Annual Report 2023

April 2024) 07 Management and Leadership 2023 Timeline The DG received an Honorary Doctor of Philosophy The Director General (DG) visited icipe The DG participated in: a roundtable on Embracing Equity degree from Ben Gurion, University of Negev, Israel, and projects in Ethiopia and held meetings in Research and Development at the World University was decorated with the title of Officer in the Nati. [...] 08 Management and Leadership 2023 Timeline The DG participated in the Science Foo Camp The DG participated (as a juror) in the Falling Walls Lab organised by Digital Science, Google and The DG participated in the SEI Board Meeting Finale; the Food and Land Use Coalition ambassadors O’Reilly Media in California, USA; and the in Sweden, and Regional Council meeting in COP28 planning; and launch of t. [...] PROGRESS IN 2023 icipe and partners have evaluated the incorporation of house screening; and the impact of this tactic on the health of communities, socio-economic conditions, gender and the environment. [...] The disease occurs in three forms: the visceral form, kala-azar, which affects the spleen and liver; the cutaneous type that affects the skin leading to permanent scarring and disfigurement; and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, which produces lesions that spread to the mucous membranes of the nose, mouth and pharynx causing severe disfigurement and suffering. [...] We will expand the model across East Africa, and possibly across other regions of Africa affected by tsetse flies, to support surveillance, and guide the design and deployment of cost-effective control tools and to update the risk maps of tsetse flies and animal trypanosomosis in the region.