Comments on: The grand challenge of eradication – Gates Foundation is looking for new tools http://topnaman.com/research/the-grand-challenge-of-eradication-gates-foundation-is-looking-for-new-tools/ malaria news and discussion Tue, 18 May 2010 19:18:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: A research agenda towards malaria elimination | topnaman | Malaria blog http://topnaman.com/research/the-grand-challenge-of-eradication-gates-foundation-is-looking-for-new-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-1410 A research agenda towards malaria elimination | topnaman | Malaria blog Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:01:22 +0000 http://topnaman.com/research/the-grand-challenge-of-eradication-gates-foundation-is-looking-for-new-tools/#comment-1410 [...] access). We know we will need new tools to make malaria elimination feasible (previously discussed here). Largely reviews, the articles do not contain  groundbreaking ideas but are a good summary source [...] [...] access). We know we will need new tools to make malaria elimination feasible (previously discussed here). Largely reviews, the articles do not contain  groundbreaking ideas but are a good summary source [...]

]]> By: Mosquito syringes and more funded by the Gates foundations grand challenges | topnaman http://topnaman.com/research/the-grand-challenge-of-eradication-gates-foundation-is-looking-for-new-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-815 Mosquito syringes and more funded by the Gates foundations grand challenges | topnaman Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:57:33 +0000 http://topnaman.com/research/the-grand-challenge-of-eradication-gates-foundation-is-looking-for-new-tools/#comment-815 [...] topics from an applicant pool of about 4,000 grants. It’s an interesting initiative (previously mentioned here) and my friend Andrew McKee has already posted a great summary of the grants directly or indirectly [...] [...] topics from an applicant pool of about 4,000 grants. It’s an interesting initiative (previously mentioned here) and my friend Andrew McKee has already posted a great summary of the grants directly or indirectly [...]

]]> By: naman http://topnaman.com/research/the-grand-challenge-of-eradication-gates-foundation-is-looking-for-new-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-768 naman Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:00:11 +0000 http://topnaman.com/research/the-grand-challenge-of-eradication-gates-foundation-is-looking-for-new-tools/#comment-768 Gil, I'm happy to hear about your work in the Philippines - I agree with current tools we can eliminate malaria in similar settings and the largest bottleneck is in the challenge you mention in the lack of experienced control staff and program management capacity. Look forward to reading your posts, naman Gil,

I’m happy to hear about your work in the Philippines – I agree with current tools we can eliminate malaria in similar settings and the largest bottleneck is in the challenge you mention in the lack of experienced control staff and program management capacity.

Look forward to reading your posts,

naman

]]> By: Gil http://topnaman.com/research/the-grand-challenge-of-eradication-gates-foundation-is-looking-for-new-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-748 Gil Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:25:15 +0000 http://topnaman.com/research/the-grand-challenge-of-eradication-gates-foundation-is-looking-for-new-tools/#comment-748 Innovations are out there in field. They are in the minds of experienced field workers, not in the laboratory nor in the confines of the office. Field conditions differ from experimental condition. It will fail the rigidity required by scientific investigations. Strenghtening monitoring and evaluation will identify these practices. Most of them will surely pass the rigors of field condition. The day to day solution to the surfacing problem. Malaria armament for elimination is available. The required skill to use them properly is sorely inadequate. Experience malariologist like Allan Shafira has to be cloned. I am going to write my experience in my blogsite http://malariaelimination.blogspot.com that was just created. You will get interested about the innovations made that helped eliminate malaria in our province at least. One entry was already posted and several more will follow. The future topics are malaria dynamics, Malaria Transmission Scoring System, stratification and many more. They are result of my 2 decades of experience in the field of malaria control program. The exploraton challenge will be able to identify more innovations like this if this information reached the malaria field workers which most of the time are in areas beyond the reach of internet. Let's eliminate malaria once and for all. It is attainable given the huge amount of resources available today. Use them efficiently. Innovations are out there in field. They are in the minds of experienced field workers, not in the laboratory nor in the confines of the office. Field conditions differ from experimental condition. It will fail the rigidity required by scientific investigations.
Strenghtening monitoring and evaluation will identify these practices. Most of them will surely pass the rigors of field condition. The day to day solution to the surfacing problem. Malaria armament for elimination is available. The required skill to use them properly is sorely inadequate. Experience malariologist like Allan Shafira has to be cloned.
I am going to write my experience in my blogsite http://malariaelimination.blogspot.com that was just created. You will get interested about the innovations made that helped eliminate malaria in our province at least. One entry was already posted and several more will follow. The future topics are malaria dynamics, Malaria Transmission Scoring System, stratification and many more. They are result of my 2 decades of experience in the field of malaria control program.
The exploraton challenge will be able to identify more innovations like this if this information reached the malaria field workers which most of the time are in areas beyond the reach of internet.
Let’s eliminate malaria once and for all. It is attainable given the huge amount of resources available today. Use them efficiently.

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