Shrinking the Malaria Map

UCSF Global Health Group’s Malaria Elimination Initiative (MEI)

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11 February 2020 News The MEI's top publications of 2019 Applying next-generation sequencing to track falciparum malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. This review discusses the potential role of next-generation sequencing in understanding transmission patterns,...
07 September 2019 News The Lancet: Malaria can and should be eradicated within a generation, declare global health experts A future free of malaria, one of the world’s oldest and deadliest diseases, can be achieved as early as 2050, according to a new report published today by The Lancet Commission on malaria eradication.
28 May 2019 News Algeria and Argentina certified malaria-free, further shrinking malaria map Last month, Algeria and Argentina were certified malaria-free by the WHO, raising the number of countries that have received this certification to 38 worldwide. A momentous achievement for both...
25 April 2019 News Eliminating malaria in the Asia-Pacific could save 400,000 lives 25 April 2019 Bangkok (Thailand) – Increased funding is needed to eliminate malaria across 22 Asia-Pacific countries and save an estimated 400,000 lives, according to research published in a new...
08 April 2019 News March 2019: The Latest in Malaria Elimination Check out our March issue of The Latest in Malaria Elimination. 
06 March 2019 News February 2019: The Latest in Malaria Elimination Check out our February issue of The Latest in Malaria Elimination. 
04 February 2019 News The MEI's top publications of 2018 2018 was a busy year for the Malaria Elimination Initiative. We've compiled a list of some of our most read publications, research, and learnings from the last twelve months, which include topics...
04 February 2019 News The critical role of the Global Fund’s catalytic funding in ending malaria The Malaria Elimination Initiative and the RBM Partnership to End Malaria published a joint advocacy briefing outlining how catalytic investments, particularly multi-country grants, have stimulated...
31 January 2019 News January 2019: The Latest in Malaria Elimination Check out our January issue of The Latest in Malaria Elimination. 
18 December 2018 News December 2018: The Latest in Malaria Elimination Check out our October issue of The Latest in Malaria Elimination. 
18 December 2018 News Malaria elimination trends in the 2018 World Malaria Report The WHO World Malaria Report tracks global progress towards the goals set out in the Global Technical Strategy (GTS) for Malaria 2015 – 2030. This year’s report highlights both progress and...
07 December 2018 News Uzbekistan certified malaria-free Uzbekistan was certified malaria-free by the WHO this month, making it the 19th country in the European Region to have received the certification. WHO grants a certification of malaria elimination...
19 November 2018 News Reflections on the 20th anniversary of RBM Partnership to End Malaria In a new commentary in the Malaria Journal, Sir Richard Feachem, prompted by the 20th anniversary of the RBM Partnership to End Malaria, reflects on hypotheses to control malaria in Africa put...
26 October 2018 News October 2018: The Latest in Malaria Elimination Check out our October issue of The Latest in Malaria Elimination. 
07 September 2018 News September 2018: The Latest in Malaria Elimination Check out our September issue of The Latest in Malaria Elimination. 
05 September 2018 News MEI welcomes new Co-Director Chris White It is our pleasure to welcome Chris White as the new Co-Director of the Malaria Elimination Initiative (MEI) at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Global Health Group. Chris is based...
20 August 2018 News Amid rising malaria cases, sixteen southern African countries step up commitments to end the deadly disease by 2030 Windhoek, Namibia / Monday, August 20, 2018
31 July 2018 News July 2018: The latest in malaria elimination Check out our July issue of The Latest in Malaria Elimination. 
01 July 2018 News The Malaria Elimination Initiative at the first World Malaria Congress The UCSF Global Health Group's Malaria Elimination Initiative (MEI) will have a strong presence at the first Malaria World Congress to be held July 1 - 5 in Melbourne. The MEI will lead panel...
25 June 2018 News June 2018: The latest in malaria elimination Check out our June issue of The Latest in Malaria Elimination.
11 June 2018 News World on track to achieve global malaria elimination target The Malaria Elimination Initiative at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Global Health Group congratulates Paraguay on its historic accomplishment of successfully eliminating malaria.... Global | Metrics | Advocacy
25 April 2018 News April 2018: The latest in malaria elimination Check out our April issue of The Latest in Malaria Elimination.
10 April 2018 News UCSF convenes groundbreaking commission to inform path towards malaria eradication A newly launched Lancet Commission on Malaria Eradication will convene experts from around the world to inform efforts to eradicate malaria – an age-old disease that still claims nearly half a...
02 April 2018 News March 2018: The latest in malaria elimination Check out our March issue of The Latest in Malaria Elimination.

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