Mathematical models like OpenMalaria, developed by Swiss TPH, are vital for predicting malaria transmission and evaluating vector control strategies to support evidence-based decision-making in endemic countries. Historically, parameterizing these interventions has been project-specific and not…

An already published compartmental model of malaria transmission has been adapted to answer questions about the impact of seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC), while accounting for historical climate data. Indeed, the model incorporates rainfall and temperature data, allowing one to account for…

To improve the (cost-) effectiveness of malaria control and accelerate progress towards elimination, control measures must be tailored to sub-national levels to account for local heterogeneity. The World Health Organization encourages the use of data for stratified implementation of interventions.…

The Swiss TPH team has developed a model for Plasmodium vivax transmission to support decision-making and advocacy in countries where this parasite is dominant. This compartmental model accounts specifically for the liver stages of P. vivax malaria and it has recently been refined to include…

The demand for geographic information systems (GIS) and related tools is increasing among public health decision-makers, as the utility is being recognized and both methodological innovations and computational capacity evolve. Simulation studies of optimal geographical placement scenarios for health…