Uncategorized – Madagascar Medical Expeditions

What is Madex?

A short film from the Madex 2017 expedition

Students and doctors from the University of Manchester

Winners of the University of Manchester Social Responsibility Awards

In May 2015, Dr Stephen Spencer led a team consisting of the Manchester medical students Hannah Russell, Anthony Howe and James Penney to study schistosomiasis in Madagascar. Read more about their trip here. Continue reading “Madex 2015”

Madex 2016

Dr Stephen Spencer and Manchester medical students James Penney and Cortland Linder hope to return to Madagascar. Having identified the extreme prevalence of Schistosomiasis within the communities, they would examine the morbidity of the disease more fully. Additionally, the team will initiate educational programs and investigate local health beliefs, water contact behaviour and barriers to disease control toContinue reading “Madex 2016”