Archive for September, 2008
Launch of the Global Malaria Action Plan
3 Comments Published by naman September 29th, 2008 in PolicyThe Roll Back Malaria (RBM) coalition’s Global Malaria Action Plan was released against the backdrop of the world’s mover and shakers at the recent UN meeting. The Plan calls for a worldwide scale-up of key interventions with the goal of saving 4.2 million lives by 2015 and several other milestones beyond that date. Additionally, the [...]
2008 World malaria report released
0 Comments Published by naman September 21st, 2008 in Communication, SurveillanceThe latest World Malaria Report has been released by the Global Malaria Program at the World Health Organization. More later.
Resurrecting the past to create a new malaria vaccine
Closed Published by naman September 16th, 2008 in VaccineI should begin with a disclaimer – I’m not a malaria vaccine researcher. The idea I’m proposing may be a dead end, or possess some fatal flow unknown to me. Still, from what I do know, it seems to make a lot of sense. I came to this idea after looking into older research regarding [...]
Malaria elimination or eradication vs control – what is the big deal?
1 Comment Published by naman September 13th, 2008 in PolicyAbout one month ago an interesting (and quite bold) article appeared in the British Medical Journal without much fanfare. Three faculty of the Swiss Tropical Institute wrote about why we should pursue a strategy of universal coverage with key interventions rather than an elimination plan. One name on the paper stood out to me – [...]
The grand challenge of eradication – Gates Foundation is looking for new tools
4 Comments Published by naman September 12th, 2008 in ResearchAt the beginning of this month Gates announced the second round of its Grand Challenges Explorations initiative. The original Grand Challenges in Global Health sought to identify the most critical scientific challenges in global health and direct funding towards solving them. The Explorations Initiative, which accepted its first round of applications last spring, seeks to [...]
Malaria (and other communicable diseases) in Southeast Asia
0 Comments Published by naman September 11th, 2008 in AdvocacyI’m an author on an editorial in this month’s Bulletin of the World Health Organization on communicable diseases in Southeast Asia.
Excerpts:
Multidrug-resistant malaria, including artemisinin resistance at the border of Cambodia and Thailand, threatens to jeopardize the provision of effective antimalarial treatment worldwide…
A theme issue of the Bulletin will provide a forum for sharing the region’s [...]
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