What is the SchistoTrack Research Group?

Friday 6th Sep 2024, 10.00am

Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease that is estimated to affect 250 million people worldwide. The transmission of the disease is dependent on complex interactions between human behaviour, access to adequate health care, environmental factors (such as access to clean water), and individual biological and social characteristics of people in at risk communities.

Goylette Chami from the SchistoTrack Research Group takes us to Uganda to see how a diverse team of researchers are using their expertise in parasitology, clinical and social epidemiology, statistical modelling, and machine learning to try to tackle the disease. Importantly, the team works with local communities and governments to develop guidelines for studying other complex disease in sub-Saharan Africa.

Writer: Charlotte Bird

Editor: James Lee-Warner