Ongoing projects in the DRUGS Team
Our projects mainly involve aspects of malaria but we are continuously broadening our research topics into other areas of neglected tropical diseases and global health.
Projects
Project title: Predicting vector-borne disease epidemics: Dissemination of risk forecasting using District Health Information Software2 (DHIS2) in Tanzania
Acronym: PreVBD
Aim: Forecast epidemic risks of vector-borne diseases in Tanzania, such as malaria and dengue by developing novel spatio-temporal models and further disseminate these risk assessments for targeted and timely interventions through DHIS2.
Period: 1 June 2020 - 31 May 2025
Partners:
National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), United Republic of Tanzania
State University of Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania
University of Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
Joint Malaria Programme, NIMR, United Republic of Tanzania
Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center, United Republic of Tanzania
Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Project coordinator: Michael Alifrangis
Funder: Danida
Total grant: 11,995,367 DKK
Project title: Mitigating climate changes on health in Burkina Faso
Aim: Support sustainable development by improving the health of people living in and around agricultural and economic growth centres, by development of recommendations to mitigate against challenges of climate change and increase in water-related diseases.
Period: 1 April 2021 – 31 March 2026
Partners:
Institute for Anthropology University of Copenhagen.
Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santè, Ouagadougou (IRSS).
Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro (CRUN), Burkina Faso.
Institute for Disease Modelling, Burkina Faso
Project coordinator: Pascal Magnussen
Funder: Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Danida
Total grant: 11,999,699 DKK
Project title: Development of a biosynthetic odor receptor-based biosensor for non-invasive diagnosis in breath
Aim: Development of a new (non-invasive) diagnostic tool for malaria based on breath.
Period: 1 January 1 2020 - 31 December 2022
Partner:
Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine. Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
Project coordinator: Maria Dimiaki
Funder: Lundbeckfonden
Total grant: 1,999,523 DKK
Intermittent Preventive Treatment of malaria in infants (IPTi) – The UNITAID project
Project title: Intermittent Preventive Treatment in infants – Plus’ (IPTi+) project.
Acronym: IPTi+
Aim: The overall aim is to reach more children, more frequently, in the first years of life to reduce malaria in young children and infants and save lives by use of the IPTi intervention which will be trialed out in Benin, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, and Mozambique
Period: 1 September 2021 - 31 July 2025
Partners:
Population Services International (PSI)
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Ministries of Health in Benin, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, and Mozambique
Project coordinator: LSHTM
Funder: UNITAID
Grant (Danish part): approx. DKK 5 mill (total: USD 35mill)