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Malaria control in humanitarian emergencies
Start date: 6 Jan 2014A field handbook published by the World Health Organization (WHO) provides guidance on how to control malaria in countries affected by conflict and humanitarian disaster. Prof Mark Rowland and Dr Toby Leslie, who led malaria research in Afghanistan for the ACT Consortium, contributed to the manual.
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Message from our Director - end of 2013
Start date: 13 Dec 2013As we wrap up the year, Professor David Schellenberg shares news of recent developments and plans for 2014 in the ACT Consortium.
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World Malaria Report 2013: Major progress against disease 'still fragile'
Start date: 11 Dec 2013Malaria deaths have declined by 45% globally since 2000 - thanks to prevention and control measures, political commitment and expanded funding. But improving access to diagnosis and treatment is still needed, according to this year’s World Malaria Report.
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Global health annual meeting has one of highest ever attendance records
Start date: 6 Dec 2013Approximately 3,700 delegates from almost 100 countries attended the 62nd annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) in Washington, DC.
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World AIDS Day 2013: What happens if we take HIV and malaria drugs at the same time?
Start date: 29 Nov 2013Several African countries are heavily affected by both HIV/AIDS and malaria. The ACT Consortium is investigating how antimalarial and antiretroviral drugs interact when taken simultaneously.
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Patients with fever need better diagnosis and appropriate treatment
Start date: 26 Nov 2013Many people who visit health clinics with fever in malaria endemic areas do not have malaria, but they still receive antimalarial drugs. A new report from the World Health Organization makes recommendations on how to best manage non-malarial causes of fever.
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American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene prepares for 62nd meeting
Start date: 11 Nov 2013Members of the ACT Consortium will present scientific sessions and posters at the Marriott Wardman Park, in Washington DC, United States. The conference takes place between 13 and 17 November 2013.
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Malaria Eradication Scientific Alliance opens call for proposals
Start date: 6 Nov 2013The MESA grants will support operational research on preventing the spread, or reintroduction, of malaria transmission between neighboring areas, or from hotspots and pockets of transmission.
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Malaria control to elimination - emerging consensus on 'accelerating to zero'
Start date: 21 Oct 2013The Director of the ACT Consortium talks about the concept of malaria eradication on The Lancet Global Health Blog after attending the 6th Pan-African Multilateral Initiative on Malaria conference (MIM) in Durban, South Africa.
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ACT Consortium sees high turnout for five symposia at major malaria conference in Durban
Start date: 17 Oct 2013The ACT Consortium hosted five symposium sessions at the 6th Multilateral Initiative on Malaria (MIM) Pan African Conference, which took place from 7-11 October in Durban, South Africa. The gathering happens once every four years and is used by international scientists to showcase their research, aimed to improve the control of malaria - a disease that kills around 660,000 people per year.
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World’s largest gathering of malaria experts to convene in Durban, South Africa
Start date: 23 Sep 2013Scientists will present the latest groundbreaking research on preventing, controlling and eliminating malaria. Emerging resistance to drugs and insecticides are among agenda items.
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'Even if the test result is negative, they should be able to tell us what is wrong with us'
Start date: 11 Sep 2013Patients in Ghana have high expectations about what malaria rapid diagnostic tests can achieve. A study funded by the ACT Consortium suggests that improving communication between health workers and patients could increase the number of patients demanding test-based diagnosis.
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ACT Consortium to host five symposia at MIM Conference in South Africa
Start date: 28 Aug 2013ACT Consortium members will present five symposium sessions at the 6th MIM Pan-African Malaria Conference, which takes place from the 6th to 11th October 2013 in Durban, South Africa.
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African nations expected to reaffirm health commitment as Abuja Summit begins
Start date: 11 Jul 2013High-level representatives of the African Union are gathered in Nigeria for five days to stress the continent’s commitment to the fight against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria. This year’s Abuja+12 Special Summit coincides with the 12th anniversary of the Abuja Declaration and the 50th of the African Union.
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Global malaria experts expand recommendations on disease control
Start date: 27 Jun 2013
The Malaria Policy Advisory Committee, a group of experts providing independent advice to the World Health Organization on the disease, met for the third time in March in Switzerland. The Malaria Journal has now published the conclusions of the meeting as part of their thematic series ‘WHO global malaria recommendations’.
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