ASTMH 2016, Dyann Wirth: “Expanding the Eradication Toolkit”

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Title: “Expanding the Eradication Toolkit”

Speaker: Dyann Wirth, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Session information: “Symposium 48. Inaugural Alan J. Magill Malaria Eradication Symposium”

Monday, 14 November, 4:00 – 5:45 PM, Marriott – Atrium A

Abstract:

To honor the life and work of ASTMH Past President Alan Magill, who at the time of his untimely death in 2015 was promoting the bold goal of global malaria eradication as the Malaria Director at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a symposium on malaria eradication will be held each year during the Annual Meeting. This inaugural symposium will include a historical review of lessons from previous malaria eradication campaigns, cutting-edge science that may transform malaria eradication strategies, the latest results of applications of molecular and immunological tools to understand malaria transmission, and challenges and progress in the development of a Single Encounter Radical Cure and Prophylaxis (SERCaP) drug for malaria eradication. These talks will be followed by a panel discussion of prospects of and progress toward malaria eradication at which diverse viewpoints will be solicited from the panelists and audience. Melinda Gates will provide introductory remarks via video.