How an app is transforming schistosomiasis control in Ghana

When Gideon Kye-Duodu began work on what would become the MedScale Schisto App, he was not only building a digital tool but confronting a stubborn public health problem, such as schistosomiasis, that refused to yield, despite years of intervention. Schistosomiasis, a parasitic disease spread through contaminated freshwater, remained common in riverine and hard-to-reach communities across…

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SGCI is Strengthening Research Systems in Africa: A Conversation with Cephas Adjei Mensah, Ghana

Cephas Adjei Mensah, Director for Research, Statistics, and Information Management at Ghana’s Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation (MESTI)

African countries are increasingly leveraging regional collaboration to strengthen their research systems and drive socio-economic progress, inspiring hope for the future of the African science community. In an exclusive video interview, Cephas Adjei Mensah, Director for Research, Statistics, and Information Management at Ghana’s Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation (MESTI), discusses how Ghana and…

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