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According to a statement from Sightsavers on Tuesday, the fellowship will support Imhansoloeva’s research on river blindness in Angola.

In its early stages, the disease, known as onchocerciasis, causes painful skin irritation, inflammation, and itching. If left untreated, the parasite that causes it can migrate into the eye, leading to irreversible sight loss.

The World Health Organisation estimates that more than 246 million people worldwide remain at risk of the disease.

His research will gather data on the blackflies that spread the disease, which will be vital in measuring progress towards eliminating it. The Injaz Fellowship will support his learning and development through courses that provide knowledge, skills, and leadership strategies to make critical inroads into tackling NTDs, malaria, and polio.

Imhansoloeva has been researching NTDs since he joined Sightsavers in 2019. His previous research includes investigating approaches to improve the reporting of mass drug administration data for NTDs, increasing awareness of and improving treatment for female genital schistosomiasis in Nigeria, and studies to improve trapping methods for the blackfly that spreads river blindness in Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Malawi, and Mozambique.

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