Last Updated: 01/03/2024
Malaria modeling field-strengthening: ACoMVeC
Objectives
To support malaria mathematical modeling capacity-building efforts across sub-Saharan Africa with a specific focus on vector control
Ifakara Health Institute (IHI), Tanzania
Research Institute of Health Sciences (IRSS), Burkina Faso
National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB) Democratic Republic of Congo, Dem. Rep. of Congo
Malaria Alert Centre (MAC), Malawi
Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI), Uganda
Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC), Ghana
Pan-African Mosquito Control Association (PAMCA), Kenya
Institute of Research for Development (IRD), Benin, Benin
Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Institute for Disease Modeling, United States
Establishing the African Consortium in Modeling for Effective Vector Control (ACoMVeC) together with seven research institutes across the continent, bringing together African scientists and northern partners in the U.S. and United Kingdom to help improve malaria control. They will train 15 PhD level modelers at both French- and English-speaking African universities in transmission dynamics modeling, coding compartmental models using R or Python, statistical methods, understanding uncertainty, and using models for policy. These modelers will investigate several independent projects including modelling the impact of insecticide resistance on malaria transmission. They will also set up technical advisory groups to help national malaria control programs identify key operational research projects for modeling and effectively leverage modeling approaches to facilitate decision making.
Jul 2022 — Jul 2025
$3M