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HIV/AIDS 
STD 
 
 
¾
 
Transfer of the diagnostic 
techniques for the 
determination of HIV-1,2 
(and HTLV-1) infections 
¾
 
Research on the 
epidemiology and 
transmission of HIV 
infections  
¾
 
Virus isolation in cell 
culture and 
characterization of the 
isolated viruses 
¾
 
Research on the 
molecular and antigenic 
characterization of HIV 
strains 
¾
 
Introduction of protease 
inhibitor susceptibility 
tests  
¾
 
Establishment of 
standardized diagnostic 
methods for HIV/AIDS 
and QC/QA for HIV 
testing in collaboration 
with the MOH 
¾
 
Characterization of 
etiological agents for STD 
¾
 
Technical transfer of 
 

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Korle Bu Hospital
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NMIMR Project 
NMIMR Project 
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  + FU
Infectious Diseases Project
West African Centre for 
International Parasite 
Control Project 
diagnostic methods for C. 
trachomatis.  
Tuberculosis 
 
 
 
¾
 
Technical transfer of 
smear preparation, culture, 
mycobacterium species 
identification, and drug 
susceptibility testing   
¾
 
Establishment of a 
reference laboratory   
 
Schistosomia
sis 
 
 
¾
 
Analysis of the present 
status of schistosomiasis 
prevalence in Ghana in 
collaboration with the 
MOH 
¾
 
Examination of basic 
epidemiological, 
socio-cultural, economic 
and behaviour factors 
associated with 
schistosomiasis in defined 
communities 
¾
 
Examination of the 
effectiveness of combined 
control measures for 
schistosomiasis. 
¾
 
Development of effective 
molluscicides 
¾
 
Studies on the different 
strains of S. haematobium
¾
 
Development of 
immunodiagnosis 
¾
 
Production and screening 
of anti-schistosome 
monoclonal antibodies 
¾
 
Identification of 
Schistosoma haematobium 
resistant individuals to 
analyse their sera for 
protective antibodies 
¾
 
Molecular cloning of S. 
haematobium vaccine 
candidates 
¾
 
Establishment of 
WACIPAC. 
¾
 
Establishment of a model 
project for school- based 
parasitic disease control 
¾
 
In-country and 
third-country training 
¾
 
Establishment of an 
information network 
within the West Africa 
¾
 
Promotion of the 
advocacy of school-based 
parasitic diseases control 
¾
 
Implementation of 
start-up activities on 
school-based parasitic 
diseases control in the 
supporting sites