Moses Adriko

Program Officer, Bilharzia Control Uganda & PhD Student-Public Health

Moses Adriko

Program Officer, Bilharzia Control Uganda & PhD Student-Public Health

Institution:

Vector Borne & NTD Control Division, Ministry of Health, Uganda

Title:

Program Officer, Bilharzia Control Uganda & PhD Student-Public Health

Countries of Focus:

Uganda

Languages:

English

NTD Focus Areas:

Foodborne trematode infections, Schistosomiasis, Soil-transmitted helminthiases, Taeniasis and Cysticercosis

Methods of Expertise:

Community Mapping, Community-Based Survey/Household Survey, Focus Group Discussion, In-depth Interviews, Mixed Methods Research, Semi-structured Interviews

About:

Moses Adriko has worked previously as the Program Officer for National Schistosomiasis & Worm Control Program and has a background in Medical Entomology and Parasitology, Public health and Health Leadership and Management. He is currently pursuing a PhD. Moses has over 15years of experience in NTDs program management at both the National and sub-national levels where he has majorly worked on Trachoma, Malaria, Schistosomiasis and Soil transmitted Helminthiasis interventions. He has published articles in peer-reviewed journals on Malaria, Schistosomiasis and Soil transmitted Helminthiasis interventions. For the last 15years, he also worked as a team member of the National Schistosomiasis Control to carry out a number of tasks notably to identify schistosomiasis / STH research priorities in Uganda, drawing up Ministry of Health plans of Action for mass chemotherapy against schistosomiasis and intestinal helminths and in “Integrated Vector Management” in endemic areas.

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