Welcome to Fighting Malaria Together
A newsletter for shared learning
Welcome the first issue of the Fighting Malaria Together
newsletter. Developed based on input from our subscribers, this newsletter is a platform for sharing the latest news, research, tools, and events dedicated to controlling malaria. It includes a range of voices from experts working at the global, national, and local levels. Articles have been grouped by topic: planning, resourcing, implementing, monitoring & evaluation, and advocacy & policy. Links to relevant events, tools, and research are located in the menu on the right. The content for the newsletter is driven by you, the reader, and we welcome submissions and ideas. Please contact macepa@path.org with suggestions.
Using mathematical modeling to inform malaria control
An interview with Nakul Chitnis, the lead author of a new report that introduces modeling to the malaria community and expands the dialogue on priority decision-making and when and how modeling can help.
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Diagnostics workshop highlights 2011 research agenda
A malaria diagnostics meeting held this fall highlighted ongoing research in the field and outlined priorities for the European Commission’s call for proposals, anticipated in 2011.
By Roger Peck, PATH
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Senegal completes its first Malaria Program Review
An interview with Senegal's National Malaria Control Program Coordinator, Pape Thior.
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Global Fund Round 10 malaria proposal development
Twenty-five proposals were submitted across the globe for the Global Fund’s Round 10 call for grant proposals, with a total request of US$820 million.
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Using SMS messaging to track malaria in Zambia
Community health workers armed with rapid diagnostic tests and cell phones are using text messaging to detect and prevent potential malaria outbreaks in Zambia.
By Aniset Kamanga, The Malaria Institute at Macha
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Building capacity to implement community management of malaria in southern Africa
Sixty-five participants from 15 countries attended a capacity-building workshop to strengthen knowledge about the concept of community management of malaria.
By Josephine Namboze, WHO/AFRO
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Report shows nearly three-quarters of a million lives saved by malaria prevention
Researchers use mathematical modeling to estimate the number of malaria deaths prevented in the last ten years—and the number of lives that could be saved if universal coverage of interventions is reached and maintained through 2015.
By Thom Eisele, Tulane University
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AMP holds workshops on monitoring and evaluation of LLIN scale-up efforts
Experts from 14 countries gathered in Nairobi to identify critical information to be collected during and after bednet campaigns to improve overall scale-up efforts.
By Hana Bilak, PATH
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Malaria Advocacy Working Group reviews opportunities, discusses challenges
The RBM Malaria Advocacy Working Group (MAWG) met in Addis Ababa to identify emerging advocacy opportunities and update its 2011 workplan, with a focus on expanding the malaria donor base.
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United Nations Special Envoy for Malaria visits Zambia
Ray Chambers, the United Nations Special Envoy for Malaria, met with Zambia Minister of Health, Honourable Kapembwa Simbao, the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Peter Mwaba and a range of malaria partners.
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