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Senior Biostatistician Malaria Project
ISGloblal has a vacancy for an experienced Biostatistician to join the BOHEMIA project in Barcelona, Spain. Deadline for applications: May, 3rd 2019. Read more
This weeks Malaria Minute Podcast
Australian Veteran Calls for Royal Commission into Tafenoquine
Combining data on parasite genetics and human movement provides greater insight into how malaria spreads, Nigeria loses N132 billion to malaria each year and Stuart McCarthy, an Australian veteran, calls for a Royal Commission into Tafenoquine. Listen to "Australian Veteran Calls for Royal Commission into Tafenoquine"
Global Malaria News
CDC: Artesunate Now First-Line Treatment for Severe Malaria in the United States
CDC, 28 March 2019
CDC is issuing new guidance to clinicians for the treatment of severe malaria cases in the United States (U.S.). This change in treatment protocol is necessary because the only FDA-approved intravenous (IV) antimalarial drug in the U.S., quinidine, has been discontinued by the manufacturer and will no longer be available. Read this article
New model predicts substantial reduction of malaria transmitting mosquitoes
Phys.org, 28 March 2019
In new research published today in BMC Biology a team of scientists model the potential of modifying mosquitoes with a gene-drive technology called "driving-Y chromosome". Dr. Abdoulaye Diabate from the Institut de Recherche en Science de la Santé (IRSS), Burkina Faso, said: 'There is evidence that this approach, with the right national and international approvals, could be rolled out within the next 10 years.' Read this article
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A major gap in the malaria response landscape is the absence of a forum where representatives of the entire malaria world can meet. Our key aim for the inaugural World Congress on Malaria is to unify and energise the broader malaria community around a common sense of purpose, including one that links malaria with the wider global health and human development goals of Universal Health Coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals. Together we can learn from each other, plan for the implementation of cross sector strategies and galvanise the effort for the eradication of malaria.
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WHO has just published its toolkit for Integrated Vector Management in sub-Saharan Africa. It is attached here for your perusal (and use!).
This toolkit for integrated vector management (IVM) is designed to help national and regional programme managers coordinate across sectors to design and run large IVM programmes. It is an extension of earlier guidance and teaching material provided by WHO: Handbook for integrated vector management , Monitoring and evaluation indicators for integrated vector management , Guidance on policy-making for integrated vector management and Core structure for training curricula on integrated vector management.
The below contribution was submitted to MalariaWorld by Dr. Gerry Killeen
The article below was contributed by Nick Brown of A-Z Textile Mills Ltd.
