lymphatic filariasis
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Lymphoedema in Rural Bangladesh
My main role at the Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases #CNTD - so far - has been to design and implement a study to see if we can improve on self-management for people affected by moderate to severe #LymphaticFilariasis and #Podoconiosis related #lymphoedema. And after almost a year of planning we started data-collection in Nilphamari District in north west Bangladesh at the beginning of October. Back at the beginning of my PhD research I conducted a systematic review on self-management fo
Taking best practice lymphoedema self-care to Asia and Africa
More than 20 years ago when I first learned about lymphatic filariasis, I knew straight away where I wanted to work. 15 years in the clinic and 8 years in research later I started on a PhD on filariasis-related lymphoedema
Lymphoedema in Rural Ethiopia
The study I am involved with through #CNTD on enhanced #self_care for people affected by moderate to severe #LymphaticFilariasis and #Podoconiosis related #lymphoedema has started in Ethiopia. We recruited our participants in November and then did a four-week follow-up in early December. The study methods are the same as in Bangladesh (see the post Lymphoedema in Rural Bangladesh), but the two countries and the patients are worlds apart.Access issues in Bangladesh were mainly due to roads and wa
Doing Good or Doing Harm: The Pitfalls of Compression Therapy in Lymphoedema Management.
Lymphoedema is a daily challenge, even for those with access to the best specialty care. For most, poverty, ignorance and stigma with amply these challenges. #LymphoedemaTherapists are not well placed to address world poverty, but we can make a considerable contribution to raising awareness by spreading quality information wherever we can.
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