- November 2020 – African Research Network on Neglected Tropical Diseases and USAID Small Grant (Grant No: SGPIV/0111/241): Funding amount $ 30,000
Topic: the potential impacts and mitigation strategies of the COVID-19-induced delay of Community Directed Treatment with ivermectin (CDTi) on onchocerciasis elimination targets in Ghana
a. Principal Investigator: Dr Kenneth Bentum Otabil
b. Collaborators:
i. Maria-Gloria Basáñez, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, UK
ii. Robert Colebunders, Global Health Institute, University of Antwerp, Belgium
iii. Daniel Antwi-Berko, University of Energy and Natural Resource, Sunyani, Ghana
iv. Dr Jonathan I.D. Hamley, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, UK.
v. Dr Martin Walker, Royal Veterinary College Hatfield, UK
2. September 2020-Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene small grant programme. Funding amount £ 4,985
Topic: Feasibility of integrating Ov16 rapid testing into onchocerciasis surveillance in Ghana
a. Principal Investigator: Dr Kenneth Bentum Otabil
b. Collaborators:
i. Prof Robert Colebunders, Global Health Institute, University of Antwerp, Belgium
ii. Dr HDFH Schallig, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands