Project Leader:
Dr. Madeleine Thomson
Earth Institute Contact: Dr. Madeleine Thomson
Locations: Ethiopia
Description:
Led by the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, and in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, the project aims to refine forecasting models to predict meningitis epidemics by incorporating epidemiological, weather and other environmental information at the local levels.
EI Unit:
The International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI)
Cross Cutting Themes:
Global Health
Core Disciplines:
Biology
Address:
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
61 Rt. 9W
PO Box 1000
Palisades, NY 10964
Project Web Site:
http://iri.columbia.edu/
Collaborating Institutions:
Ethiopian Ministry of Health
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
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