Master Class by IHI: The Elegant Math of Malaria Transmission and Its Control

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Fredros Okumu from the Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) and Sheila Ogoma from the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) are hosting a Master Class on The Elegant Math of Malaria Transmission and Its Control.

Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Time: 3:00 pm East African Time

Speakers: 

  • Profs. David L Smith

Topics:

  • Estimating malaria transmission, infection & disease
  • Entomological indicators of intervention impact
  • Vectorial capacity (C) & the Reproductive numbers (R0 &Rc)
  • The Law of the Vital Few (the 80/20 rule): what would Dr. V. Pareto say?
  • Mapping and targeting malaria hotspots and residual transmission
  • Optimal combinations and deployment of interventions
  • Human movements & Malaria transmission
  • The surprisingly stable states of malaria elimination (the stickiness of elimination)
  • Capacity building, personal experiences and mentorship
  • Alternative options for getting to zero malaria in Africa
  • Plus those elegant malaria equations (Anopheles mathematica)

If you’d like to attend, please register in advance in this link.

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