Severe Malaria Observatory

The Severe Malaria Observatory: Experience. Evidence. Guidance.

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Malaria in Pregnancy Library – now available on WWARN

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Community Access to Rectal Artesunate for Malaria: evidence to support scale-up in countries.

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The global burden of malaria

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21-22 Oct 2019

Severe Malaria Stakeholder Meeting, 21-22 October 2019, Abuj

The meeting brought together delegations representing 19 countries: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, CAR, Congo, DRC, Ethiopia, Ghana, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe, and 15 partner organizations, including RBM, Unitaid, PMI USAID, Global Fund, UNICEF, MSH, Swiss TPH, Akena, KSPH, CRS, Makarere University, MSF, PSI, WHO and the Malaria Consortium.

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11 Nov 2019

Évaluation de la prise en charge des cas de paludisme grave en RDC

La présente étude a été réalisée pour identifier les obstacles et les opportunités rencontrés dans la prise en charge du paludisme grave afin de réduire la mortalité associée à cette maladie en RDC.

Severe Malaria Observatory

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04 Nov 2019

A rapid assessment of severe malaria management in Liberia

This report summarises the findings of a rapid assessment of severe malaria case management in Liberia.

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4 Feb 2020

Injectable Artesunate Assessment Report

Severe Malaria Observatory

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Events

7th April 2020

International Day of Families

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World Malaria report 2019 launched

The World malaria report 2019 provides a comprehensive update on global and regional malaria data and trends.

04 Dec 2019

Country leaders pledge to boost malaria innovation and access to new and existing antimalarials

Pledge comes as researchers and programme delivery experts come together to celebrate Medicines for Malaria Venture’s 20th anniversary.

11 Nov 2019

Intramuscular injection of artemether recommended by WHO as an alternative treatment option in absence of injectable artesunate

Intramuscular injection of artemether is recommended by the WHO as an alternative treatment option when injectable artesunate is not available.

17 Oct 2019

Malaria in Pregnancy Library – now available on WWARN

This easy-accessible resource dedicated to malaria in pregnancy currently has close to 9400 entries.

07 Oct 2019

Publications

20 Mar 2020

Blood group and size dependent stability of <i>P. falciparum</i> infected red blood cell aggregates in capillaries.

Biomicrofluidics

Peer-reviewed article

16 Mar 2020

Preparedness is essential for malaria-endemic regions during the COVID-19 pandemic

Africa needs to be prepared to deal with COVID-19, given the infectious potential of the disease and its capacity to undermine malaria control efforts.

The Lancet

12 Mar 2020

Malaria Case Fatality Rate among Children under Five in Burkina Faso: An Assessment of the Spatiotemporal Trends Following the Implementation of Control Programs.

Int J Environ Res Public Health

Peer-reviewed article

12 Mar 2020

Malaria Case Fatality Rate among Children under Five in Burkina Faso: An Assessment of the Spatiotemporal Trends Following the Implementation of Control Programs.

The findings of this research highlighted locations in Burkina Faso that are most in need of targeted interventions and the necessity to sustain and strengthen the launched health programs to further reduce the malaria deaths in Burkina Faso.

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Severe Malaria Stakeholder Meeting, 21-22 October 2019, Abuj

Évaluation de la prise en charge des cas de paludisme grave en RDC