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Dr. Kristi Kenyon Hosts an International Research Meeting For CIHR-Funded Project, “Combating Stigma and Social Isolation Among People Living with Lymphatic Filariasis in Ghana through Culturally Appropriate Interventions”

Fri. Aug. 9, 2024

Members of the LF Research Team pose for a group photo in a meeting room

This week, Dr Kristi Kenyon hosted an international research meeting as part of the CIHR-funded project, “Combating Stigma and Social Isolation Among People Living with Lymphatic Filariasis in Ghana through Culturally Appropriate Interventions.”

The project, of which she is co-Principal Investigator alongside Dr Alexander Kwarteng (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana), is an interdisciplinary health research project addressing a stigmatized and neglected tropical disease. Colleagues attended from KNUST in Ghana as well as from 5 universities across Canada.