University of Sussex

Through funding from the Wellcome Trust to develop a global atlas of podoconiosis. We aim to advance new knowledge on the geographical distribution and spatial epidemiology of the disease.

i. Conduct national cross-sectional surveys in selected countries to validate the environmental predictive model developed using the mapping data in Ethiopia.

ii. Create evidence consensus maps, develop risk maps and ground-truthing work and delineate the spatial distribution and geographical limits of podoconiosis globally.

iii. Estimate the global burden of podoconiosis by quantifying the number affected, the population at risk and DALYs attributable.

iv. Estimate how much it will cost to control or eliminate podoconiosis globally.