Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Control and Elimination of Visceral Leishmaniasis
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
This course covered the key principles and methods of intervention to achieve control and elimination of VL. An up-to-date overview was given on the biology of Leishmania and VL epidemiology, moving on to clinical management, vector control, surveillance, monitoring & evaluation, outbreak management and community engagement. The course has equipped learners with information and practical tools to fully participate in national VL control programmes.
4 weeks, 4 hours per week
Professor Simon Croft
Professor of Parasitology in the Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Doctor Vanessa Yardley
Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Infectious & Tropical Diseases
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Describe the cause of visceral leishmaniasis, the way it is transmitted and the basic epidemiology of the disease.
- Identify the symptoms and the tools used for the diagnosis and treatment of visceral leishmaniasis, in order to improve case management.
- Explore the use of vector control methods to prevent bites from infected sand-flies such as using bed-nets and insecticides.
- Reflect on the realities of implementing a VL control programme and the role of community outreach, disease surveillance and control program evaluation.
Syllabus
Week 1 - Introduction to VL
- Introduction to the biology, vectors and epidemiology of VL
- Importance of controlling VL
Week 2 - Clinical management of VL: Diagnosis and treatment
- Clinical symptoms and different VL diagnostic tools
- Treatment regimens and anti-leishmanial drugs
Week 3 - Focusing on the vector of VL
- Sand fly biology and behaviour
- Vector-parasite interaction
- Vector control tools
- Emerging challenges in vector control
Week 4 - Tools that complement clinical management and vector control for control and elimination programmes against VL
- Surveillance
- Monitoring and evaluation
- Outbreaks and outbreak management
- Health system strengthening
- Community education
- Elimination & sustainability of control
Issued on 6th April 2019
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