 PMI at ASTMH 2017
The PMI VectorWorks Project Durability Monitoring Meeting
Date: Monday, November 6, 12:30–2:00 pm
Location:
Hilton Baltimore, Key Ballroom Salon 9
401
West Pratt Street
Baltimore,
MD 21201
The
U.S. President's Malaria Initiative
(PMI) VectorWorks Project will be hosting a meeting at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) for those working on long-lasting
insecticide-treated nets (LLIN) durability monitoring to connect and discuss
operational issues around monitoring LLINs in the field. This will be a chance
to meet and share experiences from fieldwork and data analysis. Please
register here.
The PMI MalariaCare Project: Five Years of Country Support to Improve Quality of Malaria Case Management in Sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia Meeting
Date: Tuesday November 7, 10:15 am–12:00 pm
Location: Hilton Baltimore, Holiday Ballroom 5 (East Building, 2nd floor)
During this meeting, MalariaCare – a 5-year partnership (2012–2017) led
by PATH and funded by PMI – will share project accomplishments as well as
country-level experiences and lessons learned about the introduction and scale-up
of case management services for diagnosis and treatment of malaria and other
febrile illnesses. Read more here.
Innovative Approaches to Monitor Resistance and
Resistance Management for Effective Vector Control
Date: Wednesday, November 8, 10:15 am
Location: Baltimore Convention Center, Room
318/319/320 (Level 300)
This symposium, which includes presenters from the
PMI Africa Indoor Residual Spray (AIRS) project and other researchers, will
draw on country examples to discuss how insecticide resistance monitoring has
been built in insecticide-based vector control programs in 13 countries in
Africa, and how empirical data generated from the monitoring has been used regularly
to inform vector control programs, particularly IRS.
Read more here.
Other PMI-supported Symposia, Scientific Sessions,
and Poster Presentations
PMI looks forward to participating
in the 66th annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and
Hygiene in Atlanta. Visit our website to view a
list of PMI-supported symposia, scientific sessions, and poster presentations
and follow us @pmigov on Twitter
for up-to-date notifications during the conference.
Photo credit: Brant Stewart, RTI
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