Dear CHIFA colleagues,
The following post was made on the main HIFA forum the other day but Neil suggested that I shared it here too.
Julie
(Please note that HIFA emails do not always get through to me, so apologies in advance if I seem to not respond.)
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On International Youth Day it's appropriate to highlight a new study that shows for the first time that early childhood bilharzia (schistosomiasis) impacts early child development and educational attainment of children.
The parasitic disease can be treated with praziquantel so it's important that the public and healthcare professionals in countries affected by the disease have access to reliable information about it.
The paper: https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.00096...
Best wishes
Julie
Dr Julie N Reza
CHIFA profile: Julie N Reza is a UK-based specialist in communications for biosciences, global health & international development (www.globalbiomedia.co.uk). She predominantly works with NGOs and not-for-profit organisations. Previously she was the senior science editor at TDR, based at the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva; prior to this she worked at the Wellcome Trust, UK, leading educational projects on international health topics including trypanosomiasis and trachoma. She has a PhD in immunology and a specialist degree in science communication. She also has several years research and postgraduate teaching experience. She is a member of the HIFA Steering Group and HIFA Social Media Working Group. www.hifa.org/people/steering-group
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Email: naimareza AT hotmail.com
