Fighting Malaria Together Newsletter

Planning

Articles on malaria control planning from the Fighting Malaria Together Newsletter.

August 2011 issue

• A cross-border initiative to eliminate malaria
  The Trans-Zambezi Malaria Initiative is working to eliminate malaria along the regions bordering on the Zambezi River shared by Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Zambia.

• The threat of artemisinin resistance to Africa: Are we prepared?
  Using timely and accurate data to slow the spread of artemisinin resistance.

May 2011 issue

• Malaria epidemic forecasting in Oromia District, Ethiopia
  A unique sentinel surveillance project in Ethiopia uses mobile phone technology to collect weekly malaria data at the health post level to quickly detect and respond to potential malaria outbreaks.

• WHO launches plan to contain resistance to artemisinin-based combination therapies
  A WHO action plan outlines critical steps to ensure the effectiveness of the world’s most powerful treatment for malaria.

December 2010 issue

• Using mathematical modeling to inform malaria control
  An interview with Nakul Chitnis, the lead author of a new report that introduces modeling to the malaria community and expands the dialogue on priority decision-making and when and how modeling can help.
  
• Diagnostics workshop highlights 2011 research agenda
  A malaria diagnostics meeting held this fall discussed ongoing research in the field and outlined priorities for the European Commission’s call for proposals, anticipated in 2011. By Roger Peck, PATH.
• Senegal Completes its first Malaria Program Review
  Dr. Pape Thior, coordinator of Senegal’s Malaria Control Programme, discusses Senegal’s experiences in conducting their first Malaria Programme Review (MPR).