ICROSS news 2011

In 2010, we implemented the complete community sustainability programme as part of the millennium goal agenda. ICROSS is focused on the specific impacts on residual parasitical infections, recurrent water borne diseases that are the primary causes of diarrhoea, malaria and disease preventable by vaccination. In the creation of ICROSS, we targeted a series of specific challenges; the key concerns for us in 1979, remain the focus of our work in 2011.

a. Suffering caused by malnutrition
b. Dehydration and diarrhoea
c. Malaria
d. Death among children under five
e. Access to basic health services
f. The fundamental right to drink clean water

What is new in our agenda are the range of dynamic actions and interventions including our internationally published research that responds to these original objectives. We are exploring the frontiers of low cost immediate interventions and technologies in all of these areas.

In 2011, we are designing new methods to reduce blindness from trachoma; we are developing more effective ways of applying solar disinfection. We are also in the coming year, sharing models of understanding rights and health. We are incorporating new and radical ways to reduce infectivity of malaria. Together with our partners, we will introduce locally sustainable ways for mothers to receive micro nutrients into their diet. The public health research team, together with the ministry of health is planning with local communities new water programmes that will measure the impact of improved filtration of turbid water.













Building on 30 years of experience together with newly trained engineers and business entrepreneurs, we are exploring sustainable ways of bringing long term filtration and water harnessing into desert areas. As part of our commitment to the education of girls in nomadic communities, we will increase the number of V.I.P. (ventilated improved pit) latrines.


As part of our preparation for the new challenges facing ICROSS we have introduced an exciting new training programme involving in house training for all staff across 26 thousand square miles. This training will bring all key personnel into a new global network of health data analysis.

By July 2011, we will have introduced an innovative epidemiological research data system for Africans run by Africans doubling the size of our research and development team. As part of our long term plan, by Sept 2011, we will have dedicated department for obstetrics gynaecology, primary health care, infectious diseases and community health.

This expansion will involve partnerships from new overseas collaborators including health professionals from Finland, USA, Canada and the UK.