head, Bandung Lung Clinic, Bandung Indonesia.
Evaluation of a Quantiferon commercial test for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and disease in Bandung, Indonesia.
In this study we will compare the performance a new generation diagnostic test for M. tuberculosis infection and disease with the Mantoux test in TB cases, their household contacts and community controls. This will build credibility for the site in TB research, establish cohorts and lay the foundation for proposals to large funders.
Samoa
In collaboration with the National University of Samoa the Centre for International Health is developing and facilitating research activities in Samoa. Specific research projects are being developed.
Cambodia
(Dr Susan Jack)
Intervention against anaemia and micronutrient deficiencies through fortification and education (Cambodia, 2008-)
The study is a cluster-randomized community-based study comparing the effects of providing both nutrition education and a daily micronutrient-fortified “Sprinkle” (containing an approximate RDA for zinc, iron and vitamin A and other micronutrients) to nutrition education alone (“active control”). Infants in the intervention group receive multi-micronutrients daily from aged 6 until 11 months. Infants will be followed until 18 months of age to determine the extent to which the additional micronutrients produce lasting benefits over this critical age range. Each of the two arms enrols 600 infants. The study will also test the operational feasibility of delivering micronutrient ”Sprinkles” with nutrition education through existing government health services in one health district.
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