Volunteer as Technical GIS support, GIS Trainer and part of supportive supervision in Togo

September 01, 2022

I worked on the first phase of a two-year project to combat three neglected tropical diseases - Leprosy, Buruli ulcer and Yaws - in Togo. In August and September 2022, I was in the DAHW Togo office in Lomé for two months. I travelled around the country, visited hospitals and villages, and together with the Ministry of Health, recorded the situation and the data of the patients. I also conducted GIS training for the local staff of the Ministry of Health so that the project could continue to run sustainably on the ground.

GIS training.

After my time in Togo, I continued to work on the project and remotely created more maps of disease distribution. In addition, I was available for further questions and work steps. Furthermore, I studied Buruli ulcer and Yaws for spatial correlations and conducted analyses to examine the distribution of these diseases in Togo.

One of the hospitals visited (own image).

On the road, on the way to a village (own image).