Capacity strengthening and enhanced tools for evidence-based health research to control/elimination strategies of infectious diseases. Countries included: Peru, Vietnam and Burkina Faso.

Objectives

This program aims to enhance malaria control and research through several common strategies:

• Enhance research capacity by supporting PhD and postdoctoral researchers, strengthening laboratory capabilities and implementing training programs.
• Prioritize the development and enhancement of diagnostic tools for malaria:
  • Vietnam: develop and transfer new diagnostic and surveillance tools for malaria to the National Institute of Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology (NIMPE) laboratories.
  • Peru and Latin America: develop point-of-care (POC) diagnostic tools and molecular tools for malaria surveillance.
  • Burkina Faso: use the Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) to monitor the impact of malaria control measures, incorporating advanced diagnostic tools.
• Emphasize surveillance and monitoring to support malaria control efforts: develop molecular tools for malaria surveillance to aid in elimination efforts, utilize available tools to monitor the impact of malaria control measures and evaluate disease burdens, ensuring comprehensive surveillance.