PMI January 2017 E-Newsletter
Announcements
Admiral Ziemer's Farewell Message
Admiral Ziemer reflects on his tenure as U.S. Global Malaria Coordinator. He expressed gratitude for the strong support that PMI has enjoyed from two Administrations and Congress, and he recognized the
important role that PMI’s partners have played in PMI’s success. Furthermore,
he conveyed the need for ongoing support to move us closer to a malaria-free
world.
Release of the World Malaria Report 2016
The World Health
Organization’s (WHO) World Malaria Report 2016 reveals that children and pregnant women in
sub-Saharan Africa have greater access to effective malaria control, but in
many countries in the region, substantial gaps in program coverage remain.
Funding shortfalls and fragile health systems are undermining overall progress,
jeopardizing the attainment of global targets.
Partners in the Greater Mekong Subregion Mobilize around Malaria Elimination Goal
According to a recent report from WHO, there has been a major decline in cases and deaths across the Greater Mekong Subregion over the last 3 years, but the spread of antimalarial drug resistance threatens to undermine these gains. Thus, the way forward entails eliminating malaria altogether from the subregion
Publications
Association
between Malaria Control Scale-up and Micro-economic Outcomes: Evidence from a Retrospective
Analysis in Zambia
Evidence of Non-Plasmodium
Falciparum Malaria Infection in Kédougou, Sénégal. Malaria Journal
Increasing Insecticide
Resistance in Anopheles Funestus and Anopheles Arabiensis in
Malawi, 2011–2015
Using Respondent Driven
Sampling to Identify Malaria Risks and Occupational Networks among Migrant Workers
in Ranong, Thailand
Country Activities
Going the Extra Mile to Support Tanzania’s Rural
Health Facilities
Tanzania’s
predominantly rural population depends on remote facilities to provide for
their basic health needs. Recognizing the importance of regular support at such
locations, the PMI-funded MalariaCare project and the National Malaria Control
Program help supervisors carry out outreach training and supportive supervision
at the hardest to reach facilities. This allows local healthcare workers and
their district supervisors to work face to face to improve the quality of
malaria case management.
Community Takes Ownership of IRS
In Senegal, the President’s Malaria Initiative Africa Indoor
Residual Spraying (PMI AIRS) Project, with the National Malaria Control Program
(NMCP), piloted a community-based indoor residual spraying (IRS) effort in
Malem Hoddar District to reduce costs, such as vehicle rental, material
storage, and personnel. This approach also aims to reduce the duration of
the IRS campaign while ensuring community ownership.
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Management
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