The world's scientific and social network for malaria professionals
9322 malaria professionals are enjoying the free benefits of MalariaWorld today

MESA Alliance's blog

New publications from WHO GMP

May 13, 2014 - 08:30 -- MESA Alliance
Tags: 
MESA
Safety review of 8-aminoquinoline antimalarial medicines
 
Written by external authors, this document reviews published and unpublished studies about the safety of primaquine and its precursors, with particular attention to haemolytic anaemia in G6PD-deficient individuals. The study was prepared for and discussed at a 2012 meeting of the WHO evidence review group on the safety and effectiveness of single-dose primaquine as a P. falciparum gametocytocide.
 
Elimination scenario planning
 
WHO has published a manual to help malaria-endemic countries to assess the feasibility of moving towards elimination. The new guide provides a comprehensive framework to assess different scenarios and timelines for reducing the disease burden and moving towards elimination, depending on programme coverage and funding availability.

Launch of the MESA Alliance YouTube channel

May 6, 2014 - 09:33 -- MESA Alliance
Tags: 
MESA
The MESA Alliance YouTube Channel highlights great lectures, R&D, and lessons from malaria programmes from all over the malaria community. The channel adds another tool to MESA's function of highlighting great science from the community to the community. Browse the various playlists from 'Basic Science' to 'Eradication Strategies', and subscribe to the channel so you receive notifications when new content is posted.  Please send video suggestions to MESA@isglobal.org.

New: MESA operational research grants start activities

April 10, 2014 - 22:15 -- MESA Alliance
Tags: 
MESA, grants, malaria

New operational research projects in malaria elimination will start this April, after being selected for funding through MESA. The MESA operational research portfolio includes: proof-of-concept of novel vector control and diagnostic tools, use of mapping technologies for surveillance and tailored response, and mobile phone applications for hard to reach populations. Urban, rural and forest settings are addressed. The projects are summarised here.

Free International Innovation publication with special focus on malaria

March 20, 2014 - 18:00 -- MESA Alliance
Tags: 
MESA; malaria; parasites

International Innovation, has recently published an edition called 'Parasites of poverty: how international research is tackling the global threat of tropical disease'. In this edition there is a special focus on malaria: 'break the life cycle stop the spread."

Imperfect tools applied to control malaria may still lead to remarkable results

February 9, 2014 - 20:31 -- MESA Alliance
Tags: 
mesa; keystone; malaria

'The science of malaria eradication' Keystone Symposia

Wednesday  Feb 5th

The third day at the Keystone Symposium on The Science of Malaria Eradication was an action packed day of exciting discussions on vaccines and tools to measure transmission, with an interlude to the Mayan ruins of Mayapan, where the malaria community rhetorically climbed the 'Mayan pyramids' of eradication.

If malaria elimination is a stable state, how do we get there?

February 6, 2014 - 17:52 -- MESA Alliance
Tags: 
MESA, keystone, malaria

'The science of malaria eradication' Keystone Symposia

Tuesday Feb 4th

The Keystone Symposium on The Science of Malaria Eradication entered its second day of activities with a focus on drug based strategies and health systems research in the elimination context. The evidence for use of single dose primaquine to clear P. falciparum infections, the new K-13 artemisinin resistance marker, and how clearing asymptomatic infections in children can improve cognition and reduce transmission all featured in the animated discussions.

'It always seems impossible until it is done' – Nelson Mandela

February 5, 2014 - 20:51 -- MESA Alliance
Tags: 
MESA, keystone, malaria

'The science of malaria eradication' Keystone Symposia
Monday Feb 3rd

From bioethical considerations, to mapping trends in malaria transmission with basic biology. From inspiring lessons in other eradication campaigns, to regulatory issues around tools which benefit populations, to novel genetic technologies which modify mosquitoes and the parasite life cycle. The first day of the Keystone Symposium on the science of malaria eradication set the scene for sharing and debating new discoveries and innovative approaches to malaria eradication.

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - MESA Alliance's blog