American Friends of Guinea

Houston TX, Texas, United States


Purpose

To improve diagnosis and treatment of prevalent parasite infections by introducing a community-based surveillance system where residents are taught how to recognize symptoms and report them to a mobile laboratory using SMS.

Division

Global Health

Date

April 2013

Region Served

GLOBAL

Committed amount

$100,000

Grant topic

Discovery and Translational Sciences

Duration (months)

18

Grantee location

Houston TX, Texas, United States

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