With support of VLIR-UOS, the teams of Prof. Wim De Malsche of VUB and Prof. Bruno Levecke of UGent have started a 2 year cooperation with the team of Prof. Zeleke Mekonnen of Jimma University in Ethiopia. The multidisciplinary team will further develop and field test a new diagnostic device to detect soil transmitted helminth (STH) infections, one of the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) targeted by WHO. The new tool allows Single Image Quantification of Parasites in Stool (SIMPAQ).
VLIR-UOS supports partnerships between universities in Flanders and in partner countries, that are searching for answers to global and local challenges: www.vliruos.be.