Events & News

Events

14th European Multicolloquium of Parasitology
26 Aug 2024 — 30 Aug 2024
Wroclaw, Poland
World Congress of Epidemiology 2024
24 Sep 2024 — 27 Sep 2024
Cape Town, South Africa
The World Congress of Epidemiology will take place from September 24-27, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa, for this edition of the triennial congress of the International Epidemiological Association (IEA). WCE is well-known for bringing epidemiologists and public health experts working in different s...
International Biometric Conference 2024
08 Dec 2024 — 13 Dec 2024
Atlanta, United States
International Biometric Conferences have been sponsored by the International Biometric Society (IBS) since 1947 and represent one of the major activities of the IBS. The Society organizes a major international conference every two years.

News

30/04/2024

A Virtual Assessment Tool for the Microscopic Examinations of Parasites: eWHORM Partner EMC Collaborates with the EQUALM Virtual Microscopy Platform Initiative

In order to enhance the skills of the technicians involved in the eWHORM clinical trials, the consortium aims at implementing a virtual training platform for both microscopical analysis and qualit...

07/04/2024

1 Year of eWHORM: Exploring Achievements and Hopes in the Fight against NTDs in Conversation with Marc Hübner

On its first anniversary, eWHORM celebrates a year of remarkable progress. On World Health Day last year, we were excited to launch our project and start our mission to eliminate worm infections in Su...

18/03/2024

World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day 2024 celebrated in Gabon

The Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné (CERMEL) in Gabon and the Bernard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM) in Germany, two key partners of the eWHORM project, celebrated the W...

11/02/2024

Lack of Clinical Data and Academic Opportunities: The Two-Fold Gender Inequality of Tropical Diseases

Women face discrimination in various aspects of life, spanning the workplace, caregiving, beauty standards, representation in political spheres, and domestic violence. Healthcare, although less discus...

18/10/2023

eWHORM Partner Erasmus MC Participates in EQALM’s Annual Symposium 2023

On 18th-20th October 2023, the annual meeting of the European Organisation for External Quality Assurance Providers in Laboratory Medicine took place in Lyon, France. For the eWHORM project, Jaap van...

01/09/2023

Cameroon Meeting Strengthens Collaboration between University Hospital Bonn and University of Buea in eWHORM Project

In early August, partners from the eWHORM consortium, specifically University Hospital Bonn and the University of Buea, convened in Cameroon at the Manjo Medical Research Centre within the University...

21/07/2023

eWHORM Partners Hold First In-Person Meeting in Bonn, Germany

eWHORM Partners Hold First In-Person Meeting in Bonn, Germany On July 12th-13th, the eWHORM partners convened in Bonn (Germany) for their first in-person consortium meeting since the project's incepti...

01/07/2023

eWHORM Project Launched to Eliminate Worm Infections in Sub-Saharan Africa

African and European partners join forces to enable the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) “Road Map for Neglected Tropical Diseases” (NTDs) and reduce the burden of disease associated with worm infect...