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UCSF Global Health Group’s Malaria Elimination Initiative (MEI)

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06 July 2015 News APLMA appoints Dr. Mboi as Envoy The Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance (APLMA) announced that Dr. Nafsiah Mboi has been appointed APLMA Envoy. APLMA is an alliance of Asian and Pacific heads of government formed to accelerate... Asia Pacific
17 June 2015 News Sean Parker supports UCSF to advance research on mosquito control for malaria elimination  Sean Parker, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and philanthropist, has donated $4.5 million to UC San Francisco (UCSF) to launch a research program directed by Sir Richard Feachem on innovative and... Finance | Donor
09 June 2015 News New findings show modern housing reduces malaria risk Researchers from UCSF, in collaboration with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (link is external) (LSHTM) and Durham University (link is external), published a new review in... Tools
22 May 2015 News Roll Back Malaria Partnership evolves to support malaria in new development context On May 14-15th, the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Board meeting was held in Geneva, Switzerland to discuss recommendations for a refocused partnership architecture that would support continued progress in... Policy
20 May 2015 News World Health Assembly approves global malaria strategy for 2016-2030 This week, at the 68th World Health Assembly meeting, the WHO Global technical Strategy (GTS) for Malaria 2016-2030 was approved and adopted by WHO Member States. Global
04 May 2015 News The Malaria Elimination Initiative celebrates World Malaria Day On World Malaria Day, with partners and collaborators around the globe, the UCSF Global Health Group's Malaria Elimination Initiative (MEI) celebrated worldwide progress in reducing the malaria... Global
15 April 2015 News 7th Annual APMEN Meeting held in Vietnam Co-hosted by the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, the Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN) held its seventh annual meeting in Hoi An, Vietnam from March 24-27, 2015. Over 160 participants... Vietnam Asia Pacific
25 March 2015 News Bhutan case study launches at annual APMEN meeting This week a case study on Bhutan’s progress towards malaria elimination was launched at the Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network’s seventh annual meeting in Vietnam. Bhutan Asia Pacific
Vietnam Press Conference 24 March 2015 News Vietnam supports commitment for a malaria-free Asia Pacific by 2030 At the 2014 East Asia Summit, leaders in the Asia Pacific together with the Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance (APLMA) endorsed a goal to eliminate malaria from the region by 2030.  Vietnam is a... Asia Pacific Advocacy
19 March 2015 News India joins APMEN as newest Country Partner The Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN) announced the addition of the Republic of India as the 17th country partner to join the network. India, the region's second largest malaria-... India Asia Pacific
18 February 2015 News 9th MEG Meeting Summary now available The 9th Malaria Elimination Group (MEG) Meeting Summary Report summarizes the presentations and discussions of the three-day MEG meeting, held from October 14-17, 2014 in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka
23 January 2015 News Philippines case study on malaria elimination released The latest case study, jointly published by the WHO Global Malaria Programme and the UCSF Global Health Group's Malaria Elimination Initiative (MEI), showcases the Philippines’ path towards malaria... Philippines
20 January 2015 News New case study on malaria elimination in Malaysia Jointly published by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Malaria Programme and the UCSF Global Health Group's Malaria Elimination Initiative (MEI), a new case study on progress towards... Malaysia
06 January 2015 News APMEN hosts advocacy workshop for 5 Asia Pacific countries In early December, the co-secretariats of the Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN)—the University of Queensland and UCSF’s Global Health Group—hosted an advocacy workshop in Bangkok as... Asia Pacific Advocacy
22 December 2014 News Roll Back Malaria’s Progress and Impact Series highlights APMEN Just weeks after the landmark announcement to eliminate malaria in the Asia Pacific by 2030 (link is external), Roll Back Malaria launched its new Progress and Impact Series report, The Asia Pacific... Asia Pacific
22 December 2014 News Malaria Elimination Initiative joins MESA Track database The Malaria Elimination initiative (MEI), in collaboration with the Malaria Eradication Scientific Alliance (link is external) (MESA), has posted its research portfolio (link is external) on the MESA...
17 December 2014 News Global Health Group publishes a Cochrane review on Mass Drug Administration for malaria Mass Drug Administration (MDA) is a strategy that was popular during historical malaria elimination and eradication attempts. It is now being revisited as a key intervention to stop malaria... Response
24 November 2014 News Global Health Group publishes on malaria risk mapping In elimination settings when cases are clustered, understanding exactly where the malaria risk is becomes an important part of a program’s ability to target resources and interventions. To address... High Risk Geographies | Mapping
24 November 2014 News Case study on elimination in Namibia published Researchers at the Global Health Group, the Clinton Health Access Initiative (link is external), and the Namibia National Vector-borne Disease Control Program have published a new case study... Namibia
13 November 2014 News APMEN holds first Surveillance and Response Training in Wuxi, China The Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN) Surveillance and Response Training, held in Wuxi, China at the Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases (JIPD) from October 20-29, brought together... China Response | Surveillance
13 November 2014 News APMEN and APLMA collaborate to eliminate malaria in Asia Pacific On Friday, October 17th, the Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN) and the Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance (APLMA) met at the 9th Malaria Elimination Group meeting in Sri Lanka and... Asia Pacific
12 November 2014 News Malaria Elimination Initiative represents at 63rd Annual ASTMH meeting A wide range of research on malaria elimination was showcased this year at the 63rd Annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) conference in New Orleans on November 2-5. Of note...
14 October 2014 News The Economist doubles down on malaria progress and challenges In two October 10 articles, The Economist explored the potential for global malaria eradication in our lifetimes. Citing the fall of malaria deaths by nearly a half since 2000 (from 850,000 deaths... Global | Eradication
14 October 2014 News MEG IX meeting October 14-17, 2014Colombo, Sri Lanka MEG Annual Meetings

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