In collaboration with ASTMH, ImageAV & presenters, MESA brings you this webcast from malaria elimination session at ASTMH in New Orleans.
In collaboration with ASTMH, ImageAV & presenters, MESA brings you this webcast from malaria elimination session at ASTMH in New Orleans.
Over the past decades, Research and Development has played a key role in driving the achievements made against malaria with the development of tools such as rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs), artemisinin-combination therapies (ACTs) and long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs). We have also made great progress in our capacity to disseminate the scientific information to the malaria community; open access journals, webs, blogs, twitter, emails, conferences, publications, etc. However, one of the questions that remained pending was, “is it possible to track all current research projects focused on malaria elimination and eradication?”
MESA is very excited to be launching its new website and knowledge management tools at ASTMH in New Orleans on November 2nd!
Grants will support researchers in following up on Malaria Box open source data, available on ChEMBL.
The draft GMAP2 will be be available for you to read and feedback on later this year - but not on Oct 15th 2014.
Today, you are invited to share your inputs via the GMAP2 website, specifically through the 'Constituency Survey' and in sharing 'Your vision for a malaria free world' .
The Second Global Malaria Action Plan (GMAP2) will cover the timeframe 2016-2025.
You are strongly encouraged to have a look and contribute by sharing your vision for a malaria-free world.
Clinical trials are not suitable to identify rare, potentially serious adverse effects of drugs, or to define their safety in high risk populations.
Artemisinin-based combination therapies (or ACTs) are considered safe, but there are concerns over their potential to cause damage to parts of the brain. There is also a concern about their safety in patients infected with HIV.
Cambodia is moving towards eliminating malaria. According to the WHO World Malaria Report, less than 100 deaths were attributable to malaria in 2012 (World Malaria Report 2013).
