Wellcome offers these awards called “Innovator Awards” to support researchers who are transforming great ideas into healthcare innovations that could have a significant impact on human health. Application deadline December 1, 2020 (December round) and May 24, 2021 (May round).
Manuela Runge (Northwestern University, USA) and Nathalie Amvongo Adjia (Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plants Studies, Cameroon) have participated in the MESA Correspondents Program as volunteer reporters three times. After covering the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) Annual Meeting, they discuss their experiences as Correspondents and why they like the program so much.
Targeted Test and Treat (TTaT) strategies for malaria are defined by WHO as testing a sub-population at high risk of infection with a parasitologic test, and treating confirmed malaria cases to reduce transmission (risk factors include demographic, occupational and exposure characteristics). The WHO Global Malaria Programme is currently developing new Guidelines for Malaria Elimination to provide policy advice to countries, including recommendations on the implementation of TTaT interventions. With the aim of facilitating the work of the Malaria Elimination Guidelines Development Group, this deep dive compiles the landscape of recent and ongoing research in malaria TTaT strategies and provides an overview of the projects’ main characteristics.
Mass Test and Treat (MTaT) strategies are defined by WHO as testing the entire population in a defined geographic area at approximately the same time with a parasitologic test, and treating confirmed malaria cases to reduce transmission. The WHO Global Malaria Programme is currently developing new Guidelines for Malaria Elimination to provide policy advice to countries, including recommendations on the implementation of MTaT interventions. With the aim of facilitating the work of the Malaria Elimination Guidelines Development Group, this deep dive compiles the landscape of recent and ongoing research in malaria MTaT strategies and provides an overview of the projects’ main characteristics.
There are myriad of socioeconomic, ecological and environmental factors that contribute to malaria transmission in urban and semi-urban areas. Clear understanding of these factors is crucial for the development of future urban malaria programs.
The Pan-African Mosquito Control Association (PAMCA) and VectorBase have collaborated to host a free, virtual vector conference, the PAMCA-VectorBase Students and Young Investigators Virtual Vector Meeting 2020 happening on December 1 – 2, 2020.
