Barbara Matthys (People)
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to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria in several African countries. She has technically assisted National Malaria Programs in Central Asia in strategic reviews of malaria elimination activities. Barbara [...] support to a DFID funded malaria control project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Barbara Matthys has carried out Data Quality Audits and impact assessments of malaria grants for the Global Fund [...] Institute. She has solid experience in programmatic performance and monitoring...
Winter Symposium 2016 (Page)
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of Malaria control and elimination. Topics will include: Malaria Control History, Successes and the Way Forward Vector Control Antimalarial Drug Discovery Extending the Use of Antimalarials Malaria Vaccines [...] Likwela, National Malaria Control Programme, DR Congo 14:00 Focus on Tanzania, Renata Mandike, National Malaria Control Programme, Tanzania 14:30 Swiss TPH’s Support to the Global Malaria Control Effort, [...] Marcel Tanner, Swiss TPH 09:00 History of Malaria Control and Lessons...
Jeanne Lemant (People)
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especially worked with the Benin National Malaria Control Programme to identify how to extend seasonal malaria chemoprevention to avert the most severe malaria cases. I hold a MSc in Applied Mathematics [...] support National Malaria Control Programme in taking decisions based on all available evidence. I am working on estimating and integrating vector bionomics and biting behaviours into malaria transmission models
National Reference Centre for Diagnostics and Therapy of Human Parasitic Infections (Page)
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NZP deals with all aspects of malaria diagnosis, acts as a reference laboratory for malaria and is actively involved in the development and evaluation of tests for malaria and other imported parasitoses [...] supports doctors and hospitals in the treatment of malaria patients. The NZP offers malaria emergency diagnostics and a 24-hour hotline for suspected malaria cases and emergencies and can provide expert advice [...] Centre for Diagnostics and Therapy of Human Parasitoses (NZP) provides...
Emilie Pothin (People)
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of malaria, her research integrates mathematical and statistical methods to simulate transmission dynamics, estimate impact of malaria interventions, and leverage these insights to enhance malaria control [...] support national malaria programs by simulating the impact of interventions at the sub-national level and generating evidence for strategic planning of both established and novel malaria control strategies [...] model users including policy-makers. Since 2017, Dr Emilie Pothin has been...
Diagnosis and Treatment (Page)
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as with parasite resistance. Malaria Antimalarial Drug Development Malaria Vaccines Mosquito Biology and Control Malaria - Swiss TPH at Global Level Project Highlights Malaria control in the rural Amazon [...] Diagnosis and Treatment of Malaria Malaria is preventable and treatable. Early and accurate diagnosis followed by prompt treatment is essential to prevent progression of uncomplicated malaria to severe disease [...] started in 2016 addressing the diagnostic needs in settings with declining...
Mosquito Biology and Control (Page)
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needed for decision making on their recommendation for public health use. Malaria Malaria Vaccines Surveillance and Health Systems Malaria Elimination Project Highlights Diagnosis Management Communication Better [...] communication tool, for improving the impact of malaria vector control interventions. Read more Village in PNG Residual Malaria Transmission The malaria control intervention in Papua New Guinea has resulted [...] Mosquito Biology and Control Human malaria is spread from an infected...
Disease Modelling | Research at Swiss TPH (Page)
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Projects Core Malaria Software for Modellers Worldwide Core to our modelling work is the development and use of an individual-based model of malaria transmission dynamics known as OpenMalaria. This model [...] tool for simulating the dynamics of malaria transmission and epidemiology, and the impact of interventions on health and economic outcomes. The model can simulate malaria in village or district size human [...] TPH, our OpenMalaria model is used by a wide range of modellers worldwide. A...
Emergency Services (Page)
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emergency and confirmatory malaria diagnostics during the opening hours of the Diagnostic Centre. From 1 March 2025, the Diagnostic Centre will no longer offer an emergency malaria microscopy service in the [...] and on public holidays. However, we will continue to offer our malaria diagnostic service on weekdays from 8am to 5pm. Samples for malaria microscopy that arrive at our laboratory by 5pm on weekdays (Mon–Fri) [...] following important customer information: English , Fren c h, German ,...
CALINA Study Shows Positive Efficacy and Safety Data for a Novel Treatment for Small Babies (News)
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Malaria exerts a massive burden on public health across the world, particularly in Africa. Huge strides have been made in recent decades in the treatment of malaria. However, to date, little data has been [...] – babies less than 5 kg. Closing the malaria treatment gap The CALINA study is led by Novartis, with the scientific and financial support of Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), and as part of the PAMAfrica [...] in babies under 5kg. Infants under 5 kg can be affected by placental malari...
