BOVA recognise that improvement of the built environment can play a role in controlling vector-borne diseases.
The BOVA network seeks to connect experts in the built environment (architects, urban planners, etc) in contact with vector borne disease experts and epidemiologists.
BOVA will do this by providing small-scale funding for research in this field, particularly among African scientists.
BOVA came to us with a need for a website that could promote the funding opportunities they provide, allow relevant experts to join the BOVA network, and provide a repository of resources on the link between vector borne disease and quality of the built environment.