Breakthrough ACTION at 2021 ASTMH Annual Meeting
This week, tropical medicine and global health leaders will gather at the 2021 American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Annual Meeting to exchange knowledge about scientific advances in medicine, hygiene, and global health.
Breakthrough ACTION is excited to be part of the global community working to combat tropical infectious diseases and improve public health. Our scheduled posters and oral presentation will share insights gained by working with communities around the world. A list of our conference activities is below.
Oral Presentation
“Coughing? It Might be TB”: Addressing Cough-Related Stigma in the Time of COVID-19 through Social and Behavior Change in Nigeria
Date: Sunday, November 21
Time: 8:30 a.m. (EST)
Speaker: Bolatito Aiyenigba, Deputy Project Director, Malaria and Tuberculosis, Breakthrough ACTION-Nigeria
Posters
Malaria Care-Seeking and Treatment Ideation Among Gold Miners in Guyana
Date: Thursday, November 18 (Poster Session A)
Time: 11:00 a.m. (EST)
Presenter: Bolanle Olapeju, Assistant Scientist, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Effect of Social and Behavior Change Interventions on Malaria Health Behavior—LLIN Use and Treatment-Seeking in Ethiopia
Date: Thursday, November 18 (Poster Session A)
Time: 11:00 a.m. (EST)
Presenter: Habtamu Tamene Temesgen, Director, Breakthrough ACTION-Ethiopia
Promoting Early Treatment for Malaria in Children: Behavioral Determinants of Prompt Care-Seeking for Fever in Bo and Port Loko Districts of Sierra Leone
Date: Friday, November 19 (Poster Session B)
Time: 12:00 p.m. (EST)
Presenter: Kuor Kumoji
Human-Centered Design Process and Solutions to Promote Malaria Testing and Treatment-Seeking Behavior in Guyana Hinterlands
Date: Saturday, November 20 (Poster Session C)
Time: 11:00 a.m. (EST)
Presenter: Joann Simpson, Program Officer, Breakthrough ACTION
