MESA Webinars: Science for Malaria Impact
For the first time, MESA will virtually celebrate a series of monthly discussions, the MESA Webinars: Science for Malaria Impact. These webinars bring together the malaria community of innovators and showcase the work of malaria-endemic researchers. Starting in May, the virtual events will feature two researchers. These one-hour sessions will cover a range of topics, from social sciences to entomology, through insecticide drug resistance, stratification and genomics.
When: First Wednesday of each month until December
Time: 8:00 am EDT – 2:00 pm CEST/CAT – 8:00 pm SGT
* You can watch the recorded sessions and read the MESA Correspondents’ reports at this link.
PROGRAM (MAY – DECEMBER)
MESA Webinars 1 – Listening to the Community: Malaria From a Health System and Equity Perspective
Speakers:
- Evelyn Korkor Ansah (University of Health and Allied Sciences – UHAS, Ghana)
- Thuan Thi Nguyen (National Institute of Malaria, Parasitology and Entomology – NIMPE, Vietnam, and Institute of Tropical Medicine – ITM, Antwerp, Belgium)
Moderator:
- Khátia Munguambe (Manhiça Health Research Centre – CISM, Mozambique)
Date: Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qjzaT5IZSWm9RCaYuLbG9Q
MESA Webinars 2 – New Approaches to Improve Malaria Mosquito Surveillance and Control
Speakers:
- Fredros Okumu (Ifakara Health Institute – IHI, Tanzania)
- Mercy Opiyo (Barcelona Institute for Global Health – ISGlobal, Spain and Manhiça Health Research Centre – CISM, Mozambique)
Moderator:
- Carlos Chaccour (Barcelona Institute for Global Health – ISGlobal, Spain)
Date: Thursday, June 10, 2021
Link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UM6XhklgTRek1FRuCO980w
MESA Webinars 3 – Integrating Genomics into the Malaria Interventions Toolbox
Speakers:
- Christian Happi (Redeemer’s University – RUN, Nigeria)
- Stella Chenet Carrasco (University Toribio Rodriguez Mendoza – UNTRM, Peru)
Moderator:
- Deus Ishengoma (National Institute for Medical Research – NIMR, Tanzania)
Date: Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Zfbo9Jm5SiajIZvShIz_qw
MESA Webinars 4 – How to Tackle the Challenge of Insecticide and Drug Resistance with Innovative Approaches
Speakers:
- Alfred Amambua-Ngwa (Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at LSHTM – MRC Gambia, The Gambia)
- Nathalie Amvongo Adjia (University of Yaoundé 1 – UY1, Cameroon)
Moderator:
- Abdoulaye Djimdé (CAMES Professor of Parasitology and Mycology at University of Science, Techniques and Technology of Bamako, Mali)
Date: Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_q7xszS6ATDyWDyFPuu05Uw
MESA Webinar 5 – Below the target: Innovative ways to accelerate increase in IPTp coverage
Speakers:
- Ogonna Nwankwo (University of Calabar, Nigeria)
- Jenipher Ang’aha (Jhpiego, Kenya)
Moderator:
- Martin Meremikwu, College of Medical Sciences University of Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
Date: Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_codBVjDrTUCFXzlUTqSxeQ
MESA Webinar 6 – Malaria in the Shadows: Putting the Focus on the Challenges of P. vivax
Speakers:
- Marcus Lacerda (Tropical Medicine Foundation Dr Heitor Vieira Dourado, FMT-HVD, Brazil)
- Wanlapa Roobsoong (Mahidol University, Thailand)
Moderator:
- Fitsum G Tadesse (Armauer Hansen Research Institute – AHRI, Ethiopia)
Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_k8ZWlsDIQYeaPxQ_5D6AOg
