Formative Assessment to Characterize Imported Malaria and Identify Strategies for Accessing High-Risk Mobile and Migrant Populations in Nepal

Objectives

The main objective of this project is to define patterns of malaria transmission in bordering regions, Far-Western and Central Nepal and build an understanding of travel patterns between borders, malaria exposures, treatment seeking and prevention in high-risk mobile and migrant populations (MMPs). Additionally, this study aimed to evaluate different strategies for accessing and sampling MMPs for purposes of prevention, surveillance and program monitoring.

Principal Institution

University of California San Francisco (UCSF), United States

Principal Investigators / Focal Persons

Roly Gosling
Richard G. Feachem

Partner Institutions

Ministry of Health (MOH) Nepal, Nepal
Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Vector Borne Disease Research and Training Center (VBDRTC), Nepal

Rationale and Abstract

Retrospective case-based surveillance data were used to highlight spatial variation in the distribution of imported and local malaria cases and identify potential factors driving local malaria transmission. Qualitative and quantitative data were collected in MMPs to understand patterns of human movement in the border between Nepal and India, potential risk factors for infection and malaria knowledge and prevention. A number of opportunities and barriers were identified to inform future planning of targeted surveillance and response in cross-border travellers.

Thematic Categories

Indigenous Cases & Importation
Surveillance
Vulnerable Populations

Date

Aug 2016 — Nov 2016

Funding Details

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), United States

OPP1089413

Project Site

Nepal

Parent Project

Accelerating progress towards malaria eradication: working across global, regional, and national levels, and through operational research, to shrink the malaria map

Deep Dives

Border malaria

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