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Program
CAMP Project
We are leading Nigeria’s community research and advocacy component on Mpox (formerly ‘Monkeypox’) for the Canada-Africa Mpox project across several states in Nigeria
Slum and Rural Health Initiative is leading Nigeria’s community-led research on Mpox (formerly called “Monkeypox”), a re-emerging infectious disease which was declared as a disease of Public Health Emergency of International Concern in 2022 by the World Health Organization (WHO). We are working together with reputable partners in Nigeria and in Canada to provide community and granular insight into understanding community members awareness and perception about Mpox virus as well as on the ‘future’ Mpox vaccine
Project Features
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Community Engagement
Through effective communication, working with the Community Advisory Board, among others, we know that when community members are understood and engaged, prevention and treatment services can be tailored to suit their needs
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RESEARCH AT STATE, COMMUNITY AND PRIMARY HEALTH CARE LEVEL
We are focusing our work on several states and communities in Nigeria to ensure granular insights.
By building the evidence base on Mpox and infectious diseases from the bottom-up enables our results inform program and policy making better.
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COMPONENT OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY, COALITION-LED AND MULTI-COMPONENT CAMP PROJECT
The Canada-Africa Mpox (CAMP) Project involves several other components being led by several other organizations in Nigeria and Canada including Nigerian Institute for Medical Research, University of Toronto, Canada, Institute for Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN), among others
Our community research and engagement work is part of a bigger picture which is important for better evidence, science and action.
States Where Our Research is being conducted
Lagos
Delta
Bayelsa
Rivers
connection to Policy and programmes
Our research and advocacy efforts will produce evidence that are geared towards informing state and national health and social programmes and policies to ensure better health security and population health.
Our Funders and Partners
We appreciate our funders and partners for the trust and opportunity to give hope to the under-served communities
Our Partners
Our Funders
Our Peer-Reviewed Literatures on Mpox
- Ayorinde, T. A., Olufadewa, I. I., Adesina, M. A., Oladele, R. I., Oladoye, M. J., Adene, T., & Asaolu, O. (2023). The reemergence of the human monkeypox: strengthening Africa’s epidemic preparedness and response system. Annals of Medicine and Surgery, 85(1), 24.Link to full article is found here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.
nih.gov/pmc/articles/ PMC9893425/ -
Oladoye, M. J. (2021). Monkeypox: A neglected viral zoonotic disease. Electronic Journal of Medical and Educational Technologies, 14(2), em2108.Link to full article found here: https://www.ejmets.com/
download/monkeypox-a- neglected-viral-zoonotic- disease-10911.pdf
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