25 Apr 2012
We put together an extra visualization this week, to coincide with World Malaria Day. The following bubble plot takes data from a recent Lancet paper to show a relative ranking of the feasibility of malaria elimination, from an operational perspective. As always, you can download this graphic from the Tools section of our website.
24 Apr 2012
A new study in Malaria Journal surveys the literature to determine why and where resurgences in malaria occur. CDDEP's David Smith, Senior Fellow and Associate Director for Research, participated in the study, which is timed with the annual World Malaria Day on April 25th. The article is available online (open access) and the press release is copied below. You can also read coverage of the work in BMJ (subscription required).
6 Feb 2012
Think about everything that contributes to malaria
transmission on a small-scale – proximity to mosquitoes, the structure of a
household, and myriad genetic and behavioral factors that influence the
human-parasite interaction. All of these
factors contribute to the heterogeneous transmission of malaria, meaning that
mosquitoes don’t bite everyone equally – some households or areas are more
affected than others.
15 Dec 2011
Last week CDDEP, in collaboration with the
Development Impact Evaluation Initiative of the World Bank, the Spanish Impact
Evaluation Fund, the Affordable Medicines Facility-malaria (AMFm) at the
Global Fund, and the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), hosted a workshop on Innovations in Health Care Financing and
Service Delivery: Making Malaria Treatment Available.
28 Oct 2011
Citing work by CDDEP Associate Director for Research and Senior Fellow David L. Smith, Melinda Gates, in her address to the 2011 Malaria Forum,
talked about the ups and downs of the malaria eradication effort, and about her
hopes for “staying power” in making progress against the global
disease. Noting the recent climb in
malaria rates in Zambia:
