The Rotarian Malaria Partners (RMP) in collaboration with Rotarians Against Malaria Global (RAM-G) are organizing a webinar called Malaria's Rising Toll in the COVID Shadow to learn more about the fight against malaria. It will be held on July 15, 2020.
The African Academy of Sciences (AAS) and Johnson & Johnson (JnJ) are launching the Johnson & Johnson-AESA Research & Development (R&D) Fellowship Programme for highly talented, suitably qualified and experienced African physicians, pharmacists, epidemiologists and/or MSc’s in public health to help close the R&D knowledge and experience gap that exists in many African countries. Applications deadline July 31, 2020.
Due to the recent developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Antwerp (UAntwerp) offers this summer course on Modelling infectious diseases and health economics now digital from September 7 to 11, 2020. Application deadline July 31, 2020.
The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) Annual Meeting will be 100% online this year, from November 15 - 19, 2020.
The WHO Global Malaria Programme (GMP) is seeking public comment on preferred product characteristics (PPCs) for malaria vector control interventions. PPCs are becoming a key tool for WHO to incentivize and guide the development of urgently needed health products. Consultation deadline July 31, 2020.
Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) launched the Malaria Libre programme, an open-source drug discovery programme aiming to deliver preclinical candidates for the treatment and prevention of malaria.
The Wellcome Genome Campus is organizing a week-long virtual course, from October 5 - 9, 2020, called "Working with Protozoan Parasite Database Resources". Application deadline TBD, 2020.
The WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific (WPRO) and Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) are pleased to announce the 2020-2021 call for applications for the joint TDR/WPRO Small Grants Scheme for implementation research in infectious diseases of poverty. Applicants deadline August 31, 2020.
Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Friends) will host a webinar examining the impacts of COVID-19 on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Programs in Africa held on July 14, 2020
The African Research Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases (ARNTD) with support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and UK aid from the UK government, through the Coalition for Operational Research on Neglected Tropical Diseases (COR-NTD), is seeking proposals for both operational and implementation research on "Emerging Challenges facing NTD program implementation in Africa". Proposals deadline August 14, 2020.
