TIBA Two Year Report 2024-2025 is now published
TIBA Two Year Report 2024-2025 is now published.
Access the online version here.
News & Events
Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Research Programme joins TIBA Partnership
TIBA Partnership welcomes the Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Research Programme as the latest TIBA Partner.
TIBA Director Prof. Mark Woolhouse: "TIBA is delighted to welcome our newest partner, the Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Research Programme. We greatly value TIBA Malawi's expertise in clinical research and training and look forward to a productive collaboration."
World NTD Day 2025: Amplifying Affected Voices Highlights
Royal Society of Edinburgh
30 January 2025
Exhibition puts spotlight on diseases affecting 1.5 billion people
Edinburgh global health experts are seeking to catalyse action to combat preventable diseases that affect around 1.5 billion people worldwide.
University researchers have jointly organised an exhibition to raise awareness of the urgent need to tackle so-called neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). This group of 21 disorders – which are widespread in some of the world’s poorest regions – lead to thousands of preventable deaths every year and help perpetuate cycles of poverty, researchers say.
World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day: Amplifying affected voices
On World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day, we are proud to present a compelling collection of photos, videos, and personal stories from individuals who have experienced the profound impact of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). This exhibition, hosted at the Royal Society of Edinburgh, has been created in collaboration with Uniting to Combat NTDs and the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
TIBA research highlights video
A 3-minute video showcasing some of TIBA's work in Africa.
Zimbabwe Science Leadership Program
Career development and Leadership initiative for Early Career African Scientists – Zimbabwe Science Leadership Program
Call for applicants 2024
APPLICATION LINK : /tiba/sites/sbsweb2.bio.ed.ac.uk.tiba/files/Z-SLP%20FINAL%20Application%20form%20disseminated%204-6-24%20%283%29.docx
Background
Dengue Roadmap Report
Tiba played a role in crafting The Dengue Roadmap Report, which centers on three key areas for combating Dengue: Urbanization, Innovation, and Advocacy. Professor Mutapi, serving as Co-Director of Tiba, participated in COP28, where she made a valuable contribution to the report. You can find her quote on page 18 of the attached report:
Affected Voices Meeting Tanzania
The Affected Voices Meeting in Tanzania has built on the success of the first Affected Voices Meeting in Zimbabwe. These gatherings serve a vital purpose: to offer a platform for individuals affected by Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), with a particular focus on those grappling with snakebite envenoming, schistosomiasis/bilharzia, and lymphatic filariasis/elephantiasis.
Affected Voices Meeting Zimbabwe
Our Affected Voices Meeting in Bindura, Zimbabwe was the first of its kind, putting NTD affected individuals at the centre of the meeting. In this meeting we aimed to address the following: