New chemical compound shows promising results against drug-resistant malaria parasites (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/new-chemical-compound-shows-promising-results-against-drug-resistant-malaria-parasites
Treating malaria is a global challenge. Resistance against artemisinin-based combination therapies has recently been detected in Southeast Asia, threatening the impact of standard therapies on malaria. Developing [...] chemical class of antimalarials has been registered in the last 20 years. About Malaria Every 30 seconds, a child dies of malaria. This disease costs Africa 12 billion dollars (US) a year in health-care costs [...] active against P. falciparum and P. vivax – the parasites...
Malaria Photo and Video Contest (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/20161612-malaria-photo-and-video-contest
looking for powerful images within three thematic categories that tell stories about malaria control and how malaria engagement contributes to the objectives of the UN Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development [...] towards a world without malaria. Participate now and win prize money totalling CHF 10’000: http://www.swissmalariagroup.ch/contest The best pictures will be featured widely in malaria-relevant events and documents [...] documents. Deadline is the 1st of March 2017, so that the winners...
Combating Malaria with Odour-Baited Traps for Mosquitoes (News)
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combated with the odour-baited traps. Malaria: a major cause of death and an economic problem. Malaria: Human and Economic Costs Every 30 seconds, a child dies of malaria. This disease costs Africa twelve [...] A newly-developed mosquito trap outsmart malaria-transmitting mosquitoes. It attracts the insects by emitting a natural lure – namely human odour - composed of lactic acid and other substances transpired [...] resulted in a 70% decline in the Anopheles populations on the Kenyan island of...
Science of Eradication: Malaria (Courses)
Eradication: Malaria Core Course is an intensive weeklong foundational leadership development course that provides participants with a multidisciplinary perspective on approaches to malaria elimination
Malaria eradication requires more than magic bullets (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/malaria-eradication-requires-more-than-magic-bullets/blog-id/39
The global community has made impressive strides in malaria control and elimination, but progress has stalled. To reach eradication, we must rethink our approach.
WHO Collaborating Centre for Modelling, Monitoring and Training for Malaria Control and Elimination (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/about/eph/health-interventions/whoccmalaria
training activities on malaria epidemiology, control and elimination The Global Technical Strategy for Malaria 2016– 2030 calls for, among others, strengthening the health workforce and malaria expert base. Under [...] and Malaria, Swiss National Science Foundation , Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation , PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative , Clinton Health Access Initiative , United States President's Malaria Initiative [...] Training for Malaria Control and Elimination Following years of...
Multi-Insecticide Resistant Malaria Vectors Remain Susceptible to Malathion Insecticide (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/multi-insecticide-resistant-malaria-vectors-remain-susceptible-to-malathion-insecticide
Despite ongoing efforts in malaria control, the progress of malaria prevention has remained stagnant over the past seven years. The World Health Organization estimates a rise in malaria cases from 227 million [...] role in recent years, progress in malaria control was already stalling; with one reason being the increase in insecticide resistance. The main tools in fighting malaria and other vector-borne diseases are [...] indoor residual spraying. The extensive use of insecticides in vector...
First Malaria Vaccine Recommended for Children by the WHO (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/first-malaria-vaccine-recommended-for-children
disease,” said Christian Lengeler, a malaria epidemiologist at Swiss TPH and President of the Swiss Malaria Group. “With a moderate efficacy of 30% of severe malaria cases, the new vaccine still makes a [...] of the five malaria pathogens and the most common in Africa. Swiss TPH has played a leading role in this day coming to fruition thanks to decades of research and development of new malaria vaccines. R [...] RTS,S, produced by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), belongs to a first generation of malaria...
There is no excuse for the world to still have malaria (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/there-is-no-excuse-for-the-world-to-still-have-malaria/blog-id/13
years, much has been invested in malaria prevention and treatment, resulting in the prevention of over 7.6 million malaria deaths. The progress made in the fight against malaria is one of the greatest success [...] Mosquitoes infect millions of people with malaria - a disease that kills a child every two minutes. Most of these deaths occur in the poorest countries with the weakest health systems. Over the past 20
New Findings about Diagnostic Tools for Malaria Elimination (News)
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transmit the malaria parasite without showing any symptoms. To ultimately eliminate malaria, it is important that all asymptomatic malaria carriers are detected and treated to stop the transmission of the disease [...] Swiss TPH. Guiding future malaria interventions These findings have implications for future malaria interventions in elimination settings. "For effective interventions aimed at malaria elimination, all potential [...] Malaria often causes symptoms such as fever, chills, and...