The Resistant Mosquito: Staying Ahead of the Game in the Fight against Malaria
The University of Basel in collaboration with the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) would like to invite you to register for the massive open online course( MOOC) titled ‘The Resistant Mosquito: Staying Ahead of the Game in the Fight against Malaria’. Learning will take place on the FutureLearn platform.
Discover approaches and advances in our fight against the malaria mosquito using Insecticide Resistance Management (IRM).
Course duration: 3 weeks.
Start date: 25th July, however, those interested in participating are invited to register and catchup with the course.
Content:
- Learn how insecticide resistance impacts infection prevention and control.
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Explore vector control, insecticides, and insecticide resistance (IR).
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Examine the global response to malaria vector control.
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Discover Insecticide Resistance Management and steps towards malaria eradication.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to:
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Explore the concept of insecticide resistance (IR), and how it develops in a mosquito population.
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Evaluate the impact of insecticide resistance on malaria vector control and the importance of managing it.
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Investigate the principles of applied Insecticide Resistance Management (IRM).
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Identify IRM as an essential and integral component of vector control activities to reduce the burden of, eliminate, and eventually eradicate malaria.
Eligibility:
This course is designed for anyone involved in mosquito vector control as well as students and scholars of Public Health, One Health, Entomology, Epidemiology, or Evolutionary Biology.
It will also appeal to the general public interested in malaria elimination, vector-borne diseases and mosquito control.
Course fees:
There are different options to access the course
- Free – limited to 3 weeks
- €23.99/month – unlimited subscription to FutureLearn
- €79 – single payment to buy the course
Read more here.
