University of Basel Call for Registrations: 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), and many other organisations and institutions, 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’. 

Course duration: 6 weeks.

Date: May 13th, 2024. Those interested in participating are invited to register and catchup with the course. You can freely access the course and all of its contents at any time

Place: Online via the University of Basel Tales platform.

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.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to:

• Explore the concept of insecticide resistance (IR), and how it develops in a mosquito population.
• Evaluate the impact of insecticide resistance on malaria vector control and the importance of managing it.
• Investigate the principles of applied Insecticide Resistance Management (IRM).
• Identify IRM as an essential and integral component of vector control activities to reduce the burden of, eliminate, and eventually eradicate malaria.

Course fees:

• Free 

Read more here.