APMEN Newsletter in October 2015 (Continued)
Vivax Working Group meeting summaryThe APMEN Vivax Working Group met in Bangkok on the 12thand 13thof October to discuss the challenges of P.vivax elimination and reset research goals in regards to treatment, surveillance, and diagnostics. The working group also welcomed Papua New Guinea to APMEN and discussed the current status and management strategies of the nation as it works towards malaria elimination. A report of the meeting will be published on our website in the coming months. Apply for SORT IT Operational Research CourseApplications are due on the 30th November for the Operational Research course SORT IT (Structured Operational Research and Training IniTiative), which is to be held in Kathmandu Nepal in 2016. Using a proven workshop and mentor-ship based training model, the course has a strong practical component and is designed to be output orientated. Scholarships are designated for participants with projects in the Asia region, working in national health programs, collaborating partners, and NGOs. Read more information New fellowship opportunity at NIAID
The National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Disease is calling for applications for a new fellowship program.Click here for more details UPCOMING EVENTSRecent publications: Reimagining malaria: five reasons to strengthen community engagement in the lead up to malaria elimination
Maxine Whittaker and Catherine SmithCommunity engagement has been recognised as an important factor in the success of public health programs. This commentary discusses five ways in which community engagement can be strengthened as countries move towards malaria elimination. Read the full commentary here Origin of malaria cases: a 7-year audit of global trends in indigenous and imported cases in relation to malaria eliminationMar Velarde-Rodr?'guez, Rafael Van den Bergh , Cristin Fergus et al. This communication outlined the study of reported data to the WHO Global Malaria program between 2007 and 2013, aiming to determine the origin of malaria in countries considered to be in pre-elimination, elimination and prevention of reintroduction stages. They found that within these countries, the number of imported malaria cases increased over time; therefore it is recommended that imported malaria cases need to be vigilantly monitored to achieve malaria eradication. Read the full article A systematic review of the efficacy of a single dose artemisinin-naphthoquine in treating uncomplicated malaria
Cho Naing, Maxine A. Whittaker, Joon Wah Mak, and Kyan AungIn 2007, the WHO recommended the use of artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) to treat Plasmodium falciparum infection, in an attempt to avoid the possibility of developing drug-resistance that has occurred in the past using other drug therapies. The present study examined evidence on the efficacy and safety of an ACT drug, artemisinin and naphthoquine phosphate (NQ), and the results suggest that the use of NQ has a similar efficacy to other anti-malarial drugs. Read the full article here
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