The International Conference on Vector-borne Diseases is planned on 21-24 January 2025 at the Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences in Chennai, India (flyer attached). The conference will be jointly organised by the SOVE (Indian Region) and the Academy of Public Health Entomology, India.
The GeneConvene Global Collaborative, partnering with Filippo (Fil) Randazzo, organizes a working group to discuss key questions for the design and implementation of the first gene drive field trials for malaria. The members of that working group collaborated on a recently published paper in the Malaria Journal on “Considerations for first field trials of low‑threshold gene drive for malaria vector control”. 10th of October 2024
The Social Behaviour Change Woking Group of the RBM Partnership to End Malaria invites you to join Breakthrough ACTION Guyana and partners to learn how the “Lil Mosquito, Big Problem” campaign used SBC data and innovative, client-centered approaches to increase care-seeking among some of the most remote communities in the country.
BRC Analytics invites you to the first of many webinars. This will be a Q&A with Anton Nekrutenko where they will present the roadmap, outlining how they plan to help the parasite and vector genomics communities.
The Malaria Elimination Interest Group (EIG), hosted by the US President's Malaria Initiative (PMI), invites you to join a virtual webinar: Managing control vs. elimination: policy environments, resource allocation, and intervention strategies. Date: October 15, 2024
The Genetic Engineering and Society Colloquium is a seminar series that brings in speakers to present and stimulate discussion on various topics related to existing and proposed biotechnologies and their place within broader societal changes. The next seminar will be on the film "Gene Drive Mosquitoes for Malaria Control: The Governance Challenges.Date: October, 1, 2024
The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) invites you to the webinar from the Malaria Centres series on "Current Issues in Global Health: Malaria".
Africa Leadership Academy (ALA) opens applications for the class of 2025. They seek to identify the young leaders most likely to change the world. Early Decision Deadline, October 15, 2024 and Regular Decision Deadline, January 15, 2025.
The RBM Partnership to End Malaria, through its Country and Regional Support Partner Committee (CRSPC) and in collaboration with its partners, will organise a face-to-face annual sub-regional meeting with National Malaria Programmes and partners for Western and Central African countries in Accra, Ghana from 28-31 October 2024.
The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) and Amref Health Africa’s Regional Laboratory Programme are jointly organizing the course: External Competence Assessment of Malaria Microscopists. The course is held at Amref Laboratory, Nairobi, Kenya.
