Decision support systems to improve schistosomiasis preparedness and control in the era of global changes.

Schisto-preparedness

Call

  • CEH2

Project Website

Principal Investigator

Giulio De Leo (Lead PI), Maissa Mbaye, Eliezer Kouakou N’Goran, Adriano Pinter dos Santos, May Sule, Jurg Utzinger

Partners

Stanford University, Global Schistosomiasis Alliance (GSA), Cranfield University, Stanford Natural Capital Alliance (previously Stanford Natural Capital Project), Governmental Health Secretariat of São Paulo State Department, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE), Instituto Rene Rachou, Fiocruz Minas, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Terra Consulting, Station d’Innovation Aquacole (SIA), Université Félix Houphouët Boigny, Université Gaston Berger, Kenya Medical Research Institute, University of Oxford, Big Data Science Institute

Funders

  • FAPESP (São Paulo Research Foundation), Future Earth, NSF (National Science Foundation), SNSF (Swiss National Science Foundation), UKRI (UK Research and Innovation)

Project Objective

This project aims to investigate the social, climatic, and environmental determinants of schistosomiasis, a parasitic disease affecting over 200 million people, and understand how climate change may exacerbate transmission risks across a rural-to-urban gradient. The team will develop an open-access decision support system to help policymakers assess schistosomiasis risk under future climate projections and socio-economic factors, particularly in Brazil, Côte d'Ivoire, and Senegal. The project will also disseminate findings and actionable solutions through a comprehensive communication strategy, engaging stakeholders such as the Global Schistosomiasis Alliance, development banks, and regional health authorities. With expertise spanning parasitology, climate science, public health, and environmental decision-making, the project will promote effective integration of schistosomiasis risk assessment into urban planning and health surveillance systems.

Call Objective

This CRA focused on the nexus of Climate, Environment, and Health to address an unmet need to promote, mobilize, and establish an inclusive, transdisciplinary funding scheme, through the preservation and celebration of diverse communities, research topics, ecosystems, and creative transformative solutions. One goal for this CRA is to create a comprehensive culture shift through education, research, service, and advocacy to inspire a world where all animals and humans can thrive — through the integration of human medicine, veterinary medicine, and environmental science — and by adapting and protecting Earth’s natural systems for generations to come. Projects address at least one of the three call themes: 1) Decision-science of environmental behavior and implementation, 2) Food, Environment, and Biological Security, 3) Climate Risks to Ecosystems & Populations.

Region

  • Africa, South America

Country

  • Brazil, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Zanzibar

Duration

3 years

Call Date

May 2023

Project Award Date

January 2025