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The working groups and their roles are as follows:The Covid-19 International Modelling Consortium (CoMo Consortium) comprises several working groups. Each working group plays a specific role in formulating a mathematical modelling response to help guide policymaking responses to the Covid-19 pandemic. These responses can be tailored to the specific Covid-19 context at a national or sub-national level. Policy support. Facilitating a direct link between the experts involved in developing the models and interpreting their outputs, the local in-country experts, and the policymakers in each country. Model development. Writing, coding, debugging and updating the primary model structure. Interface development. Creation of a web-based interface that enables non-modelers to run the models, based on their local parameters. Economic modelling. Conducting modelling to assess the economic costs and impacts arising from an intervention or a suite of interventions. Evidence synthesis. Combining scientific evidence relating to the Covid-19 pandemic with model projections, economics and financing to create evidence-based policy briefs. Outreach and communications. Engaging both in-country experts and policymakers who are seeking additional modelling support to deal with their specific Covid-19 situation. What we need – volunteers to assist in the following areas: Project coordination. Assistance required with coordinating the CoMo Consortium’s work at the international, national and sub-national levels. Updating parameter estimates. The parameter estimates must be updated daily, otherwise there is a risk of using obsolete or out of date information. Testing the model. The model must be continually tested against historical case studies and other known scenarios. The model must also ...
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The Modelling and Simulation Hub, Africa (MASHA)  will be offering a short course on the Mathematical Modelling for Infectious Diseases from 4 to 14 May 2020 at UCT. See detail ...
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On behalf of the Congress Organizing Committee, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University and The Parasitology and Tropical Medicine Association of Thailand (PTAT), it is a great pleasure and an honor to invite you to attend the 20th International Congress for Tropical Medicine and Malaria (ICTMM2020) during 20-24 September 2020 at Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre (BITEC), Thailand. Online Registration and Abstract Submission is now open! ...
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Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU), Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU) and Policy relevant infectious disease simulation and mathematical modelling (PRISM) with University of Oxford, we accomplished the mission on delivering the 5-day intermediate modelling course aimed at participants with a basic understanding of infectious disease modelling and an aptitude for the R programming language. The course was held at St Anne’s College, Oxford, 23-27 Sept 2019. A small but dynamic group of international students from around the world. This was one of the first intermediate course on modelling infectious diseases, more to come certainly ...
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ASTMH is seeking applications from full-time post-doctoral fellows (PhD, MD or DVM degrees or the equivalent) with positions at U.S. or Canadian institutions for an opportunity focused on benefiting underserved populations around the world where the burden of disease is high.   This Centennial award provides physicians or scientists with $25,000 for field experience in combination with laboratory studies of parasitic, bacterial or viral infectious diseases in low/low-middle income countries.   The Centennial Travel Award was created in 2003 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ASTMH and foster international collaboration in the basic science of tropical infectious diseases. Download application form Submit the application online ...
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PRISM2 is offering up to five scholarships to attend a modelling short course held at Oxford University from September 23rd – 27th, 2019 • Funding is available to support: course registration fees, travel and accommodation expenses (approx. 7,000 AUD) • Enquiries and submissions should be sent to: PRISM2 Project Coordinator, prism-contact@unimelb.edu.au (please do not submit a separate application through the Oxford University website) • Applications close: 30th June, 2019 Click Here ...
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A new short course programme we will be hosting at the University of Oxford in September 2019: Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases – intermediate level. See detail ...
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The University of Bristol-University of Cape Town Cotutelle PhD Programme  Background to the Bristol-Cape Town Cotutelle PhD Programme: The University of Bristol (UoB) and the University of Cape Town (UCT) have worked together to develop a framework agreement for operating Cotutelle PhDs. Cotutelle PhDs are distinguished by a number of features that comprise a very attractive opportunity for ambitious and talented early career researchers: Genuine shared co-supervision with academics in both Universities Registration at both Universities simultaneously to ensure you have full access to the full range of facilities and resources at both institutions Your PhD is carried out at both institutions (approximately a 50/50 split) with the sequence decided by the nature of the specific PhD project – there are funds to support this travel A Cotutelle PhD award and certificate which recognises the role of both institutions to benefit your CV and career prospects Be part of a cohort of 7 Cotutelle PhD students across Health Sciences and Social Sciences Full membership of the Graduate Schools at both Universities to provide you with two postgraduate research families Support and training at both Universities to help prepare you for your future career These Cotutelle PhDs are of 4-years duration, and are fully-funded PhD scholarships, with the tuition fees and living expenses at both institutions covered by the studentship package (see Financial Details of the Cotutelle PhD Scholarship below).   Cotutelle PhD Project:   Using modelling to improve the prevention response for HIV and hepatitis C virus among people who ...
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Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases 2019 Date: 6 - 17 May 2019 Course fee: ZAR 5000 The Department of Statistical Sciences will be hosting a two week short course on the Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases. With increases in computing power and renewed efforts in the global fight against  diseases like malaria, dengue and TB, mathematical modelling is fast becoming a tool to guide public health policy. This short course will focus on the application of mathematical modelling and computer simulation to predict the dynamics of infectious diseases to evaluate the potential impact of policy in reducing morbidity and mortality. Topics covered include compartmental models, spatial models, introduction to agent based models, economic evaluation methods and more. The course is practically focused along with a series of lectures and guest seminars. This course is aimed at postgraduate students in Science and Health Sciences faculties and health-based researchers interested in the field of mathematical modelling for infectious diseases and public health policy. Date: 6 - 17 May 2019 (excluding weekends) Time: 9am to 4pm Venue: University of Cape Town Course fee: ZAR 5000 Note: UCT Students wishing to attend this course in lieu of a Masters Module will need to register for STA5066Z  offered by the Department of Statistical Sciences. Please indicate this on the application form. The course fee covers registration and lunch only. Accommodation and other meals will be for the participant's account. Funding: Course participants may qualify for funding through the Teaching Development Grant National Collaborative Project. Please consult the website www.up.ac.za/ntdg  for the funding application form. Requirements: Attendees are required to have previous ...
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Malaria is a serious tropical disease that causes thousands of deaths every year, yet it is both treatable and preventable. Many countries are currently in the process of trying to rid themselves of this deadly disease. Cambodia is one such country, and Pengby Ngor, a young Cambodian scientist and a member of TDMODNET is at the forefront of this work. He works for the Cambodian National Malaria Center (CNM), based in Cambodia’s capital city, Phnom Penh. His smartphone app can allow health facility staff and VMWs to send malaria data to the national program in real time. The smartphone app and the VMW scheme are exactly the kinds of novel approaches to community health that are needed to assist Cambodian scientists and health workers in monitoring outbreaks of malaria, information which is essential if the country is to successfully eliminate the disease. Read more: https://scienterrificgroup.com/2018/12/29/using-smartphone-technology-to-fight-malaria/ ...
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