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Ifakara Masterclass Edition 27- Malaria Maps and Models: A MasterClass with Profs. S. Bhatt, S. Kiware, L. Tusting & J. Gerardin.
Collaborator(s): Imperial College London, United Kingdom; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), United Kingdom; Northeastern University, United States
Published: 01/07/2021
Malaria Maps and Models
The 27th edition of the masterclass hosted by Fredros Okumu from Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) and Sheila Ogoma from Clinton Health Access Initiative(CHAI) features Profs. Samir Bhatt, Samson Kiware, Lucy Tusting and Jaline Gerardin.
The masterclass included key topics such as: importance of maps and models for malaria control & elimination; and estimating impact of malaria interventions.
Other key topics were: risk stratification: global, national and sub-national; efforts by researchers in endemic countries to support control & elimination; key data sources for malaria maps and models; building capabilities for surveillance and data use in endemic countries; interpreting results of large-scale surveys and meta-analyses; integration of data from multiple sources to guide malaria control; and predicting optimal combinations of interventions and deployment strategies.
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