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December 2022 Science & Research Report
By Dr. Derick Pasternak, Malaria Science & Research Coordinator, MPI It may interest the readers that in late November, WHO issued its current Guidelines for the Treatment of Malaria 2022, which is a 400+ page document. In view of a recent implementation of...
End of Year Message From Adriana Lanting, Board Chair
Happy Holidays! In 2022, our goal was to make the year something of which we could be very proud of, that we would drive MPI to truly Ignite a Rotarian Campaign for the Global Eradication of Malaria. Hold on to your hats, here’s what happened in 2022: Through our...
Routine Data Quality Audit Conducted In Copperbelt Province, Zambia
By Maudy Lwenje, Copperbelt Phase 2 Project Manager, Malaria Partners Zambia Routine Data Quality Audit (RDQA) was conducted in four Districts of the Copperbelt Province in Zambia were a total of 1,255 Community Health Workers (CHWs) were trained to diagnose, test...
Tackling Malaria in Kanchibiya, Zambia
By: Mercy Chendaeka, Senior Environmental Health Officer and Malaria Elimination Office Kanchibiya is a rural district in Zambia’s Muchinga province with a total population of 118, 427 according to national statistics. It has 7 health centres, 2 Mini-Hospitals, and 15...
An Update from the Katakwi Malaria Control Project
This summary highlights the community sensitization programs during the integrated community case management (iCCM) rollout in Katakwi District, Uganda. IntroductionIn Uganda, facility-based services are inadequate to provide access to treatment, and most...
Malaria Diagnostic Assistance for the Koubri Medical Center, Burkina Faso
The Rotary Malaria Committee of Burkina Faso, assisted by Malaria Partners West Africa, applied for and received a $5,400 small grant to provide microscopes, diagnostic supplies and related medical instruments to the newly formed Koubri Medical Center. The Koubri...
November 2022 Science & Research Report
By Dr. Derick Pasternak, Malaria Science & Research Coordinator, MPI For those interested in diminishing the world’s burden of malaria, it was telling that 29 of the close to 50 sub-Saharan African countries were represented at the annual meeting of the American...
The Kyengera-Nabazziza Malaria Control Project
Article by Maddie Sjolund, Social Media Manager, Malaria Partners International The Rotary Club of Kyengera implemented the Kyengera-Nabazziza Malaria Control Project to address the high malaria prevalence, 13%, in Kyengera Town Council, Uganda. The Rotarians secured...
Update: The Busime Project in Uganda
The Busime Malaria Project, led by the Rotary Club of Busia in Uganda with the support of MPI and MPU, launched in March 2022. This project provides malaria sensitization at a village and household level, mosquito net distribution, and malaria screenings. Prior to...
October 2022 Science & Research Report
By Dr. Derick Pasternak, Malaria Science & Research Coordinator, MPI A recent article in the New York Times, At Long Last, Can Malaria Be Eliminated? heralds the use of the RTS,S/AS01E vaccine and the continuing field research on the R-21 vaccine, but contains...
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