Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine 126d ago

Send a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2407361/open_sms) In this episode of LSTM In Conversation, Professor Russell Stothard speaks with PhD candidate Ayesha Bell-Gamwoto about female genital schistosomiasis (FGS), a neglected disease with serious consequences for women’s sexual and reproductive health. Drawing on Ayesha’s research in Liberia, they explore the realities of conducting surveillance in post-conflict settings, the links between FGS, infertility, HIV risk, and cervical cancer, and why gender-responsive, context-appropriate health systems are essential. The conversation also highlights how locally led research can inform national policy and help close long-standing gaps in women’s healthcare.