MATIAS (Page)
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for treatment of severe malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum . These results with high quality evidence led to a change in the WHO guidelines for the treatment of severe malaria in children and adults [...] Key Project | MATIAS Treatment of Severe Malaria with Injectable Artesunate Implementation Non-Controlled Longitudinal Observational Study to Support Artesunate Introduction in the Democratic Republic [...] the Congo (DRC) In 2010, the AQUAMAT study demonstrated that, in children, the...
Manuel Hetzel (People)
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research, and impact evaluations, with a focus on malaria. Dr. Hetzel’s current work includes investigating and improving the effectiveness of malaria control measures, such as vector control, case management [...] artesunate as pre-referral treatment of severe malaria in children in rural DR Congo, Nigeria and Uganda and conducted studies on the effectiveness of malaria reactive case detection in Zanzibar (Tanzania) [...] (Tanzania). Since 2008, he has been supporting the National Malaria...
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...
Natacha Protopopoff (People)
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address gaps in malaria intervention coverage, including for primary and secondary school-aged children. These efforts aim to enhance protection for populations often underserved by current malaria control measures [...] managing large-scale vector control projects. Her research focuses on implementing and evaluating malaria control interventions, including the next generation of long-lasting insecticidal nets. Her expertise [...] Her previous employment includes positions at the London School...
Nicolas Brancucci Appointed Professor at the University of Basel (News)
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on the process of malaria transmission stage formation. Brancucci will lead a new unit at Swiss TPH called "Malaria Host Interactions". The unit studies the way in which the malaria parasite P. falciparum [...] Basel, where he investigated epigenetic mechanisms controlling antigenic variation of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum . He then worked as a postdoctoral fellow in Boston (Harvard T. H
New Antimalarial Drug Shows Promise (News)
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Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) and other international researchers. "The ability of MMV048 to block all life-cycle stages of the malaria parasite [...] history in diseases of poverty. Malaria research has been a core focus since the institute's foundation in 1943. Today, some 200 specialists work on various aspects of malaria in Basel and abroad. Activities [...] parasite from person to person, suggests that this compound...
Medicines Implementation Research | Research at Swiss TPH (Page)
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Treatment of severe Malaria The serious disease malaria is a major burden in tropical and subtropical countries. Although great efforts have been made to control and eliminate malaria, more than 400,000 [...] Rectal Artesunate for Malaria Many children suffering from severe malaria live in poor rural communities with no access to health care. Where parenteral treatment of severe malaria is not available, the [...] Artesunate to Treat Severe Malaria The serious disease malaria is a high burden in...
Frédéric Tripet (People)
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facilities at the Malaria Research and Training center in Mali, West Africa. From 2018-2023 F. Tripet was a partner and field entomology technical coordinator on the Target Malaria consortium, a not- [...] and focus on the applied integrative biology of mosquitoes that transmit human pathogens, such as Malaria, Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika, with a view on developing novel tools for their control. From 2008 [...] that aims to develop new approaches to sterile male mosquito releases to reduce the...
Promising Genotyping Technique for Assessing Antimalarial Drug Efficacy (News)
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significant progress made in malaria control over the last twenty years. To ensure the continued effectiveness of antimalarial drugs, it is important to determine whether the malaria parasites in a patient's [...] Malaria remains a major global health concern, with 249 million cases and 608,000 deaths reported in 2022. Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) are currently one of the main strategies in the [...] patient's blood after malaria treatment are the same or different...
Claudia Daubenberger Appointed Professor at the University of Basel (News)
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the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Medicine. Daubenberger’s research focuses on evaluating malaria vaccine development approaches in sub-Saharan Africa and on understanding the immunology of host-pathogen [...] populations. “Claudia Daubenberger’s research has deepened our understanding of immune responses against malaria and other infectious diseases of poverty, which provides a foundation to develop markers for protection [...] will further intensify research at the interface of...
